Re: Skylink Problem

["nigeldivers" <nigel.divers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Martyn and my apologies to everyone else who responded to this
post in my late reply! For some reason not all posts are being
forwarded to me via e-mail. Very strange.

In this instance, it is very much the second case (ie, similar to the
sony TV problem). So I will try the attenuator.

Thanks very much for your help

Nigel

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Martyn Wendon" <martynwendon@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Nigel,
>
> I've had this before in a couple of different ways.
>
> Some equipment seems to prevent the voltage from "passing"
i.e. if
you loop
> the RF cable through a VCR then you might find that the skylink
won't work
> on the output side of the VCR.
>
> I've also had several Sony TV's that stop the skylink working as
soon as you
> plug it in (light goes out).  I've not found a technical explanation
for why
> though.
>
> For the first case there's some sort of pass-through cable that you
can
> connect before and after the equipment that allows the voltage to
"go
> round", although I can't remember where I've seen them.
>
> The second case I've managed to overcome by fitting an in-line
attenuator
> between the skylink and the TV.  A low value one of say 3db
shouldn't effect
> the TV picture much, although if you're using Freeview and in a
marginal
> signal area it may do.  Don't ask me why it works though!
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Martyn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "nigeldivers" <nigel.divers@...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:21 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Skylink Problem
>
>
> >I have a rather strange problem which I wonder if anyone on the
group
> > had experienced before.
> >
> > I cannot get a skylink to work on a particular brand of TV.
> >
> > I have hooked up a 2nd TV (Samsung 940MW LCDTV) in second room
and
> > cannot get the skylink to work at all. If I disconnect from the
TV
> > then the light comes on the skylink, as soon as I reconnect to
TV, the
> > light goes out.
> >
> > I have turned off the RF output on the digibox and back on again
to no
> > avail. Interestingly, if I connect another TV, it all works fine
so
> > suspect it is specific to the Samsung LCD.
> >
> > Probably a red herring, but whilst I was exploring the menus on
the
> > Samsung, I did get IR working through an American setup (AFW I
think)
> > but picture was in black and white only. Once I set TV to UK
settings
> > and tune, get perfect picture but light goes out on skylink.
> >
> > Just wondered if anyone had experienced similar.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance
> >
> > Nigel
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