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Old 05-03-2018, 03:46 PM   #16
bevedfelker
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2015 Vegas 24.1
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,468
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Nichoga2:

I have a 2015 Vegas 24.1 like yours. Here is a picture of the inside of the kitchen cabinet above the sink, top shelf. Let me describe some of the things that you see there.

1 -- the rear most black panel is for the antenna amplifier. It has a tiny button you press to turn the amp on and off. It also has a small green LED to indicate when the amp is on. This is a bear to reach even with a stool. When you raise and use the antenna you need to have the amp on. When you are hooked to cable the amp MUST be off. If you leave it on when on cable the TVs will not scan cable channels (more on that later).

2 -- middle black plate is a 115 V plug. The gray electrical cable plugged into it is the cable for the microwave.

3 -- front black plate is a second 115 V plug.

4 -- notice I have a Blue Ray player on the shelf. The cable you see coming out of the hole is an HDMI cable that goes to the TV in the living area above the front door. The 2015 Vegas is not wired such that you can select which TV will use the DVD input. If you have an external TV, you will find that you can connect a DVD or game console to it; however, those connections are contained in one of the storage compartments located under the external TV. By the way, to unplug the power cable for the external TV, remove the large drawers in the kitchen. You'll find the electrical plog behind them.

5 -- the TV in my bedroom is not the same brand as the main and exterior TVs. The one in the bedroom is a Saikyo and it has a self-contained DVD player built into the side of the TV.

6 -- Seiki TVs. My living room and external TVs are SEIKIs. There has been a ton of stuff written about them here on the forum. The tuner in these TV are digital: however, they are not quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) capable. What this means is these SEIKI TVs will scan cable channels like from DISH or other cable systems that are not encoded. For cable signals that are encoded like Verizon (or the cable system at Disney World Fort Wilderness), the TV tuner will not decode the signal and find channels. I have only ever not been able to scan Fort Wilderness and one other RV park's cable signal. The afore mentioned SAIKYO TV in the bedroom has a QAM capable tuner and that TV has always scanned cable channels wherever we have camped.

By the way, going back to the kitchen cabinet above the sink. The inside wall on the left side of the cabinet in the upper shelf area has a false wall. You can see the screws that hold this wooden panel in place. Behind that panel is the slide controller for the Lippert system for the electric bunk. The slide controller for the living room slide is in the storage area under the drivers seat. It's important to know where the controllers are because when the Lippert slide system has a failure or doesn't operate that controller has LEDs that flash a troubleshooting code.

Finally, as recommended above, I researched all the systems on my 2015 Vegas 24.1 and compiled an in-depth owners' manual for my Vegas. The manual contains checklists, troubleshooting info, pictures showing locations of relays/switches/fuses, modification suggestions, etc. I have shared that manual this far with about 1400 owners (many of them Thor products not Vegas or Axis). I think you'd find the manual very informative. Here is a link where you can download it:
https://1drv.ms/w/s!AiYx6DLSeiiP6UNyy_VYGDO0BW6L

Good Luck.
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