Can someone tell me if there is a correct way to hook up a TV Signal Splitter. I have a signal splitter that as three female connectors, two on one side and one on the opposite side. Does it make any difference which side is the in signal and which is the out signal? I need to connect two in signal lines and one out signal line to the TV.

I need to attach our outside roof antenna and satellite coax cable to our one television set...

Thanks,

That is normally done with an A/B switch in my experience. It will isolate the two inputs. The splitter normally splits one signal into two or more separate outputs and is similar to splicing all three coax cables together. A/B switches are normally readily available in electronic stores.

Thanks, I will see if I can find an A/B Switch as you suggested. I am hooking up the new digital box between the roof antenna and want to use the same TV to view programs on both our roof antenna and DISH satellite. Thanks!

I looked up the A/B Switch and that is what I have. I thought it was called a splitter. My question is, is there a right and wrong way to hook it up. I need the roof antenna wife and satellite antenna cable going into a switch and a single cable going out of the switch into our TV. Does the A/B Switch work both ways or is it directional? Thanks!! I know this is a stupid question but I need to know how to hook this A/B Switch up to operate a roof antenna, satellite, and TV. Thanks!!

I use an antenna (very infrequently) instead of regular cable TV sometimes. My biggest problem is having to reprogram the TV for antenna or cable, each time I switch from one to the other.

The A/B switch should be labelled and normally the connector that feeds the TV is by itself on one end or side of the switch.
The connectors that go to to the incoming (ant. And satt.) are usually labelled--one A and one B, or it could say input(s) where satt. In and ant. In are to be connected.
It definitely has to be hooked up with the correct connector feeding the TV. Otherwise, it will just connect the two inputs together with nothing going to the TV on one of the A/B settings.

OK, thanks! I will see if I can buy the A/B Switch locally. We have a Radio Shack in Marianna, FL. Thanks for the help!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Al

You may want one of these:

Satellite Diplexer, Signal Combiner and Splitter (http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/SATELLITE_DIPLEXERS_and_SPLITTERS.htm)

Splitters can be used as combiners as long as there are no interfering frequencies and the frequencies are interest are in the range of the splitter.

Direction matters as in 1 in: 2 out or 2 in: 1 out.

Thanks, I have one of those. All I need is a jumper cable and I should be in business.

Is there any advantage over having an A/B Switch, that you manually change from satellite to antenna, and a Signal Splitter like the ones on the website you sent me? Which will give the better TV signal??

Thanks,
Al

The function of a splitter is to take ONE signal and split it to two devices. That's not what you are doing, you want to take TWO signals and use both with one TV.

So you have two choices. Most modern TVs have multiple inputs. So you may be able to connect both directly to your TV and use the
TV to switch inputs. If you h ave an older TV, then you are going to need a new decoder to for broadcast TV anyway. Doesn't the satellite have a settop box?

The television is a JVC model AV-36260, chassis A99, 32" diag. measurement, manufactured AUG 2001, s/n 13631547 AR. I don't see but one connection for a coax input cable on the back of the TV. We want to be able to view DISH satellite transmissions most of the time or local TV station transmissions via our outside roof antenna which is on a 50' mast for special programs, like some football games and bowl games. We have the new Magnavox TB110MW9A DTV Digital to Analog Converter that I can install on the roof antenna side of the setup.

I just need to know which will give us the best picture and sound with an outside roof antenna, with a DISH satellite Super dish (the large super dish has been replaced with the new 18" super dish within the past two months)... an A/B Switch or a Signal Splitter? I have a signal splitter that I bought some time ago and a spare coax cable that has two male connectors for coax cables on one side and one on the opposite side. Will that work and give a quality picture and sound input to the JVC TV? Do I need to get an A/B Switch so I can manually switch from satellite to antenna? Sorry for the dumb questions but I want to get the best reception that I possibly can in the future from satellite and our antenna. THANKS!

Thanks,
Al Barrs

Scott, I don't know what this means; "Doesn't the satellite have a settop box?" The satellite does have a receiver which is connected to the outside dish input coax cable and to the TV coax cable connection on the back of the TV. I don't see but one place to connect an antenna or satellite cable...

Come February 17, 2008; just use the video outputs from the CECB to the TV. The TV has lots of video inputs.

For HD channels only, the above set-up will work now and after the conversion.

For the next few months, if you want to watch analog standard definition TV, either an A/B switch, push on connectors, or transfer the connections manually.

As I explained, a splitter is NOT what you want. You need a switch to choose which input to send to the TV.

As far as I knew, Dish network uses a receiver to select what channel to watch. This settop box sits in between the coax from the satellite dish and your TV.

OK, thanks! I will head into town to see what Radio Shack has in the way of the A/B Switch and some short coax cables. Thanks for the advice...

Al

Good Luck.

P.S. its not a good idea to put personal info in your posts. I've removed them for you.