using sky box to receive freeview channels

ccarr

hi hope some one can help me. we have sky multi room for the past few years. but im thinking that i mite cancel it now. my question is would i be able to use the box to receive freeview channels. oh just to point i will still be keeping sky for the main tv but not for the second one.

tomslick

Yes you will receive FreeSAT on the box. Just pull out your card and you'll see what your left with. It may be an advantage to set your epg as an English one as it has more Freesat channels on it.

limericklassy

tomslick wrote: »

Yes you will receive FreeSAT on the box. Just pull out your card and you'll see what your left with. It may be an advantage to set your epg as an English one as it has more Freesat channels on it.

What is the epg and how to do you set it? thanks.

Feardorca

limericklassy wrote: »

What is the epg and how to do you set it? thanks.

Electronic ? Programme Guide, But I would love to know how you edit it ie. English

Cantona's Collars

After you remove card unplug box and plug back in-LEAVE CARD OUT. You can set the free channels as favourites so you just have to use the blue button to go through them,handier than trying to remember channel numbers.
Channel FIVE can be added in 'other channels' -10.773 H 22.0 5/6

ccarr

hey thanks for your help but im havening some trouble. its my on fault for leaving out information. about month ago our dog decided to chew the telephone wire that is connected to the sky box so where not receiving any satellite signal. so i take it i have to fix the that first before i will receive any channels at all. can i can multi room now and fix it later are would i better fixing the wire and den cancelling it. thanks for your help hope you can understand want im asking

tomslick

The telephone cable has nothing to do with your signal. You'd better check the co-ax cable going into your box as this carrys the signal. You can disconnect today but it won't happen for a month as per skys new rules.

Feardorca

zerks wrote: »

After you remove card unplug box and plug back in-LEAVE CARD OUT. You can set the free channels as favourites so you just have to use the blue button to go through them,handier than trying to remember channel numbers.
Channel FIVE can be added in 'other channels' -10.773 H 22.0 5/6

Thanks for your help there, I do this regularly but had not considered adding to favourites, it's a pity you can't add "other Channels to favourites.

I would welcome your help with the following:

I have just fitted a new LNB with 4 outlets (2 outlets not available any longer) and need to send feed to two locations (I have two sky boxes) and I would like to add Terrestial also as effeciently as possible. How should I best go about it.

Many thanks

Randyleprechaun

Feardorca wrote: »

Thanks for your help there, I do this regularly but had not considered adding to favourites, it's a pity you can't add "other Channels to favourites.

I would welcome your help with the following:

I have just fitted a new LNB with 4 outlets (2 outlets not available any longer) and need to send feed to two locations (I have two sky boxes) and I would like to add Terrestial also as effeciently as possible. How should I best go about it.

Many thanks

Have you aerials for terrestrial already?If so how are they connected up currently.

If you are installing from scratch, then there are several ways to distribute around your installation.

Feardorca

Randyleprechaun wrote: »

Have you aerials for terrestrial already?If so how are they connected up currently.

If you are installing from scratch, then there are several ways to distribute around your installation.

Two aerials currently in attic fed direct to 2 TV's via booster.

ALSO Its raining now and I have lost sat signal completely following re- installation of Dish signal indicator Strength 50% and Quality 50% prior to rain and when raining 40% and 10% respectively.

Thanks for your help

Regards

montgolfiere

with a 10% (wet!) quality reading it sounds like your dish needs aligning correctly and also maybe the skew setting of the LNB requires optimising. It is also very important to ensure the pole is 'True'.
i install here in the S of France and usually get a 90% (dry!) Quality Reading by careful final tweaking when setting up the dishes.... it is really important to tighten the bolts whilst still using the meter as it is easy to lose a big chunk of 'Quality / Strength' if they are not tightened up taking this into account!!!!
The Skyman.

Feardorca

montgolfiere wrote: »

with a 10% (wet!) quality reading it sounds like your dish needs aligning correctly and also maybe the skew setting of the LNB requires optimising. It is also very important to ensure the pole is 'True'.
i install here in the S of France and usually get a 90% (dry!) Quality Reading by careful final tweaking when setting up the dishes.... it is really important to tighten the bolts whilst still using the meter as it is easy to lose a big chunk of 'Quality / Strength' if they are not tightened up taking this into account!!!!
The Skyman.

Merci mongolfiere ! Thanks for that I got a full line of lights on the led sat finder, by skew is that the "twist" of the lnb to the right or left, by pole do you mean mast or something else, I shall go through the proceedure again with regard to bolt tightening etc. is their any indication whether adjustment could be right - left or up - down. F.

John mac

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67038181&postcount=4

this video should help.