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New set up and now No Signal
Elementaire
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Help!
I've just removed a VCR and DVD Player and replaced them with a DVD recorder. (Previous set up was done by Sky installer). I'm pretty sure I've connected everything up ok - but now I get No Satellite Signal on my Sky+ box.
Do you think all the moving of the TV/boxes/leads around had upset my Sky+ box?! It always has been a little sensitive :rolleyes:
My current set up is Phillips Digital TV with two scart sockets.
One Scart lead from TV scart on Sky+ box to Phillips DVD recorder. One Scart lead from DVD Recorder to TV. External aerial lead to DVD recorder and an aerial connection between DVD recorder and TV.
Have I missed something obvious?
Any advice before I confess all to an (expensive) Sky engineer?
Thank you!
I've just removed a VCR and DVD Player and replaced them with a DVD recorder. (Previous set up was done by Sky installer). I'm pretty sure I've connected everything up ok - but now I get No Satellite Signal on my Sky+ box.
Do you think all the moving of the TV/boxes/leads around had upset my Sky+ box?! It always has been a little sensitive :rolleyes:
My current set up is Phillips Digital TV with two scart sockets.
One Scart lead from TV scart on Sky+ box to Phillips DVD recorder. One Scart lead from DVD Recorder to TV. External aerial lead to DVD recorder and an aerial connection between DVD recorder and TV.
Have I missed something obvious?
Any advice before I confess all to an (expensive) Sky engineer?
Thank you!
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You can turn on and off every input/output on my recorder. It's probably something obvious you will kick yourself for later though.:)
Check that the sattelite cables are screwed securely in and then unplug SKY+ from the mains for a few mins and plug it back in..
And if I were you I'd re-do your scart leads.
TV scart to TV (Obviously)
VCR scart to dvd Recorder (Obviously)
VCR scart to TV AV2
Make sure your sky box is on AV1 Or if phillips as you say EXT1 as this probably carries RGB picture format.
Also tried removing the DVD recorder completely so just TV and Sky+ box but still No Signal.
Have checked the cables too (although they weren't touched during the move to the new equipment).
Sorry zesfulmass, I don't quite get the scart lead scenario you're suggesting, you have the VCR scart (from the Sky+ box?) going to two different places?
Unplug everything from power.
Link the tv (AV1) to SKY Box (TV socket) directly with scart
Link the DVD recorder directly to the other scart socket in the Sky Box.
Now you have to link a scart or component cable from DVD recorder to TV (AV2)
Check the sat cables are secure in back of SKY box. Tighten as necessary.
Turn on power to everything SKY box will reboot. Set TV to view AV1 and you should get a picture.
It seems unlikely that anything will have got broken in swapping boxes about.
Start by swapping the two LNB connections at the back of the Digibox (with power switched off temporarily at the wall socket). If that makes no difference, try connecting a different Digibox. (If you can't/won't buy or borrow one, the only recourse is to call out a Sky installer.) If the problem remains with the second Digibox, the fault lies with your Dish, LNB or cable.
the new set up
I personally would chop off the last inch of these cables and re make them , details here
How to make up F connectors
You have connected the 2 feeds from the dish
to the Sky+ box ?
Ignore other set up suggestions, yours is the correct one
Sky TV scart ---> DVDR AV2
DVDR AV1 ---> TV AV1
Set all to RGB for best picture - this cannot be achieved with suggestions that
a) link the DVDr from the Sky VCR scart
b) connecting the DVDr to a non RGB scart on the TV
As was suggested earlier, if you can see the message re no signal then there is nothing wrong with your set up. This is purely a message from the sky box telling you that something is wrong with either
a) signal
b) connection from dish to box
c) hardware problem with box/LNB etc
Scorp
maybe the engineer did a pretty bad job of changing the LNB of something!?!
It was dark and pouring with rain when he did it, but the HD box seems to be suffering worst. Neither box has as good a signal as the Sky+ had prior to the 'upgrade'.
Thanks Scorp, yes the setup seems to work fine, picture colour/quality telling me there's no signal is great! My guess is that it's the box itself, hopefully engineer is coming tomorrow.
Can't believe I'm going to miss the first episode of Lost - is it on Sky Anytime at the moment does anyone know? So I might be able to watch it when we get Sky back?:(
Lots of Lost on Anytime , but season 5 will be added overnight after it as been aired most likely .
Its on again on ( Episode 1&2 )
Tomorrow at 10:00pm on Sky Two
Tuesday 27th January at 10:00pm on Sky One
Saturday 31st January at 10:00pm on Sky Two
Big relief, no Lost on my Anytime yet but recorded it on Sky2 last night so all is well.
Thank you to everyone who replied.