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20/10/2010 at 1:46pm
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You are having some bad luck, it could just me that the power supply in the box is starting to fail, not uncommom on older box's as they are built to cost, usually it's just the capacitors that have dried out, repair kits are cheap, do a google or go to Satcure they do the kits, other than that it could be a software issue, current std Sky box should say.
Operating System Vesion 1.2S4FM
EPG Software Vesion 3.8.8
If different to the above, then a forced software download, may solve the problem, to do this simply disconnect the power to the box, then whilst holding down the "BackUp" button on the box, re-introduce the power, and wait until the onscreen message say "Software Download in Progress" when this appears you can, let go of the "BackUp" button, when the download is complete the box will go into standby mode, it may take a couple of attemtps to get the software updated, and in some cases nothing will change utill the following day.
The most reliable std Sky box's that I have found are the Sky Mini-Box (aka Javelin box), mainly due to the fact that they run of a seperate 12v (mains adaptor) power supply, they come with a Switch Mode adaptor, which I keep for backup, and use a Linear 12v power supply instead, my current Mini-Box has been running for over 10 years without a glitch, using a Sky Freesat card.
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21/10/2010 at 2:47pm
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Another point, the Sky system has a built in signal strength display. Press services, then 4 and then 6. I think you have not beamed in properly! A simple meter will get feed from any position if the gain is turned right up (the little thing like a volume knob). try turning the gain down until you get a small beep from the meter, not a big one and move the dish until it locks on, then keep repeating until the gain is down as far as it can go!
Also you need to make sure you get on the proper satellite. You can pick up a little compass from most shops for about 7 or 8 quid. Check this out!
http://www.johnscross.co.uk/products/Maxview-Satellite-Compass-.html
Position according to the compass, then just fine tune left and right on the meter, then vertical on the meter. Then check on your Sky signal strength indicator. I have done this a few times using a meter (like the one displayed below) and my trust compass, tune in time is now down to about 10 minutes! what I refer to as the gain is the little knob on the right of the photo. It is so simple even a muppet like me can do it!
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