Spadge Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Our M/H is fitted with a Status TV aerial. We have not got a TV ! Therefore we have no idea what plugs are needed for the Status unit fitted inside. The 240V mains 3 pin socket is installed alongside a wall switch type unit with three seperate fittings installed. It is fitted underneath a shelf unit so I am unable to get a clear view. One seems to be for the aerial, the other is a two pin socket.... but the continental two pin is too wide to fit. The third I'm unable to identify at all. Is this info clear enough for some one to advise on what I need to enable the G'Daughter to watch TV before bedtime looms while she is with us for a weeks holiday ? Thank you in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camocam1 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 think most sockets are fairly universal and will have 12v socket ariel output socket 13amp socket I would assume that your ariel is already wire to the socket, but there may be a signal booster somewhere, so I would try plugging in TV and connect airiel cable between TV and socket and see what happens, unless you have already done this. You will need to tune in the tv eveytime you move site hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 From your description it sound like you've got a socket like the below, which has the 12v connection, an aerial connection and a satellite connection. It might be 'easier' to take some DVDs with you (assuming you have a DVD player!) for your grand-daughter to watch! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Except that it sounds like you have a '2 pin' socket for the 12v not a cigar lighter as Mel has shown. Something like this maybe... Link. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Strachan Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi, sorry no not enough info to help much! Status make many different types of aerial, what is the motorhome? What kind of TV are you going to connect? Give us some more clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Spadge I had an omni-directional ('flying saucer') Status TV aerial on my 1996 Herald. The "wall socket" was a 12V-powered amplifier/connector and (if I remember correctly) looked a bit like this http://tinyurl.com/cxgslao It was connected to the roof-mounted aerial via a co-ax cable-connector and a 2nd co-ax connector allowed the TV to be connected to the amplifier-unit. I don't remember it having an integrated 2-pin fitting, but (as Keith advises) yours is likely to accept a plug of the type he mentions. Modern examples are shown here: http://www.visionplus.co.uk/shop/vision-plus-digital-amplifiers/ Your motorhome is a 1998 Mobilvetta Euroyacht. It's quite likely that (as is the case with my Hobby) Mobilvetta factory-fitted the "wall socket", but left the buyer to decide which TV aerial to add (none in my case). Unless you can spot something on your wall socket to identify its origins - use a mirror if you can't get a clear view - it may not be practicable to say if includes an amplifier (though I suspect not). I suggest you do as camocam1 suggests - plug the TV's aerial-cable (presumably you will be using a 230v mains-powered TV) into the wall socket's co-ax connector and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiesgrandad Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Why not give some thought to buying a cheap satellite set-up, we bought ours for less than £100, and get great reception all over UK and Europe. You can find them for less on Ebay. AGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spadge Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes it feels very similar to that Keithl . I'm not able to see it very well because it's under a shelf that's too close to the worktop for me to get my head under for a proper look. Have to get a smaller head I suppose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spadge Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Iain, 98 Mobilvetta M/H on an Iveco chassis. We have no TV at the moment, but looking @ 12V Kogan TV / DVD. There is a standard 240v 3 pin socket installed resumably for the TV. However its the other socket instalment alongside the 240v that puzzles me. Three sockets in one, none of which I can get a clear sight of.....one a definate aerial socket + two others. As I am unable to get a clear view of either I am unable to discribe / identify. Status may make several different aerials but surely the connections would be the same ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spadge Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Derek, it does indeed have a 12v Amplifier exactly as shown in your link it is installed in the cupboard above the sockets. I'm looking at a 12v TV / DVD but I can try a 240v as a test for the connections. Many thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Spadge - 2013-04-28 7:53 PM Yes it feels very similar to that Keithl . I'm not able to see it very well because it's under a shelf that's too close to the worktop for me to get my head under for a proper look. Have to get a smaller head I suppose.. Sometimes things that you can't get to, to see properly, can be photographed with a digital camera. Any chance in this case ? I've sometimes used that method at home to ' see ' plumbing that's awkward to get at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Strachan Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Spadge, Sorry for delay in reply, the link that you confirmed from Derek shows a Status amplifier that uses standard coax cable connections (Belling Lee). So you should be able to connect a coax cable same as you would use in your house set up. If the aerial on the roof is of the same age as your van it will most probably have an omni-directional aerial, these are not really very suitable for the new digital transmissions that we now have, and you may need to replace this. As for the TV there are many threads discussing this on here, try a search for TV in the search box. We use a set from Tesco 19" LCD with buit in DVD came with a 230 to 12volt power supply, just had to get a lead to use on the 12volt. Hope that helps. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Spadge - 2013-04-28 8:16 PM Derek, it does indeed have a 12v Amplifier exactly as shown in your link it is installed in the cupboard above the sockets. I'm looking at a 12v TV / DVD but I can try a 240v as a test for the connections. Many thanks ! The Status amplifier is 12V-powered and its red LED should illuminate when the amplifier-switch is moved to the On position. I suggest you check that this happens (you might need to turn on the habitation-area 12V system at the main control-panel for 12V power to be provided to the amplifier). As I said earlier, the Status amplifier has a connector for a co-ax cable that connects to the roof-mounted aerial, plus other connectors for the TV itself and/or a radio. It should be easy to establish the purpose of each connector as they are clearly marked. I haven't been able to easily find user-instructions for older Status systems, but this link http://www.busyoutdoors.com/product_pdf.php?id=1146 relates to a Status 530 aerial system and should allow the cabling and amplifier functionality to be understood. If the amplifier is in working order, has a 12V power-source and is connected to the roof-mounted TV aerial (I'd expect to see a co-ax cable already connected to the amplifier's aerial socket), then (at least in principle) all you'd need for a TV to work is a power-supply (240V or 12V as appropriate) to power the TV and a co-ax cable connection between TV and amplifier. If a 240V TV works OK via the amplifier, you could ignore the mysterious under-shelf "wall switch" thingie except for its 2-pin socket that (assuming the socket is actually live) might be used to power a12V TV/DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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