cable tv at campground

[MSURRATT]

Hi All,

I have not been able to get the cable tv to work at campgrounds that have cable. I turn the booster off and try searching for the cable imput on the tv and it doesn't have a listing for it.

I noticed there is a loose cable laying in the storage cabinet above the tv, I plugged it into the cable imput beside the booster light and still nothing. I'm sure it is something I am doing wrong. Can someone smarter than me help me out?

Elite 11 #1443 2023

Diesel GMS 2500 Denali

 

Thank You,

Mark

[Geronimo John]

I have the same knowledge deficit!  Glad you asked.

GJ

[Galway Girl]

There are two ports on the outside of the trailer. One is labeled for a satellite feed and should be the loose cable in the attic.  
the other cable is labeled for cable and should be connected to the back side of the tv amplifier along with the cable from the digital hd antenna. (Both connections are behind the cover plate of the tv amplifier.  
 

in my trailer those two cables were inadvertently mis labled  at the factory.  I plugged the CATV onto the satellite drop inpu and it worked.  Maybe check that the cables are really connected from the CATV input in the side of the trailer to the amplifier connection behind the cover plate in the attic. 
 

Edited April 17, 2024 by Galway Girl

[Dave Mazone]

I don't think it's a connection problem. This system is just not user-friendly! I have occasionally been lucky to get it to work, but most of the times, not. The "find channels" option is grayed-out and the screen just says "unable to connect to a network". I've always hated this and I'm stuck again right now. Anyone understand what I'm facing and how to fix it? (It's not the connections and it's not the button in the o erhead - which is off),

[Steph and Dud B]

Sounds like a loose connection. That's why it's intermittent. There's really no user error option here, it should literally be plug and play. I'd start by checking the coax cable connection on the back of the TV. Coax connectors should be more then finger tight. The outer "nut" is the ground connection. Use a small wrench or pliers to give them just a little torque.  Next, take the "booster plate" off the wall in the attic above the TV, should be just 2 screws, and make sure the cables behind it are tight. After that I'd check behind the connector on the outside of the trailer.

[jd1923]

33 minutes ago, Steph and Dud B said:

Use a small wrench or pliers to give them just a little torque.

Use two 7/16" or 11mm open-ended wrenches.

Or do what we do. Scrap the old idea of cable, "400 stations and nothing to watch!" 🤣

And who knows what any particular "RV Park" will supply, or if the feed at their post has interference or even works. 

Stream TV via cellular router or Starlink Mini when cell signals are weak! I removed the cable port on the rear of our Oliver and replaced it with a more useful suitcase solar input!

[Steph and Dud B]

We do pretty well with just our cell phone hotspots and streaming in most places. The newer trailers come with a smart TV.