RE: SKY is no longer the limit

[BUTLER, Tony, FM]

My god - I was right - it is because of the resistor!
As I said, it's not a problem per-se, I just like to understand why these
things r happening.
If I never switched to the terrestrial TV or un-KAT'ed SKY channels, I'd
never know there was a 'problem'.

Switchable termination is presumably to allow you to switch between RX's
and
RXU's?
Will you have the termination whatever way around I need it, or is that
likely to cause problems for other users?

Also, presumably I have put the terminator in the SCART lead rather than in
the KAT5 unit in case I blow the crap out of the unit? I would prefer it in
the unit so I don't have to worry about special leads, so if you don't
mind,
if I'm gonna butcher the unit to remove the internal terminator, I may as
well move the termination that works inside the unit?

cheers,

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 30 January 2002 19:29
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] SKY is no longer the limit
>
>
> Tony,
>
> The reason the picture is darker is because it is now double
> terminated by
> the resistor you added and the resitor inside the KAT5 TX. I
> will send you
> details on how to remove the internal termination which will solve the
> problem.
>
> In the next revision of the boards I will be having
> switchable termination.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 30 January 2002 09:19
> To: <a
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> Subject: [KAT5] SKY is no longer the limit
>
>
> Just to put this little problem to bed, after our last
> discussion on it, I
> went to Craplin &amp; bought some 75 Ohm resistors to bung in the
> SCART plug at
> the Rx unit end as per Keith's suggestion and....no joy whatsoever :-(
> Still exactly the same.
> Checked &amp; rechecked soldering - was fine.
> Hmm.....checked resistors - bloody craplin gave me 75K ohm
> resistors - DOH!
> So... Keith sent me some proper ones (10 of the Keith - you
> anticipating
> I'll have problems with other Kat5 units? :-)) and it now works fine.
>
> The picture is noticably darker than not going thru KAT5,
> though I assume
> it's a result of bunging on the resistor, as there was bugger
> all difference
> between KAT5 DVD and no KAT5 DVD when I got the units initially.
> I wouldn't say the picture is degraded, just the brightness
> is turned down a
> bit maybe.
>
> Cheers for your help keith and (sorry, forgot your name) who
> had the same
> problem with his SKY box.
> Mine is a PAnasonic for the record, though not the same one
> as Keith's.
> I'll have a look round the back to see if I can see a model number
> somewhere.
>
> Keith - perhaps you need a troubleshooting section on your
> webiste recording
> these dodgy devices &amp; how to solve the problems?
>
> cheers,
>
> Tony
>
>
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