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Satellite Box strangeness...

  • 20-07-2008 5:51pm
    #1
    decob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭


    Folks bought one of the lidl systems a few months ago and i picked up a seperate tuner box from an irish online retailer along with a quad lmb. Anyway finally got around to installing it all today. Using the silvercrest box that came with the set i have a decent signal and quality for nearly all the station (pointing at 28.2), but when u try using the ferguson box i bought online, all i get is the no (or bad) signal message.... this is trying both boxes on same cable connected to the dish.

    any ideas...


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  • #2
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    each box needs its own individual feed from the LNB.

    its not possible to split the cable


    (unless you use a multiswitch.. but thats a whole other story)


  • #3
    decob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭decob


    no two cables running from a quad lmb, nothing split, to two rooms (a & b), now since room a was closest to the sat dish and the person on the roof i did all the testing there. As i said before using the lidl box i can get all the channels and it has a signal strenght of over 80%, whereas the ferguson af 3100 box i bought just says no signal when connected to the same cable.


  • #4
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    swap the boxes around.. that will tell u if the fault is with the box or not


  • #5
    decob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭decob


    yeah same in room b, lidl box works... ferguson not...


  • #6
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    i presume that the ferguson box is tuned in correctly.,

    i can only guess that either the ferguson or the quad is stuffed


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  • #7
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    Try scanning on the Ferguson.
    If that doesnt produce anything, time to refer to your warranty.
    Any electrical equipment can have a fault.
    Manufacturing faults will often show up early in the life of the unit.

    Also be careful to ensure it is unplugged before connecting the coax and lnb. A spark there or even at the power input has been known to knock out receivers.


  • #8
    decob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭decob


    the scanning was producing nothing, as the signal strenght was always about 10%, I gave it one last shot last night and while screwing in the co-ax i noticed the input piece was moving also and could go from tight to loose, and while tightning it the signal strength increased - then i was able to pick up the stations. so it was still working this morning so i doubt i'll have any need to remove it again so hopefully should be fine


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