Hello again,
We are now in possession of our new (to us) 2023 530 Urban Touring. It is lovely, really pleased.

Our van was factory built with the external awning TV/12v & 240V socket - which includes TV pre wiring inside (according to Hymers literature).

Does anyone know where(inside the van) I will find the TV aerial pre wiring?

Haven't been able to locate anything yet. As a last resort I will remove the metal casing off the back of the socket & attempt to trace the cables from there - but hopefully someone will point me in the right direction.

Thanks again

Andrew

Thanks Colin - I'll look in there again & report

My 2016 Troll 540 has the pre-installed TV socket and 240V socket in a combined outlet on the awning side. The TV control switch and connector (plus 12v "cigarette lighter" outlet) is on the side of the wardrobe facing the rear of the caravan. The wiring from the satellite/aerial connector on the side of the 'van runs up "inside" the frame/insulation of the van and comes out from the insulation at the top of the wardrobe (inside), routing from there to (in our case) a Visionplus box mounted inside behind the tv output socket. That box has three potential "outs", just one is wired, this going to the socket on the side of the wardrobe. More recent Eribas may be different, though? Mine was originally supplied by Automotive Leisure, now Leisure First, then the main importer into the UK. I expect the aerial wiring was put in at the factory? And the Visionplus box added in the UK? I don't need to use an aerial, so I haven't tested it. There's no sign of an aerial cable coming out of the back of the awning-side box under the bed, but the cable may be routed internally?

Looking at the official manual included with our Troll, UK versions are different - ours certainly doesn't have a combined 220V/12V and aerial outlet in the awning side of the caravan as shown in the manual - just a single three pin UK 240V socket, plus a separate satellite/TV aerial connection point. There seems to be no information with my Troll on the UK setup.

I'm sure someone else on the forum will have better information on this...

Cheers, Simon

Thanks Simon,

Your pictures/setup is really helpful.

Being a 2023 model, we do have the combined external socket 240v/12v/TV & Sat, the rear of this fitting is protected by a fixed metal box. I suspect your vision plus system was a dealer fit accessory. It would also need an external aerial or sat dish signal (to amplify & distribute).

I don't think the 'factory' TV pre wiring includes any sort of aerial or signal amplification - I expect its just coaxial antenna cable?

I have checked that the power sockets 12v & 240v are live & working.

In the new option lists, it is possible to specify two choices of Media pack - when fitted, these provide TV, DAB Radio, Bluetooth, amplifier and a speaker. In this instance there is an external aerial fitted on the fixed roof at the rear of the Eriba - perhaps my cabling comes out there somewhere.
I'll have a look this weekend & take pictures of what I find.

Regards
Andrew

I agree about the coax antenna cable and the likelihood that the signal box was installed by the dealer.. The cable run is almost certainly just plain cable, because it's easier to install during the build - and cheaper! At the wardrobe end it goes into the VisionPlus box, so it was definitely connected at some point (and, presumably working). There was a long extension coax cable in the front locker when I viewed the caravan, presumably used to go from the outside connection point....

Interesting that the owner's manual says we have a combined 240V/12V/coax fitting, when we don't! I'm pretty sure the 240V UK socket adaptation was done by the UK importer/dealer, not by the factory. certainly on pre 2010 french built Eribas, anyway.