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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 135822" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Er, just follow the previous advice ......</p><p></p><p>For several way distribution, you really do (practically speaking) need a multi- output distirbution amp. However, if convenient, you can run a single long cable to where the amp might be (say, up one floor), then several shorter cables from there to (eg) the bedrooms.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to use all the outputs, only 1 or 2 if desired, although if you get 8 outputs (u said 6 rooms!), then they're there for future use.</p><p></p><p>If more convenient, you (possibly!) could do a small "tree", ie, sky rf2 out into one dist amp on ground floor (then outputs to ground rooms), with a single cable from one of those outputs then feeding a second dist amp on upper floor (with those outputs to bedrooms), which might simplify the wiring (only 1 cable between floors), but then that's 2 amps!</p><p></p><p>Be sure you get a dist amp type with sky eye passthrough, ie, a type mentioned above (or one that says it's compatible!). Most multiway distribution amps do not have this facility, and eye link wil not work with them.</p><p></p><p>Then, for remote control of Sky box from distant room, it should work exactly the same, ie, just point the Sky remote control at the "eye", (which has power light to show it's working, and blinks to show it sees the remote!).</p><p></p><p>To remote control other devices, as i said, you additionally have to add a "link plus" at the Sky box end, which then remote controls other non-sky devices using their original remotes (or possibly with just the sky remote, if you can find the corect codes!).</p><p></p><p>hope that helps!</p><p></p><p>(ps, you shouldn't need an extra "booster" as well, as the distribution amps already include some gain to compensate for cable losses!)</p><p></p><p>(in other words, if you look again at the amplifier wiring diagrams (see links) I've already given above, then the link plus would insert into cable coming out of sky box rf2 - just needs an extra lead - and if you wanted to use a 2nd amp to simplify wiring, then one output from the 1st dist amp - instead of going to a room - would go straight to the input of the 2nd dist amp instead).</p><p></p><p>(I've also found this link, might be a clearer diagram:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/digilink2.pdf" target="_blank">www.satcure.co.uk/tech/digilink2.pdf</a> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 135822, member: 192438"] Er, just follow the previous advice ...... For several way distribution, you really do (practically speaking) need a multi- output distirbution amp. However, if convenient, you can run a single long cable to where the amp might be (say, up one floor), then several shorter cables from there to (eg) the bedrooms. You don't have to use all the outputs, only 1 or 2 if desired, although if you get 8 outputs (u said 6 rooms!), then they're there for future use. If more convenient, you (possibly!) could do a small "tree", ie, sky rf2 out into one dist amp on ground floor (then outputs to ground rooms), with a single cable from one of those outputs then feeding a second dist amp on upper floor (with those outputs to bedrooms), which might simplify the wiring (only 1 cable between floors), but then that's 2 amps! Be sure you get a dist amp type with sky eye passthrough, ie, a type mentioned above (or one that says it's compatible!). Most multiway distribution amps do not have this facility, and eye link wil not work with them. Then, for remote control of Sky box from distant room, it should work exactly the same, ie, just point the Sky remote control at the "eye", (which has power light to show it's working, and blinks to show it sees the remote!). To remote control other devices, as i said, you additionally have to add a "link plus" at the Sky box end, which then remote controls other non-sky devices using their original remotes (or possibly with just the sky remote, if you can find the corect codes!). hope that helps! (ps, you shouldn't need an extra "booster" as well, as the distribution amps already include some gain to compensate for cable losses!) (in other words, if you look again at the amplifier wiring diagrams (see links) I've already given above, then the link plus would insert into cable coming out of sky box rf2 - just needs an extra lead - and if you wanted to use a 2nd amp to simplify wiring, then one output from the 1st dist amp - instead of going to a room - would go straight to the input of the 2nd dist amp instead). (I've also found this link, might be a clearer diagram: [url="http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/digilink2.pdf"]www.satcure.co.uk/tech/digilink2.pdf[/url] ) [/QUOTE]
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