Brand new Bounder 33C wants to know if all TVs should connect with Antenna and Home Entertainment System

  • 01/14/2016 8:10 AM
    Message # 3758204
    Deleted user

    I just picked up a new 2015 Bounder 33C from the dealer last Saturday.  I discovered that the TVs in the bedroom and exterior cannot connect to either the antenna or the home entertainment system.  The TV in the front interfaces with the home entertainment system but not the antenna.  Shouldn't they all connect to both?

    Also, the TVs and the fireplace only turn on when I have the generator on or am connected to shore power.  The owner's manual says they should run off the inverter when boondocking.  Is the manual wrong?

    Please share your own experience regarding these issues.  I will be discussing with dealer later today but independent confirmation would be very helpful.

    Thanks

    Robert Guild


  • 01/14/2016 11:09 AM
    Reply # 3758566 on 3758204
    Deleted user

        There should be a button in the front cabinet where the cables cable comes in.  You have to push this (green light should come on) when you want to use the antenna and then again (green light off) when you are conected to cable or satellite.   At least that is the way it is set up in our '15 Bounder 35K.   

  • 01/15/2016 8:19 AM
    Reply # 3760555 on 3758204
    Deleted user

    Thanks for the quick reply.  I will check this out.

  • 01/17/2016 12:16 PM
    Reply # 3764690 on 3758204
    Deleted user

    I want to provide an update in case this resolution is useful to others.  The dealer has agreed that all 4 TVs should have access to the OTA antenna.   With the exception of the main TV they do not.  When I select "TV" as the input source the display blinks "Antenna" before giving me a "No Signal" display.  Since the main TV has access to the OTA antenna and because the (Antenna/Cable) selector display light is green, indicating the OTA antenna is selected, this is apparently a punch list item for the dealer to resolve.

    With respect my not getting power to the TV's from the inverter, I realized that I had not turned the inverter on.  All interior TVs had power but not the exterior one.  Fortunately I found a You Tube interview with a Fleetwood factory rep in which he said the exterior TV should have power from the inverter as well so I will be asking the dealer to fix that as a warranty item.

    While I am overall very happy with my purchase, I have been frustrated by the lack of documentation for the inverter, remote control panel, interface and dependencies between the electrical system and appliances, the interface between each of the TVs and the OTA and Home Entertainment System.

    I do not consider this a dealer problem; it is a failure on the part of the manufacturer.  I highly recommend that they provide their own video walk through for repeated reference by owners as well as complete written documentation.  I was allowed to video record the short training session with the dealer tech but, there were some important gaps because I certain controls were in dark or difficult to view locations.

    Again, I am very happy with my purchase and with the dealers efforts to be of assistance but the dealer sells a lot of different class A motor coaches and can not be expected to be a complete technical expert on each manufacturer, model, and year.  That expertise is best provided by the manufacturer and most efficiently rendered via training videos and complete written documentation.

  • 01/18/2016 8:31 AM
    Reply # 3765989 on 3758204
    Deleted user

    Hi I have a new Fleetwood Southwinds 34A and the OTA does not work with the bedroom or outside either.


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