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  1. sjhall

    1 meter Sky Dish

    Hi Lads, I'm new to motorised sat dishes, I'm hoping to put a 1 meter dish on the back of my house, I've been given a little advice off one of my customers, he is advising on what box to buy and what sats to subscribe to... One thing he did say is I'd need to get someone in to position the dish...
  2. B

    Help any sky fitters

    Hi all I have just gone head over foot down a set of stairs and I pulled a extension plug apart it has SKY TV DO NOT UNPLUG at the far end of the plug is a phone point and a small conection possible data. at the far end the phone work fine. at the plug end which plugs into the main phone point...
  3. L

    Sky+ HD multiroom in cat5e or cat6

    Hi, My god I seem to be doing a lot of TV set up's lately. Not one has been normal set up. This one is for my local wholesalers manager. He want's the following. Sky+HD in Lounge Sky+HD in his bedroom Sky into kitchen and x4 bedrooms Some rep has got it into his head that he needs it all...
  4. S

    Sky and Tv Aerial advice please!

    Hi all, Just pricing up a job and schedule of works states that in various rooms i wire a 'coax for TV from existing aerial and sky box'. Now, my understanding would be that that is two cables to each point, one for Sky and one for the tv aerial, agreed or not? if so, i understand that the tv...
  5. C

    Sky box second output - i would like to know how to receive this on an av channel ?

    "Hello All", I would like to find out how to receive Sky from the Second Output on the Digibox via a Satellite Cable to the Aerial Socket on a Second TV - BUT I need to know How to `Tune` this to an AV Channel - NOT to an ATV / Analogue Channel. I know that this IS Possible as I have that...
  6. C

    SKY BOX SECOND OUTPUT - CONNECT TO TV`s WHEN THERE IS NO ANALOGUE TUNER [FUTURE] ?

    "Hello All", When I was reading various Posts about Freeview TV / Digital Switchover to try and find a reason why My Freeview Signals had become worse since the Digital Switchover I remember reading a comment from a very knowledgeable Member - mharries1 - to the effect that Connecting the Sky...
  7. M

    earthing sky dish

    hi all just been asked to price for earthing a communal sky system. SKY have asked for a 4mm earth to be run back to the MET from there equipment. there are 4 dishes positioned around the blocks of flats 2 storey high there in no landlords db so where do they want me to connec t it? anyone...
  8. L

    sky and free sat

    hi all so basicaly im moving into the inlaws this weekend and they have sky +,at the moment i have free sat(my box i can also record etc) i was wondering how do i go about geting free sat in the new bedroom?,could i simply come off the sky dish with my cable for my freesat box?also i was...
  9. C

    Adding sky plus aerial point

    Hi, I am wondering how to add in a new sky plus tv point to an installation. Obviously I know how to run the double cable(unsure of correct name) ans connect at new position end, it's just the connection behind the existing tv ie at the existing box I am unsure of how to do? Can u just split as...
  10. K

    sky remote control / hidden box

    Hi Guys Customer wants to hid his SKY HD box, will a magic eye do the trick, or is there a better option to relay the IR commands? He has 3 sky boxes at the mo. Wondered if the magic eye option might interfere with the system? Thanks in advance
  11. K

    Splitting Sky cables

    Hi all, Is anyone familiar with splitting Sky cable? I want to install sky outlet points throughout a property, so two Sky boxes can be used simultaneously. Can I split the main feed from Sky? What do I need to insure the is a good signal strength. Thanks Ken
  12. S

    Sky & Terestrial in bedrooms

    Current set up of Sky + in living room. There is a terestrial ariel point in the wall but i dont use it as its quite far from the TV so only plug a lead in when and if i require it. My aim was to connect up the from the ariel point to the sky box, come out of the sky box to a splitter/booster...
  13. G

    sky

    hi guys, right i am doing a new build. the client is wanting a sky point in every room. Hes only having 1 sky box. Am I right that I would wire from the dish to the box in shotgun cable. then from the box to the boost in coax then from the booster to each point in coax. Any help would be...
  14. T

    2 x sky boxes

    hi, we have just set up a posh house with sonos and an atlona 8 way hdmi splitter. there are 2 sky boxes attached to the splitter. the remote control signals are transmitted back to the atlona from any of the tv's using ir emitter/receivers. currently both sky boxes react to any command from...
  15. K

    sky rf output

    Hi Quick one for the ones in the know. If the sky box has no terrestrial input, I take it it still outputs sky on the rf outs? Cheers!!
  16. T

    Zs reading sky high....

    Hi Iam working on an outdoor public toilet and my zs readings to the circuits are in the range of 62 to 68.5 ,wereas on other simalir units it's been 0.5 - 0.7 . I have ensured all terminations are tight and belled out all circuits to ensure proper earth. It's a tns system. My ze PFC are fine...
  17. i=p/u

    pie in the sky by your to be no1 spark

    ive asked this loads and always get wrapped up in a bundle.... i have always asked about when designing a circuit how do you know your zs complies, isit as simple as this? say you have 20A water heating circuit 20x5=100 x100= 10000x0.4=4000 ,square root of 4000= 63.2/115= 0.5 cpc tell me...
  18. H

    Sky + help

    Hi, I am looking to purchase some twin coax cable to install sky + in my house and just wondered what the best cable to use is? Many Thanks Craig
  19. F

    Problem with ITV Meridian on SKY box used without card

    I've been given a couple of SKY (Flow SD one pace & one Amstrad) boxes without cards. They are going to be used as Free to Air for the time being. I Need to get ITV Meridian on both of them and so far had no luck. Please can i have some advice on how i can tune these boxes in to get ITV...
  20. F

    4 Sky boxes - Sky subscription problem - some advice please

    Bloke i've done some Electrical work for has asked me to install some Sky equipment for him. He already has SKY (SD) in one room and has basic SKY package, but no movies or sports, he wants SKY (SD) in three other rooms. He wants all 4 SKY boxes to be independant of each other, so no option for...

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