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Signal Problems

  • 16-07-2010 3:58am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    What should the Signal Quality bar be reading on a Sky box ? Mine is about a quater full most of the time and when it rains, be it light or heavy it drops to zero and I lose the picture on all channels. This is a new install I have done about two months ago, last system I had I never lost picture no matter what type of weather.


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  • #2
    Randyleprechaun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 876 ✭✭✭Randyleprechaun


    Get it checked, sounds like dish not aligned properly


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I went out and had a look at the dish and compared it to the neighbours dishes and mine is offset to theirs. Rang Sky up and they're sending an engineer out to fix it.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Randyleprechaun wrote: »
    Get it checked, sounds like dish not aligned properly
    It wasn't aligned right and not even fastened securely, all fixed now :)


  • #5
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    Hope you didn't have to pay for it.


  • #6
    yknaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭yknaa


    hellboy99 wrote: »
    What should the Signal Quality bar be reading on a Sky box ? Mine is about a quater full most of the time and when it rains, be it light or heavy it drops to zero and I lose the picture on all channels. This is a new install I have done about two months ago, last system I had I never lost picture no matter what type of weather.

    It would still be interesting to know what the bar should be reading on the box. Should it be full or are people generally getting less than that?


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  • #7
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    its never usually full, 3/4's is common!


  • #8
    vampire of kilmainham
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭vampire of kilmainham


    Signal strenghts can varey due to weather condations.:eek:


  • #9
    montgolfiere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭montgolfiere


    i always try to achieve 90% on Quality, depending on the variations between different makes of Digibox sometimes this drops to 80%, and i install here in the South of France!!!
    the Skyman


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    John mac wrote: »
    Hope you didn't have to pay for it.
    I did not, nor was I.
    yknaa wrote: »
    It would still be interesting to know what the bar should be reading on the box. Should it be full or are people generally getting less than that?
    snaps wrote: »
    its never usually full, 3/4's is common!
    Signal strenght on the boxes are now showing full and quality near full on all inputs.

    After he adjusted the dish, on the signal / quality box meter he had the readouts for the signal strenght on all outputs are now reading 92 - 98% and the signal quality reading 83 - 91%.
    According to him I should have no trouble now as the readings were 48 - 60 for the signal strength and 35 - 47 on the quality before he fixed it.


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