Hungry Horace
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- My Satellite Setup
- Dreambox 800HD
Dreambox 600
Comag (scart stb)
- My Location
- UK
Hi
This problem has driven me nuts but think I am almost there at solving it.
This is my setup.
2x 80cm dishes (1 on 28.2 and the other with 2 lnb's on 13 and 19.2)
each of the 3 lnb's is a quad output.
The four outputs of these lnb's are connected to 4 way diseqc switches which then go off to different rooms in the house.
One is connected to a DM800HD and this is working fine, another is connected to some cheap FTA receiver and this also works fine, however in the bedroom I have a DM600 and this is where the problem is.
I should first explain that the ouputs from each diseqc switch come through the wall of the house into a little cupboard where I have 8 cables all running to different rooms of the house and I connect the 4 outputs from the switches to whichever of the 8 cables I want satellite to be connected (this is done via bullet connectors) The wires I dont use are obsolete but it gives me the option to have TV in other rooms should I want in the future (I didnt design it this way the old owner did).
I hope you can understand so far.
Now the problem with the DM600 is that it is not switching the disecq between lnb's, I get the tune failed message I also look on the satfind menu and it is not locking on the satellites, if I leave it on a channel for a while it sometimes will eventually switch but more often than not it wont. If I bypass the wire and run a cable from DM600 directly to the wire from the disecq and connect it in the cupboard I mentioned earlier it works perfectly, So the problem is the wire from the cupboard to the DM600. I have tested this with a meter etc to make sure there are no shorts and it is fine and when it does show a channel the signal is very strong so my guess is the resistance is stopping the DM600 from switching the lnb. Replacing this wire is a no go as it runs under the floor through 3 other rooms.
So after this long explanation my question is are there any kind of powered boosters I could connect inline to help with the switching or does anyone have any other suggestions.
Sorry for such a ranting explanation and I hope you can all follow.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
This problem has driven me nuts but think I am almost there at solving it.
This is my setup.
2x 80cm dishes (1 on 28.2 and the other with 2 lnb's on 13 and 19.2)
each of the 3 lnb's is a quad output.
The four outputs of these lnb's are connected to 4 way diseqc switches which then go off to different rooms in the house.
One is connected to a DM800HD and this is working fine, another is connected to some cheap FTA receiver and this also works fine, however in the bedroom I have a DM600 and this is where the problem is.
I should first explain that the ouputs from each diseqc switch come through the wall of the house into a little cupboard where I have 8 cables all running to different rooms of the house and I connect the 4 outputs from the switches to whichever of the 8 cables I want satellite to be connected (this is done via bullet connectors) The wires I dont use are obsolete but it gives me the option to have TV in other rooms should I want in the future (I didnt design it this way the old owner did).
I hope you can understand so far.
Now the problem with the DM600 is that it is not switching the disecq between lnb's, I get the tune failed message I also look on the satfind menu and it is not locking on the satellites, if I leave it on a channel for a while it sometimes will eventually switch but more often than not it wont. If I bypass the wire and run a cable from DM600 directly to the wire from the disecq and connect it in the cupboard I mentioned earlier it works perfectly, So the problem is the wire from the cupboard to the DM600. I have tested this with a meter etc to make sure there are no shorts and it is fine and when it does show a channel the signal is very strong so my guess is the resistance is stopping the DM600 from switching the lnb. Replacing this wire is a no go as it runs under the floor through 3 other rooms.
So after this long explanation my question is are there any kind of powered boosters I could connect inline to help with the switching or does anyone have any other suggestions.
Sorry for such a ranting explanation and I hope you can all follow.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
