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28/6/2024 at 4:21pm
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Can anyone help
Brought portable telly
Brought TV cable
Plugged in to EHU aerial unit on site nothing...any help


28/6/2024 at 5:34pm
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Reading the user manual is always a good place to start!

When you say 'nothing', we'll assume that the TV comes to life in some way, just no TV reception.

If brand new out of the box and never powered up before, chances are it needs an initial set up to personalise it, before it can be tuned to a transmitter.

Secondly, it will need tuning to the LOCAL transmitter (the EHU connection is just a connection to an aerial, like any other aerial). In the onscreen menu will be a section on tuning, run through the procedure (either on screen guidance or in the user manual, sometimes there is an electronic version of user manual available via the menu).

If you truly have no signs of life at all, it's a fault finding process of establishing power to the set etc. etc. If a duel 240v/12v set, try the other power source.

It's not unknown for the TV aerial socket on the EHU bollard not to be working, try another one, or aerial built into caravan/MH if you have one.

Fault finding is a logical process of eliminating possible faults one at a time, it's rare to have two or more faults at once, so that usually leads to the culprit.


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Firstly before taking the TV out and about, plug it into your TV aerial socket at home, were there is already a TV working, that way you know the signal is good and already proving a usable feed.

If your TV does not work then, at least you know it's a problem with the TV itself, and not a signal related problem.

You will probably have to access the set up (installation) menu for the TV which might require a pin code, usually 0000 if not known.

Once you are in the set up menu, there should be an option to do an automatic scan, hopefully then you will get a picture.

Of course it is more than likely that you will have to go through the set up procedure at whatever location you are at, unlike satellite, were everything stays the same, with terrestrial TV transmitter frequencies vary.

Personally I would always use satellite for TV camping, which has worked hassle free for me, from John O'Groats, down to the Cote d Azur !


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I hope the OP can resolve the issue you are experiencing.

I had stayed at sites where TV signal was very poor or none at all.

It appears to be quite common.

I carry a selection of DVDs in case I need some entertainment, in the event the mobile phone signal coverage and site Wi-Fi coverage are also poor or non-existent.

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Quote: Originally posted by Paul Burton1 on 28/6/2024
Can anyone help
Brought portable telly
Brought TV cable
Plugged in to EHU aerial unit on site nothing...any help
So many possible issues.

Has the cable been used before to confirm it works ? If not can you try another person's cable to see it that works ?

Is the TV output on the EHU pole still active ? Sometimes these were put in during simpler analogue days and don't work for digital.

I assume it's just an aerial output and not a full cable system where you receive channels as in a hotel ?

Have you checked in your menu system to see if you are receiving a signal and what strength and quality it is ?

Have you tried auto-tuning your TV in to digital channels ?

Have you tuned your TV in before to confirm it works ?



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With satellite, which we always use, make sure you look at an aerial view of the site, to ensure that there are no trees or buildings to the south east. There seem to be many sites surrounded by trees and many site owners who know nothing about satellite.


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Press MENU - on remote or on TV sidebar.
Work through the set-up process it presents: use Auto-Set-up to let it scan the waveband for channels.
Kev


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Go to the August website and get a portable aerial and a Freeview box.The output of the Freeview box may be a SCART lead so check you have a SCART input on your TV.
You will need to go to the TV's settings and run new setup to find the signal from the Freeview box and then run setup on the Freeview box to tune in the channels.
You'll also need to wiggle your aerial around to find the strongest signal, looking at the direction of local house aerials will help but may confuse.

Many people selling TVs on Ebay don't photograph all the inputs at the back of their TV. They will get a rock bottom price. If a buyer asks what inputs the TV has and they tell him no one else will know and he'll get a bargain if the TV has the input he wants.
I got an HD TV to run my Atari computer on for £8, they could have got £30 if they photographed the inputs.


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Thanks guys
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