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RE: TV with 14v brick, okay at 12.x volts?
Snowman9000, about a month ago I replaced our Jensen TV that wasn't working with a Samsung UN22F5000AF. I haven't used it other than to install it and make certain that it works as the motorhome is winterized and stored right now. It worked fine off the same power lead that the Jensen was using after replacing the molex style connector with an adapter from Radio Shack that will fit the 14VDC jack in the back of the Samsung TV. (Enercell™ Adaptaplug T). Link
I soldered the power wires to the pins of the adapter and then encapsulated the connection with epoxy. I don't expect any problems using DC power from the RV rather than the AC adapter provided with the TV.
Al
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atodalen
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11/26/13 12:17pm |
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RE: Looking for DVD surround sound receiver
I bought this replacement:
Jensen
It may be an OK compromise for you too. It is really two units in one. It's internal sound processing outputs to three pairs of stereo speakers to three zones/rooms. It's DVD player upcales and has an HDMI out that allows the use of an HDMI input to a TV which is better than Composite RCA yellow. It will also except Digital Optical input but will downgrade it to stereo. Definitely not a home theater setup but fine for my rolling outhouse. It also accepts USB and stereo from other sources. Also has a weather band. It will NOT output 5.1 surround to its speakers.
I mainly bought it as it was a direct replacement for my original CD only model.
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schneid
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10/18/13 07:47am |
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RE: auto turn on on my Jensen tv
Jensen 26” LCD TV - 110v JE2608 had a software flaw that turns them on automatically when left plugged in.
Jensen (ASA) sent me a circuit board to connect and flash the corrected software.
That fixed it for me. The other alternative is to unplug it at night.
Since then my Jensen radio/CD died just out of warranty and recently the TV 'locks up' so that no inputs work until I unplug it and plug it in again.
That's 3 failures on my 2 Jensen products in 4 years. No more Jensen for me.
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spotrot
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10/14/13 01:29pm |
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RE: somewhat of an answer
we have a number of DVDs from europe because of
our 5 years there. Some default ton German or spanish.
so tis was the proble. in buying a portable DVD player,
a US or region 1 is noticably cheaper than an international
or all region player. by being able to change the region
encoding, we can watch all our DDVDs on one player. Now, if
I can only find how to change the Jensen in the RV
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rickjf
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09/22/13 06:55am |
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somewhat of an answer
Hi,
got somewhat of an answer to playing DVDs from different
regions. haven't found Jensen, but we found a way to hack
the portable dvd player. thru a set of instructions, we were
able to change the region to an all region player in the firmware.
so at least we now have an all region player.
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rickjf
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09/21/13 05:46am |
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RE: auto turn on on my Jensen tv
Some of the Jensen stereo/DVD centers have alarm clock functions, I know ours does
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n7bsn
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09/19/13 07:14am |
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RE: auto turn on on my Jensen tv
According to the Jensen manual for their 12V televisons they do not have an alarm function. The only auto-on feature I saw was if you have an HDMI CEC device attached the TV will automatically turn on when the device is activated. You can turn off that feature by going to the televisions "Picture" menu and scrolling down to the HDMI CEC option and turning off the "TV Auto Power" selection. If you have a device attached via an HDMI port (such as a DVD or stereo) make sure it does not have an alarm function and if it does make sure it's turned off.
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Sloop Smitten
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09/18/13 10:33pm |
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auto turn on on my Jensen tv
Every morning at 9:30 my TV comes on automatically, I have tried scrolling through all the options on the remote and have not been able to find out how to turn this option off. Any Ideas?
Steve
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N6761U
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09/18/13 09:51pm |
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RE: TV Antenna
It is my belief, backed by some testing, that the Winegard "batwing" with the "wing-man" add-on is the best RV antenna on the market.
Post showing tests
On the new RV I have the Jensen "space-ship", with the RV parked in the same location as my old RV with the Bat-wing" I get three "stations" on the "space-ship" and over 20 with the Bat-wing.
I just (two days ago) bought a "flying saucer" antenna at Radio Shack (Omni, mast mounted). With it mounted on a 5 ft ladder I get 44 "stations" compared to the "space-ship" getting 4.
My guess would be something might be wrong with your antenna. I would NOT replace it with either the King-man or Jensen antenna
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n7bsn
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09/16/13 05:41pm |
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RE: Any double din mutlimedia units with 3 spkr channels?
You may be stuck with something like a JENSEN AWM975 for about $280. street price. It has three speaker out sets, and HDMI video out.
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1492
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09/15/13 05:10pm |
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RE: Swap audio system
OK,there will be no laughing!!In my Rv ,I have the Jensen XCC8000 am/fm/cassette player.It is the kind that you can pull the unit out of the dash and take it with you so nobody steals it!!!I would like to UPGRADE to an am/fm/CD unit.Would be nice to find one that would just slide right in and do the job without a complete rewire..although I do plan to install new speakers..I am counting on your resourcefulness to help this WAY BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGICAL CURVE fella!!
Not gonna happen. The "base" that the removable radio slides into is proprietary. All is not lost though. It is not hard to do this.
Crutchfield has kits that come with their head units to simplify install. If you cannot figure out what kit will fit in the dash of your RV, call their support number. be ready with the chassis make, model and year.
Spend some time on their web site looking at tutorials and also Youtube has good videos and you will see that there is a common thread to all in dash units and it is not that hard.
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ShutterStuff
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09/14/13 06:08pm |
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Swap audio system
OK,there will be no laughing!!In my Rv ,I have the Jensen XCC8000 am/fm/cassette player.It is the kind that you can pull the unit out of the dash and take it with you so nobody steals it!!!I would like to UPGRADE to an am/fm/CD unit.Would be nice to find one that would just slide right in and do the job without a complete rewire..although I do plan to install new speakers..I am counting on your resourcefulness to help this WAY BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGICAL CURVE fella!!
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T bone
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09/14/13 04:38pm |
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A Little Hookup Help....Please
I realize this is a very simple operation for most of you folks, but for an old man that is about 10 steps behind when it comes to something like this, it is very frustrating.
I have a Winegard Video Distribution Center that I would like to use in my system so as to have Sat/Ant/cable signals at all three TV locations. I use a Winegard Carryout satellite dish so am not interested in HD at this point as it will not provide a HD signal.
In the LR there are two plates on the wall. One with two coax ports for satellite and the other is a Jensen power supply plate which has one coax port, a 12V receptacle, a fuse and a cab/off/ant switch on the front. Connected to the back of this plate are cables labeled ANT/IN, CABLE/IN and TV2/OUT along with 12V power lines. There is also another coax coming to the switch but not connected. It is labeled Radio/Out.
In the BR there are two wall plates. One with one coax port for sat. and the other with a 12V receptacle and one coax port for ant/cable.
In the Basement there are two plates with one coax port each.
The instructions for the Video Center say to disconnect the Ant/In cable from the back of the Power supply plate and connect it directly to the From/Ant on the Video Center and then to run a 12V cable from the power supply plate to the connection on the Video Center.
Then I will connect a coax cable from the "To Main TV" on the VC to the Antenna connection on the main TV. Then a coax cable from "To Second TV" on the VC to the coax connection on the power supply plate. FIRST QUESTION. does this also provide signal to the basement TV? Then I will connect a coax cable from the Sat/In on the wall plate to the Sat/IN on the Satellite Recv. QUESTION. How does park cable signal get to the VC? There is not but one coax port on the power supply plate where the park cable is connected and that has already been used for the antenna cable.
Bottom Line. I think I can handle the satellite part okay, but getting the cable and antenna to all three locations has me confused. If anyone can give me any advice or tell me where I can get some drawings that might help, I would very much appreciate it.
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titleman
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09/05/13 08:32pm |
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RE: DVDs from different regions
Actually, I believe region coding has more to do with marketing territories than anything else. But the solution for desktop players is to get one that is region free as mentioned. The problem is going to be to find one that replaces the built-in Jensen.
Another solution may be to play them on your computer or notebook using something like the free VLC player, which will play all regions and both NTSC/PAL. Either connect directly to your LCD(?), HDMI would be the easiest, or use one of the available wireless streaming solutions.
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1492
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09/04/13 07:11pm |
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DVDs from different regions
Has anyone had the issue of having DVDs from different regions and the player (Jensen) that's in the RV only seems to play region 1?
many of our favorite movies cannot be played except on the PC.
if anyone has any ideas, thanks
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rickjf
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09/04/13 06:55pm |
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RE: Car stereo? WeatherBand?
Its an overpriced door stop. Jensen = GARBAGE
For that price you could have bought an VERY NICE Alpine, JVC, Pioneer just to name a few.
With weatherband?
Are you kidding me that you would be willing to pay $178 plus shipping to get weather band?
You can get a Weather radio WITH alerts for $26 that runs off three AAA batteries or 9V input (you can get a 12V to 9V adapter to run it from vehicle 12V accessory power).
PORTABLE WEATHER RADIO
I recently bought a Clarion car stereo with CD PLUS USB input along with analog input PLUS it has built in Blue Tooth for phone or Pandora streaming for $170. That radio WILL be better than ANY Jensen.
If you don't want CD there are MANY HIGH QUALITY name brand car stereos which have USB inputs and no CD starting at $100...
Jensen is nothing more than a old time name slapped on a $10 Chinese import. There is no quality nor care put into it.
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Gdetrailer
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08/26/13 06:14pm |
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RE: Car stereo? WeatherBand?
I have no idea about that particular radio, nor do I have a clue about what "heavy duty" means for a car radio, since most are on all the time anyway.
What I do know is:
The DVD/Cassette/AM/FM/Weatherband "RV Radio" in my C is a POS, unstable with cassettes and CDs, warbling interference with those devices and radio stations, but I do use the weather band. That's the only reason I turn it on. It is from Jensen/Audiovox/... the conglomerate of brands used for medium price, cheaply made replacement mobile audio.
Every CD changer radio I've had, factory or aftermarket, has had trouble handling CDs, one even keeping a couple CDs permanently. If they played audio cassettes, they did not play them well. I am so through feeding CDs to mobile audio equipment, what survives of my collection is in my iTunes library.
I would look for something from Pioneer, Alpine, or JVC (the only Japanese consumer electronics brand I trust for mobile), and it needs to have weather band, an auxiliary audio input, and I would like it to know how to manage an iPod. You get those capabilities (except weather) now in the standard equipment radios of economy subcompact cars, like my base level Fit. An aftermarket radio has to be at least as good as what comes with a Fit.
How well an aftermarket radio works depends a lot on how well it is installed. I once trusted myself to install my own radios, 30 years ago. Today it seems there are interference problems I can't begin to understand, let alone fix, and neither can the installation guys at the big box electronic store, so I'll pay my local auto electronics specialty store to do the job right, on a good piece of equipment bought from them. No point in spending a couple hundred to a couple thousand on auto electronics and not have the system work.
You probably shouldn't have asked the question after the fact.
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tatest
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08/26/13 05:30pm |
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RE: Car stereo? WeatherBand?
Its an overpriced door stop. Jensen = GARBAGE
For that price you could have bought an VERY NICE Alpine, JVC, Pioneer just to name a few.
With weatherband?
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Blanco1
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08/26/13 04:37pm |
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RE: Car stereo? WeatherBand?
Its an overpriced door stop. Jensen = GARBAGE
For that price you could have bought an VERY NICE Alpine, JVC, Pioneer just to name a few.
Return it and get your money back.
For weather radio, do yourself a favor, buy a separate portable with weather alert. The weather alert will automatically turn on the radio when ever there is a weather bulletin issued in your area. Comes in very handy to have.
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Gdetrailer
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08/26/13 03:28pm |
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RE: Cedar Creek Jensen TV removal
Hi - I'm a NEWBIE.... just did my final walk-through prior to delivery yesterday. I purchased a Silverback 37BH (bunkhouse).
My living room TV is the Jensen, and I specifically asked about removal of the TV, as it is connected to the antenna, and I plan to use a satellite with mine.
I was told there are four bolts on the backside of the TV that connect it to the wall bracket. Lift straight up, then pull out, I was told. I assume the mount itself mates to the TV via four keyhole shaped holes. The guy said "It's easier to take it off than it is to put it back on." I guess he meant getting it lined up and snapped back into place.
Thanks Richard. I think that you are correct, you have to remove the four bolts to remove the TV. Crappy design by Forest River. You can't add any cables to the TV unless you remove the TV.
There are other TVs that have the push in connections on the back, and you have to push up on the connector. Some cables require that you screw in the connector plug to make it stay.
ken
Good Luck!
Richard
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ken burke
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08/21/13 10:10am |
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