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Old 05-17-2016, 10:31 PM   #1
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I am new to this forum. I have had my 2012 3905 since 2012. I love it. I just bought the King tailgator satellite for dish network. I was able to install everything and got the main TV in the living room to work. I just want to know how I can get the TV in the garage and the one outside to show the same picture that is being watched in the living room. I am hoping to do this myself to save some money and not pay someone to do it. Any help would be great.
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:45 AM   #2
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Hi Robert
I'm not familiar with the "dish" network equipment but, generally speaking, the easiest way to split tv signal is from the coax connection on the back of the satellite receiver. With Direct TV, They only offer this option in a standard def. receiver. If you are working with a high def. receiver and you do not have a coax output, you could Install an RF Modulator to covert the output signal to RF and then split it as above. You should find the stock splitters behind the main TV and/or behind the speaker near the bathroom door.
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Old 05-18-2016, 04:49 AM   #3
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Here is another way to go if you want to route HDIM cables but I can assure you, this would not be an easy task. take advantage of the existing coax if you possibly can.
KanexPro 1x4 HDMI Splitter

KanexPro 1x4 HDMI Splitter SP-HD1X44K B&H Photo Video
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Is there a way to get the signal to the tv on the outside. I am able to get the signal to the tv in the living room.
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If you want to get a picture to the rest of your TV's, your going to have to find the Splitter, which is behind the walls somewhere, Mind was behind the main TV, which I was able to get to it, removing the cabinet in the bathroom, the only other way, would be to run a new cable to each TV from a new splitter, but that's a PIA, I would try and find the splitter that came with the RV
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Old 05-19-2016, 06:39 PM   #6
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I found the splitter. The biggest problem I have is that it uses a COAX cable and the only video out I have on the Dish box is either HDMI or component. is there any kind of adapter?
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I found the splitter. The biggest problem I have is that it uses a COAX cable and the only video out I have on the Dish box is either HDMI or component. is there any kind of adapter?
I got tired of messing with the factory crap and just installed a dedicated dish coax hookup on the back of my camper. I have the inside tv hooked to the direct tv receiver, then I bought a 15 ft component cable and ran it to the outside tv. On a 32" led tv with a high def signal, the picture looks as good as the hdmi hookup.
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From your Tailgator, you connect the cable to your outside Satellite plug (in the wet area) that plug connects to your splitter, from the splitter, the cables goes to each TV, from the plug near each TV, you plug your cable box to the TV and cable wall plug, you need a dish box for each TV, unless you want every TV to see the same channel
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From your Tailgator, you connect the cable to your outside Satellite plug (in the wet area) that plug connects to your splitter, from the splitter, the cables goes to each TV, from the plug near each TV, you plug your cable box to the TV and cable wall plug, you need a dish box for each TV, unless you want every TV to see the same channel
Yes I want the outside tv to show the same picture as the one in the living room
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Old 05-19-2016, 07:28 PM   #10
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Would an RF Modulator work?
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buy one of those small splitter, that has a switch and run a cable back to the main splitter, so that all TV's has the same picture
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buy one of those small splitter, that has a switch and run a cable back to the main splitter, so that all TV's has the same picture
Can you tell me what it is called?
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Can you tell me what it is called?
After I figured out that the cable TV and sat cables had been crosswired and fixed that, I installed an AV switch box. Everything goes into the AV box then to the TV and the one to the bedroom outlet.

All that grief so we could watch 5 to 10 hours of TV a week. Depends on if there is a race that I HAVE to watch.
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Here is a picture, but I don't know what its called, but I added this box, so I can have Sat, and can switch to local
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Here is a picture, but I don't know what its called, but I added this box, so I can have Sat, and can switch to local
Rich,

That is pretty much like an AV switch, you can go up from there. The big switches have become a thing of the past, now that surround sound receivers have them built in. Most TV now have multiple inputs too.
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