Cable TV

[captcolour]

Another newbie question. The Alpine 3600RS has two coax inputs both marked satellite prep. I tried both today with the cable TV line from the campground and nothing. Any thoughts?

[bobbecky]

Don't forget to turn off the over the air booster when connecting a cable TV to an input. That is the little button, usually where the 12 volt socket is located. Having the booster on will interfere with an incoming cable signal.

[ctbruce]

The cable input is/may be on the other side and separate from the satellite input.

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[MarkS]

The TV cable systems in RVs can be very frustrating. They are frequently mislabeled. They are frequently poorly terminated.

If you have two cable ins, one is usually for a satellite dish and one is for park cable. The one for the satellite is usually connected directly to to a connector at the entertainment center. It is one of the two cable connections at the entertainment center. This connector can be used for park cable.

The other outside connector usually runs to a double connector plate. This connector plate has a jumper coax connecting the tow coax connectors. This plate is usually next to the antenna booster. The jumper provides a place to connect a cable box. Very few parks use a cable box. So, this double connector is starting to disappear in new trailers. From there it goes to the Antenna booster and then on to the entertainment center. The big thing to know about this connector, at the entertainment center, is it is good for park cable or for the over-the-air antenna. Most of the time, it causes trouble for satellite dishes.

How do you tell which outside/inside cable connector to use? You can use trial and error. Newer trailers use color coded cables. Or the big box home improvement centers sell an inexpensive cable tracer.

If you use the coax that goes through the Antenna Booster, make sure the little green light on the booster is off. Connect the Coax connector at the entertainment center to the coax in on the TV. Set the TV, through the TV's menu to use Cable input. Then scan for stations. You also use this connector for the antenna except that the green light needs to be on, and set the TV for over the air. Scan for channels again.

If you use the Satellite prep coax. You still have to set the TV for cable and scan for channels.

Hope this helps. It is more difficult than it should be.

[captcolour]

Thanks everyone. Found the antenna booster mounted over top of the TV in the bedroom. Wasn't marked and no light, but had a little switch. Pushed it to the out position, and viola', cable!