[Disco81]

Recently my Sky+ box stopped being able to record one channel and watch another. From searching through these forums I traced the problem to only having one input working.

I've rung Sky and did the test they told me to but now say I need an engineer out to fix it. is their anything else I can try before that as I'd quite like to avoid shelling out £65.

If I swap inputs round in the back of the box, a Pace pvr3, I get no signal at all but when the Sky guy did the tests I got codes for the second input but he mentioned they were weak.

Is it likely that the box is faulty or an issue with the cable? I did extend the cable 12months ago when I repositioned the box but everything appears normal.

Also, when I first checked one of the coax's had come unplugged from the back of the box so i thought it was a simple fix but plugging it back in hasn't worked. Is there a set sequence I need to follow when reconnecting?

[Stevenage Neil]

Originally Posted by Disco81

....I did extend the cable 12months ago .......

How did you extend the cable? What fittings did you use?

From what you describe it sounds like a cable/LNB output problem.

Neil

[Disco81]

I fitted connectors from Maplin to the ends of the old cable, then ran new cable and fittings to the box from those. I've checked both connectors and everything seems in order.

[fernandez]

Originally Posted by Disco81

I fitted connectors from Maplin to the ends of the old cable, then ran new cable and fittings to the box from those. I've checked both connectors and everything seems in order.

Did you use connectors as shown here?

When you say "..one of the coax's had come unplugged from the back of the box..", have you checked that the connection into the plug is correct and secure and that that outer braid isn't touching the inner part

How to fit F Connectors to coaxial cable

Failing all that and the joins, cables, connections are OK can you try your box with a friends dish or a friends box with your dish?
If, after everything has been checked it's possible that the LNB, or one of it's outputs is faulty.

[Gavin01]

sort of related so i thought id post here instead of creating a new thread

ive had a sky+ box just running off one feed for about 6 months now and today when ive finally got round to wiring it all back in(all the wirings ok btw)

on the signal test bit first of all the second one had no signal and then i tried to record on two channels at once sky 1 and sky 2 and on sky 2 it says there is no signal. then i tried recording sky 1 and watch which working and then gave me signal on the second input how ever on channels like sky 2 and sky 3 and some movies and various others it still says no signall even when both inputs now have signal and are locked.

does anyone have any ideas?

[Gavin01]

got up this morning and it was working and now its not again.

swine hund
still not working on sky 2 sky 3 and most of the movies and paramount....

any one help me out here?

[Gavin01]

right sky 2 is now sort of working but getting a picture like its buffering off the internet or something?

and for some reason the signal strength has gone right down ? on both of them in fact input one is less than half way across when normally its only a couple from the end and its signal quality is zero not even one block when again normally its right over in the good end.

input 2 how ever is 3/4 full on both signal and quality

sky 1 has a great picture by the way.

if i dont get any joy here ill start a new thread rather than carry on trashing this forumites

EDIT 8am

sky 2 / 3 are now working again fine, both inputs signals and quality are 3/4 of the way up

i dare not turn it over lol. please does anyone have a idea?

EDIT 4.30pm sky 2 is now so jittery and cutting out its unwatchable yet both signals and quality are at near full