[jakehoyt]

How and where do u plug in the splitter ? I have screw on f plugs, but cant for the life of me figure out how to set it all up ? Can anyone help with a step by step instruction plz plz plz !!

[JoK]

Originally Posted by jakehoyt How and where do u plug in the splitter ? I have screw on f plugs, but cant for the life of me figure out how to set it all up ? Can anyone help with a step by step instruction plz plz plz !!

You need to get something like this below.

Then you take cable from your stb and put it to the IN of the splitter, then make a new patch lead from one of the OUT back to your stb and another patch lead to your other/new stb

JoK

[jakehoyt]

Patch lead ?? So i need to buy more cable ?

[JoK]

Originally Posted by jakehoyt Patch lead ?? So i need to buy more cable ?

Yes and 4 f type connectors, one of the patch leads only has to be short, it just has to go back to your original stb, so maybees 8 to 10 inches, the other patch lead/extension to other room will be as long as you need it.

JoK

[khenryashley]

Originally Posted by jakehoyt Patch lead ?? So i need to buy more cable ?

Try this place. The splitter comes with the patch cables. Done mine no problem
My Cable Box-Cables & Accessories (UK)-2 Way Cable Splitter Kit

[jakehoyt]

OK, have it setup as you said... SB into IN on splitter, patch lead back to SB, and cable from splitter running upstairs to 2nd SB Box, but still not workin.... The sky cable i'm using has 2 seperate leads... Do they both have to be in the splitter at the same time to work ?

[khenryashley]

Try it this way.
Put the main cable feed into the (in) on the splitter.
Then run one cable to you first box from the (out) on the splitter.
Then run another cable from the other (out) on the splitter to the other box.

[jakehoyt]

That's exactly how i've got it... the sky cable is in two bits tho... not got any more outs left in the splitter to put the extra one in... Have you ever come across this b4 ? Sky cabling in two ?? Or do i need a 3 way splitter ?

[JoK]

Originally Posted by jakehoyt That's exactly how i've got it... the sky cable is in two bits tho... not got any more outs left in the splitter to put the extra one in... Have you ever come across this b4 ? Sky cabling in two ?? Or do i need a 3 way splitter ?

One of them sky cables will be coming from the dish, I take it the other is going to other room, have you tried swapping them on the splitter? or can you bell out/check continuity between the 2 cables and other room to see if there is still continuity there, maybees its been chopped somewhere else, can you not just run new cable between slitter and second stb?



JoK

[boomer39]

have i lost the thread here? have you got cable or sky??

[jakehoyt]

I've got cable.... but running the 2nd box using the old cable from sky....

[jakehoyt]

Have sb downstairs and upstairs... downstairs connected to splitter IN... patch lead from OUT splitter into IN on sb, then using cables running to upstairs bedroom to IN on sb box... Upstairs box not working though... Any thoughts on why ???

[boomer39]

assume your 1st box is working ok, ie latest f/ware on, getting all channels. what does your 2nd box get? anything? has it got latest f/ware on? if yes ,try swapping them about!sounds like cable problem to me. stuff is cheap enough to buy..ynwa

[jakehoyt]

Yea, you were right about replacing cables... Up and running now !! One last problem tho, no sound.... Should i do a factory reset ?? Or is there another option / way ??

[JoK]

Originally Posted by jakehoyt Yea, you were right about replacing cables... Up and running now !! One last problem tho, no sound.... Should i do a factory reset ?? Or is there another option / way ??

Press volume button on remote, make sure you are fully to the right.

JoK