Antenna 3 Tv

im trying to put antenna (local tv) cable (HD tv) and direct tv into 3 tvs at a resturaunt but i dont know what cables to put in and where. if you have an idea or know how please help i need to fix them before sunday, the tvs are "VIZIO" and are hd formatable thank you for reading.

Get a four way splitter for each source (cable, direct tv channel 3 output of box, and antenna). Connect each source to the input of splitters 1, 2 and 3 as shown:

Antenna to input of splitter 1

Cable to input of splitter 2

DirecTV channel 3 output to input of splitter 3

Run cables from the outputs (3 of 4 available) of each splitter to a three way antenna, cable, satellite (might be marked game) switch located behind each tv. Connect as follows:

Output of each switch to antenna input of each TV.

Output from Antenna splitter (1) to antenna input on three way switch.

Output from Cable splitter (2) to cable input on three way switch.

Output from DirecTV Channel 3 splitter (3) to game input (whatever the third input is named on the switch) on three way switch.

Do this for all three TV sets.

Select the source with the switches and change the TV tuning setting between antenna and cable for this setup when channels above 13 are desired. May require auto tuning the set each time.

If the sets have dual antenna inputs for hdtv antenna and tv cable connect the hdtv antenna directly to that input. Use the switch with the cable tv and the direct tv channel 3 output only (as you will not have to retune the tv for channel 3).

If the TV sets have component inputs or HDMI inputs you may want to get separate DirecTV receivers on their four way splitter (different because it splits the satellite signal from the LNB). And then use the HDTV capable DirecTV receivers. The above setup was for standard DirecTV receiver instead of HDTV.

2007-09-03 15:36:05 by HAL_9000

One for each, so each TV can tune to a different channel.

2008-02-27 14:24:52 by arioncats

Support all OTA, FTA stations in 1080p, UHF/VHF TV and FM radio
Up to 150 mile reception range - ideal for homes in rural areas
Wireless remote control, 360 degree rotation by remote control, Optional manual operation
Range finder dial, full control of 0 ~ 100+ mile signal (turn off for local stations, and on for stations in another city or town
Built in high gain booster, Built in low noise circuit, Can Support up to 2 TVs

does the antenna create a magenetic field or what? this only happend after i put the antenna up there, how can i fix it?

MOVE the antenna away from ALL that magnetic radiation emanating from your TV set.

If it doesn't disappear, send us a picture and ask the question again.
A picture is worth a thousand words....a Model and Brand AND TYPE (crt, lcd flat panel, lcd projection, dlp projection, crt projection, plasma) is worth about another 600.....

2009-07-12 22:45:01 by Pheng L

Range finder dial, full control of 0 ~ 100+ mile signal (turn off for local stations, and on for stations in another city or town
Built in high gain booster, Built in low noise circuit, Can Support up to 2 TVs
Wireless remote control, 360 degree rotation by remote control, Optional manual operation
Support all OTA, FTA stations in 1080p, UHF/VHF TV and FM radio
Up to 150 mile reception range - ideal for homes in rural areas

Here is alink to the antenna I am looking into.
http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/ante nnas/Terk-AMPLIFIED-OUTDOOR-HDTV-ANTENNA /m12618402.html/st=product_tab

In addition to what the others have said, this antenna is not multi directional so it has to be pointed at the broadcast towers for the station(s) you want to receive. If they are all withing a few degrees of each other, you will be ok. However, if they are in different directions and the people watching those 3 TVs want to view stations which are in different directions at the same time, you will have a problem.

2009-07-06 23:58:39 by Pati

I've unplugged antenna & power, reattached antenna cable and rescanned channels - no luck, still only 3 channels. Switched tvs and still only one will get all channels and the other will only get 3. Is the coax cable or splitter bad?

Could be. Try switching the outputs of your splitter--attach the "3 channels" TV to the port where the the "all channels" TV was connected and vice-versa. See what you get.

Assuming these are digital TVs purchased recently in the U.S., be sure to rescan both sets after making the above switch.

If nothing changes, you might try swapping different cables

2009-06-24 19:03:25 by giaccol