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06-10-2011, 09:25 PM
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TV Antenna
I have a SV291 and the TV no longer gets reception, and hasn't for a couple of years. It didn't before the big digital switch over. It is a late 2004 camper. I do know that the cable works fine. Anyone have any ideas what to do and do I need to change out my antenna now that the digital switch has taken place. Any help suggestions Woolf be appreciated.
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06-10-2011, 11:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lake Charles, La.
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if u hook up to cable and turn on the switch on the tv outlet (i'm assuming u have a wineguard). does the cable reception get worse?
when the green(?) light is on on the wineguard box, it should switch to the tv antenna and apply power to it. if nothing is changing, that part could be bad.
mine was intermittent, i finally changed out the antenna and all worked. later i tore into the old antenna and found that the nut on the female f connector wasn't tight. i also found i could have tighten it from the outside.
make sure u have power to that (inside) box. if u have a dc outlet in it, see if u have power to it. (i read that the newer ones don't have a dc socket). check ur fuse panel and make sure the fuses are all good (DC panel).
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06-11-2011, 05:49 AM
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Maybe this thread can start you in the right direction: http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...html#post97941
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06-11-2011, 07:20 AM
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AKA Bluebird
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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Do you have a converter box hooked up?
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06-11-2011, 07:53 AM
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No I don't do I need a converter box or a newer tv also do I need to change out my antenna on top
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06-11-2011, 09:45 AM
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This is a shot in the dark, could it be that the antenna is good, (Most have very few problems) and the little switch near the TV is on the cable instead of TV. It is a little bitty switch, mine is near the 120-Volt outlet that the TV plugs into. It would be easy to not even see it!
Jack
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06-11-2011, 01:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by little joe
No I don't do I need a converter box or a newer tv also do I need to change out my antenna on top
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You current antennae should work fine.
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06-11-2011, 03:29 PM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
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I still have a couple of over the air converter boxes I could be talked into selling.
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06-11-2011, 06:00 PM
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AKA Bluebird
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Charlottesville, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by little joe
No I don't do I need a converter box or a newer tv also do I need to change out my antenna on top
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The antenna will work fine, assuming it is not damaged, etc. However, you will need a converter box for changing the new digital over-the-air signals into a signal that can be utilized by your older TV.
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2006 4x4 Ford 250 SD / 2007 Flagstaff 827 FLS
One very patient wife and one furry child who travels with us. Forty-two years of trailering and camping, and I still have a blast.
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06-11-2011, 10:19 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Hello all. New to RV life here. My TV only buzzes when I plug it in. No picture. Hmm...?
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06-12-2011, 06:16 AM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
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Aaron,
Here is the thing. Please look at most other's Signature blocks here and you will see lots of information about the RV equipment the member's are using.
This is not in order to brag (although I do tend to drool at some) but to help other members help them.
A post like yours provides almost nothing to go on to help you out. Camper maker, model, year, Television make model (digital or analog), pictures of your connections; all would be useful.
Get back to us as we want to help.
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