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11-08-2006, 8:16 AM
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Sky box dead?
We had a power cut yesterday, when the power came back everything "fired" up but now I cannot get sky, the power is on to my sky box, is it possible something has blown 9old system not with sky).
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11-08-2006, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by charliewolf
We had a power cut yesterday, when the power came back everything "fired" up but now I cannot get sky, the power is on to my sky box, is it possible something has blown 9old system not with sky).
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Don't quite understand what you mean....?
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9old system not with sky).
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11-08-2006, 11:24 AM
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sky box dead
sorry, key slip ( not 9
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11-08-2006, 3:34 PM
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Still don't understand what you mean???
"Old system not with Sky"???
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11-08-2006, 8:09 PM
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Originally Posted by charliewolf
We had a power cut yesterday, when the power came back everything "fired" up but now I cannot get sky, the power is on to my sky box, is it possible something has blown 9old system not with sky).
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What Simptons are you exeperncing with your box? |
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11-08-2006, 8:41 PM
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skybox dead?
The box is showing power, it reacts to the remote ( switches on/off etc) but no sky programms or picture is on the TV. I have unplugged, re inserted connections etc but still no pic on the TV. (it is an old system and I do not subscribe to sky) could it be the box or the LNB?
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11-08-2006, 10:22 PM
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Am I missing something? If it's not a Sky box, it won't get Sky channels.
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11-08-2006, 10:51 PM
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sky box dead
Sam............I could be flippant and tell you it is a cardboard box! it is quite clear it is a sky box otherwise i would not be in this forum nor be asking for help with my sky box/system.
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12-08-2006, 7:07 AM
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But you wrote "9old system not with sky)"!
Therefore you can't expect it to receive Sky channels.
Yes, something has blown.
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21-08-2006, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by charliewolf
The box is showing power, it reacts to the remote ( switches on/off etc) but no sky programms or picture is on the TV. I have unplugged, re inserted connections etc but still no pic on the TV. (it is an old system and I do not subscribe to sky) could it be the box or the LNB?
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Maybe you have solved this by now but if not - if you have a friend/neighbour with dish you could connect your box to their dish to check if it is the box or lnb. How is the box connected to TV - you could try other ways of connecting e.g. aerial output as opposed to SCART. Just fumbling in the dark here. |
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22-08-2006, 7:38 AM
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I'm guessing he means he has a Sky digibox but no longer subscribes to any Sky package. Power cuts are big killer of digiboxes, that's why I always advise my customers to purchase power surge protection trailing sockets (especially the ones with the phone protection too - as 95% of the time the damage comes via the phone connection).
are there any error messages (e.g no sat signal being received?)
Cheers, Franc
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