Please help with hookup question. pic included

[gonelifting]

Does this go there, or is it the other way around? Not sure of that exactly. I tried different configurations but it's a no go. If I want USA TV is it Red White and Blue on the same side? Please give simple instructions so I can watch my NetFlix DVD's. I've had them for 3 months without returning them because the TV is black.

 

[alien amp pharm]

LOL you have a purple wire, FAG !

 

[jenscats5]

My husband isn't home right now - can it wait till he gets home later?? I'll have him look at it.....

 

[gonelifting]

LOL you have a purple wire, FAG !

LOL @ purple wire. It's part of six wires connected together, so they ran out of colors I guess.

Jens, thanks. No need for that.


but good to know.

 

[gonelifting]

First Birthday cake.

 

[jenscats5]

Jens, thanks. No need for that.


but good to know.

Well he's a cable guy - so he'd know if you really want an answer......

 

[alien amp pharm]

Well he's a cable guy - so he'd know if you really want an answer......

He was being funny (well attempting to be)

heehee

cute family you have GL. Just be thankful they took after their mother

and pool boy.

 

[OMEGA]

Does this go there, or is it the other way around? Not sure of that exactly. I tried different configurations but it's a no go. If I want USA TV is it Red White and Blue on the same side? Please give simple instructions so I can watch my NetFlix DVD's. I've had them for 3 months without returning them because the TV is black.

http://www.tastingmenu.com/media/2004/20040320-mercatocentralefirenze/images/09-sausages.jpg

 

[gonelifting]

Well he's a cable guy - so he'd know if you really want an answer......

How can I get rid of a humming noise on my cable TV sound?

I think it's a ground loop humm. I could either install a filter, which I don't want to, or temporarily cutoff the ground prong with a two prong adapter, which is unsafe, or plug into a surge protector with a filter but I won't get all the channels that way.

The cable company came to look at it and said "no dice" pretty much. lol I never had it with my Sat dish. Just when they hooked up my cable TV, it started.

 

[jenscats5]

How can I get rid of a humming noise on my cable TV sound?

I think it's a ground loop humm. I could either install a filter, which I don't want to, or temporarily cutoff the ground prong with a two prong adapter, which is unsafe, or plug into a surge protector with a filter but I won't get all the channels that way.

The cable company came to look at it and said "no dice" pretty much. lol I never had it with my Sat dish. Just when they hooked up my cable TV, it started.

I'll ask him when he gets home.....

 

[The Shadow]

damn...I thought this was a question about a dating scenario

 

[jenscats5]

damn...I thought this was a question about a dating scenario

Disappointing I'm sure....

 

[alien amp pharm]

I had to switch receivers a couple weeks ago. It's not difficult hooking up all the wires (I have mine marked) but it looks very intimidating seeing the back of a receiver with all the cables & wiring. My girlfriend thought I was a genius, and I've yet to tell her otherwise.

 

[gonelifting]

I had to switch receivers a couple weeks ago. It's not difficult hooking up all the wires (I have mine marked) but it looks very intimidating seeing the back of a receiver with all the cables & wiring. My girlfriend thought I was a genius, and I've yet to tell her otherwise.

What did you get? I want to upgrade (cheaply) to an hdmi compatible reciever to use it to switch everything from there instead of going straight to the TV.

I do use the TV by itself without turning on the Reciever, so I may just keep it like this. The reciever uses a ton of juice and there's no need for surround sound on cartoons for the kids. lol

 

[The Shadow]

My girlfriend thought I was a genius, and I've yet to tell her otherwise.

LMAO

aap had QWNED himself by not being able to talk to her



EVER AGAIN

 

[alien amp pharm]

LMAO

aap had QWNED himself by not being able to talk to her



EVER AGAIN

lolol


GL, I just have 2 basic 5.1 100W per channel receivers, one pioneer and one sony. I do not have anything pricey nor fancy.

I only use mine for audio, I don't have any video ran thru them.

 

[gonelifting]

http://www.avsupplystore.com/jen-vrd1ff.html


Jens, this is the one I need most likely, but i hate putting a band aid on it. No big deal...

Hey, you're a cable TV couple... If you have an, ummmm, extra one laying around the work truck.... lol It's $50. damn!

 

[jenscats5]

http://www.avsupplystore.com/jen-vrd1ff.html


Jens, this is the one I need most likely, but i hate putting a band aid on it. No big deal...

Hey, you're a cable TV couple... If you have an, ummmm, extra one laying around the work truck.... lol It's $50. damn!

An extra what??

 

[alien amp pharm]

An extra what??

lol, Jen did the wake-n-bake this morning

 

[gonelifting]

An extra what??

lol I was jk.. BUT I think that link I posted would cure the ground loop hum I was referring to. That little cable TV coupling/filter would do it.


AND.... if he had an extra filter like that on his truck.... you could just mail it to me with naked pics you send monthly. ha jk re both accounts. Seriously, it was just a joke. If I really need it I'll buy one.


and I'll buy pics of you from aap, he's selling tons of them to everyone. HA again, jk.

 

[jenscats5]

lol I was jk.. BUT I think that link I posted would cure the ground loop hum I was referring to. That little cable TV coupling/filter would do it.


AND.... if he had an extra filter like that on his truck.... you could just mail it to me with naked pics you send monthly. ha jk re both accounts. Seriously, it was just a joke. If I really need it I'll buy one.


and I'll buy pics of you from aap, he's selling tons of them to everyone. HA again, jk.

 

[healother]

holy crap, this is for real?

why all the wires? my receiver doesnt look anything like that, and its got a tv, vcr, and dvd player hooked into it!

plus how could we offer any help from just that pic alone? lol

 

[jenscats5]

GL - my husband said "Are you for real?"

Is the hum a low frequency hum, a buzz, what?

Anyway Re: the hum thru the TV (on the surround sound?) could be any number of things....the position of the speakers close to the cable box, the electric outlet, etc etc......it's hard to determine exactly WHAT it is (ie make sure your speakers aren't directly on top of your cable tv, is your house properly grounded, is the cable box properly grounded, the wires touching each other could cause it)............best case scenario is to buy a power strip with an AC filter - at worst you try it, it doesn't work & you return it.....

That hum is a needle in a haystack.....

 

[gonelifting]

Thanks Jen, I did mention that power strip option and it does get rid of it but it doesn't allow all the channels to come up from the box. I really do believe that link I posted will solve it but I'm just too lazy or cheap or both to get it right now.

I have unplugged the cable TV box and the noise also stops. It is the cable TV causing it. Everything is grounded properly. It is a ground loop hum.


I can't believe this doesn't happen to more people. Well, actually it does because it's all over the audio/video message boards... That's how I narrowed it down to that filter. It's range is 2 mhz to 1300mhz so I'm guessing that's the filter I need. It's expensive because it's a digital filter? Maybe? Not sure about that reason.

Thanks anyway.



Healother, lol yes that's real. lol It adds up, huh? There are 2 DVD plyers hooked up to the receiver. One is a 301 disk DVD player, the other a single load one that also plays SACD's and DVD-Audio which can also play in surround sound but have to be hooked up to all the speakers with 6 analog connection cables. Plus all the other stuff for video and the regular audio connects besides the analog. There are also second zone speakers hooked up to there for my deck or bedroom speakers which are controlled from the receiver. Bunch of other stuff like you mentioned... VCR which I should take off but you never know... A cable box, etc.., and don't forget the separate amp 220 X 5 Parasound surround sound monster. woohoo The receiver is only used for processing the stuff and the amp gives the speakers the juice.

 

[jenscats5]

My husband asks: Is your cable properly bonded, ie from the ground/bonding location of your cable to the bonding location of your electric panel??

And what do you mean you don't get all the channels? Is it only on the cable?? Is it on the DVD etc?? Cuz it could be a diff. of potential in the house....

Consult an electrician before disconnecting anything!!

He says to hide your wires..........and the hum is a low frequency issue directly related to bonding & grouding so the filter won't help.....

 

[jenscats5]

BTW, electricity happens at a 60 hertz range, what you;re talking of getting will filter out WAY above that.........so you really want to spend the money?? To do what?

 

[gonelifting]

Jenscat, are you drunk?! lol

First, I am an electrician. Sort of...

The ground is going from the cable TV cable at the point just before it enters the house to the cable of the 8 ft ground rod driven into the ground right under it a foot away.


Yes, it is a ground hum A GROUND LOOP HUM like I've been saying.

Also, it DOES go away when I connect it to the surge suppressor but some of the 300 or whatever channels don't come in from my cable TV provider when I plug it that way. Don't know why, I think it's because of the digital connection or lack there of of the $50 surge suppressor. That, I don't really know about, though.

It only happens with Cable TV, not DVD or anything else. It did not used to happen when I had a satellite dish either, just when they hooked up the cable.



Here's the link, another link that says a little about the ground loop. http://www.cs1.net/cables/products/jensen_transformers/VRD-1FF.htm


and Yes, he and my wife both want me to hide those cables. They don't look too bad when viewed from the front. I still want to do something about them.

Your husband knows his stuff. That's cool. Because some guys have no clue when they come to my house and I quickly realise that. So.... when's he coming over? lol jk thanks a lot Jens!

 

[HumorMe]

Damn you Gonelifting!!! Damn You!

You remember me asking you about the idea of making my big screen TV a flat screen and you said it sounded like a good idea and you gave me advice on how to do it?

Well, I took your advice and the front side turned out real nice...here...look!

But the backside, I am holding you responsible for not having the forethought in warning me about this...here...look.

Seems that old adage, "You can't trust anyone these days" is ringing true.

Thanks Pal!

 

[jenscats5]

WTF?? Am I drunk?!?!

He agrees that YES, it's a ground loop hum.....what else is hooked up to that 8 ft ground rod tho?? Being an electrician you should know that electrical interferance can cause a hum.....

Best of luck!

BTW your satellite dish was never grounded......unless you did it...

 

[gonelifting]

Jens, Hi. The ground rod goes directly into the main panels grounding block and from the same grounding block another ground goes to the cold water pipe in the house where the water main comes in from the street. It then jumps the water meter and connects to the other side of the meter as well. Then I have a ground on the hot water heater pipes jumping the hot water heater.

The satellite dish was grounded. I made sure the guy did it. He was cool and smart. He asked me if I wanted a job. lol.


Sorry about the 'drunk' comment. I really didn't mean to offend. It just seemed we weren't communicating properly, because I already said some things you replied with... but I am sorry. I do appreciate the help. Thanks again for everything. and thanks to hubby!!

 

[gonelifting]

LOL @ Humorme. I just posted on that thread a couple of days ago. lol Good stuff.

 

[jenscats5]

Jens, Hi. The ground rod goes directly into the main panels grounding block and from the same grounding block another ground goes to the cold water pipe in the house where the water main comes in from the street. It then jumps the water meter and connects to the other side of the meter as well. Then I have a ground on the hot water heater pipes jumping the hot water heater.

The satellite dish was grounded. I made sure the guy did it. He was cool and smart. He asked me if I wanted a job. lol.


Sorry about the 'drunk' comment. I really didn't mean to offend. It just seemed we weren't communicating properly, because I already said some things you replied with... but I am sorry. I do appreciate the help. Thanks again for everything. and thanks to hubby!!

That's fine, but that still doesn't answer the question.....ALL communications & electric should be bonded, ie grounded, to 1 individual bonding electrode (or ground rod) as mulitple electrodes/grounding rods only leads to a difference of potential to the earth ground, ie creating all sorts of resistance levels in your home, IE a ground loop hum.....

The cable company abandoned driving their own grounding rod about, erm, 10 years ago as it's unsafe, technically not sound & in violation of the Nat'l Electric Code...

You have muliple grounds rods in your house and you're an electrician??

 

[gonelifting]

Where does it say I hae multiple ground rods? lol



Oh shit, wait... I DO Have two ground rods... but for reasons different from what you're saying. The national code has changed just before i started my electrical service to the house and it now needs two ground rods chained together but going to one place. Everything else is the same except outside there are two rods with a few feet from each other with the same cable running to them both.


But everything else goes to one ground. Everything goes to the main panel exceopt that one ground cable to the rod(s) outside and the cable TV cable is connected to that ground cable just before it connects to the ground rod.

 

[healother]

Thanks Jen, I did mention that power strip option and it does get rid of it but it doesn't allow all the channels to come up from the box. I really do believe that link I posted will solve it but I'm just too lazy or cheap or both to get it right now.

I have unplugged the cable TV box and the noise also stops. It is the cable TV causing it. Everything is grounded properly. It is a ground loop hum.


I can't believe this doesn't happen to more people. Well, actually it does because it's all over the audio/video message boards... That's how I narrowed it down to that filter. It's range is 2 mhz to 1300mhz so I'm guessing that's the filter I need. It's expensive because it's a digital filter? Maybe? Not sure about that reason.

Thanks anyway.



Healother, lol yes that's real. lol It adds up, huh? There are 2 DVD plyers hooked up to the receiver. One is a 301 disk DVD player, the other a single load one that also plays SACD's and DVD-Audio which can also play in surround sound but have to be hooked up to all the speakers with 6 analog connection cables. Plus all the other stuff for video and the regular audio connects besides the analog. There are also second zone speakers hooked up to there for my deck or bedroom speakers which are controlled from the receiver. Bunch of other stuff like you mentioned... VCR which I should take off but you never know... A cable box, etc.., and don't forget the separate amp 220 X 5 Parasound surround sound monster. woohoo The receiver is only used for processing the stuff and the amp gives the speakers the juice.

this is your home entertainment system? holy shit! lol

 

[Smurfy]

dude, how do your kids change the channel?

 

[healother]

dude, how do your kids change the channel?

they pay the Geek Squad to come out.