TV Reception/Aerial problem

googler

ironman1 wrote: »

How do I tell if the aerial is connected to the socket in the wall? I'm on the middle floor of three (thats not sarcasm by the way, a genuine question because I want to check...)

Pick up screwdriver
Unscrew the two screws holding the socket plate onto the wall
Gently pull the socket plate away from the wall.

If there's a cable connected to the back of the socket plate, then you may be able to assume that the other end of the cable is connected to an aerial or distribution system in your building, but the only way to confirm this is to go into loft, onto roof and check the other end of the cable.

If there's no cable at the back of the socket plate, you're not connected to anything.

lucylucky

ironman1 wrote: »

Just spoke to them again. They said they have just sent out letters which tell residents that the block will soon have it's aerials upgraded, due to the Digital Switchover? It's all rather strange, the building was only finished just over two years ago.

Wonder why they are doing that, the aerial that is currently there could be perfectly acceptable.

I would still be interested to see if you get terrestrial TV on your main TV.

ironman1

I will try the main TV tonight. Should I try getting terrestrial as it is now, obviously with no aerial plugged into the back?

I'm 90% sure it either gets no signal at all or very little at best

Enterprise_1701C

Have you asked your neighbours if they get good reception on terrestrial? At a nursing home we deal with the aerial goes down to a distribution point and the rooms are physically plugged in there. It might be worth asking whoever manages your building to check that yours is actually plugged in, or trying to find out where the distribution point is and checking it is plugged in for yourself.

ironman1

Just spoke to the Housing people again and they told me this-

I need a splitter cable in the front room going into both wall sockets and the back of the main tele.

The fella said this should sort the problem. I'm not sure how though, I mean how does that affect a bedroom in the tele? I know the sockets in the front room are connected to the one in the bedroom but surely I'd still need something coming out of the bedroom socket into the TV?!

closed

They don't have a clue.

Find the cable you have, plug it into the bedroom socket, report back on the picture quality, analogue and digital.

Do the same with the downstairs socket.

ironman1

Will do when I get in. By the way this is a flat, no downstairs (in case that makes a difference).

lucylucky

closed wrote: »

They don't have a clue. Correct

Find the cable you have, plug it into the bedroom socket, report back on the picture quality, analogue and digital.

Do the same with the downstairs socket.

Try both teles as above.

And no it doesn't matter if you are in a flat, bungalow, townhouse or mansion.

ironman1

Just tried it with just a lead from the wall socket into the TV with no joy. I then put the 'in out' connector onto it with the aerial coming out of the out socket and TV on the 'in' and it's working fine so far. I'm sure it will play up soon though, it did before

closed

in out connector? You're using a tvtop aerial?