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07-15-2015, 06:16 PM
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Winnebago Owner
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Coax cable input
I have a 2013 Vista 35B.My cable coax lines seems to be corrupted. I input at the back of the coach and scan for channels on both tvs. I do get some channels but the picture is pretty grainy....seems the signal has degraded somewhere along the line in the coach. I cannot access the line anywhere to check. So i am hoping to bypass the coach by running the coax directly thru the window....BUT i cant access the coax input on the tv -wall mounted TV!....can only access the HDMI port. Now what? Is there a coax to hdmi converter?
Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
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07-15-2015, 07:01 PM
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Winnebago Master
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motohomo you must switch off the power to the over the air antenna for the cable signal to work. There is a wall plate with a small button and led on it. Push the button and the led should go off. Remember off of cable and on for OTA TV.
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07-15-2015, 07:02 PM
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Winnie-Wise
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I can't speak for your wiring, but one thing that is often missed is that if you have an antenna power booster, the power should be turned off. Having it 'on' interferes with cable signals. Should usually be only 'on' when using the off-the-air antenna. (Pg 8-3 of owners manual.) Might want to check that setting before moving to the next step.
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07-15-2015, 07:06 PM
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Grtharris and emiddleb: i have turned the antenna off...doesnt make a difference. Im thinking maybe there is a loose connection at the splitter? But where is the splitter? I took the back bed apart to try and find it to no avail
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07-15-2015, 07:45 PM
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Winnebago Master
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motohomo There is not a splitter between the wet bay and the OTE power plate.
There is a splice in the coax in the wall above the One Place panel. The cable TV coax is the one with the red band.
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07-16-2015, 03:44 AM
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Winnebago Owner
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Grtharris, thanks for the info. Whats the best way to get to that area? Open up the panel id say
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07-16-2015, 10:15 AM
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Winnebago Owner
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I opened up the panel and see the cable with the red band is spliced but no splitter. Everything was tight. I did unscrew and retighten. Thanks
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07-16-2015, 10:37 AM
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Registered User
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I can't tell you how many times I experienced a lousy cable signal from the post at a campground. About 50/50.
Rod
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07-16-2015, 10:44 AM
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Winnebago Watcher
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I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but have you checked to see if the TV input is set on cable? I've failed to do that several times.
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07-16-2015, 11:27 AM
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Winnebago Owner
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Rkh i agree, but this has happened at 4 different campgrounds. Tincan tee, good call but it is set on cable. Thanks
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07-16-2015, 11:57 AM
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Well there ha go! Time to call in the pro with super tools.. Cuz the only easy stuff is,
- OTA antenna on
- TV input not set to cable vs antenna
- bad signal from post
- bad connection at coach bay entry. Try a different cable from source into coach..
Rod
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07-17-2015, 03:42 AM
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Winnebago Owner
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Ya. Rkh, looks like this is more than i am capable of. I did try a different able from source into coach. Thanks for all the ideas folks
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07-17-2015, 09:00 AM
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Winnebago Master
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motohomo, might try by passing the TV wall plate/amp for a quick check. I have hear of them going bad.
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07-17-2015, 09:46 AM
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Winnebago Camper
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You never mentioned that you checked or replaced the cable from the coach to the cable feed? Sometimes it stares us in the face and we still miss it.
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07-17-2015, 11:20 AM
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Winnebago Owner
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Yes, grtharris, that image you posted is what i need to access....trouble is... where is it in the coach???I dont have any wall plates where i can access the coax....i can only access the one splice behind the OTE power plate
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07-17-2015, 01:01 PM
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Ok, I have seen coaches that have neither the BOMB nor wall plate.
You said the OTE power plate.. Not familure with that term OTA I knwo.
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07-17-2015, 01:21 PM
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Winnebago Owner
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Sorry, when i referred to OTE, i was talking about the control panel in the mid coach. Maybe i used the wrong term, i thought someone had referred to it as that earlier. I dont what the BOMB is??
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07-17-2015, 02:03 PM
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Box Of Many Buttons = BOMB
Switches from Ant to Cable to Sat to Front TV to Rear TV & more. Many, many buttons!
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07-17-2015, 02:54 PM
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Winnebago Master
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It is the wall plate with the switch and LED for the OTA (Over The Air) antenna.
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07-17-2015, 05:47 PM
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Winnebago Master
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One thing you said that struck me
"the cable with the red band is spliced"
What kind of splice Picture please.
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