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Old 09-20-2021, 08:47 AM   #1
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Tv cannot see cable

I am at a park and tv can’t see the cable connection Help!

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I am at a park and tv can’t see the cable connection Help!

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First if you were using over the air stations, then switched to cable, make sure the booster is OFF. On one of the plates for tv connections is a little green light, next to it is a little button, turn the light off.
Also you will need to run a scan in the cable mode on your tv. Good Luck.
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Ensure your antenna switch is off and cable on. Then go to settings on your tv and search for cable channels.
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First, make sure you are connected to the cable plug and not the satellite. Manufacturers are know to switch the connections. Next, turn off the TV booster and then in the TV menus, under signal source make sure you are on cable and not antenna. Once on cable, scan the channels available.

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Tv cannot see cable

On my ‘16 32SA ( yours is likely the same) lift up the bedroom TV to expose the electronics storage cabinet. There’s a 2 button switch labeled Ant and Cable. A BLUE light shows on the one that is selected. Beware… the switch on mine is a bit flakey and sometimes doesn’t engage so switch them back and forth to be sure the blue light over the cable position comes on. Hope this helps!


Also I’ve had occasional problems with digital cable systems. Digital cable can be very picky regarding these switches used in RVs.
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On my ‘16 32SA ( yours is likely the same) lift up the bedroom TV to expose the electronics storage cabinet. There’s a 2 button switch labeled Ant and Cable. A BLUE light shows on the one that is selected. Beware… the switch on mine is a bit flakey and sometimes doesn’t engage so switch them back and forth to be sure the blue light over the cable position comes on. Hope this helps!


Also I’ve had occasional problems with digital cable systems. Digital cable can be very picky regarding these switches used in RVs.
That is just what I did, but none of the tv’s shows the cable as a input that I can click on, just nothing there except live,sat and Blu-ray , it has a AV but nothing comes up.
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That is just what I did, but none of the tv’s shows the cable as a input that I can click on, just nothing there except live,sat and Blu-ray , it has a AV but nothing comes up.
It wouldn't be an input selection from the list - it would be somewhere in the setup menu, where scanning for channels happens.
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That is just what I did, but none of the tv’s shows the cable as a input that I can click on, just nothing there except live,sat and Blu-ray , it has a AV but nothing comes up.


Are your TVs LG brand?
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This should be pretty simple, but...:
1. Make sure that the coax from the campground connection is plugged into the correct input location in the wet bay. One input should be labeled Antenna and the other Cable.
2. Inside the RV, turn off the antenna amplifier and switch the selector to cable.
3. At your TV, select Cable as the input. You will have a range of inputs to select from - i.e. HDMI1, HDMI2, Antenna, Cable, and so on.
4. Scan for channels

Still not working? In the Wet Bay, switch the cable input to the other coax connection and scan again. Still not working? Now you need to look at the splitter which buried behind a panel near where the antenna amp is located in your coach. The splitter can have loose connections or even have failed so it might take a little troubleshooting.
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Yes. LG

PMORONEY, i sent you a relatively long PM with a lot of detail. Check your PMs and let me know if that helps.
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pmoroney, what year is your RV?÷
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Try this. It worked at a park where my cable hook up wouldn't see the cable channels either. Using your remote control for the TV, put your TV on channel 3. Then with the TV on 3 hit the button to bring up your channel search and start the process. You can skip the OTA channel search if you want. And BTW, make sure the "Cable" light is lit on your selector in the cabinet and the power booster is off (if it has a separate button for it).
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PMORONEY, i sent you a relatively long PM with a lot of detail. Check your PMs and let me know if that helps.
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Ok, thanks, I have moved the RV, but will be in another park soon and will try that, Thanks so very much for your help !

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