Antenba Red light will not go off.
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Topic: Antenba Red light will not go off.
Posted By: Babysaph
Subject: Antenba Red light will not go off.
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2019 at 10:25pm
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Just bought a new Rpod 189 and can not hpget the red light on the antenna on top of the camper to go out. Sibpnce their is no owners manual I'm clueless. It runs down my battery. ------------- Dr. J.R. Chambers II |
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2019 at 11:18pm
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The on/off button next to it does not work? If not, get a new button. In the mean time, you can unscrew the little panel from the wall and disconnect the power. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Babysaph
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2019 at 8:45pm
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Well this is a new unit. WTH. ------------- Dr. J.R. Chambers II |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2019 at 9:46am
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That's what a warranty is for. This is an unusual problem; you just got the short straw. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Babysaph
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2019 at 11:06pm
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The antenna is on top of the camper. I did not know I had to get up there with a ladder to turn off the on and off button. Poor design. Again with no owners manual how am I to know that? ------------- Dr. J.R. Chambers II |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2019 at 7:30am
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what is the brand and name of the antenna? If you know.. The antenna booster power button on every camper I have ever looked at is on the wall panel inside the camper by the television.
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Posted By: crankster78
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2019 at 7:42am
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Greetings The antenna booster button is right next to the light on a small panel. Push the button the light will go off. The amp draws all most no current and would take a long time to drain the battery. Did you buy the pod from a dealer? They should of gone over all this with you. You do not have to go up on the roof. The antenna does not turn, and has no controls on the roof. To operate the TV the light should be on and you will need to go into the program and scan for stations at every location. Happy Poding Crankster78 ------------- Crankster 78 R-179 2015 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2019 at 8:11am
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Since very few people have seen or been in a 189, as it's a newer model, could you post pictures of the entertainment area and the antenna that is installed on your Pod? Thanks.I suspect you have a Furrion system, and I for one, don't have a lot experience with them. ------------- |
Posted By: 1nana2many
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2019 at 8:59am
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Look behind your television, if you have the same setup as my 2016, and I’m sorry, but I have no idea what brand it is, there is a switch plate cover right next to the outlet and your antenna cable is screwed into it. Right next to, almost invisible because it is likely the same color as the back plate, is a tiny button, it may even look like it is the light, press that. It should toggle the booster and therefore the light on and off. I had to turn on the light to be able to even see it, but it was there. Apparently, if you are trying to hook up to RV Park cable via outside hookup, you must make sure this is turned off. Same goes for your own satellite antenna if you use one. I am no expert on this since we rarely watch TV while camping. I have not figured out photo uploading on this site, but if you google RV antenna booster button, you can get a photo of one of these switches. This button is no larger than an eighth inch on that cable switch plate. Hope this helps.
------------- The mountains are calling and we must go...O.D., Keith & Jody 2016 RP179= O.D. (Olive Drab) 2008 Coachman Captiva 1993 Jayco 1206 popup 2016 F150 Supercrew |
Posted By: Babysaph
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 12:30am
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The red light I am talking about is on the black rabbit eared antenna on top of the camoer. I know it is drawing current. ------------- Dr. J.R. Chambers II |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 8:30am
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 8:59am
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The New QAV antennae " rabbit ears" has a red light on it up on the roof. It turns on when the booster is on. Saph, Like they've said, look behind the T.V., you should see what looks like the same cable as your cable t.v. at home. Follow that wire to where it connects to the wall. there will be a tiny button there, it should ALSO have a red light. Push the button till the light goes off. That is the antennae booster button you want to turn on if you watch t.v., or listen to the radio. Then turn it off when your done, it does infact kill the battery.
------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: tcj
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 12:11pm
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Our Rpod is a 2018 180. I seem to be the only one besides the original poster that has the same problem of the antenna red light on the roof not turning off with the booster switch in the off position. The only thing I could do to get that antenna light to turn off was to pull the 12 volt fuse that powers the Stereo. That fuse also powers the bathroom lights so is not a good remedy for the problem. There are 4 male coax connections on the back of the booster switch plate. There are three coax cables attached to the back side of the TV booster switch. One black, one red, and one gray. I disconnected the black coax and the red light on the antenna stayed on. I disconnected the gray coax and the red light on the antenna stayed off with the booster switch in the off position and with it in the on position. I then connected it to the 4th male coax connection you can see between the black and the gray cables. The red light on the roof antenna stay off with the booster switch in both the off and in the on position. I have no idea what that gray coax does besides powering the red light on the antenna. Does anyone know? Here's three photos. Antenna with red light on the roof.  Booster switch inside the Rpod.  Back side of the booster switch plate.  ------------- 2018 R-pod 180 Hood River Edition |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 1:20pm
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Right where the red light is, there is a push button. That is the on off switch. You tried pushing the tiny button? The red light in the picture should go off, and the roof light will also go off. Oh and btw, I would consider updating your lap sealant, it appears to be not sealing the area. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: tcj
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 2:46pm
I pushed the tiny button to turn off the booster. The red light in the photo beside the booster switch went off. The red light on the antenna did not go off. The sealant if fine. ------------- 2018 R-pod 180 Hood River Edition |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 3:47pm
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I suspect that the wrong cable is going to the antenna _OR_ the amplifier may be defective. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 1:26pm
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OR it was not wired through the switch.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: tcj
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2019 at 7:01pm
Thanks for the idea Steven. I have used the TV the one and only time we were hooked up to AC power for a few days. We had the inside antenna booster switch turned on for that. It has been turned off for the rest of our trips that were all boon-docking with no hookups. The battery didn't run down after 4 days. Trying to figure out if it is wired wrong is more than I'm comfortable with tackling, so I'm not going to worry about the red light on the antenna staying on.
------------- 2018 R-pod 180 Hood River Edition |
Posted By: crankster78
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2019 at 5:58pm
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Greetings The coax connector on the TV side of the cover is bad. It's been crushed instead of crimped. I'd buy another coax to replace it. Crankster78 ------------- Crankster 78 R-179 2015 |
Posted By: tcj
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2019 at 9:13pm
Thanks for the heads up on the crushed coax connector Crankster. It works fine but I'll go ahead and replace it. ------------- 2018 R-pod 180 Hood River Edition |
Posted By: Babysaph
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2019 at 9:40pm
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Thanks guys ------------- Dr. J.R. Chambers II |
Posted By: kansasfrogs
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2019 at 11:58am
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You may be able to get a manual on line. I printed one off for my 2015 years ago. ------------- FROGGY |
Posted By: Buffalohunter
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2020 at 3:49pm
| Just ran into this thread...my red light is on the exterior “rabbit ears” antenna. The booster must be in the utility chase above the tv on my 189 as the coax cable and the video/audio cables come out of the hole on the bottom of the chase. The chase has the solar charging controller, the furrion stereo, the inside/outside speaker control and the slide/awning lights panel. They make sure you can’t access the inside as there are no screws visible. My solar charging unit keeps the batteries charged while the red ant Anna lights up the outside. Weird design. I would post a picture but cannot figure out how. How about you...babysaph?...get er figured out on how to turn off the red light? |