922 question

[Swamp_Rat]

There is a hookup for an external antenna on the back of the 922. Well... I have tried to figure out for hours how to get to the locals once I hook it up and can't find squat. There is nothing in the instruction manual on it except it identifies the port.
How do I view locals once I hook the antenna up?

Thanks!

 

[Lak7]

How do I view locals once I hook the antenna up?

There is no tuner for that in the receiver.
I'm pretty sure it's for an RF Remote control.
4DTV 922 Rear View

 

[Swamp_Rat]

Lak,

I'm talking about #8 on that picture. I know about the antenna for the remote. Even the manual talks about the antenna hookup for locals but doesn't tell you how to access them.
I'm just trying to eliminate remotes for the remote challenged people like my wife.

 

[Lak7]

That's for connecting something like a VCR.
EDIT:
I guess you could connect an antenna, turn off the 4DTV, and use the TV to change channels.
The 4DTV will not incorporate you locals into it's Channel List.

 

[Swamp_Rat]

Damn, I was hoping it would have some sort of a tuner in it. Thanks anyway!

 

[eurosport]

Damn, I was hoping it would have some sort of a tuner in it. Thanks anyway!

Those receivers are so old, even if it had a tuner, it would be NTSC analog, and now useless anyway!

 

[Swamp_Rat]

Actually it is only a late 2005 model so it really isn,t that old. I have a stand alone Motorola tuner that is at least that old.

 

[iammike]

I never used that connection, but I think the guys are right. It's just a pass-through for an antenna signal.

Mike

 

[truckracer]

its just a pass through if you have a very old tv and are using the internal modulator it seemlessly switches you to the antenna when you turn off the 922. Not very practical today.

 

[Swamp_Rat]

Thanks for all the replys, I was just hoping to eliminate a remote as my wife is struggling with all this.

 

[eurosport]

Actually it is only a late 2005 model so it really isn,t that old. I have a stand alone Motorola tuner that is at least that old.

I didn't mean old as in ancient....that'd be my 920 LOL! I meant like it would have an analog OTA tuner as opposed to a digital one, if the 4DTVs had one.