Solitude 369 RL - Getting DirecTV to Work

[gd369rl]

I posted the pic of the backside of the antenna switch plate... 3 wires coming in (looks like 2 for the over the air antenna) and 1 for the cable... am I missing something? None of them worked with directv.

In almost every situation the splitter to all the TVs is AFTER the antenna/cable switch. That's how most manufacturers distribute cable or antenna (Over-The-Air) to all the TVs. In almost every situation the cable coming in goes directly to the antenna/cable switch.

[traveldawg]

Went behind the switch and took a picture. Tried plugging the directv box directly into all 3 cables and none worked - just got the 771 searching for signal... works fine right from winegard -> directv - so obviously some type of splitter or issue with GD wiring and only having 1 main wire come in...

Any clue what else I can try?


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Dang... I would have bet money that the cable from the water bay went directly to the port marked "Cable" on the back of that wall plate.

So now check behind the port in the water bay and see if it is an orange colored cable or some other color. It may help demystify things (or not ).

[gd369rl]

I guess I can try - not real obvious how to get behind the cable port in the water bay though...

Dang... I would have bet money that the cable from the water bay went directly to the port marked "Cable" on the back of that wall plate.

So now check behind the port in the water bay and see if it is an orange colored cable or some other color. It may help demystify things (or not ).