How to Install a digital TV in RV

Recently I was asked the following question. I need a digital TV installed in my motorhome. And 'to go on TV or is the center of video distribution box that allows me to be connected to the TV from the satellite / cable and antenna or change?

ANSWER: Here is the information necessary to install a digital TV in your RV

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What you need before installing Thurs

If you find that you do not have zip-TV digital tuner, then you areDigital TV converter box 1 and have an extra long cable (length depends on the cable TV is far from the DTV converter box will be) for each TV. If you have a VCR that does not have a digital TV tuner, so you get a converter cable length and the need for more (more on this later) as well.

When you purchase the converter boxes, make sure you include the possibility of analog passthrough. Analog pass-through allows analog signals via digital TVConverter box when it is turned off. If you are connected to the cable at a campsite, or when you should have a video or DVD drive is off (not unplugged) you want to view, so that the analog signal through the converter to the TV.

If you do not get a digital TV with analog pass-through, you must install a switch / B and basically creating a nightmare installing itself.

Things you need to understand beforeInstallation

Most campers have a video switching device with buttons and / or buttons that you can select different video sources for every TV in your RV. These fields vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. But in general, options are available as an antenna, cable, VCR, DVD, satellite, etc.

On the back of the switch box video that you are a large number of cables to arrive and depart to find the box, these cables can not be intimidated. We can only rely on the cable at the base of theseVideo switch, which go directly to the TV in your RV.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Install the Digital TV converter cable from your antenna to go on the RV-Video Switch Box. Depending on the type of antenna is your RV, you may run 12 volts through the cable converter and digital TV will fry once again.

Depending on how the video switching box is installed on your RV, you need to start things moving and to get to the back ofthe box, where are all these cables. Because of the different configurations of each RV, I can not tell you how difficult it is and how easy it is to get these cables at the back of the box video switching.

The back of the box video switching labels on each of the lines are going in, or from both. The cables that you are looking for, go directly to the TV, will be labeled as "Out TV1, TV2, etc." or have "So TV1, TV2, etc." or "TV1, TV2, etc." In this case, the labelingdepending on the manufacturer. The digital TV converter will be installed on the cable between the TV and video switching box. When the digital TV converter is connected to this cable, where the television is in reality.

The digital-TV should be right next to the TV that you have to be installed in its use. Digital TV Tuner with remote control units to come to the camp setting and change channels. So, if you install the Digital TV Converter Box onTV in the bedroom at the back of the camper does not want to have a digital TV on the front of the RV away. Remember, the digital TV converter connected to electrical energy to operate.

The installation of the DTV converter box

OK now comes the really fun part of the installation of Digital TV converter box to your TV. Depending on how accessible the cable, which is the TV, to determine how easy the installation. Here are the supplies you needcomplete the work per unit.

1 digital TV converter.

2 1 extra length of cable television (cable length is the distance of digital TV converter is the TV-based). You should have enough cable to reach the back of the TV at the back of digital TV converter.

Usually the TV in front of the camper on the easiest to install. If the front is located right next to the TV video switch box, so all you have to do is remove the cable, which is one of the leadersTV from the back of the switch box and connect the video cable to the "TV out" port on the back of digital TV converter. Now take the cable more than you, and connect it to "TV out" port video switch boxes and connect the other end to the "Antenna In" port of the digital TV converter box.

Now we come to the labor-intensive installation to obtain. If your RV has a TV in the bedroom is on the back of the bus, you may need to do some digging cable mustconnected to the back of the TV. In most cases, the TV installed in a closet. Your task is to get to the back of the TV and access to this cable. I will not try to tell you how to take the TV out of the closet, because the way in which they are installed depends on the type and model of your RV.

Once the cables to the back of the TV, the existing plant is easy to obtain. Remove the cable from the back of the TV and plug it into the "Antenna In" port of the converter box and DTVtake the extra cable and connect it with the "TV Out" port of the DTV converter box. The other end of the cable is up to the "cable or antenna In-In" port on the connected TV.

Special note for VCR

You can connect a digital video recorder for your RV, but you really should not do, like the VCR to be limited in its operation. The VCR tuner is useless and will be built requires the recording of programs that you use the DTV converter box to manually change the channel you wantrecorded. With the cost of the DTV converter box for $ 40.00 and up you can get a good video recorder with a digital tuner for the same price.

Constitution and operation of the DTV converter

Now that the hardest part is done, the construction and operation of the digital converter is relatively simple. If my statements confuse you, you can always read the manual that came with the digital TV converter box. These are the steps to follow to get your tuner sethigh

1 Plug in the DTV converter box into electricity (yes, like many problems occur when this first step is not followed his surprise).

2 On the digital converter, a switch that the field will be possible to transfer the image to the TV to channel 3 or 4. If you can not find this option, consult the manual.

3 Turn off the digital converter.

4 Now turn on the TV and tune to the channel selected in step 2.

5 You should now see a menu onTV screen. The menu varies from a DTV converter manufacturers. If you do not see a picture, ask yourself the following questions. If the DTV converter box is connected and turned on? Is the TV tuned to the right channel? I have the switch box video set to an antenna for this TV?

6 Now you need an image that automatically scan the channels using the remote for the DTV converter box, you will find the automatic channel scan option. Also, check the manual of the DTV converter box, if youI can not find this option.

Important Note: every time a new site and use the antenna RV, you must use the automatic channel scan to find channels in this area. Even moving antenna campers could help more channels. Some DTV converter boxes they have constructed indicators of signal strength. Move the antenna motor home until you get the strongest signal.

7 Once the AutoScan fact that, all together. You can now use the DTV converter box remote controlControl of the channels you want to see, or choose other options, choose from the options menu. Depending on the brand of the DTV converter box you bought, you could have a lot of other options that you choose to improve your TV picture to fit the size of the image on the TV screen should improve the sound of the TV, etc. Refer to the instruction manual for your DTV converter box for which options are available.

Special Note If you do not see the antenna to the TV. Turn off the DTV converter box(Do not remove it), so that analog TV pass-through enabled, so you can use your TV for video, DVD, cable, as you have before you need to install the DTV converter box. Remember, you need the source in exchange for this TV in your RV Video Selector.

I urge you to pass through the analog section of the DTV converter boxes to read the manual to help you understand how it works on your particular machine.

We hope this has helped to get the configuration RVDigital TV.

Happy RVing

How to Install a digital TV in RV