satalite tv via dish
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Topic: satalite tv via dish
Posted By: CAROLE
Subject: satalite tv via dish
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 10:10am
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has anyone out there have dish satalite hooked up on their r-pod? might be getting one need to understand cable wiring already installed. out side hook up shows 2 ports. does one go to inside and other go to garage? inside hook up shows satalite behind tv, garage hook up only shows antenna. my issue is potable unit has 2 connections for 2 tv,s in order to watch deferent channels oneach tv they need to be hooked up seperately. can i make in work with wiring i already have or does something need to be added. any help on this would be appreciated. r-podder carole gunderson ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 10:45am
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To use a sat dish, you hook up to the outside point marked "satellite" and then DON'T push the little button inside that says antenna. That button turns on the booster for the built in antenna, and switches the circuit inside the plate. The two outside connections are for satellite and cable. To watch two TV's on different channels, you will have to run an extra rg6 cable from the output of the dish box or dish, to the second TV. Not elegant, but the only way. ------------- |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 11:29am
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the 2 outside connections for satellite and cable, are they marked as to which one is used for each? camper not home? the new satellite system were looking at already has 2 connec tions for 2 tv's. so what your thinking is we will need to install a second satellite connection for for the garage at the rear. what you already told me has been helpful. carole ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 12:26pm
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Ours are marked satellite and cable. I don't know that I would bother with installing a new wall connection and running a drop.. I would just run the rg6 from the receiver to the second TV.. For me this is all kind of hypothetical.. we very rarely watch the TV, (and two channels at once??) have only once hooked up to cable. In fact I moved it (the dvd/radio/tv thing) last year, and have, as of yet, not actually hooked it back up to the jack. LOL. We carry a couple DVD's, in case of an extended rainy camping trip, but mostly read, play games, etc if inside the pod. Outside most of the time. We do use the radio side of it sometimes. But it doesn't need anything but electricity for that.  ------------- |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 12:50pm
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thank you so much for all the info. you gave me lots to think about. at least now i understand how the system works. hope to meet you at the kentucky get together in june. carole ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2014 at 1:38pm
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Are you registered for the ERU yet? There are only a couple sites left in the loops we reserved, after that it will be random poddness in the rest of the campground..
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Posted By: Hawkeyes
Date Posted: 13 May 2014 at 1:24pm
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We have hooked up the dish to the outside satellite connection. How does the inside work? ------------- Hawkpod 2013 Surveyor Sport 189 2017 Chevy Silverado |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 13 May 2014 at 6:21pm
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have not hooked up yet, my understanding wire from dish to trailer where it says satillite, tv in trailer also hooked to plug that says satillite make sure button for booster in trailer is not on. hope this helps. carole ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 13 May 2014 at 6:36pm
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are you referring to elkhart frog rally have been signed up since feb.? ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: Hawkeyes
Date Posted: 13 May 2014 at 7:13pm
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So on the inside there is a plate that has tv 1 and satellite connections. Tv 1already had something. Do I run a connection from satellite to the receiver in? ------------- Hawkpod 2013 Surveyor Sport 189 2017 Chevy Silverado |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 13 May 2014 at 10:08pm
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Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 14 May 2014 at 4:04pm
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inside wall connection satillite to receiver to tv. carole ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: Hawkeyes
Date Posted: 14 May 2014 at 5:26pm
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Thanks! Found out we had a bad cord from plug to receiver. ------------- Hawkpod 2013 Surveyor Sport 189 2017 Chevy Silverado |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 15 May 2014 at 6:44pm
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your welcome ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 15 May 2014 at 6:47pm
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yes ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |
Posted By: CAROLE
Date Posted: 15 May 2014 at 6:49pm
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we'll be on sight #52 AT CARTER CAVES. ------------- VANILLAPUDDIN |