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Old 06-19-2017, 11:29 AM   #1
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Cable tv problem

I can't get cable channels on auto scan. The RV park has satellite that services the parks cable boxes, which is working. We have switched off of antenna booster to cable, but can not get cable to work. Can anyone help!!
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To clarify, do you need a park cable box in order to receive channels? If so, your TV should be on channel 3 or 4, depending on the setting on the cable box. If you don't need to have a cable box to receive channels, your TV should auto scan to grab them.
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In addition to 'correct channel' (3 or 4) the TV Input has to be set to 'cable' VS 'Antenna' then scan for channels

Have you tried a coax cable directly from park hook up to your TV (bypassing wall TV/Cable Hookup)?
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The park may have digital cable & your TV may not have a digital (QAM) tuner.
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I've tested my cable line, good. Tv's are 2016 mfg so should have built-in QAM. Still no luck on getting it to work. However I do appreciate the responses. Thanks to all!!! When I figure it out I'll post it!! Lol
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The RV park may not have digital output and then you would have to scan for analog channels or the option of both.

Just thinking out loud.
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If your TV is a Sieki, it's not going to find the signals due to lack off a QAM tuner.
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The tv's are Sieki, so there lies the problem, no QAM tuner. Thanks !!!
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We have hooked to cable at other RV parks and we were able to scan and use the cable with the same Sieki tv's. Now I'm really confused!! I wonder if no QAM why the tv worked other places?
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We have hooked to cable at other RV parks and we were able to scan and use the cable with the same Sieki tv's. Now I'm really confused!! I wonder if no QAM why the tv worked other places?
We have traveled as extensively as anyone and I have found that some RV parks when on cable only have analog signals and others only have digital signals. So with no QAM you will not get digital signals. Most likely you were at one of those parks where they only sent out the analog signal.

Some CG's broadcast both digital and analog. I have a 2008 model TV in the bedroom and a newer LED in the living room. The living room will pick up all analog or digital signals. When I scan for channels I always select "Both" when scanning for channels. If I find a multitude of digital channels I might re-scan for just digital channels.

Some TV's come with an inferior QAM tuner and may not get all of the channels. My bedroom TV is just one of those examples and I'm going to change it out soon.

In the meantime you may want to check to see if a digital conversion box can solve the problems before buying a newer TV. Just review the conversion box specifications to make sure it meets your needs for a QAM tuner.
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Tv's are 2016 mfg so should have built-in QAM.
Nope. As of 2009, all TVs had to have an OTA digital tuner (ATSC).

However, QAM tuners were always optional, so many TVs, especially cheap ones, don't have QAM tuners.

And to another poster's point essentially saying that some TV tuners are better than others -- you betcha.
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We did not get the cable working at the park in Missouri. Today, we traveled to a park in Savannah Tn. hooked up cable all tv's scanned 49 channels and are working properly.
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We did not get the cable working at the park in Missouri. Today, we traveled to a park in Savannah Tn. hooked up cable all tv's scanned 49 channels and are working properly.
You will probably find those channels are SD analog at 480 resolution .... AKA "Basic Analog Cable".
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As stated, sometimes CG's only send analog signals, sometimes only digital signals, and sometimes both.

Steve, did you go into the menu and choose the method of the scanning process, like Digital, Analog, or Both?

Oops! You said no QAM tuner therefore the only cable signals you will receive are those that the Camp Ground sends down as Analog.

You either need a new TV or a Digital converter with QAM.
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