For the past several days I have been pulling my hair out trying to understand the antenna wiring in my 92 Marquis. This all started when I began trying to trace the dozen or so coax cables I found in the front passenger side overhead cabinet. After testing each cable I have identified the following connections:
1. Main TV - Front lower center dash
2. TV #2 - Bedroom
3. VCR - In and Out
4. Park Cable
5. TV Antenna
6. Satellite
In addition to these 7 cables there are an additional three cables that I have no idea what they could possible be. I know there is another connection in the bay next to the entry door but it seems to be connected directly to the TV Antenna. I have traced the coax from this connection up into the living area, along the wall under the dining table area and into the refrigerator cabinet where it appears to be heading straight to the rear TV cabinet. Unfortunately the rear TV cabinet only has on coax which comes out of the ceiling in the back of the cabinet and goes straight to the TV and has been identified as TV #2 cable. The original wiring diagram indicates that one coax was routed to the VCR and then from the VCR it was split three ways to cover the Front, Rear and External TV's. I really need to find that splitter and am at my wits end as to where it could be located.
A lot of my frustration is due to the fact that the previous owner(s) made modifications to the wiring and equipment. The original Winegard distribution system is no longer operational although the switches and control wiring seem to remain in place. The VCR is DOA and I am hoping to replace it with either a DVD player or something similar.
The front TV is the original Panasonic standard definition and needs to be updated in the worse way but so far I cannot figure out how to take the cabinet apart without destroying it. Hopefully someone out there has already done some similar upgrades and can offer some free advice before I go crazy (crazier is more like it).
So has anybody out there found that darn splitter and what is the secret to removing the old brick of a TV without destroying the cabinets?