Using 6 tuners, most channels not viewable

[Ojustaboo]

Hi all

For the first (and very rare) time, I'm currently using 6 tuners at once.

I have the 8 UNicable tuners as shown in the attached pics (plus another tuner on a motorised dish which wont be pointing to 28.2)

I wanted to watch something else, and 9 out of 10 channels I try to watch say no tuner. I thought with these 8 tuners, as long as at least one was free, i could watch any other channel I wanted?

Thanks

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[Andy_Hazza]

You’ve setup your Unicable II/JESS LNB correctly?


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[abu baniaz]

You've posted pictures of the tuner overview. You need to take screenshots of the individual tuner configuration.

May I suggest you use the guide in my signature to take the screenshots.

[Ojustaboo]

Looking at them, tuner C - H are connected to Tuner A, Tuner B says it's not connected. I presume this is where the problem is, although even if Tuner b is at fault, that should have left me with 7 tuners and was only recording from 6?

here's the pics

Thanks

[Willo3092]

GT-Sat GT-dLNB1DY has only a single output. Have you split the feed to tuner B?
If not, it needs to be connected to tuner A.

[Sicilian]

Going by your screenshots. I'd do the following:

1) Tuner A > Set to USAL's selecting satellites and exclude Astra 28.2.
2) Tuner B > Advanced unicable, not connected Astra 28.2.
3) Rest of the tuners Advanced unicable connect to Tuner B.

Make sure each unicable tuner is assigned a userband.

[Ojustaboo]

Thanks. Can't play now as it's recording.

I'll try what Sicillian suggests tomorrow (presuming it lets me choose the extra tuner as Tuner A).

I presume the way I had Tuner B set confused things, as one of the 6 things I had recording also failed to record anything.

[Sicilian]

Thanks. Can't play now as it's recording.

I'll try what Sicillian suggests tomorrow (presuming it lets me choose the extra tuner as Tuner A).

I presume the way I had Tuner B set confused things, as one of the 6 things I had recording also failed to record anything.

Make sure you connect the motor feed to Tuner A and Unicable feed to Tuner B.

[Ojustaboo]

Make sure you connect the motor feed to Tuner A and Unicable feed to Tuner B.

OK, I'm going to set it up as you suggest.

Looking at the existing cabling, I had Unicable from fixed dish, going to splitter and had two cables going to both Tuner A and Tuner B. That's why when I initially set it up, Tuner B said not connected (I forgot I did this, memory like a sieve) , and motorised dish going to Tuner C.

I'll give what you suggest a try, but don't understand why it wouldn't work with the way I initially set it up.

[Sicilian]

Sorry, I've just re-looked at your screenshots.

Tuner I should be UASLS.

Connect Single unicable to Tuner A, then connect B to H to Tuner A via advanced settings, settings a seperate USER band to each tuner.

[Ojustaboo]

Sorry, I've just re-looked at your screenshots.

Tuner I should be UASLS.

Connect Single unicable to Tuner A, then connect B to H to Tuner A via advanced settings, settings a seperate USER band to each tuner.


Thanks, now recording 7 channels at once and can watch any other :)

[Ojustaboo]

hmm, it could be coincidence, but for some reason both ITV HD and bbc4 HD now look like this (all other channels appear fine), they were fine yesterday. Maybe it's a glitch somewhere else and not my boxes problem?

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[Sicilian]

hmm, it could be coincidence, but for some reason both ITV HD and bbc4 HD now look like this (all other channels appear fine), they were fine yesterday. Maybe it's a glitch somewhere else and not my boxes problem?

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Are you getting that without any recordings? If so looks like a signal issue. Check the LNB Skew and dish alignment. Check connectors etc... Make sure each FBC tuner has its own user band assigned.

[Ojustaboo]

Are you getting that without any recordings? If so looks like a signal issue. Check the LNB Skew and dish alignment. Check connectors etc... Make sure each FBC tuner has its own user band assigned.

Yes without recordings, seems OK today, mind you it was very windy last night, then again it often is on the east coast :)

It might also explain why the other night one of the 6 recordings didn't record anything.

Will dig out the ladder and play, but my cheap meter doesn't work with this LNB, will have to temp put spare normal one in

[Ojustaboo]

Checked the dish today. Before I altered it, the SNR for ITV HD was 54 (this was the worst channel) best I managed to get it was 69/70.

It was the skew. The dish appears to be spot on, in that if I lean on the right or left or top, the SNR drops.

Hopefully this will fix it.

AGC was and still is 80.

Most are probably aware, if you have an Android phone, there's an app called Enigma 2. In it's setup, put your IP address and root password. Then press the apps power button, and it displays the sat box "settings/Tuner Config/Signal finder" page on your phone, meaning you can easily adjust the dish/LNB just using your phone (note, it wont work if you leave your sat box on the signal finder page, have to be out of the menu on the actual box, then this app works perfectly)

[Ojustaboo]

there's an app called Enigma 2. Apps called: Enigma2 Satfinder

[Sicilian]

It was the skew. The dish appears to be spot on, in that if I lean on the right or left or top, the SNR drops.


Just goes to show how important the skew is to signal strength.