How To Connect A Satellite Receiver To An Older Video Switch Box In An RV

by Anonymous

I have an older RV that I have updated with a new HD tv, a dvd player and a sat receiver. Is there a way to hook these up to the video switch so I can watch DVD's or Sat tv on my other tv's or do I have to buy a new switch that supports component video.

I have not been able to find a switch like that yet. My Sat receiver does not have a regular coax output only component, HDMI and RCA. My switch box only has coax connections. Please let me know the best way to hook these up.

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The ideal solution to your problem would be a new Video Switch Box that allows you to hook up your DVD Player and Satellite Receiver using the component or HDMI Connections and then converts those connections to be transmitted via the Coax to your TV.

That being said, you can use an RF Modulator such as the RCA Digital Tech Compact AV Stereo RF Modulator! and use the RCA video and audio connections on your components and have them transmitted through the coaxial connections on your existing video switch box to your TV.

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Here are a couple of things you need to be aware of in case you decide to do this. First you will need one RF Modulator for each component that you plan to hook up. Second, when you are using an RF Modulator for your DVD or Satellite Receiver the signal will be transmitted to either channel 3 or 4 on your TV (you make the choice when setting up the RF modulator).


You need to further understand that the signals transmitted to your TV will not show in High Definition (depending on the size of your TV this may or may not be real noticeable to you).

Setting up this system is pretty simple and straight forward. You simply hook up your components RCA Video and Audio connections directly to the RF Modulator and then use a short piece of Coax Cable to connect the RF Modulator's "To TV" connection to your Video Switch Box at the DVD or Satellite Receiver Coax Connection.

You will also notice that the RF Modulator also has an "Antenna In" Connection which you will not connect anything to because the RV's antenna should already be connected to the Video Switch Box through its own connection.

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