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08/8/2013 at 6:45pm
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Just wondering if anyone can help me with my satellite set up. I've got a brand new sky dish/LNB and a working standard sky box.

Last night before leaving the house, I plugged it all in but my sky box wasn't even registering a dish being connected. I had the satellite finder out and put the dish right next to my existing dish on the wall, but the finder said 0%.

I thought it might be a faulty LNB so I have borrowed a friends sky dish and LNB today and am setting up in campsite at the moment, but exactly the same thing is happening. No signal on sky box (not even a single bar) and 0% on finder. Dish is pointing same way as everyone else's.

Help!!


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Hi

If you haven't done this before its not going to be possible to run you through it on the forum because there are too many variables and it will take for ever.

You managed to post on here so I gather you have an internet connection?

do you have skype and / or facebook?

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08/8/2013 at 7:39pm
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I have done it before no problem with a Ross satellite, but not with a sky dish.

That time it was plug and play basically!

I have Facebook, Skype is probably no go because the Internet is patchy here.


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Lining up the dish is the same whether the satellite reciever is Ross or the Sky box from home - you are hoping to find the same satellites.

A dish is a dish is a dish. If its 0.6m and has a KA band LNB then it will work in the UK. If you are in the southern parts of europe then a bigger dish would be required.

There is no such thing as plug and play when it comes to satellite location or dish alignment - unless you bought one of those self aligning systems.

Facebook & Skype are both delivered over Internet so if you have the one you obviously have the other.

Regards

David


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I understand that, what I meant by plug and play was that i could line it up and move it about and I would invariably get a signal. With this it doesn't even register that its connected.

The Internet here is stronger towards the main reception so its a case of walking around to send a post! I don't think Skype will hold a signal.


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Does anyone else there have a dish set up so you can see that you are pointing yous in the right direction? Check the connectors on the lead from the dish to the box,is it a made up lead or did you make it yourself?I have had similar problems loads of times,until I bought a decent cheapish satellite finder.Check all connections and keep trying, be patient.


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Yes it's pointing in the right direction. Apparently the dish signal should read something even if its pointing in completely the wrong direction, but mine doesn't even register.

I plugged the sky box into the cable from the dish on the wall at home and it came on straight away. I was just wondering if I'd forgotten to do anything.


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This post is an obvious wind up!


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hi see

http://satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/



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Make sure the cable strands are not short circuiting in the plugs.


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Quote: Originally posted by DaveCoaches on 09/8/2013
Make sure the cable strands are not short circuiting in the plugs.

I think Dave has hit the nail on the head.

I had this on a new cable, took me ages for the penny to drop.

Re done cable and since then, signal is fine, works a treat.

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David, why is this post a wind up??

I merely asked the question in case someone who uses a sky dish and sky box could point me in the right direction as to why my receiver is not even registering a dish?

I said that I'd done it before no problem with a Ross dish and receiver, so I am just at a loss as to why this doesn't even work.

You mentioned too many variables in your first post, but have yet to mention any that will help?


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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 08/8/2013
This post is an obvious wind up!



From your last post you appear to have a good knowledge of satelite stuff?

Not everyone does! the OP was asking for help and you appear to be getting frustrated for no reason..

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first thing to do is double check all connections,have the dish vertical,find on the compass 140-145 degs.point sat dish this way.if everything is ok you should have a signal of sorts.then just a question of tweaking one way or the other a few mm at a time.a signal of over 50% will give a good picture.make sure tv is tuned into the sky box and not on other channels.a quick way is point watch 12 oclock dead south.satellite is at 5 too 12. http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=552



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