RE: (ukha_d) Distributing Sky Digi

[peter.white@xxxxxxx]

For the secret menu, go to Services, System Settings, then press 0, 1,
Select.
This gives you the installer menu, but I'm not sure you can change the
output
channel from there.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: MIME:nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 01:06
To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Distributing Sky Digi


Hi,

I distribute Sky Digital round my house in the UK using the RF output of
the
Digibox. It is daisy chained with a VCR and an analogue satellite receiver.
I
found the output from the digibox fine but you may want to change the
output
channel to a quite part of the band if you are suffering interference. This
can be done with a secret menu which I can't remember the access to at the
moment but if you want to try I will get the info.

There is a second RF output which supports a second IR receiver which you
install between the second TV and the coax connection, the kit is a IR
receiver and a second remote. I use this in my apartment here in Budapest
with two TVs and all is fine.... I think there are details on the SKY
website, in fact they have just started advertising it on SKY TV...

HTH

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From:     James Hoye [SMTP:jhoye@xxxxxxx]
Sent:     Tuesday, August 22, 2000 9:26 AM
To:     ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:     RE: [ukha_d] Distributing Sky Digi

> How does anyone else distribute Sky to other TV's in the > house?
The Sky
box > (as you know) has scart out, and my TV upstairs does not. It >
would
also be > nice to have the DVD player upstairs too.
> > I guess what I want is some box, under the stairs that has >
the digibox
> connected to it (there is an extra scart out socket on the > digi
box isn't
> their, marked VCR or something.) This box would then send the >
signal down
> normal coax to my TV upstairs, and another few outputs to >
wherever else I
want.
> > The box would have to be remote controlled. I want to use Nigel's
IR >
repeaters for this, plus 1 in the living room for the > Digibox/DVD
player.

Exactly what I am trying to do with OnDigital.  I have plenty of cabling in
place, but have yet to utilise it - it's a matter of working out the best
solution of carrying the signals - and I think using the 'RF out' is out
because I tried it on the sitting room telly and there was a massive hiss
on
the sound accompanied by a crap picture (using CH20 or 21 I think).  Looks
like composite might be useful (perhaps someone has a circuit to put
composite and audio onto RF - a modulator? that will do a better job than
the one in the STB!)

> I usually want to go for a homebuilt solution to avoid having > to
convince
> Vicky, but seeing as how this task has been authorised, I > might
be able
to > spend some.

DIY is definitely more fun, and you can usually get/make exactly what you
want, rather than having to put up with something that looks out of place.

James








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