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Topic: Jensen Entertainment - 2014 178
Posted: 26 May 2014 at 8:31pm

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Cary
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Posted: 27 May 2014 at 9:24pm

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS!!! I finally took the unit out and checked the back for the transportscrew. There were a bunch of numbered/lettered wires not hooked to anything, but were sticking in the vents in the back of the DVD area. Verified that transport screw had been removed. We carefully moved all the wires to the side and out of the vents & carefully reinstalled the unit.

Bingo!!! DVD plays as advertised! I think the ends of those wires were preventing the Disc from playing. Or else we scared the unit because now it knows we can remove it's guts!!!

Thanks for all your help! This forum is the greatest!!!

Jan and Dean
2014 178

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:19pm

We have the same problem with our new 177. No dvd. Can't remove the base unit. It is attached with square drive screws. Boo. I don’t have anything like that here. I'll bring something later.

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:23pm

And there aren't many tv channels here. Other folks get more. I have the booster on and it's red. The one channel and it's 3 subchannels are good. Should be more. Does the antenna on a 177 adjust in any way?

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:28pm

Can't adjust the antennae like we can on our 5th wheel; did the Auto Search with the boost on and you get what you can get! That's one of the reasons we like to take DVD's of some interesting TV shows. This trip is JAG and DOWNTON ABBY Season 1 (even though we've seen all the episodes).

Luckily my husband had a bit that worked to get the square screws out - pulled the dangling wires out of the vents in the back, put the unit back and the DVD played great.

Good luck! Isn't it frustrating???!!!

Jan and Dean
2014 178

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:43pm

I hope I have the same good luck.

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 11:15pm

Look closer at the screws. They aren't square, they're stripped. We had the problem with ours. Forest River said the screws get stripped a lot.

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Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 11:26pm

Most of the screws used in my Rpod are square drive. I even found a square drive bit behind the frig. Sometimes you can use a small phillips screwdriver to remove the square drive screws.

With the speed them put the trailers together they do strip the screws too.

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Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 8:01am

Ours were definitely a square screw. Luckily hubby had a square drive bit or ours would have been stripped screws, also!

Jan and Dean
2014 178

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Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 8:31pm

Let me run this by one more time, just to b certain my thinking is correct. My 2014 178 has but one cable, a yellow video, running between the single-cable wall jack to the television. This cable is for the sole purpose of viewing a DVD video (picture) on the television. Audio will be through the Jensen speakers (A or B), but not through the television.

To hear television audio through the Jensen speakers, I must install another wall jack and run audio (red and white) cables, using the new jack, between the Jensen radio's audio in jacks and the television's audio out jacks.

An alternative is to install an A/V (red, white and yellow) wall jack, replacing the existing yellow only jack. The yellow (video) jack will connect the DVD player video out jack to the television's video in jack. The red and white (audio) jacks will connect the television's audio out jacks to the radio's audio in jack.

Either setup will allow watching a DVD on the television using the Jensen speaker system(s). They will also allow hearing the television's audio on the Jensen speaker system(s).

Have I overlooked anything? I have read all the posts related to this problem, but a clear presentation of the resolution does not seem to exist.

Bob

2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD)
2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

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	Cary 2014 RP-177

ANGCHIEF Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Oct 2013 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Posted: 27 May 2014 at 9:24pm
	GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS!!! I finally took the unit out and checked the back for the transportscrew. There were a bunch of numbered/lettered wires not hooked to anything, but were sticking in the vents in the back of the DVD area. Verified that transport screw had been removed. We carefully moved all the wires to the side and out of the vents & carefully reinstalled the unit. Bingo!!! DVD plays as advertised! I think the ends of those wires were preventing the Disc from playing. Or else we scared the unit because now it knows we can remove it's guts!!! Thanks for all your help! This forum is the greatest!!!
	Jan and Dean 2014 178

Markus5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:19pm
	We have the same problem with our new 177. No dvd. Can't remove the base unit. It is attached with square drive screws. Boo. I don’t have anything like that here. I'll bring something later.

Markus5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:23pm
	And there aren't many tv channels here. Other folks get more. I have the booster on and it's red. The one channel and it's 3 subchannels are good. Should be more. Does the antenna on a 177 adjust in any way?

ANGCHIEF Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Oct 2013 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:28pm
	Can't adjust the antennae like we can on our 5th wheel; did the Auto Search with the boost on and you get what you can get! That's one of the reasons we like to take DVD's of some interesting TV shows. This trip is JAG and DOWNTON ABBY Season 1 (even though we've seen all the episodes). Luckily my husband had a bit that worked to get the square screws out - pulled the dangling wires out of the vents in the back, put the unit back and the DVD played great. Good luck! Isn't it frustrating???!!!
	Jan and Dean 2014 178

Markus5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 8:43pm
	I hope I have the same good luck.

wingnut2312 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Aug 2013 Location: MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 231	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 11:15pm
	Look closer at the screws. They aren't square, they're stripped. We had the problem with ours. Forest River said the screws get stripped a lot.
	2014 rpod 182G Ford Expedition

Cap-n-Cray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2014 Location: Bainbridge Is Online Status: Offline Posts: 121	Posted: 01 Jun 2014 at 11:26pm
	Most of the screws used in my Rpod are square drive. I even found a square drive bit behind the frig. Sometimes you can use a small phillips screwdriver to remove the square drive screws. With the speed them put the trailers together they do strip the screws too.
	Cary 2014 RP-177

ANGCHIEF Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Oct 2013 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Posted: 02 Jun 2014 at 8:01am
	Ours were definitely a square screw. Luckily hubby had a square drive bit or ours would have been stripped screws, also!
	Jan and Dean 2014 178

Sleepless Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 556	Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 8:31pm
	Let me run this by one more time, just to b certain my thinking is correct. My 2014 178 has but one cable, a yellow video, running between the single-cable wall jack to the television. This cable is for the sole purpose of viewing a DVD video (picture) on the television. Audio will be through the Jensen speakers (A or B), but not through the television. To hear television audio through the Jensen speakers, I must install another wall jack and run audio (red and white) cables, using the new jack, between the Jensen radio's audio in jacks and the television's audio out jacks. An alternative is to install an A/V (red, white and yellow) wall jack, replacing the existing yellow only jack. The yellow (video) jack will connect the DVD player video out jack to the television's video in jack. The red and white (audio) jacks will connect the television's audio out jacks to the radio's audio in jack. Either setup will allow watching a DVD on the television using the Jensen speaker system(s). They will also allow hearing the television's audio on the Jensen speaker system(s). Have I overlooked anything? I have read all the posts related to this problem, but a clear presentation of the resolution does not seem to exist. Bob
	2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD) 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche