monaco cayman tv

mellis · Dec 25, 2017

hey guys got a question ,,, i have 2007 monaco cayman pdq i have removed my bedroom old rca tv ,,, with no problem ,,, put in a flat screen ,,, now my front tv is also the old RCA tv and wow when i pulled it is nothing but wires , cables and all but my question at the front of the wood frame is a small black piece that looks like a mini camera ,,,it sits at the bottom of the wood frame just below the tv ,,, when i got the tv out this thing was attached to a wire that looked like it was a single pin video plug ,,, i have no idea what it is for or used for ,,, the wire just goes up in the ceiling somewere ,,, any ideas what it is used for ,,,

HueyPilotVN · Dec 25, 2017

Maybe it is for the remote control.

Gary RV_Wizard · Dec 26, 2017

Yeah, that's an "eye" for an infrared remote control. If the wood surround covers up the tv's infrared remote sensor, they add that little camera to relay the signal. Most modern remotes are infrared, which means a direct line-of-sight is needed. Some few still use radio (RF remotes) which can bounce around corners and such.

Chances are that eye relays a signal for either your video switch box, DVD player, or satellite receiver. Human nature is to point the remote at the tv to do a TV-related function, but if the actual electronic box (satellite receiver, DVD player, etc) is elsewhere, that eye & wire relays the infrared light signal to it.

mellis · Dec 26, 2017

thank you everyone that was very helpful ,,, so now when i put the new flat screen in i should not have to use this ,,,, thank you again

Kevin Means · Dec 26, 2017

Gary, is that a box of RV parts that you're standing next to in your avatar, or beer? (Both of which, in my opinion, are of equal value)

Kev

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