Smoky
Well-known member
I am having trouble operating my new in motion KVH satellite system.
It works fine if I am content to remain parked. I turn it on, let it hunt for the satellite, then when it gets full 100% signal I turn it off and it stays locked on.
However, the instructions for in motion suggest that you keep it turned on. When I do this and am parked, it seems to lock on momentarily, then move on past and the signal drops out. A few minutes later it works around to lock on again, and then moves past and drops out. It keeps cycling like this indefinitely. Well at least for more than ten minutes after which I give up.
I don't even think I am supposed to turn it off when I am parked. But at least when I do that it stops cycling, and stays locked on.
Anyone else use the in motion satellite? Am I operating it incorrectly?
I have another problem with the same system.
I brought two receivers to the dealer to have set up. They are already active for Direct TV and I have used them with my trailer. I expected one would be in the salon and the other in the bedroom.
However after fussing with them for a bit, the dealer tells me there is no direct cable from the satellite to the bedroom. He says the system is designed to work with one "dual" receiver in the salon. A cable runs from the dual receiver to the salon TV and another cable from the dual receiver to the bedroom TV. The bedroom is then controlled remotely by a radio frequency remote.
I know this kind of equipment exists. I also know they did not allow room for a satellite receiver in the bedroom. Is this what other Newmar owners are doing? Controlling two TVs from a dual receiver located in the salon? Do I have to go out and buy a new dual satellite receiver if I want independent operation in the bedroom?
A third question involves how to run from an outdoor tripod dish into the coach. I use this when a tree or building blocks reception from the roof. Like in my driveway my house blocks my dome on the roof.
Can I run from an external tripod dish into the coach via the cable TV connector?
It works fine if I am content to remain parked. I turn it on, let it hunt for the satellite, then when it gets full 100% signal I turn it off and it stays locked on.
However, the instructions for in motion suggest that you keep it turned on. When I do this and am parked, it seems to lock on momentarily, then move on past and the signal drops out. A few minutes later it works around to lock on again, and then moves past and drops out. It keeps cycling like this indefinitely. Well at least for more than ten minutes after which I give up.
I don't even think I am supposed to turn it off when I am parked. But at least when I do that it stops cycling, and stays locked on.
Anyone else use the in motion satellite? Am I operating it incorrectly?
I have another problem with the same system.
I brought two receivers to the dealer to have set up. They are already active for Direct TV and I have used them with my trailer. I expected one would be in the salon and the other in the bedroom.
However after fussing with them for a bit, the dealer tells me there is no direct cable from the satellite to the bedroom. He says the system is designed to work with one "dual" receiver in the salon. A cable runs from the dual receiver to the salon TV and another cable from the dual receiver to the bedroom TV. The bedroom is then controlled remotely by a radio frequency remote.
I know this kind of equipment exists. I also know they did not allow room for a satellite receiver in the bedroom. Is this what other Newmar owners are doing? Controlling two TVs from a dual receiver located in the salon? Do I have to go out and buy a new dual satellite receiver if I want independent operation in the bedroom?
A third question involves how to run from an outdoor tripod dish into the coach. I use this when a tree or building blocks reception from the roof. Like in my driveway my house blocks my dome on the roof.
Can I run from an external tripod dish into the coach via the cable TV connector?