SOURCE: Tried to hook up a HD antenna but it won't work
Does the TV have a digital tuner (ATSC for OTA)? What model is it? Make sure to set the TVs channel scan to Aerial or OTA.
If it doesn't have a ATSC tuner, you need a set-top tuner box (digital to analog converter or similar product) unless there are any low power analog stations left in your area. The HD label on an antenna is creative marketing. It's more important to see which type of signals (VHF and/or UHF) and the range. The stations that you will receive depends on your location, the type and location of the antenna and the direction that the antenna points. You can use antennaweb.org or tvfool.com to identify the stations that you can expect to receive at your location and the direction to set the antenna. Antennaweb is very conservative even though it assumes an outdoor antenna. TVFool lists the stations depending on the type/position of the antenna. (Antennas are color coded for their reception range and TVFool uses this code.) There are no low signal watchable digital channels. Try moving the antenna around to improve your signal.
Tuner sensitivity to a digital signal can vary. (Unless the signal is above a certain limit, it won't be interpreted.) I have one TV with a more sensitive tuner. This TV will still be watchable even when the antenna shifts a bit.
Amplifiers can help you receive a signal. However, if the amplifier fails, it can block (filter out) that signal. Thus, you may want to remove an amplifier and test the antenna itself. Some amplified antennas don't work without the amplifier being plugged in. For those, try a different antenna. Similarly splitters that let multiple TVs will attenuate the signal. Thus you should test without them.
Sometimes, the tuner can be damaged. It may be possible to get a replacement tuner. (I had several TVs and other devices lose their tuners after a lightning strike. I replaced the sets that were over 10 years old.)
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells
(The antennaweb site indicated that I'd receive 2 digital channels (VHF) from a transmitter 10 miles away with an outdoor antenna. I actually receive several more UHF stations from 30 miles away. However, if my outdoor antenna shifts in the wind, I will lose the signal on the TV with the weaker tuner until the antenna is repositioned. If it shifts significantly, both TVs lose the signal.)
good luck as almost impossible without the remote to do much with this set, the manual you might be able to google.
It may be too weak to receive and re-adjust external signals. Return it for refund.
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