Jumper Cable

Ok, I know this has been discussed at length, but when do I need to use the little jumper coax wire? I know where it goes, I have no idea why it's needed. Thank you

I think I know what you are talking about. But the answer depends on whether you are using the Concertone or your TV is stand alone.

Your TV can receive inputs from two sources.

1. The TV can be connected directly to the feed coming from the cat's antenna or the to park cable connection. In this case the TV is a stand alone tuner and monitor. You simply connect the TV to the appropriate connector, antenna or park.

2. Or the TV can receive the audio/video from the Concertone in which case you
are using the Concertone as a tuner and the TV is simply a monitor. If you choose this option, the Concertone can receive it's input from two places, the antenna or the park cable connection on the outside of the cat (probably near your city water connection). If you decide to use the park cable connection, you put the jumper in place.

This diagram shows my TV connected to both sources. I simply use the TV's menu to decide if I want a feed from the Concertone or directly from the antenna. If I am using option 1 (TV stand alone), I connect the TV's RF input (green line) to either antenna or park. If I am using option 2 (Concertone as tuner) and I want the Concertone to receive it's input from the park cable connector, I put the jumper in place.

The diagram might look better if you click the photo link in my signature.

It's so you can use the outside cable jack to feed the concertone TV cable signals. It connects the circuit.

The whole point of the jumper is to permit satellite users to install their receiver in place of the jumper. You feed the outside jack with the feed from the LNB off the dish. On the inside at the jumper location, one coax feeds the input of the satellite receiver and you feed the Concertone the output from the receiver (typical channel 3-4 output like on VCRs).

this stuff confused me so bad i just left the darned thing alone.

Thank you for the help. I have the '04 model, so I don't think my concertone acts as a reciever. I know it doesn't have the DVD player in it. I will play with it this weekend. Thanks again.

Pickle wrote:

Great diagram. It's what I thought though. If you want to use your TV tuner because of the whole digital TV thing (or you just like a picture better, video cable is the lowest quality signal), you can't have a cable / satellite signal to either the bedroom or the outside jack because the TV will "hijack" the signal at the jumper location.

But, since the TV tuner on the Concertone is basically worthless now, I'm sure those us that are more enterprising, can take out the Concertone, unhook the COAX cable and reroute it to a new COAX jack in the entertainment center. The only question I have is the radio. I see that I have a separate radio antenna on the roof of the Cat, is there a separate antenna wire for the radio too? I've never bothered to take out the unit.

Where does anybody find a little short jumper? The shortes cable i have is 3'.

Brad,

You can buy the end connectors from Home Depot, you splice the coating back, trim some and then screw the connector down.

Here's the instructions from the back of the box:



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The 3' cable should work fine for a jumper. I hate those twist-on F connectors. I can't believe they used them in the trailer. I pulled them off and used my crimp too.

jetskier wrote: I pulled them off and used my crimp tool.

Are you volunteering to make us shorter jumpers since you have the crimping tool?

oldelmer1 wrote:

jetskier wrote: I pulled them off and used my crimp tool.

Are you volunteering to make us shorter jumpers since you have the crimping tool?

Well??

Sure. You pay postage.....

How do I get you a $1? Actually, I head out Thursday, so I would need it by Wednesday so it would probably be cheaper for me to go and buy the stuff I need to make one.

You can get a crimper and stripper at Radio Shack or Home Depot. It comes in handy. I've used it to wire a couple houses and misc. connections. They both carry the crimp on F connectors and RG-6 cable. Make sure to get the crimper that crimps a hex pattern on the connector. The cheap one crimps like a pair of pliers would. The hex crimper crimps the connector fairly evenly around the wire.

I have this stripper and crimper from RS.

So how is the 2004 29BHBP wired for cable. I just bought my trailer (used, but new for me) and don't understand the use of the Antenna booster in the queen bedroom or how to get a satellite signal into the trailer. Any help would be great. Sorry for the newbie questions.

10-36, here is a link to the wiring diagram:
http://www.wildcatcamperforum.com/gallery/DIY-Pic-s-of-repair-s-and-Mod-s/Wiring-Diagram-pic_310.htm

Thanks Shooter. But in the 2004's the Concertone is not a dvd player or tv tuner. There is also no jumper (sat in/sat out) wall plate. I've aligned and confirmed my satellite is working by plugging directly into the back of the receiver. But when I plug the satellite into the park connection on the side of the trailer, I get no signal inside. The antenna booster is off also. Any thoughts?

I use a Digital converter in the bedroom straight from the roof aerial, and the main flat screen is feed straight from the Sat dish through the receiver.
Sean