Re: Coax install

[Rob West <rwest@xxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Sounds similar to what I've got in my house. I just let the NTL guys put
their stuff in my front room and then sorted it all out (i.e. moved it)
once they'd gone. I've now got the cable decoder in the loft - works a
treat from anywhere in the house with the aid of my remote control
extender.

In your case, with no power in the loft, I would leave the cable decoder
in the front room (also a good time to feed the signal through a VCR).
You can then send the decoded signal up to the loft and sit up there
with a TV (and a long extension lead) to find out which of the eight
cables is the live one.

To solve the "no power in the loft" problem you can buy a TV
distribution system in which the amplifier is separate from the splitter
(can't remember the brand name, but mine was about 25 quid from CPC).
This will allow you to boost the signal before you send it up to the
loft in the first place.

Hope that helps,

Rob.

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Rob West                                   +44 (0)1536 201202 Ext.230
Senior Software Engineer                   rwest@xxxxxxx
Intelligent Network Services Ltd.          rob.west@xxxxxxx


Michael Mc Aree wrote:
>
> My father is moving into a new (& newly built) house next week
which has
> coax running from the (very small) attic to at least 8 rooms. Each
room has
> a TV point in the corner. NTL have cabled to the front of the house
and it
> looks as if they have went throught the wall and into one TV wall
socket.
> This point will definately NOT have a TV plugged into it.
> I have been put in charge of getting NTL to all rooms in the house
without
> NTL engineers making a mess.
> Can I use the coax in the front room that NTL look to be using as a
route to
> the attic?
> >From the attic I have a bundle of 8 coax cables, none labeled,
which must
> run to all other areas of the house. Is there a splitter of some sort
that I
> can use to distribute the feed ?
> How do I know which is the cable coming from the front room??
> BTW it will be difficult to get permenant power into the attic...
>
> Any help/ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> Michael
> BELFAST
>
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