Hi newbie here, dbox2 no sport or movie channels?

[square88]

Hi guys got dbox2 with Lasky sylas image, have set location and scanned but only picked 80 channels. No S*y movies or sports channels available but have QVc and MUTV and other premium channels, any help guys??


Many thanks Sq

[Devilfish]

Missing channels is 99% a signal issue, either too weak or too strong, most of the time it's too weak.

On a working channel, press RED then BLUE. Note the SNR value. It needs to be over 55,000 before you will get any channels, it needs to be about 62,000 before you'll get all the channels. Anywhere inbetween will result in missing channels or freezing channels.

Reconnect all your coax leading up to the box. If possible, connect the box to the main feed without any splitters and do another scan. Every time you split the cable, it gets weaker so it should be stronger at the source. If you get all the channels at the main feed, and you want to connect your splitter back up, you will need to buy a signal booster to increase the signal strength. Argos do them for under a tenner.

[Elric]

also try a slow scan you might have a better chance
of pickin up the lost channels

[square88]

Can anyone recommend a booster

[Fergal]

Can anyone recommend a booster

As devilfish says what are your ber,snr and sig readings?
This is the booster to get
www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5344235/Trail/searchtext>SIGNAL+BOOSTER.htm

[MetMan]

Can anyone recommend a booster

pretty sure this is the 1 DF is on about

h**p://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5344235/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav %7C12108813/c_2/2%7Ccat_12108813%7CElectrical+accessories%7C121088 14/c_3/3%7Ccat_12108814%7CTelevision+aerials+and+boosters %7C12108829.htm

whats ur snr reading then?

[Ianleo]

Insert a service.xml file for your area because some times it depends on how much signal you are getting by how many other people are using the service in the area

[square88]

Thanks guys think i will try new image first.
Is the commando 10d the best image around?
what do i have to transfer the the commando image? keys folder? evocam?
and were can these files be found?

Thanks again guys

[square88]

Got the booster from Argos pluged it in SNR gone down from over 50K to 40K and BER gone up from 200K to 300K. Tryed the nob on booster both ways but results the same.

Any more suggestions guys

Thx Sq

[square88]

Guys!

Where is best to connect the booster? from source ( cable lead straight from the wall) or after the splitter?

Thanks again.