[Julian Brown]

I have an LG 42LH7000 HD TV + Humax Freesat FoxSat HDR both working from a single feed from a communal satellite dish. It's VERY good!

I used to watch the free-to-view channels on an analogue TV with a Pace DS430N Sky digibox and a £20 Sky viewing card.

My question is: Bearing in mind that I only have a single feed from the dish, can I plumb the old Pace digibox and viewing card into my current set up so that I can still get the free-to-view channels (e.g. Sky 3) which are not available on the official Freesat but are available via the Sky free service?

If so, how would I connect the Pace box up to my current set up?

Thanks in advance for your help. You will be rewarded in Heaven - but not just yet!

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by Julian Brown

I have an LG 42LH7000 HD TV + Humax Freesat FoxSat HDR both working from a single feed from a communal satellite dish. It's VERY good!

I used to watch the free-to-view channels on an analogue TV with a Pace DS430N Sky digibox and a £20 Sky viewing card.

My question is: Bearing in mind that I only have a single feed from the dish, can I plumb the old Pace digibox and viewing card into my current set up so that I can still get the free-to-view channels (e.g. Sky 3) which are not available on the official Freesat but are available via the Sky free service?

If so, how would I connect the Pace box up to my current set up?

Thanks in advance for your help. You will be rewarded in Heaven - but not just yet!

It's possible but not very convenient. You need to fit an a-b switch to the loop connection on the foxsat. One like this

AB Switch ManualÂ*

Using this you can divert the second tuner connection to the skybox.

You then need to turn off power saving in sby on the foxsat to allow the sky box to control the lnb.

With the stb on and the switch sending the signal to the sky box the foxsat can only record 1 channel and the sky box can only get channels in the same group as the foxsat tuner 1 is using (The channels indicated as being available to record using tuner 2 on my spreadsheet). With the foxsat off the sky box will function normally.

[Julian Brown]

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

It's possible but not very convenient. You need to fit an a-b switch to the loop connection on the foxsat. One like this

AB Switch ManualÂ*

Using this you can divert the second tuner connection to the skybox.

You then need to turn off power saving in sby on the foxsat to allow the sky box to control the lnb.

With the stb on and the switch sending the signal to the sky box the foxsat can only record 1 channel and the sky box can only get channels in the same group as the foxsat tuner 1 is using (The channels indicated as being available to record using tuner 2 on my spreadsheet). With the foxsat off the sky box will function normally.

Wow! Where do you get your knowledge from? I'm impressed!

I think maybe I'll stick to Freesat alone and leave my Pace digibox on eBay!

After all, I'm sure that the available Freesat channels will be added to over time, although I can't see Sky 3 going to Freesat!

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by Julian Brown

Wow! Where do you get your knowledge from? I'm impressed!

I think maybe I'll stick to Freesat alone and leave my Pace digibox on eBay!

After all, I'm sure that the available Freesat channels will be added to over time, although I can't see Sky 3 going to Freesat!

Thanks, did you get the spreadsheet working ?

[Julian Brown]

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

Thanks, did you get the spreadsheet working ?

Not entirely. I've done what you said but I still can't get the boxes you said would appear.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by Julian Brown

Not entirely. I've done what you said but I still can't get the boxes you said would appear.

You are using Excel on a PC (and not open office) aren't you.

[Julian Brown]

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

You are using Excel on a PC (and not open office) aren't you.

At work (where I am now) I use a Dell PC and Windows Excel.

At home I use an Intel Apple iMac which has various spread sheet programmes on it including Apple Works and Open Office.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by Julian Brown

At work (where I am now) I use a Dell PC and Windows Excel.

At home I use an Intel Apple iMac which has various spread sheet programmes on it including Apple Works and Open Office.

It won't work on open office or Mac Excel because neither support active x controls, should work on the office PC using windows. So far tested on Excel97 to 2007 and works OK.