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Upgrading from Sky to Freesat

It takes less than five minutes to replace an existing satellite box with a Freesat one.

It takes less than five minutes to replace an existing satellit
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If you have an existing Sky or fSfS (Freesat from Sky) installation and want to go to upgrade to Freesat, it is a simple process.

First, buy the Freesat box from a Argos, Curry.digital, Comet, John Lewes or your local independent shop:



In the box you will find the Freesat box:



Also included will be a remote control, and this model also comes with a SCART cable, a HDMI cable and a stereo-with-composite cable. Unpack the ones you need:



You old Sky box looks like this:



Unplug the mains first from the Sky box, then pull out the SCART (or SCARTs) and then unscrew the connection to the satellite dish.



Remove the Sky box and fit the Freesat box. Reconnect the satellite cable (take care as to not damage the connection) and then the SCART and finally connect the mains power:



The box will look like this:



The box also contains the manual, which has full installation instructions. Finally fit the batteries into the remote control.



The TV screen first displays the box's logo



The first set-up screen allows you to select the TV type, widescreen mode and resolution:



Next the box checks for the satellite signal:



Then there is a check for updated software:



Then you enter your postcode and the box checks it:



The next step is a scan for channels. This takes about 30 seconds:



And that's it. You can now view channels, like 108 for BBC HD:



Or press the GUIDE button for the EPG:



(Apologies for the photos not being of the top quality)



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Monday, 21 February 2011
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nicharm
3:37 PM

i have a 4way splitter from my skyhd now i have sky in the bedroom sky in th kitchen and sky in the conservative so what can do if i cant splitter 4ways do i have to get a receiver in each room

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3:46 PM

nicharm: Do you mean you use the RF link so you can watch what is on the Sky+HD box in each place? Or do you mean you have a Sky box in each place?

It is best to use a Freesat box (they are very cheap) for each set with a link to the dish, you can then watch any channel you want independent of each other.

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nicharm
3:49 PM

yes a rf link but dont wot a receiver freesat in each room

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4:23 PM

nicharm: The analogue RF system is out of date, and is not provided in any recent equipment.

Freesat receivers start at around £30. Buy Bush BFSAT02SD Freesat SD Digital Box - Black at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Freesat digital set top boxes.
- it would cost much less, and work much better than having an "RF modulator".

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nicharm
5:42 PM

cheers just look at the net and got solution triax tri-link £41.00

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7:04 PM

nicharm: Yes, you can pay more for less.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
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John Gardiner
1:50 PM

I have sky tv downstairs and multi-room in the bedroom. Can I use the upstairs cable, together with the downstairs one to feed a PVR?

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Thursday, 24 February 2011
Briantist
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6:49 AM

John Gardiner: Yes, or you can run in another satellite grade cable to one of the spare outputs on the quad-LNB package on the dish, and continue to use Freesat or fSfS upstairs.

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Friday, 25 February 2011
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Brian
3:44 PM
Swaffham

Hello, I have a Samsung tv le32c580j1k.
This is connected to an old Sky digibox,(Sky/Freesat).Obviously I cannot record with this and so I am considering a Humax HDRfoxt2, (I can get freeview in my area).At the same time I would like to keep my sky box and hopefully switch from one to the other.Would these be compatable or would I be better off getting a Humax foxsat Hdr. I realize that I would have to get a quatro LNB and new cable

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5:59 PM

Brian: I would have thought you would be better with just the modern Freesat+HD box, unless you want to watch a third live programme whilst you record two.

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