DVB-T reciever question?

[frankow]

Hi,

Just purchased a cheap DVB-T reciever as I miss TV now the anaolgue reciever is no use.

Powered it up and all appears good so wondering what's the best route to get wires from the boot compartment into the car, namely the remote lead?

Would appreciate others experiences before I start pulling panels.

Thanks

[HPsauce]

Ah, I've been thinking about doing that too.
What receiver did you get and where/what did you connect, e.g. did you use the existing aerial?
Also what version RNS do you have?

[frankow]

It's a eonon V0012 from ebay, got it for £76 delivered so figured it was worth a go.

Only recieved it today, so connected the audio/video up to one of the extra sets of phono inputs I have on my Analogue reciever. Only tried it with the car stationary with the aerials that came with it.

No idea what it will be like on the move.

Plan on connecting to factory aerials but need to know how to convert from whatever is on the input to the analogue receiver to screw type as below......any ideas?

My unit is the RNS-D

[HPsauce]

Interesting, thanks.
I think mine is an RNS-C but definitely has Aux inputs selectable via the menus - I'll have to have a rummage in the boot sometime before April when Crystal Palace gives up on Analogue TV...

The aerial "looks" like an F-connector.
Not knowing what the existing aerial is (assuming it's different) I'd be looking to either buy an adapter (if available) or just buy components and make up a short coax cable with a suitable socket on one end and an F-connector (or whatever it is) on the other.
(I did something similar to "hack in" a replacement GPS aerial, though in that case I actually cut the existing cable and inserted a matching male/female pair of connectors of the type used by the new unit, so it's all reversible if I ever buy a "real" S8 GPS aerial that works - The £50 A8parts are currently asking on eBay I can't justify)

[Adrian E]

Is it possible to route the remote pick up onto the rear shelf to save going to the front of the car?

[Nollywood]

Awesome. Does the RNS-D have phono inputs as standard, or did you have to rig up an adapter kit?

[IT]

Originally Posted by Nollywood

Awesome. Does the RNS-D have phono inputs as standard, or did you have to rig up an adapter kit?

Nav unit is irrelvant. Its the tuner than matters.

The Type A tuner fitted to all RNS-C (with factory TV obviosuly) and the early FL cars with RNS-C/RNS-D up to around mid 2000 has 1 set of 3 RCA phono connectors on the back of it.

The Type B tuner fitted after mid 2000 had no direct phonos, but there are DIY kits you can get that modifies the connector on the back of the tuner to give 2 full sets of Video with Stereo Audio

So, for quick setup and go, Tuner A wins, but if you want more than 1 input working, Tuner B is the one to hope for

[Nollywood]

^^^ Got you. So mine will require an adapter? My car's a 2001.

[HPsauce]

I think the adapter for the later RNS-D is shown in this Kufatec kit:
http://www.kufatec.de/shop/product_i...#subaction_div

Not sure what all of it does though and there's no manual!

[Nollywood]

Yeah, that's the kit I was looking at. As you say, it's pretty vague.