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Hi,
I posted back on 20th Feb and have tried all three methods but this problem keeps reoccuring. It's irritating more than anything else and whilst switching the box off for 5+ mins does resolve it for a while it always happens again. Getting serious flack from ths missus to get it sorted (as it always seems to happen when she's home on her own!) but really dont want to pay Sky £60 for an engineers visit.
Will try method 3 again now but any other suggestions would be appreciated. Would it be cheaper/easier to get a replacement box from ebay or soemwhere?
Nick
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Brian,
Thanks for the advice BUT (and I know I'll appear thick here) that doesn't look like anything which i'd associate with my Pace Sky+ box. So three questions:
1. Do you install it onto/into the box or the dish?
2. How do you do it?
3. Is it something I could do myself with some instruction?
Thanks
Nick
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Brian,
Oh if it saves me lining Sky's pocket I'll get to the dish alright. So it a simple unplug the old one and plug in the new one job right? Having tried all three methods i'm still experiencing this problem and its having knock on effects for Sky+ with recordings breaking off part way through - I take it this would also be a symptom of a faulty LNB?
Finally - you don't know where i could find a step by step gide to instaling the LNB (including pics) do you?
Thanks
Nick
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Ok thanks Brian i think i'll give it a go at the weekend. Before I do though are there any other potential causes and solutions I should look into?
Nick
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Ok wi33 re-check all connections and also the LNB connections and spare outputs before popping down to Argos then.Incidentally Argos's Q&A on the LNB has the following response posted for the question of whether you can install this without employing an engineer.You agree?
Yes do call an engineer to set it up see why below!
How easy it is will depend on how high your dish is up the wall and if you have a head for heights. And you would need to be able to reach the end of LNB on the end of the long arm that sticks out to change the LNB with out moving the dish either up down or to the side if it does move on you by accident you have now lost the calibration to the satellite, this will result in a poor signal in bad weather or complete loss of picture, don't move the dish or push and pull it will move on you.
Before changing your LNB it is very important you switch off any existing satellite receivers and unplug it from the mains wall outlet power socket. Satellite receivers send power up the coax to power the LNB and if you unplug the coax at the back of the receiver with the power still on you could by accident short out the copper wiring in the coax is will cause a special PCB fuse hidden inside the receiver to blow and that will be the end of your satellite viewing, the same thing applies at both ends of the coax if you plan to do any DIY.
Thanks
Nick
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Brian,
Would this one do the job as an alternative to the Argos LNB?
(01-36) Quad Output LNB for standard UK Sky minidish
Nick
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Sunday 20 February 2011 2:54PM
Hi,
My Sky+ box keep (every day) giving out the message "no signal being recieved - please switch off power for 5 minuites then try again". So two questions:
1. Will one (or all) of the three procedures above solve this?
2. Do the prcedures above result in your Sky+ recordings being wiped?
Thanks
Nick