'no signal'

tv_watcher · 06-11-2009, 07:50 PM

I live in the country. Right now, without the converter box, I get one station very strongly and two barely-clear stations.
I have a tv less than ten years old, without the separate audio-video plugs, only the coaxial cable plug.
I screwed in a coaxial cable into the tv and the other side into the converter box's 'antenna out' (the $10-with-coupon Walmart Magnavox one). I ran another coaxial cable from the converter box's 'antenna in' to my antenna.
My antenna is a small cube that plugs into the wall, and apparently thus uses the house's electrical system as an antenna.

I turned on the tv and then, with the converter box's remote and on channel 2, had the converter box's program scan for channels. I got 'no signal'.

What is my next action?

O-O · 06-11-2009, 07:57 PM

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CptlA · 06-11-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tv_watcher

I live in the country. Right now, without the converter box, I get one station very strongly and two barely-clear stations.
I have a tv less than ten years old, without the separate audio-video plugs, only the coaxial cable plug.
I screwed in a coaxial cable into the tv and the other side into the converter box's 'antenna out' (the $10-with-coupon Walmart Magnavox one). I ran another coaxial cable from the converter box's 'antenna in' to my antenna.
My antenna is a small cube that plugs into the wall, and apparently thus uses the house's electrical system as an antenna.

I turned on the tv and then, with the converter box's remote and on channel 2, had the converter box's program scan for channels. I got 'no signal'.

What is my next action?

Hmm, small cube that plugs into the wall? Never heard of that before. Is that the power supply?

staticMHZ · 06-11-2009, 08:03 PM

I think he has the square RCA Flat antenna. Is that the one? Are you in a fringe area?

Indoor antennas in fringe areas will not work with digital. You need to go outdoors.

tv_watcher · 06-11-2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staticMHZ

I think he has the square RCA Flat antenna. Is that the one? Are you in a fringe area?

Indoor antennas in fringe areas will not work with digital. You need to go outdoors.

Thanks for all of the answers.

I'm not sure what a 'fringe area' is; I don't think I live in one. I do think that's the right antenna, though another company (Radio Shack) made it.

I lucked on the solution. I hadn't checked into the 'setup' button. I did so, pulling up the box's menu, and fiddled with the buttons ('rh out' vs. channel 3, and so on) and rescanned the channels with each new combination until I hit one that worked.

Now I have like eight+ channels for free. Great deal for a one-time fee of $10!

staticMHZ · 06-11-2009, 08:43 PM

get a better antenna and you'll get more (depends though)


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