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lucsaunders
Sep 2, 2010, 03:10 PM
Hi,
I have an old JVC TV with a rabbit ear style aerial plugged into the back. I can tune in perfect picture but no sound. There is even no hissing sound even when a channel is untuned (snow). There is also no sound when I try the head phone jack.
When I plug in the DVD player there is perfect sound and picture so why no sound when I watch TV via an aerial?
The volume is up high and the TV is not muted
Thanks in advance
Luke
cdad
Sep 2, 2010, 03:51 PM
Do you have the new digital converter hooked up between your rabbit ears? I don't believe they are using sound as part of the carrier anymore.
lucsaunders
Sep 5, 2010, 09:52 AM
Thanks for your reply,
What do you mean by "digital converter"? I have a UHF/VHF "rabbit ear" antenna sitting on top my TV. This is connected to the TV via a coaxial cable. Still no sound though?
cdad
Sep 5, 2010, 11:32 AM
Since all the TV channels started broadcasting in HD you need to add a converter to see the normal channels you used to see with just rabbit ears.
Ref:
The Digital TV Transition: Reception Maps (http://www.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/)
lucsaunders
Sep 5, 2010, 01:34 PM
Thanks again for your help,
Sorry but still a bit unsure if I have a "converter". I have a Mercury VHF/UHF antenna (see picture) on my TV via one coaxial cable. Again, I am receiving perfect picture but NO sound. The sound does however work when I use TV with DVD player via a scart connection.
http://www.morgan111morgan.com/images/Indoor-TV-Radio-Antenna-4170.jpg
cdad
Sep 5, 2010, 05:33 PM
Hard to tell just from the picture. Do you have a model number? Most of the converters Ive seen are almost like a cable box in size.
lucsaunders
Sep 6, 2010, 11:37 AM
The name on the bottom is Mercury 120.635
cdad
Sep 6, 2010, 01:29 PM
That is NOT a dtv converter. If you are in the U.S. your going to need a separate box to go with the antenna.
Ref:
Which DTV converter box should I buy? - CNET Reviews (http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-tv-converter/)