TV wall antenna outlet issue
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Hello,
I just moved into an old apartment in the historic district of Aix-en-Provence, and I'm facing a problem with the TV wall antenna socket (see photo).
I should mention that I have a relatively recent television equipped with a built-in TNT decoder.
My problem? I can't figure out what type of antenna socket it is!
I first connected my television to this wall socket with a standard male/female antenna cable. I can connect the female (see photo) to the output of this socket.
But when I search for channels, nothing happens because no signal can be detected.
I then tried changing this wall socket with a new quality female socket of 9.52 mm. No signal was detected by the television. The same for installing an F-type antenna socket. No signal detected either. I find this incomprehensible, especially since a rooftop antenna equipped with a satellite dish seems to be on the building.
I also tested the other wall antenna socket in the apartment, performing the same actions, with no success.
However, very strangely, when I use a part of a damaged F connector (see photo), connected traditionally on one side to the female end of the antenna cable and on the other side, with a very thin rod, to the output of the wall antenna socket, my television manages to pick up all the TNT channels!
I don’t understand how to connect... Thank you for your help!
Best regards
I just moved into an old apartment in the historic district of Aix-en-Provence, and I'm facing a problem with the TV wall antenna socket (see photo).
I should mention that I have a relatively recent television equipped with a built-in TNT decoder.
My problem? I can't figure out what type of antenna socket it is!
I first connected my television to this wall socket with a standard male/female antenna cable. I can connect the female (see photo) to the output of this socket.
But when I search for channels, nothing happens because no signal can be detected.
I then tried changing this wall socket with a new quality female socket of 9.52 mm. No signal was detected by the television. The same for installing an F-type antenna socket. No signal detected either. I find this incomprehensible, especially since a rooftop antenna equipped with a satellite dish seems to be on the building.
I also tested the other wall antenna socket in the apartment, performing the same actions, with no success.
However, very strangely, when I use a part of a damaged F connector (see photo), connected traditionally on one side to the female end of the antenna cable and on the other side, with a very thin rod, to the output of the wall antenna socket, my television manages to pick up all the TNT channels!
I don’t understand how to connect... Thank you for your help!
Best regards
2 réponses
Hello,
Maybe this socket isn't connected to the collective antenna? Is there a problem? What's happening with the neighbors?
That said, if you're able to pick up a signal with that rod, you should try to rig something up or buy an indoor antenna because you're likely close to a transmitter.
See this discussion:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-10003614-une-antenne-tnt-interieure-pour-0eur
I call a spade a spade *
*in French in the text
Maybe this socket isn't connected to the collective antenna? Is there a problem? What's happening with the neighbors?
That said, if you're able to pick up a signal with that rod, you should try to rig something up or buy an indoor antenna because you're likely close to a transmitter.
See this discussion:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-10003614-une-antenne-tnt-interieure-pour-0eur
I call a spade a spade *
*in French in the text
So, by only connecting the core without the casing, does it work?
I suspect a short circuit either on your plug or on the wall outlet because the slightest "hair" from the braid touching the copper core can mess things up.
Note: using "tu" is a habit of friendliness on this forum, but if it bothers you...;-)
I call a spade a spade *
*in French in the text
I suspect a short circuit either on your plug or on the wall outlet because the slightest "hair" from the braid touching the copper core can mess things up.
Note: using "tu" is a habit of friendliness on this forum, but if it bothers you...;-)
I call a spade a spade *
*in French in the text
A priori, yes, that’s what I see ;)
But I’m mainly wondering what kind of cable normally connects to such a wall socket...
The antenna cable (the socket?) that I was using worked perfectly before I unplugged it last week. In the old apartment, the connector was type F, I used a small adapter that I had to screw on, the very one I took apart and whose rod I'm currently using.
However, regarding the wall socket, that’s a possibility; the previous tenant didn’t seem very handy based on what I’m seeing here and there lol... However, the problem concerns all the wall sockets in the apartment (there are 3, one in each bedroom + living room).
If there was such a short circuit, I understand that I have no choice but to call an electrician?
No problem with the informal addressing :)
But I’m mainly wondering what kind of cable normally connects to such a wall socket...
The antenna cable (the socket?) that I was using worked perfectly before I unplugged it last week. In the old apartment, the connector was type F, I used a small adapter that I had to screw on, the very one I took apart and whose rod I'm currently using.
However, regarding the wall socket, that’s a possibility; the previous tenant didn’t seem very handy based on what I’m seeing here and there lol... However, the problem concerns all the wall sockets in the apartment (there are 3, one in each bedroom + living room).
If there was such a short circuit, I understand that I have no choice but to call an electrician?
No problem with the informal addressing :)
I haven't yet pursued my inquiry with my new neighbors. I don't think it's an issue with the antenna on the roof.
I do remember that when I was a kid, I sometimes managed to get TV reception by inserting a rod, like a paperclip, into the antenna input of my little TV, but it's not the same thing, lol.
Actually, I'm connecting the rod you see in the last photo to the output of the wall socket. It fits perfectly, which seems very strange to me since it's originally the rod of an F connector. The other end of this rod (standard male) is inserted into the female connector of my antenna cable.
What I'm especially wondering about is the nature of this wall socket? It doesn't seem to me to be an old 9 mm female socket that used to exist before the implementation of the European standard. Otherwise, the female connector of my 9.52 mm antenna cable wouldn't fit in it. But it also doesn't look like a standard 9.52 mm male antenna connector... I'm trying to find information here and there but without success :(