t couple of years that people would have to either buy a new TV and/or get a STB with either UHF or Satellite Dish depending on their location. I bought my first STB back in 2008 purely so I could partake of crystal clear pictures with no ghosting or interference (and even in HD occasionally) and long before I got a Freeview TV.
However those who can not receive UHF Freeview should start lobbying their MPs to do something about it. I see no reason why anyone who was able to watch Analogue should be denied the ablity to receive FreeviewHD and have to install a satellite system. All analogue sites should have been converted and not just a selection of them.…
of the new LNB. Once you get to that stage you should start seeing some signal strength and quality on the setup Menu. From there it should be easy to scan for channels. However if you have already moved your Dish it may be prudent to get a Pro Installer to set it all up again. Trying to align it yourself without Professional equipment is not easy. It doesn't need to move very far off alignment with Optus D1to find the wrong Satellite. I presume your location is not suitable for UHF from Mt Cargill?
P.S. Are you able to upload a picture of your setup screen on the TV.
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and that also broke off.
As a result I will be replacing both the cable and LNB tomorrow.
From what you say it also looks like I will need a new box as well.
I will update you as things progress. Thanks again for your help.
willis said:
See if it will switch on with the satellite cable unplugged If so then cable/ lnb suspect If not then new box time
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will be movies, but I'd like to get Freeview. A friend gave me an old 80cm dish and Sharp LNB. I have no idea if it had been used for or how old it is.
I'd be able to do all the physical installation, but would need help with aiming the dish and the final setup. I've been told by one installer that it would cost about $450 for a complete install, including the dish.
Is what I have even the appropriate equipment for what I want to do? Am I wasting my time trying to save a few hundred bucks?
All comments would be welcome.…
connector replacements, so that you can enjoy Freeview TV while snug and cosy indoors.
WIND: Strong Wind can adversely affect transmission signals. Common Reception problems is due to the fact that the antenna on your house is not receiving the best possible signal because of the line of sight or environmental factors. For the best digital TV reception, your antenna should have a clear line of sight to the TV broadcast tower. But many homes do not have that direct line. Any large structures can interfere with the signal. Trees are a common obstacle. On calm days, trees are not much of a problem but on windy days, strong winds cause the trees to sway. An outdoor antenna, especially if it is on a tall mast, can be moved by the wind which also causes a problem for reception. If you have an indoor antenna, on windy days you can try moving the antenna to a different location, such as an attic. You might make observations to see if there is a correlation between wind direction, wind strength and signal loss. If you are using a Satellite Dish then try and see if there is a clear line of sight between the pointy thing on the dish and the direction it's pointing to in the sky (You can't see the satellite in space but that doesn't really matter)
RAIN: On Freeview via Satellite, Heavy Rain causes something known as "Rain Fade" Rain Fade is when the signal path from your dish is blocked by rain that is causing a temporary obstacle to the satellite in space providing Freeview channels, usually you can still watch TV with light rain but when it starts to get heavy you may have this issue, usually this is a natural problem but you can make a few tweaks to increase the reliability of your signal connection even in the heaviest of rain. - Tighten Connections on the dish, if the dish is wobbly then make sure it's receiving the strongest signal possible and tightening the bolts so that it's locked in place. - Clean off any Moss or algae build up while you are at it too.
SNOW: Heavy Snow can knock out equipment as well as cause rain fade While most UHF and Satellite equipment sold in New Zealand is designed to withstand NZ Conditions, sometimes Snow can disrupt the signals and the equipment structure of your antenna, follow the advise above for Rain and make sure no snow is trapped on the antenna systems or dish, if the snow dies down and conditions are safe clean the antenna and lossen any snow catchments. Make sure the antenna is tightened afterwards.
Please Also make sure cables and connections are weather proofed and secure, if you have a satellite dish then make sure you have a Weather Boot installed between the cable and the LNB machine ( See image below - black boot) contact your local supplier if you don't have a boot.
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From the 24th May 2016, SKY TV has moved some satellite services to another frequency these are BRAVO plus 1, Prime and The Edge TV. These satellite services will need to be manually
rtainly quite different from yours. There is no Optus D2 in the satellite section list, and no way I've discovered to add an Optus D2. So I edited another and used your freq/rate/pol. settings, but no joy, it still finds no channels. Of course I've no idea if the satellite dish is aligned or working, so perhaps that's my next step, to get it checked out.
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have it switched on again. My splitter has full pass though for voltage. One thing I am aware of is that it is prudent not to have more than one top box supplying the LNB However the Freeview top boxes don’t seem to have an option to turn off this voltage supply which I assume is 18V. Interestingly they do have a separate option to turn a 12V option on or off but not sure what this would be for?
Notwithstanding the above I wonder why when the sky box is off that the Freeview box is not just supplying the voltage required and the LNB remains on. Maybe my Freeview box is for some reason not supplying the power as required. Can I measure the voltage from the Freeview box at the splitter at the coaxial cable end? I assume it is 18V DC. Does anyone know the tolerance on this voltage eg would it still work if voltage was say 15V due to cable length and volt drop?
thx
D David Lipscombe said:
This is one that I use right now and it does the job:-
http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/input-output-satellite-multiswitch-p-...
I have 2 feeds going out , 1 is direct to a sat box and the other feed goes to a 1in/6 out box which feeds a sky box and 3 sat boxes
or you could get one like this which would do the job
http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/satellite-terrestrial-splitter-p-493....
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