Recent content by bellskem

Hi Paul The model is the Panasonic DMR-BS850EBK . There are two ports and I have tried both. The manual says if only one is connected ( which it is) it should be the top one. The lead down from the dish is OK..the solid copper centre protrudes from the sleeve a millimetre or two..,.and works...

Hi Folks I think Paul has put his finger on my problem. The Panasonic gives the same "dish faulty" message when connected directly to the dish downlead, having removed the loop-though, which I think unfortunately means a Panasonic malfunction, since the Technomate gives its usual excellent...

Hi Paul Good thinking...I haven't tried that yet but will do so later this morning. Thanks for the advice. Roger

Hi Rolf It does, I agree. But I bought a brand new cable. The old one looks perfect too and worked perfectly until dismantling last week. Maybe I should buy another ( perhaps better) cable and try again. Thanks for reply. Roger

Hi folks I had to re-install my Technomate 6900 HD after new carpets and furniture. Everything works fine except the loop-through from the Technomate to my Panasonic Blu ray recorder. Despite fitting a new F connector lead ( Maplin) I am still unable to send the incoming dish signal to the BD...

Hi folks I have a Technomate 6900, 80 cm dish etc.etc. !tb Western Digital Hard Drive connected via the USB2 socket, formatted in FAT 32. Waching Arte HD from Hotbird is OK., but recordings on the hard drive are jerky both in picture and sound and quite unwatchable. Recordings from all other...