No sat. signal message on RTE/TV3

kevinmcc · 07-01-2003 10:13pm #1

For about 6 months now i've been getting the message "no satellite signal being received" on RTE, Network 2, TV3, TG4, 2FM and Hallmark. The message is displayed for up to a minute before the channel comes in and does not happen all the time. After it started happening I got an engineer out who changed my digibox and checked the satellite dish but a few days later it started happening again. Anyone any ideas whats the problem?

Tony · 07-01-2003 10:28pm

tv3 Rte,etc use a slighly lower TP power so it shows up noisy tuners,lnbs and bad cabling. If you are still in warranty I would ask for a replacement box, is it a pace/grundig by any chance?

Tony

John mac · 07-01-2003 10:28pm

It's been happening to me since RTE came on. I just flick to another station and back again and the picture appears. I don't see it as a major problem (but that's just me!)

kevinmcc · 07-01-2003 10:35pm

Thanks for that. Yea it is a pace tony - my 3RD pace.

TinMan · 08-01-2003 9:04am

It happens on my Pace box too and its really annoying :mad:
I know people who have panasonic boxes and it never happens to them!

thrillseeker · 08-01-2003 9:32am

Happens to me to with my Pace Box.
It started for me after a software upgrade about 5...6 months ago.
The situation has improved slightly since the latest upgrade 3.1.a5, i.e. I get some of the channels some of the time.
Irish Channels, Disney, Hallmark and Eurosport News are affected for me.

suppafly · 09-01-2003 2:45pm

Its happened to be a good few times aswell. Hasn't happened much lately but i don't really watch thoughs channels much, just TG4 for the rugby. Has happened sometimes when i really wanted to watch something though its well annoying, and yes, i have a Pace box to!

Tony · 09-01-2003 5:04pm

This is why Panasonics are the box of choice for most people now.

Tony

John R · 10-01-2003 5:25am

I get this too, on a pace box. It only started happening after it was repaired (at a rip-off cost, sky's customer service for Ireland is overtly F*** off, we dont give a crap).
I find that putting the box into standby then immediately back on always gets the channel back, not much good for setting the planner to change the channel though.

Tony · 10-01-2003 9:42am

What did Sky charge?

Originally posted by John R
I get this too, on a pace box. It only started happening after it was repaired (at a rip-off cost, sky's customer service for Ireland is overtly F*** off, we dont give a crap).
I find that putting the box into standby then immediately back on always gets the channel back, not much good for setting the planner to change the channel though.

John R · 11-01-2003 3:54am

It cost around e120, not from sky though, I tried ringing them but all I got after 3 attempts was a bogus number for a non-existent company.
It was repaired by a crowd off the nass road, Armstrong I think. They obviously have some connection to sky as they knew my name from the serial no. of the box.

Tony · 11-01-2003 4:25pm

Yes armstrongs are the agents for pace/panasonic for Sky, electroplus are also agents. 120 is not exactly a rip off given the replacement cost of a tuner. Did you bring the digibox to them or did an engineer call to collect/return?

Tony

John R · 12-01-2003 4:21am

I went to them, no call-outs.
The place in Eniskillen have subsuquently quoted me a figure of around 70-80 euro for a tuner replacement.
Considering it is a design flaw and that I had no choice other than a pace box, I believe paying 120 euros to keep the thing operational for more than 20 months is a complete rip-off.

Tony · 12-01-2003 2:55pm

Given that you went to them this does seem to be expensive, bear in mind the difference in VAT rates also contributes to this.

Tony

suppafly · 14-01-2003 10:54am

Yup it feackin happened again. No satelite signal being recieved. i just had to leave it for a bit and pressed the select button loads of times and it came back on. Others it just come on really slowly, like it has to, in a sense, "load" the channel! Does anyone knowwhy this happens with Pace boxs and not Panasonic ones?

carrolls · 14-01-2003 11:32am

I have a Pace box and for 3 months during the Summer it happened to me regularly.
I fixed the problem by attenuating the aerial signal down to around 60% of max.
Previously the signal strength and quality were up in the 80's.
It hasn't happened once since September.

thrillseeker · 14-01-2003 2:27pm

I fixed the problem by attenuating the aerial signal down to around 60% of max.

How did you do this?

My signal strength & quality are both around 50-60% but I routinely get this problem on my Pace box.

No sat. signal message on RTE/TV3

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