ignorance asn't bliss. help please

alleyb

i have sky in one room ,need my own stations in another room, so changed yoke on end of satellite dish to a 4 way splitter,ran second cable into room two plugged cable into labgear free to view box , but no signal , all info appreciated

DiarmaidGNR

alleyb wrote: »

i have sky in one room ,need my own stations in another room, so changed yoke on end of satellite dish to a 4 way splitter,ran second cable into room two plugged cable into labgear free to view box , but no signal , all info appreciated

I'm pretty sure you can only have one box per cable coming from the satellite dish, if you want two different sky boxes or fta satellite receiver etc you will need to change a receiver component (this thing, - can be used for 4 rooms-
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Quad-LNB-4-way-output-Sky-Freesat-HD-LMB-multiroom_W0QQitemZ370326309143QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL?hash=item56392b0917
)
on the satellite dish as to suite the two cable set up.
Does that make any sense?

Finne1993

I think you already have a quad on the dish as you described a 4 way splitter thing on the end of the dish but when you say a labgear free to view box box do you mean its a freeview box or a fta satellite receiver? As its the latter you need or freesat box.

DiarmaidGNR

alleyb wrote: »

i have sky in one room ,need my own stations in another room, so changed yoke on end of satellite dish to a 4 way splitter,ran second cable into room two plugged cable into labgear free to view box , but no signal , all info appreciated

Sorry I miss-read the OP, I assume the sky box still works? - if so, just try the skybox on the new second cable in the new room, if it works - the problem is with the labgear thing. Are you sure the labgear thing is for receiving free to air satellite signals?

Liam Byrne

If the Sky box still works, then the issue is the Labgear receiver.

If neither Sky nor Labgear works, it could be the alignment/rotation of the LNB - try rotating it while checking the signal.

alleyb

thanks lads for your advice, i'll try tomorrow, yes it is a 4 way lnb and it is a freesat lab gear thing.

St Senan

alleyb wrote: »

thanks lads for your advice, i'll try tomorrow, yes it is a 4 way lnb and it is a freesat lab gear thing.

Make sure the labgear is a satellite receiver and not a terrestrial receiver that connects to a tv aerial. I have not come across a labgear free to air satellite receivers in my travels.

sesswhat

scaller wrote: »

Make sure the labgear is a satellite receiver and not a terrestrial receiver that connects to a tv aerial. I have not come across a labgear free to air satellite receivers in my travels.

Think they have a Labgear badged one as part of one of the cheap kits.