schoolboyerror
20-04-17, 16:13
Hi,
I have a full TV package with Virgin Media that serves my lounge. After a discussion with VM about something unrelated they said that if I use an old VM box on an extension then I can get most Freeview channels through it. I've been tinkering with a Vu+ box for a while now and i already had a Sky DVB USB stick laying around so I decided to make use of these instead buying yet more hardware. The Vu+ box was supplied by the sponsors but the usb stick was not, I think my dad gave it to me to see what I could do with it.
Anyhoo, I have plugged it into the Vu+ box and loaded the driver successfully and it's loading as Tuner E. A-D are Sat/Astra Tuners. I have set the USB tuner to DVB-C, set my Area Code to 15, same as my TiVo box and replicated the Freq. & QAM settings. I ran a scan and got the channels in the list that I'd expect, then ran the ABM which also did it's job perfectly. The problem is that when I tune into any of the channels they're black screens with a 'Tune Fail!' box in the centre.
I have discovered that the Signal is at 0% while the 'Signal' box has a green tick.
The TiVo box has 75% signal and all services are fine.
The Vu+ unit has been plugged into the same feed as the TiVo box and it's still @ 0%
The TiVo box has been plugged into the extension and runs fine with 72%.
So having tested the cables, which are new btw, and tested the signal can anyone give me any pointers?
I have a full TV package with Virgin Media that serves my lounge. After a discussion with VM about something unrelated they said that if I use an old VM box on an extension then I can get most Freeview channels through it. I've been tinkering with a Vu+ box for a while now and i already had a Sky DVB USB stick laying around so I decided to make use of these instead buying yet more hardware. The Vu+ box was supplied by the sponsors but the usb stick was not, I think my dad gave it to me to see what I could do with it.
Anyhoo, I have plugged it into the Vu+ box and loaded the driver successfully and it's loading as Tuner E. A-D are Sat/Astra Tuners. I have set the USB tuner to DVB-C, set my Area Code to 15, same as my TiVo box and replicated the Freq. & QAM settings. I ran a scan and got the channels in the list that I'd expect, then ran the ABM which also did it's job perfectly. The problem is that when I tune into any of the channels they're black screens with a 'Tune Fail!' box in the centre.
I have discovered that the Signal is at 0% while the 'Signal' box has a green tick.
The TiVo box has 75% signal and all services are fine.
The Vu+ unit has been plugged into the same feed as the TiVo box and it's still @ 0%
The TiVo box has been plugged into the extension and runs fine with 72%.
So having tested the cables, which are new btw, and tested the signal can anyone give me any pointers?