How do I install OTA

[jasrx316]

I purchased a RCA amplified Indoor Antenna and want to hook it up to my H20 but I have no clue what to do. I only have one line running from the wall outlet to the receiver.

[RobertE]

I purchased a RCA amplified Indoor Antenna and want to hook it up to my H20 but I have no clue what to do. I only have one line running from the wall outlet to the receiver.

Take the line from the antenna and attach it to the "Off Air In" on the back of the H20.

To scan for off -air channels and set up the local network areas after Guided Setup, do the following:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SELECT on Settings in the Quick Menu.
3. Select Setup in the Quick Menu.
4. Select Sat & Ant from the options on the left menu.
5. Press SELECT on the Antenna Setup button. If you have not selected your local networks yet, select the Local Networks button and follow the instructions until you are done.
6. Select the Scan for Channels button to have the receiver scan local off -air frequencies.

[jasrx316]

I have an installation due on monday I will get them to install one for me

[EaglePC]

I have the same Antenna,
Buffalo,N.Y
I get Good Reception on

NBC WGRZ 2
CBS WIVB 4
ABC WKBW 7

No reception just searching for satalilite on the following

PBS WNED 17
CW WNLO 23
FOX WUTV 29
MNT WNYO 49
ION ION 51

[veryoldschool]

I have the same Antenna,
Buffalo,N.Y
I get Good Reception on

NBC WGRZ 2
CBS WIVB 4
ABC WKBW 7

No reception just searching for satalilite on the following

PBS WNED 17
CW WNLO 23
FOX WUTV 29
MNT WNYO 49
ION ION 51
An indoor [small] antenna that has an amplifier isn't as good as an outdoor [larger] antenna.
Before the amplifier can do anything, the signal needs to be received first. You can't amplify something that isn't there to start with.

[dcben]

My TV (Vizio VU42LF) has a dtv input. The H20 is connected through on of 2 HDMI connections. If I connect the OTA antenna to the dtv port, I get good quality HD reception for all three major network channels and their additional subchannels (weather, etc) and I can use the TV PIP to view the satellite channels and OTA at the same time.

Is there any reason to input the OTA signals through the Satellite receiver?

Ben

[veryoldschool]

Is there any reason to input the OTA signals through the Satellite receiver?
Ben
Since this isn't a recorder, about the only thing I can think of would be the guide info, where you can see both your SAT channels and OTA programs all in one place and then simply select what you want to watch from there.

[dcben]

Since this isn't a recorder, about the only thing I can think of would be the guide info, where you can see both your SAT channels and OTA programs all in one place and then simply select what you want to watch from there.

Now have another question. I have a relatively old RCA RT2250 receiver powering my 5.1 Surround sound system (actually 5.0 since I have yet to by a subwoofer). The Receiver has separate analog audio inputs for the TV, my Satellite Box, the VCR, DVD etc. but only one optical input. It can produce Dolby 5.1 SS only from opticall (or coax input, not from analog). For analog input it defaults to Pro Logic (or stereo or 3 Stereo)

My TV has an optical out and so does the HR20-100 Directv satellite box. But the Receiver sees the optical input only when set to SAT (not when its set to TV) (I guess TV never used to have optical audio output until recently?).

So here's the question. If I connect the OTA antenna to the TV and output the TV audio to the receiver, I can only get Pro Logic audio even from HD DD5.1 broadcasts. If I connect the OTA antenna to the HR20-100 and the optical audio output from the SAT box to the Receiver, when I tune a local HD can I assume that the DD5.1 will be passed to the receiver? If so I guess there's a trade off. Picture in Picture between Satellite and OTA broadcasts or DD 5.1 HD SS for OTA HD programs. Is there much difference in Sound experience between Pro Logic and 5.1?

Ben

I am sure this could be asked more clearly.

Ben

[veryoldschool]

Now have another question. I have a relatively old RCA RT2250 receiver powering my 5.1 Surround sound system (actually 5.0 since I have yet to by a subwoofer). The Receiver has separate analog audio inputs for the TV, my Satellite Box, the VCR, DVD etc. but only one optical input. It can produce Dolby 5.1 SS only from opticall (or coax input, not from analog). For analog input it defaults to Pro Logic (or stereo or 3 Stereo)

My TV has an optical out and so does the HR20-100 Directv satellite box. But the Receiver sees the optical input only when set to SAT (not when its set to TV) (I guess TV never used to have optical audio output until recently?).

So here's the question. If I connect the OTA antenna to the TV and output the TV audio to the receiver, I can only get Pro Logic audio even from HD DD5.1 broadcasts. If I connect the OTA antenna to the HR20-100 and the optical audio output from the SAT box to the Receiver, when I tune a local HD can I assume that the DD5.1 will be passed to the receiver? If so I guess there's a trade off. Picture in Picture between Satellite and OTA broadcasts or DD 5.1 HD SS for OTA HD programs. Is there much difference in Sound experience between Pro Logic and 5.1?

Ben

I am sure this could be asked more clearly.

Ben
I think I understand the question [or desire].
Now if I read your post:
Your AV receiver has both optical & coax digital.
The TV only has optical out, but your HR-20-100 has both optical and coax.
With my AV receiver I can change the assigned inputs.
Maybe you can look in your manual [horrors I know] and set yours up so the TV optical output works and the HR-20 coax output will work through the AV receiver.
If yours is like mine, the coax cable needs to be a video type cable and not [half] of a standard audio cable [because of the higher bandwidth].
"Made up" surround sound can sound pretty good, but if you can get "the real thing" that's the best way to go.