All posts by jb38
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Roy Singleton: Just spotted your reply, and although its probably a bit late now to say this, but the problem you are experiencing is most likely being caused by your dish having been moved (blown or knocked against) slightly out of alignment, this usually always in the horizontal plane.
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Jemal Hasan: Only heavy thundery type downpours can affect satellite reception, if though you are not referring to this type of situation then it strongly suggests that your dish is slightly out of alignment, this usually always in the horizontal plane.
You should carry out a signal strength check using the following procedure, if you are using a standard Sky box press: Services - 4 - 6 and the signal strength / quality will be seen, for satisfactory reception both should be sitting at the equivalent of 60% "minimum", as anything less is liable to cause the type of problem you are complaining of.
If you have a Sky+ box then press "services" and you will then see the main menu with "options" being highlighted, highlight the "settings" menu using the right arrow button and press select, then using the left / right arrow buttons scroll to "signal" and press select, this will then display the
signal level indicator bars.
Levels should be as on the standard box.
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melanie: You can check on what channels you will be able to receive if you cancel your subscription by simply removing your card and running through the list.
Cards aren't really necessary for viewing free channels and only an odd exception exists like Sony TV (157), the only problem is that if the card is not inserted then dependant on where located the local news channel may not be correct.
By the way you do not require to do anything when you cancel your subscription as everything will be as before, except that is for the recording / playback side of the box as it will not be operable as Sky will disable that at the same time as your ability to view their dedicated package programmes.
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s: If you are referring to vertigo in relation to this condition being triggered by heights, then a satellite dish can be mounted at ground level and receive a signal just as strong as though it was mounted on a top of a tower block, as so the reference made vertigo is not really relevant to any problems with satellite reception as its really a case of how accurately a dish is aligned in the first place, as experience has proven that many aren't!
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Jemal Hasan: I had also meant to add that if on the signal test the levels are seen to rapidly fluctuate then that can be an indication of water having entered the "F" connector on the dishes LNB, and especially so if either the connector plug shroud (quad blocks) has not been pulled down after the connector was screwed in, or if the self amalgamating tape has not been wrapped around the plug properly to waterproof it.
You can rectify this problem by simply unscrewing the "F" connector from the LNB and then further unscrew it from the coax and dry out any moisture seen with a tissue or whatever, then once completed reassemble again and carry out another signal test.
By the way its best to have the box completely switched off (from mains) during this operation in case you short circuit the coax inner to the connector casing whilst removing same, or of course rather than killing the mains supply to the box simply unscrew the "F" connector from it.
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Pauline Todd: Well although its usually more normal for a second TV to be capable of Freeview as well as analogue and with the latter facility mentioned enabling the Sky boxes RF2 signal to be viewed by switching the TV from DVB to analogue, the fact that you are using a separate box should not change anything as far as the magic eye operation is concerned.
What I wondered was whether or not the magic eye works when connected to the end of the coax that comes from the Sky boxes RF2? and with the eye's output connected directly into the analogue TV? ie: by-passing the Freeview box.
If its found that the eye's LED is still not illuminated then is it when its (the eye's) "output" jumper lead to the analogue TV's aerial socket is removed?
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Alan McGregor: If connecting the aerial into the other rooms feed gets all of the channels back, then what is the result of removing the aerials direct connection to the other rooms feed and instead connecting it straight into the Humax box that feeds your main TV?
Humax tuners are one of the best around for overall sensitivity as well as stabilty, and I would be interested to know what the signal strength / quality indications are shown as with the aerial connected into the box via the splitter compared to when its fed directly from the aerial.?
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WALTER CRAIG: Just to confirm what's already been said by Stephen P, a subscription is necessary to enable use of the recording side of the box, and which to my belief costs £10.00 per month.
You should give Sky a phone though, as one point I am not quite 100% sure about is regarding whether or not the person applying for this type of subscription has to already be in possession of a "free to view" card, as the access code to enable to box to record etc has to be "over air" downloaded into a card.
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ann Yilma: As you are located at a distance of only 5 miles from the station you have to beware in case the level of signal received is slightly excessive for the TV's tuner, as this will give "exactly" the same signal indications to that of a signal that's too weak.
You have not mentioned anything regarding the aerial being used, but for a test carry out another retune using a standard set top aerial, should you be able to borrow one!
Further info dependant on findings.
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Sunday 23 September 2012 3:44PM
Neil A: Basically yes! that is if as I understand it you have two separate cables from the aerial, the BBC channels are on double the power of the commercials like ITV3 Dave etc, and if you are genuinely suffering from an excessive signal level I assume that these commercials are the ones that are OK?