Running a Channel Scan with a TV Antenna? Avoid This Common Mistake
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2020
- This video highlights a common mistake many cord cutters make when setting up a TV Antenna to a TV set. Most times people automatically scan for new channels but miss this very important step that ends up in them losing several channels. Very few people know about this important step when scanning a TV set. Correcting it can gain you dozens of channels
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How do you do change to air mode on an lgtv?
I was receiving 80 channels, we had an electrical storm, which blew out our electric, when it came back on and we tried to watch ota TV, internet was still out, it was gone. I tried rescanning, I got auto channel search has been stopped due to an error.
Antenna Man, you have made my day! After installing my 100-mile antenna in the attic and not seeing any additional access to all the free stations, I decided to do a Chimney roof installation. When I got the same results i.e., no additional stations, I went back over my connections and setup and knew everything was done properly. And then I found this "common mistake" video and thought, well maybe... You were exactly correct because I am probably like so many people today who are going back to or adding an antenna, the only auto-scan that I performed was the original TV setup with a cable scan. Following your suggestions, I completed the auto scan for the antenna and I went from about 5 channels to 150. Thank you so much.
Thats awesome! I have my tv outside so i can watch tv and also was trying to adjust my lil antenna haha. Where did you buy your 100mile antenna from?
I’ve never had cable and now there’s no need for it. Tyler you do a great job getting the word out!
Listen you saved my life!! I had the mode in cable and I did not have the channels that I wanted. Following your advice I got 80 channels including the channels I lost when I scanned in cable mode. People this really work!! Set your mode to antenna and start your search and you will be so happy like me. Thank you and God bless
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Love your videos. I cut the cord 5 years ago and couldn't be happier.
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Some Tv's , the sequence of events so as the search for and receive Digital Broadcast Tv Channels , makes no sense.
And does require some creative thinking.
I my self the encountered the situation from time to time.
And Yes can be frustrating to the point of breaking something in anger.
Connect a different Tv and see how that goes.
Any way the Tv's will be scanning for the Broadcast Tv Channels ,Digital Broadcast Tv channels , Also known as Antenna Channels ,
Not Cable Channels.
I cut the cable, too, and I'm $700 per year happier. DirecTV keeps calling, offering all these great deals if I reconnect. I tell them, I'll reconnect if you can give me a deal that's cheaper than over the air. By the way, OTR is FREE.
And Yes can have more channels on the internet for a very low cost.
However the Human that is seeking internet streaming channels must keep their Own Greed in check or they will be paying the same or more as direct Tv.
Humans that are the worst are those Humans that are sports insane , it is greed , greed and Greed on there part.
I didn’t even realize that this was possible any longer..This would save me 120$ a month.
Thanks Antennaman
How? You get maybe 10 channels? Ugh
You do RUclips the way it should be.
Straightforward. Simple. No extra B.S.
Thanks for all your info!
Cable companies suck balls!!!!
Facts
Because of your comment I watched and I fixed the problem thanks to you! ❤
Just recently saw your video. I went from 5 channels to 57 channels. Thanks to you I can now watch Non Cable TV.
Thank you! Sometimes the simplest thing is easily overlooked. I couldn't figure out why the TV in our guest room was picking up so few channels... Until I watched this video. Right to the point and very helpful.
I can see where that error could occur. However, there’s another issue that can impact OTA channel scans: cable splitters. Every split deletes at least 50% of the available signal! When running a channel scan, you want to eliminate the splits. Simply replace the splitters, for the purpose of the channel scan, with 75 ohm barrel connectors. Having the strongest possible signal for the scan ensures your tv will find all the available channels. You can put the splitters back inline after scanning.
I think a lot of people trying to cut the cord make this mistake. I see people in product reviews saying a certain antenna didn't get more than 2 or 3 channels when they know 25 are in the area. I can stick a wire coat hanger on a cable and hang it out the window and get 5 of the 9 channels I watch from 44 miles away. Thanks for your channel, it's great !
Thank you Tyler. Couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting a few of the big networks, this video cleared up what I was doing wrong.. All your videos are on point!
Thanks Tyler, This is very important. I NEVER had cable but when I was forced to install DTV from a DVD/VCR recorder, the machine defaulted to cable. It took me a lot of effort to figure out what was happening.
Thanks Antenna Man! One change of settings from "cable" to "Antenna" in my set up made all the difference!
Hi Antenna Man, very many thanks for such a cool utility presentation. As you mentioned, the correct programming is the most important of all. Many a vloggers ignore this resulting to failures to tune in stations in our TVs. Awaiting to watch more from you. Thanks again. Take Care. ❤👌🏽🙏🏾.
Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. Good Luck, Rick
You are really good at this. Thank you for explaining it "Barney-style" for those of us. keep it up.
Wow! I’m about to cut the cord, and I never would’ve thought of this. Thanks for the invaluable info!
Tyler, I love your channel. Been watching for a long time. Just subscribed. Keep up the good work.
This was a big help for us. We were about to replace our antenna when I came across their video. Thanks for the info.
It worked! Thank you so much for the video. I scanned in "cable" mode and was getting a little panicky when no channels appeared. I rescanned in "air" mode and they all showed up.Thank you very much!
Skipping to the end of videos I'm not gonna finish (or finishing them) liking videos with info I don't really need (and ones I do), subscribing, and making needless comments all to feed the algorithm and support your channel while I collect all this glorious and free info. If I had the money I'd just pay ya my dude.
This helped me. I kept buying new antennas. Thanks so much 💗
This information totally solved our problem! We have bought antennas over the years and always ended up taking them back because we couldn't get the local channel we were aiming for. Just paying attention and switching it to air mode did the trick. Thank you!!!
Does anyone know how to switch it to air mode on an lgtv?
@@Tamytutu81 My smart TV does not have a manual option to switch modes as it automatically scans all cable and over the air frequencies and i get 47 channels with a attic antenna in the hampton roads area.
One twisted tinned copper wire runs along my roof 50 feet and cut 1/3rd the way down and the TV set shield coax is connected to one end and the center coax lead is connected to the other cut end of the copper wire i just twisted together !
I added a small antenna booster because i hooked up three TVs and 2 splitters which weakend the signal a bit !
I am obsessed with your program. Thanks for the professional advice.
Yes, this is my 1st video of yours but very good quality of your speech and all points you covered was great man ill subscribe sure
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These videos have helped so much. I have 35 channels and not paying a dime. Thanks Antenna man!
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Antenna man.you should link this on all your vlogs.it helped me alot.after 8 hours of playing around with my antenna.i now get 35 channels.thx to the antenna man!!
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Its 2022 with over 200k subscribers
Changing the TV setting to "air" worked for me, thanks Antenna Man!
Most people don't read the instructions that come with the TVs either. As a former repairman I used to get calls from time to time to help someone out with this. One of my cousins came by the house one day with hers asking for help. It was an older model with a switch on the back that needed to be flipped.
Thank you you have helped me end a few hours of frustrating trying to reset my LG t v. 🇬🇧💚
Thanks, finally....just what I was searching for. 💫 😉👍
Tyler, I watched this video again and adjusted my scan to Antenna. I suddenly got twice the number of channels to choose from. Some of them are a little pixelated, but it is a huger improvement. Thanks!
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DUDE YOU ARE BOSS!!!! The OG of antennas!!! My antenna set up was a breeze, thanks to YOU! Your videos are SUPER HELPFUL! I LOVE YOU (in a a hetero way) I hope you are making some bank with this RUclips biz. Be well! Peace! gb
Also!
Make sure the antenna is properly pointed towards broadcast towers.
There are apps to assist if you do not know.
I do this in the motor home all the time.
Get the antenna pointed in the rough right direction and then scan.
I can then rotate the antenna from inside to fine tune the reception.
Also if you have trees nearby do a rescan when it’s calm outside if your first scan was done when it was windy outside.
Very good and informative video. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
I love your videos, Very Helpful. My TCL Roku tv scans my cable signal first. This only takes about 2 minutes. The scans my Clear Stream antenna in my attic. That scan takes about 10 minutes. Thanks Again.
I like your videos. I have been a cord cutter for two years!
Oh BTW, keep up the good work, I like to see how you kids are keeping up with the tech!!!
The first reviewed rotating "worst antennae" has been sat outside our rural WA home for 3 years now. Admittedly, we haven't thrown it on the floor and hit it with a sledgehammer, but it has been exposed to rain, wind, snow and ice and hasn't missed a beat. We get 45 channels with it, where other, more expensive antennas got 10 or so. We highly recommend it.
Oh yes it’s 2020 now. Yes I knew to tune mine using antenna but some folks might confuse the antenna “cable” screwed into the back of the tv for cable. It’s good that you pointed this out.
100% correct. The weather has a lot to do with channel reception too. At least where I live it does.
Duh of course the weather affects reception
Mine picks up certain channels at certain times of the day or night. Some work from 9 in the morning to 6 at night, or 3 in the afternoon to 2 in the morning. Weird stuff like that. Oddly enough, things pick up better when it’s raining. And when a plane or helicopter comes over, it blacks out until it’s gone.
Every now and then, it goes to no signal when a car passes by ( I’m in the country). Sometimes channels will completely disappear for days at a time. Sometimes I get an odd ball channel for a day or so( doesn’t happen often though).
It’s free, but this is kind of annoying. I will be 110 minutes into a 2 hour movie and I lose signal... that will make you dance on the line of sanity right there.
@@lesthomasson7220 I here ya. Before cell phones, radio and especially TV signals were good. The more cell towers that were put up the worse it got. Then TV went digital and all is ruined. Can't get crap just 30 miles away. TV and radio now is so damn messed up it's not hardly worth it anymore. 80% commercials and the rest is trash.
This worked perfectly for us!! Thank you! Thank you!!!!!!
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Some Tv's , Brands , Models , will default to the cable Tv mode for channel scans.
And getting to one of the Antenna Channels modes , is a situation because the sequence of events to get there and channel scan for antenna channels does not make logical sense.
Keep ending up in the cable mode.
So requires several tries of creative thinking to get to the correct antenna mode channel scan.
THANK YOU! I couldn't figure out why the stations went away. This fixed it for me!
Thanks, Tyler. I’m having an awesome day. 😎👍🏻
He sure knows his stuff 👍
Thank you for telling me that to scan my TV channel now is working now. Thank you here are the best.
My tv is set to antenna mode and by running a autoscan to search I get close to 30 channels. I used to get 40 due to the tower upgrading the FCC you talked about I lost 10 channels I used to get regularly. CBS 4 and CW 23 in buffalo for ex I would get no problem all the time . ION tv I never used to get fox to now I get those regularly. Strange. Good video Tyler. I'm glad I found you on RUclips.
Excellent information !
Thanks ! 👍
Thanks Tyler. There is indeed no reason to pay for cable. After cutting the cord I find myself not watching as much broadcast TV, having discovered a multitude of free and paid streaming options. I tried using a flat/square antenna in my window and wall for a long time. I finally got an antenna on my roof and no more pixelazation. I’m also enjoying the Fire Stick I won right here. The cord cutting reminds me of when I dumped my land line phone about 20+ years ago. Keep posting videos my friend.
If you don't have cable and don't have a land line phone, how do you get the internet? Satellite?
wildbill3006 I have Fios internet at a very reasonable price.
@@RonnieGreher Thanks, I'll check that out.
@@wildbill3006 you call the cable company or dish company
Thanks for the help I was having this problem with my new ONN TV.
First of all I remember it as
(ANTANNA OR cable ) not (AiR or Cable)
THANK YOU SO MUCH BIG HELP!!!
Tyler, thank u for all ur expertise and free advice. I got sick of using rabbit ears/flat antenna & wind affecting reception. I FINALLY got a small RCA compact Yagi/no pre amp & I'm in my 60's, installed it myself. I would have bought one of ur favorites (being sarcastic) if I hadnt watched ur videos.. Im on a fixed income so I appreciate ur help.. I used to get 7-10 stations now I get 45!!!! I jst cud no longer afford satellite.. Im in rural Westmoreland Co, so whats that tell u.. 🙄 We havent had bad weather yet, so I'm dying to see how it comes in then. I've subsribed u for quite some time, but will continue to follow u for updates! Ur awesome!!
I sure hope this works. Cause I did the same thing. Fingers crossed!!!!! Thanks Tyler
Antenna Man Just a question, I.m in the Orlando area in Florida, and the local TV station advertised for people with over the air antennas must re-scan on Jan.16 or after to receive certain stations . Something about changing freq. Would you know why this is ?
Thanks
Paul
Thank you for your video. It was very helpful.
YOU THE MAN ANTENNA MAN, THANK YOU!
Thanks Tyler...I'm sure there are a lot of new viewers who need basic start up info.
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He'll
The good thing about digital tv in the UK is that all the different tv stations meant to be received in a certain area, and there are many, are all broadcast from the same transmitter tower (mast) meaning that your aerial (antenna) can be aligned perfectly to that tower for optimum reception of all channels.
That's pretty interesting
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Here in the USA the NIMBY's , N.I.M.B.Y , Not in My Back Yard , will never allow that to happen ,
( having the Tv transmitters at one location ).
There are Humans here in the USA that have a Deep Hate of all antennas.
Yes I know that you most likely have a tough time understanding the stupid hate of antennas , however is Really True.
And these Humans push their insanity off on every one else.
And tie up the transmitter situations in litigation for as long as possible.
Here in the USA there had to be a Federal Law so people can install antennas outside in plain sight.
Even so , the Humans crazies that Hate all antennas never stop they never give up working to there goal of banning all antennas.
Here is the Federal Law , www.fcc.gov/over-air-reception-devices-rule .
As time goes by there are clauses inserted into the Federal Law that are mostly because the Haters that are completely crazy.
So your comment is , no Humans can be that crazy , And I say Yes they can.
You say you are having troubles in your country.
Well Ok , try this on for size.
I do Handy Man Jobs , I am 70 and retired. I live in Maricopa, Arizona , south of the Phoenix Metro area. So I get reports from people that are moving here from California , they tell me one of many reasons they moved is because you can not even trust your own neighbors , they will turn you in for some infraction of the law because the , city , state or some other form the government will pay them a reward for turning you in.
And the homeless problem is over the top in California, they are pissing and shitting every where , on the sidewalks , in the street , in the public parks , in peoples yards. And shooting up right out in public for every one to see.
And here in the USA there are many Humans that are not interested in right or wrong , They Just Want To See The Ball Bounce.
And Yes I know that many people of all over the world know more about the USA then the people that born in the USA.
And Yes I know that many people around the world still look to the USA as the shining light of the world.
@@genesky61 Not only do all the UK tv stations broadcast from the same transmitter mast serving a certain area (as previously stated), but generally, wherever possible, they broadcast all their signals using only frequencies within a certain subsection of the UHF frequency band meaning that the tv aerials (antennas) can be designed especially to work at their best with reception of the said frequencies used for the transmitter they are aligned with.
Yeah, but you have to pay a TV LOICENSE in Britain to watch TV.
Dude I've learned alot from your channel ever since I cut direct tv...
You save my life right now :) You deserve all the best in life!
Thank you you helped me alot about this modern technology of TVs I'm old school with rabbit ears and aluminum foil and 2 channel nobs lol
My advice is, avoid running the scan when the weather may interfere with the scan, such as strong winds, heavy rainfall or any kind of electrical storm. In such conditions, the scan may fail to recognize and store some channels which could be easily received during calmer weather that does not interfere with signal reception.
Im pretty sure everybody knows all about the weather you forgot to mwntion other buildings and hills
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Mostly the interference is the movement of Trees and Tree Leaves in the wind.
The current Digital Broadcast Tv standard , ATSC 1.0 does not cope well with moving reflected signals.
A new Digital Broadcast Tv Standard that is coming and is known as ATSC 3.0 will go a long way with coping with all types and kinds of interference.
This new ATSC 3.0 will not happen over night , it will implemented over time , likely over a few years.
The bigger more powerful Tv Networks and PBS will have ATSC 3.0 first.
Then the smaller Tv Stations.
And while all this is happening , there is a planed ( not chiseled in stone ) 5 year transition period where , ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 are transmitted at the same time.
@@betterdays6911 why are you telling me i know how to rescan my tv i never asked how hills move which I pretty sure they dont and i dont live in a town with buildings never even seen one before never knew they could get up and move thx
Thank u.. I agree. I already did that & lost channels.. SCAN when weather is good FIRST..
From my personal experience, I tend to pull in more stations at night. My all time record has been 69 stations but typically between 40 and 50 stations.
OMG, I love you antenna man! You fixed it!
I find your videos very helpful.
Fixed my issue. Thanks a lot!!!
Thank you for your videos! I have learned so much from you! THANK YOU!
Great information. Now I've got 52 channels (instead of "No Signal"), I may upgrade the antenna next. Thanks Will in MN
Thank you for all the valuable information you have given me, I have set up myself and 2 other family members on cutting the cable ... thanks to your help.
A good feature for TVs like this would be to scan for additional channels only. That is, just skip scanning the frequencies that have already been found and search "in between" them for additional channels. For example, if you tweaked your antenna and think you might then get more channels, an "incremental" scan feature would be nice.
I agree the add channel option is something that should be in every TV set. I actually made a video on how to manually add RF channels: ruclips.net/video/YDQzvFG3chs/видео.html
Thanks! Very helpful!
Thank you so much after this my TV reached over 120 channels
Your comment regarding the setting for scanning channels (antenna or air vs cable makes perfect sense. I spent hours going through all my setting to make that adjustment and there is no option to seek one frequency vs another. My scan always result in no channels found. Since I have no window near the installed TV (and the app finder shows me where the nearest towers are) I wonder if the signal cannot navigate the two interior walls for connection.
I cut the cord three years ago, and I don't miss it... I have 34 channels with my antenna.
Not enough
Wow 34, lol.
@@davekiddie4467 we get 22 here it's enough, I do have to illegally stream nascar on occasion though
I went commando back in 2012 and figure I've saved over $5k for just basic cable. Spending anything for TV now seems insane. I'm no longer a slave to it and I've convinced many others to try it after they see how crystal clear my reception is with a $50 antenna. I get 30+ channels that includes all the networks both USA and Canada.
Excellent job in the way you explain it all of this is not new to me butt the way you explained it to somebody that would not understand these things otherwise is it good job and a good video
Good information thanks and the type of cable you use !...
thank you, solved my problem... I thought cable just meant I used the coax cable port
With PPV I was paying $350 a month sometimes. I gave it all up. Much happier now.
How exactly do you have ppv with an antenna i know its online free but ota ive never heard of that
Today I cancelled my Xfinity and I just and I just seen you on RUclips and I'm in the process of programming it now hope it works thank you 👍🏼💯
Totally fixed my problem! Thank you!
The best time to scan is usually between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a clear, calm night.
Oh really? Thanks for the info.
Thanks for that, I'll give it a try!
Yes...I have noticed that
Thanks, we've got 20 mph wind and the antenna is waving like a palm tree. And it's 5pm! 0 channels.
VHF, and to some extent UHF, signals get "ducted" under ideal conditions. "Ducted" HF signals bounce back to the ground.
Depending on your physical location, scan either at night or early morning. You may pick up channels farther away.
The issue with that is they only come in at that time of day no put your antenna hooked up with another antenna instead of moving the antenna around which we were lied to that it would be so much better although if you just go online chanels are free just not every area except just local news but you dont have to have your specific channel to watch network tv
Agreed, best to rescan from 2am on, and when the weather conditions are good.
thanks for the help ... have a good weekend .. †
Thank you, was about to have a headache. my TV was on HDMI from cable. Now I cut the card so long and want to try an antenna for local channels. Thanks again.
We cut the cord about 4 years ago we have outside antenna they’re great. Thanks for the video
Anytime Katrina, glad the video helped!
Very helpful I knew it was something to do with TV so helpful thank!
My mom complained that she wasn't picking up many channels, when I finally came out, it took me far too long to figure this out. There was a switch on the back of the TV.
You are exactly correct. There is no reason to pay a high cable price when all of this OTA is available
One of my friends was doing this samething... went over to see what was up...Actually made me laugh a little the look on his face when all the channels popped up...i showed him what to do & how it's no big deal..
Best info and video. Helped me and mom troubleshoot our problem
I'm glad my videos helped you get better reception. Feel free to give a contribution at the link below as I spend A LOT of time making the videos and responding to these comments:
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@@AntennaMan just supported. Thanks
This is a great video! Thank you for sharing your video for us to see.
I started when I was 8, now I'm 78. Still finding different ways to get the same result. Started out on a finger killing Stella.
What was with the analog channel on the cable option?
A Really Good Video All The Best.
This helped so much thank you.