Recent content by jeffcooper

I've tried to understand the SA 9708 , but am getting nowhere - Can anyone tell me whether Scientific Atlanta themselves are contactable for their digital video systems division, and wether they or anyone else has managed to get a remote control/manual out of them, or do they even still exist -...

Hi again = receiver arrived today, and powers up, and sends a menu to the TV using coax rf connection - it also appears that you can do quite a lot via the keys (full numeric) on the box itself - there is a K/cu toggle, POL fine tune, H/V POL toggle etc, and then channels, and searching...

Hi - thanks for the quick response - but that went straight over my head (although I did understand the Lyngsat bit) - are you saying that I can put the coax cable that currently goes into my sky box into the SA9708 and see something, or not - and one other scary bit, I'm told that it won't be...

Hi - new user here, to forum and satellite receivers, so forgive the ignorance. Just won a Scientific Atlanta receiver, model 9708?, on ebay for cheap money, but not really knowing what on earth it will actually do - any information about this equipment would be gratefully received - I'm hoping...