I bought this. I turn it on and it asks me to run an auto scan which I do. I use an external antenna bought online $30 can't get channels? why?
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I had no luck with this item at all, and ultimately returned it for a refund. Wish I had a good explanation for you, but I don't. I think that it is simply poorly manufactured. Suggest you return it.
934044
Is there another TV that you can try the antenna with? Are you sure the adapter for the connector on the RCA receiver is the right one and inserted correctly. I had problems getting a connector that worked.
934045
Did you select TV Antenna before the scan? IF the TV is scanning looking for Cable channels, it will only find the VHF Channels (Ch 2+13). On air channels above channel 13 are not the same frequency as Cable channels. Hope this helps...................
934046
Did you select TV Antenna before the scan?IF the TV is scanning looking for Cable channels, it will only find the VHF Channels (Ch 2+13).On air channels above channel 13 are not the same frequency as Cable channels.Hope this helps...................
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You need to push the menu button on your remote (Zinwell's) and choosing (channel) and then select auto scan for getting the channels in your area. If for some reason you want to manually select a channel push the menu button and choose (channel) and select manual scan -- use the right/left arrows to select the channel you want and push the OK button on your remote and the channel will appear on your tv or will tell you if it is an invalid channel.
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If you are wanting to get local channels, you will need to connect the am21n to an airial antenna using a cable of course. It works great, because it provides you with free / non paying for local channels that you can use your genie to control with. Program guide, search, recording and all other same features that you have with your cable channels available now. He this helps!
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Make sure you have power to the antenna, and then rotate it 90 degrees and do a channel search. Do a channel search every 90 degrees until you have went 360 degrees. I know it says Omni-directional but it does have a blind spot. If you still can't get a good signal your to far away from the stations or the antenna is defective.
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OK, near a window? In the city? Let me suggest this: In the center pin of your coax plug, unbend a paperclip, carefully insert it into that coax in on your tv and connect a long wire or :conductive" material to it (foil). If you rescan with that in and STILL get nothing, unlikely but may happen, it's your location. If it picks up anything, the antenna's a dud. If it works, gauge what you can get from a homebrew antenna and go up from there. This may not be strong enough to hit your local channels. I know of a 50 mile radius antenna at $60; before you throw in the towel, try the paperclip trick. THe HomeWorx is inexpensive; returns are "meh." Good luck!
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after putting up antenna you have to program your tv. go to auto tune and it will search all the channels. plus the power button has to stay on the green lite is on when its on. without the power on the amplifier wont work.. hope this helps. have a good day.......
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If you can get it to work, it will give you your local channels, I can't get mine to work
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I haven't actually done so, but messing around with it, seems like it would pick up local channels if it had an antenna connected to it. Hope this is somewhat helpful.
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mine just plugs directly into the back of the TV, then you just turn it a bit till you get your channels, and also run the channel scan on your menu. If all your channels don't show up, turn the antenna a bit more then rescan til you get all the channels you want.
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set it up in your house, hold the antenna and press the button. why? you don't know how to find the stations? if you are not into this electronics stuff it is very frustrating I know. you need a tv or converterbox that has memory in it. do a channel scan and hold the rotate button and let it go back and forth to find stations 2 or 3 times. then you can fine tune with the antenna strength meter. good luck.
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Have you tried turning up and down a channel or pressing a number then "dash" then another number? Doing those should work. I can't tell you axactly what to do, because I gave it to my grandmother. Also, you can try a channel scan to catch some left out channels. Go to "Set Up" or "Menu" and then "channel scan" if I remember correctly.
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The software that comes with the cable is pretty simple. The problem with a program that would autopopulate the radio is you probably wouldn't be in range of the stations. You should look up frequencys
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It doesn't auto-scan. You will need to select a frequency to broadcast it on.
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I have had the same problem as mentioned by others. I bought it in 2013 and have struggled to tune in local FM stations, even with several different antennas. Nothing seems to work. Any additional suggestions?
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Check your tv to make sure you are set to antenna reception rather than cable reception. Once you have done this run auto channel tuning to pick up all the channels you can get with antenna reception. You can find this in the channel section of your tv menu located on your remote.
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Haven't had it in the rain, but have not been able to get one channel other than the marine weather report for 10 minutes. Scan and scan and scans and nothing. I am using it just north of tampa florida.
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I had to go into the TV menu and do that "search for channels" thing before it would show anything. After that it just takes some adjusting the position of the antenna depending on where the signals are coming from. Better reception near windows.