Signal not being transmitted through coax cable from splitter?

Hey, So I recently purchased a freeview player (DishTV Aerialbox T5050). Currently in the main living room we are running another dishtv box via UHF aerial. I bought this new box for my bedroom and I am running the signal from a 3 output splitter. When I went to plug it in however it did not work, no channels picked up. So, I took my box into the living room, plugged it in there and it worked. So I thought it might be the output port that I had it plugged into for my room, so I plugged the cable going into my room, into the output port of the box for the living room, still wasn't working. This has led me to believe that it might be the coax cable that I am using for my bedroom? Is this possible or could there be something else wrong? And if it is the cable, is it as simple as just purchasing a new one?

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Permalink Reply by willis on July 1, 2014 at 12:37

Have a close look at the splitter

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Permalink Reply by Duncan palmer on July 1, 2014 at 13:05

What would I be looking for/at exactly?

willis said:

Have a close look at the splitter

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Permalink Reply by Biggles on July 1, 2014 at 13:13

Make sure all 3 outputs are passing signal and the signal is getting to your room. Sounds like a break in the coax somewhere.

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Sorry, just re-read your post. Yes, it looks like the cable you use for your room is faulty.

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Permalink Reply by Duncan palmer on July 1, 2014 at 13:16

That's the only feasible thing I could think of from my experimenting. Do you know anywhere that sells the cables already set up with correct connectors?

Biggles said:

Make sure all 3 outputs are passing signal and the signal is getting to your room. Sounds like a break in the coax somewhere.

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Sorry, just re-read your post. Yes, it looks like the cable you use for your room is faulty.

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Permalink Reply by Biggles on July 1, 2014 at 14:52

Jaycar, Dick Smith, Bunnings, Mitre 10 Mega Dynamix (online).

Duncan palmer said:

That's the only feasible thing I could think of from my experimenting. Do you know anywhere that sells the cables already set up with correct connectors?

Biggles said:

Make sure all 3 outputs are passing signal and the signal is getting to your room. Sounds like a break in the coax somewhere.

Edit...

Sorry, just re-read your post. Yes, it looks like the cable you use for your room is faulty.

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Permalink Reply by willis on July 1, 2014 at 15:20

Swap the cables from the splitter first & see what happens

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Permalink Reply by nzdtv.com on July 2, 2014 at 6:10

What type of splitter? is it one of the old plastic saddle clamp type or a metal one with F connectors?

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Permalink Reply by willis on July 3, 2014 at 0:29

if you swap the cable from port/outlet 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3 etc and a previously working tv stops and the non working tv starts then the fault is the splitter which is relativly easy to replace

if there is no change as in the non working tv is still no go then it will be a cable fault

and it can take a long time to drag a new cable through the existing cable path