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Old 22-11-2009, 8:48 PM   #1
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AB Switch

Yesterday I bought a Hi Isolation Cable Switch. I have one aerial incoming and I wanted to switch to either old TV or to new TV. I can't make it do that.

Now I've looked again at the switch and its marked Cable A on the left, Cable B on the right and To TV in the centre. It seems the opposite to what I want.

Did they sell me the wrong switch? And is there a switch (not a splitter) which
will do what I want?
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Old 22-11-2009, 9:17 PM   #2
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Why not just connect the Aerial to centre and TV1 and TV2 to the points marked Cable A and Cable B?
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As Jaycee intimaated it's simply an A/B switch; ignore that fact that someone thought they were being helpful labelling A and B as cable inputs.

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Old 23-11-2009, 7:45 PM   #4
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Its now working. I really did try it out before posting, honest.

Thanks to your enthusiasm I redid everything. Replaced an ''old'' length of aerial cable, remade all the F connections, moved the switch away from power sources and threatened the switch with extermination by sledgehammer.
This time it worked.

Now I'm smiling again. I've got nordic ski racing on Eurosport in German language via the pci card in the computer OR on Eurosport in English commentary on the old analogue portable TV next to the PC. (until 2012).

Many thanks to you two.
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