Cable isn't working on my new TV?

Question

I just got a Digital Labs 19" TV/DVD combo for Christmas and now I'm trying to hook up my cable, I've checked and rechecked to make sure all the cables are in correctly. The only place for a coax cable to go in says ANT, so I've tried all the different sources and the TV says No Signal no matter what I put it on. Anyone have any more suggestions?

Answer 1

The big question is, do you have a cable box, or are you subscribing to basic cable with no cable box?



If you are on basic cable with no box, that could be the problem. I looked at several references for your set and can only find mention of an ATSC tuner. If that's all it has, it means this set is designed only for receiving the digital over-the-air (OTA) channels with an antenna. That's what the ATSC tuner is for, and that's all it does. Your set does not appear to have an analog tuner ("NTSC"), so it can't see the analog channels on a basic cable system.



If you have a very good TV antenna, and are in an area with strong OTA signals, you could connect the antenna and get your local broadcast channels that way. For free.

Answer 2

Get into the menu on the TV and make sure it's set for Cable. There should be an option somewhere that lets you switch from ANT to Cable....it may be a switch on the back...it may be a menu option.

Answer 3

if you have a cable box make sure it is matched up with in source your using



example i have

Blu Ray hooked to HDMl 1 and when i want to watch that i have to use my remote and highlight HDMl 1

for my satelite i have i have that as input 1 and have to highlite that to watch that

you probably have 3/4 inputs for you tv click input on your remote and match the in you want to use