sat boxes
 

Any one out there tell me why a sat box will work on one dish and not on another ?

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Maybe it is on the threshold of working with the good dish but that the one on which it will not work is misshapen or has an LNB with a higher noise figure.

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What does the higher nose figure mean I dont understand HELP i wanted to watch the TV

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There is a satnav man who is a member hereon I am sure he will be along soonest and assist you :thumbsup:

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Sat & PC guy, if you search him out in the members list you can pm him

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Depends on the dish and the box,can you give us any more information?did you bring it from the uk,have you bought it at a boot sale or is it new?etc,.Some boxes are not very good in a weak satellite signal area ie the footprint area that the satellite beams the signal to,this is the case in large areas of the costa del sol,sometimes a bigger dish is needed.Elaborate a little and maybe we can help you sort it out.
regards
John

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I go with the difference between dishes and LNBs. I was advised only to invest in a good dish which would not warp at all in the heat here. Channelmaster being one such make. If LNB has failed (mine did in a storm recently) then that is easily replaced for around 20 euros.

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A bit more info rather than "it will not work" will help -

is it stuck in searching for listings and if so have you tried changing the default transponder to help the box boot up?

Once booted do you get no channels at all or a select few channels?

Are they the same size dish? Makes a big difference for reception!

Does another box work on the same dish?

SATNAV MAN??????? Hmmmmmmm.:confused:

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OK Cadiz inland thats where we live
1.3 metre dish with correct LNB working with Digi box Sky box.
Other Box amstrad digi box working with a 1.2 mtre dish no problem. But will not work on 1.3 metre dish in the same village.
Why each box works on there own set up but Amstrad box will not work on other dish gets a signal and locks and then unlocks with in 15 seconds ?
thanks I am a woman dont know about these things but I can ask questions on PC and I want to watch Coranatiions Street !!!!! please help
Sharon

Is there anything else that can be wrong ?

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Where do I get a new LNB for 20 Euros in the Seville area please ? If it is the LNB

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LNBs sold in BricoMart, Sevilla if you need one.

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got one of those in Jerez are they used to get the Sky sat signal.I dont know are they all the same ?

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Sorry was just trying to help on the hoof so to speak I know your name now sorry your reputation is untarnished and satnav man is no more :lol:

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Firstly, just to clarify is "Other Box amstrad digi box" a sky box?

Obviously the setup of the dishes and LNBs are not the same.
One dish may have a stronger LNB than the other (an LNB with 0.2 ratio is normally better than a 0.3) and this would affect reception a bit.

I also know that some older amstrads do have trouble booting up...they do not like the signal on the normal default transponder (11778), so have you tried to boot it up on 12129 (services, 401, Select,2,12129,Up,Select)?
When doing this the signal strength and quality will be high and locked. If on the correct Sky satellite you will see the data and time in the top left corner of the screen. When the download on this frequecncy has finshed, the signal strength and quality will lower to its "normal" levels (this normal level is variable during the day!)

Otherwise it is a very long way for me to do a service call.....:D

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Leroy Merlin stock LNBs. Not a huge choice but when a storm damaged my old one, the new one from LM works just fine. They dont work so good when full of water.

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if you have a sky remote press "services"
menu should pop up then press 4 and then look for you single single level
and make sure the cable is plug in right in the box , ya the one coming from the dish
it dose happen , have been call out to a broken tv , that for got to plug it in O !:thumbsup:

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We have found the problem wrong satalite LOL

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glad my advice helped...i wont tell anyone you have a UK sky installer in the family as that would make it even more embarrasing!!!!



ooops...

:D

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He was the one who told me it was the wrong satalite LOL

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Dish alignment, LNB angle,Dish elevation and direction, sat box, if its one from the eh "apprentice" you may have a problem. We found, the best boxes are the pace 2600 C1, they are about 1-2 years old , but made well. Now you get the cheap rubbish , OK in the UK, but not here, unless you use a 1.4m dish.
Hope this helps

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all up and running Thanks satandpcguy and everyone else

Now do you need a subscription to use a Sky Plus Box ?

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SNIP
Thanks, my step son is a sky fitter I just wondered if i had to have a subscription to work a sky plus box ?

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yes you need a sky subscription to use the sky plus functions....

any sub will do...even the lowest (1 mix)

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thanks
satandpeguy
you have been a star

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Hi
Is that £16 per month?

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http://mysky.sky.com/portal/site/sky...cesandpackages

the link for the sky pricing table.....