Multiple TV and multiple cable box connection
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Cable box remote doesn't control TV
Comments (4)Your mom had previously used a similar cable system setup downstairs with no remote problems? Do the up channel and down channel buttons on the cable box work with her TV? Was the cable box remote able to select channels when it was first installed? Can her old TV remote control still control the TV? Which cable remote control (Scientific Atlanta?) button lights up when she selects a channel by pointing the cable remote at the cable box? It should be CBL. If it isn't CBL lighting up, press CBL and then the channel number. Does CBL light up again? Does the channel change? On some combinations of TVs and cable boxes, when you are trying to transfer TV remote control functions to the cable box remote control (if that is what is being attempted here) it may take several minutes or more for the programming to begin. The directions are sometimes very poorly explained but the thing to remember is that the first blinks you get right away during this particular process mean nothing. The blinks that mean success usually take a lot longer to show up....See MoreMultiple circuits connected in one junction box?
Comments (35)in addition to what Petey said, you need a separate circuit for your laundry room outlets as well. Do you have a sink in your laundry room? Are your outlets within 6 feet of said sink? I imagine you have a dryer in there as well? Is it 220? Do you know what size wire to pull to it? Size of breaker? Etc... based on reading your three posts on your issue. you're looking at pulling in around 5 circuits. 1 for the lights in your laundry room and bathroom, 1 for your bathroom outlets, 1 for your laundry, 2 for your dryer (unless it is gas) I highly recommend you read, and consulate a qualified electrician and save yourself the trouble of trying to fix things after the fact. By doing what you've stated you're not only breaking several NEC codes, but you'd be doing some pretty unsafe things....See MoreMultiple rg-6 cable ground?
Comments (11)A rooftop antenna mast or satellite dish mast require direct earth grounding, bonded to the structure's electrical earth ground, for protection against lightning strikes. And also for safety reasons when located near pool/hot tub areas. Ideally, a coaxial static-discharge block is used to dissipate static build-up charges for antenna/dish applications and also ties the coax shield to ground. A simple grounding block used in CATV is used primarily in an attempt to equalize the ground difference potentials between the CATV line and the structure's ground. For whole-house signal distribution, it is best to tie the coax into a single bonded grounded point at the service entrance. Directly after, use a passive splitter or distribution amplifier to feed each location....See MoreFlat screen TV on wall...where is cable box and dvd player?
Comments (14)Behind our TV is an electrical outlet and a cable outlet (the one with the little round cable thing that you screw the cord onto. The tv is plugged into both. The cable outlet runs into the closet on the left side of the photo. That is where all of our things are hooked up. The cable is screwed into a box, in the closet, which is made for remote sensors. There are "outlets" on the box, which you use to connect your dvd/vcr/satellite/surround sound into. The remote sensor is installed near the bottom left of the fireplace. But you can also get a sensor that just peeks out from your tv...very small and not noticeable. There is a basic cable wire (very cheap) that runs from the sensor on the wall, into the closet and also plugs into that same box as everything else. Then there are small sensors that you place on your dvd player/satellite receiver/surround sound. They just stick on the front of them. Now you can control all of your items even though you can't see them, via the remote sensor. I'm sure this sounds completely confusing, because I'm not good at explaining things like this. All of our wires do run through the walls, but you can also run them through the attic if you need to, or just do small holes, or even just "hide" the necessary cords. We have just one cable cord that goes from the box behind the tv into the closet, and then one cable cord that goes from the remote sensor on the wall into the closet. So we only really ran 2 cable cords. We purchased our supplies from smarthome.com. The whole setup was under $100....See MoreMike C
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