Connecting Aerial socket to Tv Aerial!

maniac886

I was wondering if anyone can help me here. In my bedroom I have a tv aerial socket just like this:

If i connect my tv to it the tv just shows a fuzzy screen but when I unscrewed the socket there was a green wire behind so it looks like its been connected.

I have no idea what to do to make it work, I could call someone out but if its an easy job id rather do it myself.......thanks for your help in advance!

enrm6

First check that the tv aerial socket is ok, do you have a settop aerial you can use to check? Assuming all ok, plug the tv into the wall socket and try to re-tune the tv. The aerial connected to the socket (on the roof?) may be pointing to a different transmitter. If still no luck it may be that there is a break between the socket and the aerial (can you see anything outside?) Some of this of course depends on where the aerial is, outside on roof, in loft etc.

maniac886

i have a tv tuner in my pc which i have directly connected to the socket and tried tuning and this does not work.I have also tried this with my tv with no avail.The aerial is on the roof and it seems me that my room is the only one that is not connected.

ChemicalBrother_2

So the other rooms that have an aerial socket are okay for reception?

Is your house a new build?

The other TVs are definately getting UHF TV and not cable? (Not as stupid as it sounds!)

Unlikely, but maybe the socket in your bedroom is just for FM radio?

don_ky01

The green wire, has it a solid centre wire surrounded in plastic then a mesh like second wire around that, followed by a plastic outer layer?

maniac886

ChemicalBrother wrote:

So the other rooms that have an aerial socket are okay for reception?

Is your house a new build?

The other TVs are definately getting UHF TV and not cable? (Not as stupid as it sounds!)

Unlikely, but maybe the socket in your bedroom is just for FM radio?

The other rooms that have an aerial socket are fine for reception
the house is a new build
the other tvs are definately getting UHF TV
definately not a socket for fm radio

CL

Take a look in the roofspace, it sound like they have forgotten to connect this socket to the Aerial

maniac886

Here is a picture of the socket:
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Here is a pic of when its opened up
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maniac886

CL wrote:

Take a look in the roofspace, it sound like they have forgotten to connect this socket to the Aerial

How would I go about connecting it up...is it a simple process?

don_ky01

The outer wire or ground is not connected.Cut back the cover and expose the wire mesh. Twist this to make a wire strand then conect that to the screw to the off centre ( make sure that NO strands of the outter wire stray and touch the centre core)

maniac886

don_ky01 wrote:

The outer wire or ground is not connected.Cut back the cover and expose the wire mesh. Twist this to make a wire strand then conect that to the screw to the off centre ( make sure that NO strands of the outter wire stray and touch the centre core)

Is this the green wire behind the aerial socket that you are referring to?