Problems with E4 and Film Four on Sky digital

quaalude · 29-09-2003 8:18am #1

Hi -

My Sky digital has been rather bad of late - Film Four and E4 being unwatchable. The picture constantly breaks up, and the sound dips and clicks. Other channels (Paramount Comedy, Sci Fi etc.) are fine.
In Services > Signal test, the signal strength is just over 1/2, and the signal quality is about 1/3.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks so much.

carrolls · 29-09-2003 9:16am

Originally posted by quaalude

In Services > Signal test, the signal strength is just over 1/2, and the signal quality is about 1/3.

Your signal strength and quality settings are way below the treshold for receiving a high quality picture.
You can be guaranteed a problem free picture only if both settings are above 70%.
You need to adjust your dish.

Mossy Monk · 29-09-2003 9:51am

i am getting constant break ups and sound drop outs on lots of channels these days. it takes about half an hour after i plug the box in for me to get some remblance of a steady picture. my box is dying because next doors works fine on my dish. looks like i'll have to get a new one soon

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donhughberto · 29-09-2003 10:03am

Have both off you checked the connections between dis and minibox, mine was a bit loose a while back and i tightened it and it has worked fine since!

Mossy Monk · 29-09-2003 10:15am

yes. like i said next doors box works perfectly with my dish

byte · 29-09-2003 7:57pm

But is next door's digibox the same as yours? Some boxes can handle weak signals better than others. Have you tried your box next door? BTW, is it a Pace 2500 perchance?

Mossy Monk · 29-09-2003 10:49pm

black grundig, the exact same as theres. got them within a few days of each other. for the record mine breaks up in there too

Problems with E4 and Film Four on Sky digital

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