Openbox S1 complete noob, any help appreciated.

[mosthafa]

Hi guys. I'v Just got my S11, and i had a quick fiddle around with it, but still waiting for a new ethernet cable so i can hook it up to the net.

While i was waiting i thought id ask the shameful noob questions

Firstly and most embarrassingly.... i just need to plus in the two satellite wires, Ethernet cable and HDMI to tv right?

Secondly, i'm using my existing sky sat dish, i was wondering if i can connect sky and openbox at the same time to the dish? will it work?

Thirdly, is there anything else i need to do to get it working?

Im sorry if this post feels like a waste of time but im really looking forward to using openbox and really would appreciate any help.

Thank you in advance.

[kianniamh]

Plug it in and connect as you mentioned, that will get you the freeview channels. To get the rest will take a little searching try cccam.
You will need a dual lnb or more to connect your sky box too.
Hope this helps a bit.

[darcu5]

Firstly and most embarrassingly.... i just need to plus in the two satellite wires, Ethernet cable and HDMI to tv right?

Just one wire from the dish.. if you check back of box it says- in - and loop out, the loop out will connect to another box but you cant watch both at same time.. (well i couldnt when i tried the s9 looped into a sky box)
Anyway,, just plug one wire into the sat feed in

[petely]

Hi guys. I'v Just got my S11, and i had a quick fiddle around with it, but still waiting for a new ethernet cable so i can hook it up to the net.

While i was waiting i thought id ask the shameful noob questions

Firstly and most embarrassingly.... i just need to plus in the two satellite wires, Ethernet cable and HDMI to tv right?

Just to watch Freesat style programmes a network connection is not required

Secondly, i'm using my existing sky sat dish, i was wondering if i can connect sky and openbox at the same time to the dish? will it work?

You can't share a downlead between two satellite receivers. If you have a dual or quad LNB then you can use a separate cable to each of the Sky and Open boxen at the same time, but you can't splice a single cable and conenct it to both receivers. Reason: the receivers send command signals back up the wire to the LNB. 2 sets of signals will confuse it.

Thirdly, is there anything else i need to do to get it working?

Batteries in the remote control?

[mosthafa]

Thanx for the help, im going to get a dual lnb soon, for the time being i nicked the sat for the openbox... all the freeview channels seem to be working what do i do about the channels that say scrambled?

yeh i stole batteries out of my tv remote for this as well .

[lee11168]

Thanx for the help, im going to get a dual lnb soon, for the time being i nicked the sat for the openbox... all the freeview channels seem to be working what do i do about the channels that say scrambled?

yeh i stole batteries out of my tv remote for this as well .

google ccCam

[princeshaz]

favourites section openbox where can i get channels from

[mosthafa]

googled ccCam, followed every instruction i could find... but the channels are still scrambled

[kianniamh]

Daft question:- have you paid your server for the Cccam?

Have you tested with a test cline? you can request one which are usually free for 24 hours?

[gmb45]

carefull now !!!

[kianniamh]

Thought I might be sailing close to the wind with that one.

Didn't think it was too detailed.

Apologies.