[junodale]

Thanks in advance everybody
My question could be considered stupid, but I don't know the answer.
I have a Captive Works 800 and I want to hook up an outside antenna so I can view TV during down time, can I hook up a seperate antenna cable on the back where it says antenna and then just turn the unit off in the back when I'm down and watch my local digital TV, with that being said, I also want to make sure I can use my digital converter box, in other words outside antenna to the converter box, converter box to back of receiver to the antenna side, turn receiver off and watch local TV?
Thanks
junodale

[satman99]

Yes, exactly the way you said it. You can also use a different input on back of tv, which is what I would recomend.

[hazwis]

i would hook it up as suggested above.
antenna, digital box, then hook the box directly to a separate input on the TV and just change your inputs when you want to switch.

[junodale]

When you say switch inputs, are you saying that if DN is down just shut off the box and the antenna will come right up?
Thanks again
junodale

[boboisno1]

No need to turn the back power switch off just using the power button on the remote works.

[hazwis]

most modern TVs have several inputs in the back, coax, component, etc. you should be using component to connect your stb to your TV, then you could use the coax in, or other digital output from the new digital box right into the back of the tv. using the tv remote you can switch what input the tv is working on.

[jackofall1232]

Originally Posted by junodale

Thanks in advance everybody
My question could be considered stupid, but I don't know the answer.
I have a Captive Works 800 and I want to hook up an outside antenna so I can view TV during down time, can I hook up a seperate antenna cable on the back where it says antenna and then just turn the unit off in the back when I'm down and watch my local digital TV, with that being said, I also want to make sure I can use my digital converter box, in other words outside antenna to the converter box, converter box to back of receiver to the antenna side, turn receiver off and watch local TV?
Thanks
junodale

excellent question about the DCB.I hadnt thought about it because I can only get one analog tv station and no cable where I live so a DCB is not something I am going to spend my money on right now but good question for the future because I just might need to know the answer in the future.
THANX JACK

[junodale]

Thanks everbody, I'm going to try that this afternoon and report back later
Thanks
junodale

[junodale]

Ok guys and girls
It worked out perfect. I even bought a cable-antenna splitter, its a splitter that allows you to use one cable to the room, I put a splitter inside so I could run one to the STB and one to the converter box, then I used cable hook-up from STB to TV, then used the input jacks for the other, then I set the remote to work both TV and STB, I just turn the STB off, then switch to input and I have digital TV, the only thing I couldnt do was use the same remote for the converter, I have to use the converter remote to change channels. I hope this gets saved somewhere where other people to use for reference, I really don't have to turn the receiver off, just switch the remote from STB to TV, then go to input on the TV, but I sut the STB off anyway just to be safe.
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junodale

[whitefish]

junodale, This is good news for others to read..... Thank you for posting back..