dish versus RV park cable problems

[skihor]

We recently traveled from Denver to Portland, Oregon for the holidays. I didn't bring the dish along. We watched DVR recordings if we wanted TV. On the way back we overnited in a couple of  RV Parks. We haven't seen normal TV in two weeks and thought that would be nice. The cable wouldn't work. I called Dish Network and was informed that the cable signal won't pass through the Dish/Dvr box. I cut the cables and ran straight to the TV. Still didn't work. Oh well, onward we went. We decided to go to Moab, Utah and go through Arches and Canyonlands Nat. Parks. After settling in I tried the cable again. Still no go. When I had the dish connected I remember having to replace the "splitter" on recomendation from the Dish guy. I believe he called it a "diplexor" This was the splitter that split the input out to each of the TV's. Apparently The "splitter" from the Dish Co. is proprietary or different somehow. I took it out and then the RV park cable worked fine. I'm passing this info along so that maybe it can help troubleshoot or help with a new conversion's cable routing. Maybe use "A/B" switch boxes Or...?

Don & Sheila

[PCC]

Good information, Don/Shiela.

Whenever I wire a coach, I wire each TV, DVR/DVD, and satellite feed wires separately to a central 'switching' point, as well as feeds from the outside for cable, so that the signal can be fed through an A/B type switch, or other device for selecting the viewing source/feed.

We also need to think about feeding programming recorded on a computer, even live camera, so let us not forget to have the means to play programs, whether audio or video from that source also.

It always means more wiring to think about, but the convenience of doing it in the beginning makes for the ability to play and watch anything from anywhere on board.

Keith
PCC

[Bill B /bus]

Keith

And we all wonder where and cable goes in a bus.
You are right but unless you include some kind of switch box/arrangement it will be difficult to sort out. Good systems work. Systems with excellent design work without effort and thinking. Tough to design an excellent system.
What are you using for switching?

Bill

[PCC]

If there is only one TV in the bus, then I bring all the wiring (satellite, outside cable connection, speakers, DVD/VCR, etc.) behind that TV, so that the sources can be switched with the appropriate type of switchgear, including stereo sound.

If there is more than one TV, then I usually bring the wiring all to the same location, usually into a communications wiring box somewhere around the kitchen area, or behind the driver's seating, so that it is easily accesable, if someone is sleeping in the back.

More than one TV, I always provide a way for any source to be connected to any TV/Monitor, and always send stereo audio feed/s to the stereo system/s for surround sound, in every room where there is a sound system, or TV monitor.

I like to be able to enjoy and relax wherever I am, on board, and like to be able to feed a signal or multiple signals, so I do the extra wiring for that.

Used to install business cabling (tel, data, CCTV, background music, etc.) and residential telephone, sound, home theatre, and CATV, so I just add that to my coaches.