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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 151452" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Oily, You're in the UK?</p><p></p><p>1) 2500 is a Pace Sky digibox, oldish but good make!</p><p></p><p>(user guide on Pace website, product archives).</p><p></p><p>2) Sky signal come from Astra2, from UK roughly 25 degrees east of south, and 25 degrees up from vertical, check there's no obstructions in the "line of sight", from where you intend to fix the dish.</p><p></p><p>(43 cm minidish ok for south england, 60 cm for scotland, check for other countries!).</p><p></p><p>3) You must use satellite grade cable, "normal" tv cable won't work. (use ct100 "type" or better specification, which attenuates 27dB/100m at 1.7 Ghz). Best obtained from specialist shops. "sat cable" from DIY shops is usually RGu6, usable, but not waterproof, not recommended. Maplin sell sat cable, and mail order shops, see our links section.</p><p></p><p>f plugs just "screw onto" the cable, check there's no "wire whiskers" between the conductors.</p><p></p><p>Fixing bolts from places like Wickes, etc. The dish fixing bracket is spaced so you can drill into the mortar between bricks, ok for a small light minidish (less damage!).</p><p></p><p>Ideally, you should seal the lnb connection with special self amalgamate tape, otherwise there's slow corrosion due to volts along the cable. </p><p></p><p>4) Then it's "find" the sat signal, which means moving the dish around - pointing in approximately the right direction - while checking reception. Can be done on digibox "signal strength" indicator, but much easier if you use a "sat bleeper", which gives audio indication of signal strength, most cheap sat meters can do that!</p><p></p><p>5) There's 3 "strong signal" satellites in UK (Astra2, Astra1, Hotbird), Astra2 for SKy is the one furthest left! Start from "just to right of" direct south, first find Hotbird, then Astra1 (strongest signal!), and finally Astra2 (weaker). Each will show a signal, on both beeper and box, but the Sky box will only "lock into" Astra2.</p><p></p><p>Dish must point 25 degrees upwards, but due to beam offset looks as if it's pointing straight forwards (look at dishes on other houses!), that's the rough starting position, then adjust on received signal.</p><p></p><p>When you've got Astra2, box should say "signal lock". Adjust dish for best signal. Then press "guide", you should get channels list. </p><p></p><p>6) no card needed for the free channels. Otherwise, it's subscriptions, you'll need a card form Sky (currently, ch4 and ch5 on Sky only via Freesat card, £20 I think).</p><p></p><p>7) Sky receivers can't use any non-Sky CAMS. You can get some free channels from Astra1 and Hotbird on a SKy box, but that's awkward, most people use a separate non-Sky receiver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 151452, member: 192438"] Oily, You're in the UK? 1) 2500 is a Pace Sky digibox, oldish but good make! (user guide on Pace website, product archives). 2) Sky signal come from Astra2, from UK roughly 25 degrees east of south, and 25 degrees up from vertical, check there's no obstructions in the "line of sight", from where you intend to fix the dish. (43 cm minidish ok for south england, 60 cm for scotland, check for other countries!). 3) You must use satellite grade cable, "normal" tv cable won't work. (use ct100 "type" or better specification, which attenuates 27dB/100m at 1.7 Ghz). Best obtained from specialist shops. "sat cable" from DIY shops is usually RGu6, usable, but not waterproof, not recommended. Maplin sell sat cable, and mail order shops, see our links section. f plugs just "screw onto" the cable, check there's no "wire whiskers" between the conductors. Fixing bolts from places like Wickes, etc. The dish fixing bracket is spaced so you can drill into the mortar between bricks, ok for a small light minidish (less damage!). Ideally, you should seal the lnb connection with special self amalgamate tape, otherwise there's slow corrosion due to volts along the cable. 4) Then it's "find" the sat signal, which means moving the dish around - pointing in approximately the right direction - while checking reception. Can be done on digibox "signal strength" indicator, but much easier if you use a "sat bleeper", which gives audio indication of signal strength, most cheap sat meters can do that! 5) There's 3 "strong signal" satellites in UK (Astra2, Astra1, Hotbird), Astra2 for SKy is the one furthest left! Start from "just to right of" direct south, first find Hotbird, then Astra1 (strongest signal!), and finally Astra2 (weaker). Each will show a signal, on both beeper and box, but the Sky box will only "lock into" Astra2. Dish must point 25 degrees upwards, but due to beam offset looks as if it's pointing straight forwards (look at dishes on other houses!), that's the rough starting position, then adjust on received signal. When you've got Astra2, box should say "signal lock". Adjust dish for best signal. Then press "guide", you should get channels list. 6) no card needed for the free channels. Otherwise, it's subscriptions, you'll need a card form Sky (currently, ch4 and ch5 on Sky only via Freesat card, £20 I think). 7) Sky receivers can't use any non-Sky CAMS. You can get some free channels from Astra1 and Hotbird on a SKy box, but that's awkward, most people use a separate non-Sky receiver. [/QUOTE]
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