Bill N
Well-known member
Late to the party but a self induced error has made me decide to take the glass monster out. Coach is 2002 Adventurer. Both TVs are original. Had a Dish receiver wired into system and used a Tailgater but me and Dish had a major falling out so I decided to go back to OTA or cable which our favorite CG has.
My error caused the following: Hooking up at cable equipped CG and could not get picture - only Unuseable Signal message. One thing led to another and finally I decided to remove the Dish receiver and go back to the orignal hookups. Removed the receiver and a lot of cable extensions. Found out the guy from Dish had removed the VCR (it wasn't working as I recall) and rewired some of the connections but now I could not get the wires matched up right.
So, since I wanted to have TV to see my ballgames for the next 7 days, I went an purchased a 32 inch flat screen TV that will be mounted across the old glass monster opening eventually. For now it is wired direct from the CG pedestal in through a window to the TV on the dash - works very well for a temporary hookup.
Questions: The Winnie cable box is a very difficult access point. I removed the top and have to use a mirror to see the connection points - some of which are now empty because the Dish guy switched stuff around. The Dish receiver is now out completely. What is the best way to determine which cable is which? Ohmmeter/other?
The back of the Winnie cable box has the connection points identified. Stupid question: When the word "To" is used that means the data is going OUT of the box and the word "From" means the data goes INTO the box from the specified cable. Right?
Is there any Winnebago breakdown of the cable connections and ID of the cables going into/out of the box. I notice two of the cables are marked, one with a red ring near the connector and the other with a green ring near the connector. I think these may identify the front and rear TVs but am not sure.
Finally - the biggie. Has anyone done the conversion on a 2002 Adventurer and posted the steps they did to accomplish the job. I have a 32 inch new TV flat screen which measures 29 1/2 inches wide the exact same width of the existing outside molding on the old TV mounting. I want to take the project on when I get home and have a couple of days to mess with the Winnie box.
The confession: The entire problem was caused by ME. I had last used the input from the Tailgater last year so the box had the Satellite button depressed. All I had to do was press the CABLE button and there would have been no problem. But when you are hooking up on a very hot day and you have senior moments by the dozens, one missed button depress can really result in a mess. In this case, it will lead to upgrade of the TV system in the coach. Thanks to any who read this vent. And thanks to John for creating this topic on the board.
My error caused the following: Hooking up at cable equipped CG and could not get picture - only Unuseable Signal message. One thing led to another and finally I decided to remove the Dish receiver and go back to the orignal hookups. Removed the receiver and a lot of cable extensions. Found out the guy from Dish had removed the VCR (it wasn't working as I recall) and rewired some of the connections but now I could not get the wires matched up right.
So, since I wanted to have TV to see my ballgames for the next 7 days, I went an purchased a 32 inch flat screen TV that will be mounted across the old glass monster opening eventually. For now it is wired direct from the CG pedestal in through a window to the TV on the dash - works very well for a temporary hookup.
Questions: The Winnie cable box is a very difficult access point. I removed the top and have to use a mirror to see the connection points - some of which are now empty because the Dish guy switched stuff around. The Dish receiver is now out completely. What is the best way to determine which cable is which? Ohmmeter/other?
The back of the Winnie cable box has the connection points identified. Stupid question: When the word "To" is used that means the data is going OUT of the box and the word "From" means the data goes INTO the box from the specified cable. Right?
Is there any Winnebago breakdown of the cable connections and ID of the cables going into/out of the box. I notice two of the cables are marked, one with a red ring near the connector and the other with a green ring near the connector. I think these may identify the front and rear TVs but am not sure.
Finally - the biggie. Has anyone done the conversion on a 2002 Adventurer and posted the steps they did to accomplish the job. I have a 32 inch new TV flat screen which measures 29 1/2 inches wide the exact same width of the existing outside molding on the old TV mounting. I want to take the project on when I get home and have a couple of days to mess with the Winnie box.
The confession: The entire problem was caused by ME. I had last used the input from the Tailgater last year so the box had the Satellite button depressed. All I had to do was press the CABLE button and there would have been no problem. But when you are hooking up on a very hot day and you have senior moments by the dozens, one missed button depress can really result in a mess. In this case, it will lead to upgrade of the TV system in the coach. Thanks to any who read this vent. And thanks to John for creating this topic on the board.