Have older digital tv. Live in green Ohio metro area. Connected. Scanned. Nothing. Not bad signal, no signal. All connections good. Ideas?
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My apartment is towards the back of the house so I had some minor issues when first scanning. I ended having to put the antenna on the wall higher than my normal tv stand and re-scanned on every dial until I found the setting that allowed me the most channels available and just adjusted the "rabbit ears" accordingly. All in all it took me a good 30 minutes to find the right place for me but it has been great every since. I hope that helps you, good luck.
490024
I don't use the antenna for TV; I only use it for FM radio. I live in a rural area and, as soon as I plugged it in, all 3 FM stations (50-100 miles away) that I cared about came in crystal clear.
490025
You want to add a HD Antenna that will compliment your ANT122F. You need this to get a picture. It comes with a remote, with instructions to set up your TV. It is a flat screen that you can set almost anywhere, i.e. (wall, flat,) whatever works for the best reception. Without the HD Antenna the RCA Indoor won't work. Many retail outlets carry these Antennas including Radio Shack. I paid about $49.95 for mine.
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Try the RCA Amplified indoor antenna ANT301F, Or scan channels on "other source and not air.I think maybe it isn't picking up the digital channels.My amp RCA antenna was 17 bucks It looks just like this one, diff model number.
103759
Most likely due to a weak signal. Try a station close by and see if it's still a problem.
1187382
Follow-up: I tried hooking my unit up with a digital TV signal converter and it didn't work.
597911
I ended up returning mine as I could not hardly get any of my local channels to come in. It may have something to do with the newer televisions work the best receiving digital signals so if the channels you are trying to get to come in are not strong enough the TV set may just agnor the weak signal.
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Some times it is something simple and you over look it( happens to me all the time). Try these first.Ok unhook the optical output cable from the tower. Can you see a red light coming from the cord? If no then your not getting a signal from your tv check the manual for trouble shooting (possibly to see if you have to turn on the option of using the optical output ). If yes then then make sure the correct input is selected on the tower. I have the optical cable going in the the TV input.If these dont work let me know Ill help you the best i can.
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If you also plugged it into the ac wall outlet and scanned you may need to turn the antenna in a different direction. You may want to try the antennaweb site to enter your zip code and see your local broadcast area map. It can give the direction and distance of all the channels in your area.
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The local channels have all gone to digital, and if you have a digital tv, this antenna picks up the local stations. It will NOT convert an older tv (analog) to a digital. You still need a digital converter for that.
2012184
Free air Abc, Nbc, cbs, and more are HD signals, I am using a 1974 Winegard antenna, been using it since 1974, get the HD signal fine. You don't have to get a HD antenna, but a good outside antenna on a pole next to your house will be the best signal possible you can receive
146587
It did pick up digital signals. I even got some High def channels, but you must have a digital capable TV. Great antenna for the price. I'm quite happy with it.
564858
I'm having a problem detecting the signal from my satellite box. It is very slow to turn on and tune the signal. When turned on it goes from the Bravia screen to no signal, audio only, then a flash of the signal then back to no signal then on . I thought it might be the hdmi cable but it's the same cable that was on the previous tv which worked fine. The old tv was a 37 xbr6 which was damaged in shipping.
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First of all, I'm NOT sure that I have the answer for you, but here goes. Is your cable any good? How are the connections, either on the cable OR on the computer or the hard drive? Give Apple, or Western Digital a buzz. They're usually pretty helpful.
277844
Not sure...make sure the wire leads are correctly attached to same color leads on your tv. You could also try adjusting the scan button?
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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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Thanks for the feedback, just to update the situation I bought a more expensive HDMI cable made by Belden, same problem no signal when using HDMI. I was going to switch the box as well but I guess this is useless. I guess all you can do is complain until verizon fios comes to my area
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In a word....NO. This scanner is analog only, so can't pick up any broadcast in digital.
495442
hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
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I'm on my second cable box. Same problem on both, although the second box does get a better signal for the non-HD stations. Let me know how it goes.