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23-11-2007
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My System: Echostar 2110 Technomate 5200D Porty 2 S Crest SL65 1m H-H Lidl 80cm on TM2200 Lidl 40cm on Omnisat. |
These Sky boxes showing "No signal received" on apparantly random channels. No default channel strength or quality showing plus "no lock" but both receive BBC2 ITV1 and 2 etc. Nothing on 501 Sky News. Both from the same source. Could they have had forced download under poor signal condition? Not familiar with this condition! Is there a rescue for them? Both PSU`s capacitors test OK. TIA. | ||
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24-11-2007
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S  The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Grundig 3000's are notorious for psu caps failure - my own box expired with exactlty the same symptoms as you describe which got worse and worse over 2-3 months until it totally failed. How have you tested the caps?
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25-11-2007
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My System: Echostar 2110 Technomate 5200D Porty 2 S Crest SL65 1m H-H Lidl 80cm on TM2200 Lidl 40cm on Omnisat. | Thanks for the reply Analoguesat and for the advice about the DRX300. It appears I may have jumped the gun lumping both units. They had very similar problems andcame from the same source with talk of "forced download" so I feared the worst. On further testing the Grundig it turned out to be the PSU C`s dried up. Replaced 8 which my trusty ESR meter identified (my best ever buy (1998) and such a time saver!). I have been over the Amstrad PSU but see no problem, I might have to return to the "swop the lot". I have no experience of the "forced download withno default reception, why the set receives 101 102 103 Men and motors etc with no signal orlock defeats me! But then I am 74!! Anybody give me the DC levels from a working DRX300? I dont fish around with Sky receivers much. Where are the EPG numbers linked with frequency and polarity information? TIA | ||
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25-11-2007
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My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 5 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/13E/16E /19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Your drx 300 problem could be a failing tuner: _http://www.satcure.co.uk/amsrep.htm although its not unknown for receivers with out of date software on them to have channels missing. If you have a suspicion it has been disconnected for a while and may have missed some software updates theres no harm in trying a forced upgrade - if you have a decent signal strength and dont mind the possibility of scrapping the box if it goes wrong due to wonky tuner or caps.
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26-11-2007
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My System: Echostar 2110 Technomate 5200D Porty 2 S Crest SL65 1m H-H Lidl 80cm on TM2200 Lidl 40cm on Omnisat. | OK thanks again. The Amstrad has not been used for many months so am sure it must have missed some updates. I am loath to force the issue in view of the lack of default signal and lock indication. The present SW version is 3.4.4b. Will see what happens after I replace the PSU C`s. | ||
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