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28-05-2009
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Hi everyone, after a thunderstorm a couple of weeks back, I noticed that the Sky picture was breaking up a fair bit and I was getting the 'No Satellite signal Received' message a fair bit too. As this seems to happen a lot, I took no notice, but after a few days we found a lot of recordings were failing. I eventually found out that the Input 2 had no signal and was not locked. I assumed it was the Sky+ box, but when i swapped over the aerials, Input 2 worked fine and it was Input 1 that now had no signal and was not locked. So the problem is obviously with the cabling or perhaps the LNB? I haven't a clue, basically, so how do I go about diagnosing the problem, without first paying Sky £65 to come out and have a look at it? We're still finding that the picture on the working Input is still breaking up quite a bit, but we also have Multiroom, and that is absolutely fine. Cheers in advance for any suggestions. | ||
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By the way, how do you disconnect the cables from the LNB? Do they screw out? | |||
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My System: Sky+ Sky Multiroom Apple iMac | Right, I swapped over the cables in the LNB and the second aerial into the Sky+ box still didn't work, so I imagine it must be the cable itself, or the connectors on either end? So I take it my next step would be to remake the connections on that cable? And if it's still the same, then the cable needs replacing? | ||
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Yes, try the connectors but also check to see if there aren't any joins in the cable run that have corroded (tape joins are a givaway) | |||
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I take it I'd be better off getting a local repair man out than calling up Sky if I need a new cable? Or could I possible do it myself?! | |||
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