Help Beginner needs help with Starview box

[Googley]

Hi, hope someone can help me with my Starview box. I have Virgin and in the Birmingham area. Not sure what model box but the serial no. is 61012076 so I am guessing its a 6 series.

I dont know how to set it up, it has never been connected to a PC and now all the channels are gone. Have read some places thats its due to Virgin changes but now need to know if its possible to get the Starview box working again?

Again help please?

Thanks

[boomer39]

Hi, hope someone can help me with my Starview box. I have Virgin and in the Birmingham area. Not sure what model box but the serial no. is 61012076 so I am guessing its a 6 series.

I dont know how to set it up, it has never been connected to a PC and now all the channels are gone. Have read some places thats its due to Virgin changes but now need to know if its possible to get the Starview box working again?

Again help please?

Thanks

if its never been connected to a pc, its boxes 1-5... use it as a doorstop....end of...

[christhompson44]

if it's got a lan port and you have internet connection then you can get it working

[Googley]

I have checked the connections on the back of the box, they are as follows:
1) Cable in and out
2) Ant in and out (I know thats the aerial ones)
3) S-Video
4) Small 9 pin (5 top 4 bottom) connector - Is that it? Marked RS232. If this is it where do I get the connection cable from that goes into the PC and Box?????
5) 3 usual audio coloured wires
6) 2 scart connectors, 1 VCR 1 TV.

Also managed to find out that on the bottom of the box is a barcode which states Starview SP61012076 (Would that mean its a 6 model)?.

We have had it between 1 and 2 years so it shouldnt be so old.

Can someone please help advise me on what to do next, sorry for being so useless but never done these boxes before I only usually mess with the PC or laptop as I know what I am doing there. Hopefully with your help at least once I have some guidance on doing it once I will be much more confident second time around!!!!

Also we have kept our OLD Virgin card in their box and not the new updated one they sent us, oops its still in the envelope.

Thanks very much

[boomer39]

doubt if it a sv6 . not been out that long.. check, menu, system info, this will tell you what f/ware is on box...
putting new card in gen box will not affect the sv...
think your sv is a bin bag job.....

[Googley]

Thanks for that, I have checked the system info and it has given me the following:

Starview API Ver 2.57e_E

Bootver 7.0

18 Aug 2006

Does that now mean its a Starview 2???

Thanks

[blizard442]

Thanks for that, I have checked the system info and it has given me the following:

Starview API Ver 2.57e_E

Bootver 7.0

18 Aug 2006

Does that now mean its a Starview 2???

Thanks

looks like it should be used as a door mat...

[funghi]

sounds like a 1 or 2 matee! their finished.

[super jumbe]

If I were you they belong to skip they are dead for good.

[Tech54]

I have checked the connections on the back of the box, they are as follows:
1) Cable in and out
2) Ant in and out (I know thats the aerial ones)
3) S-Video
4) Small 9 pin (5 top 4 bottom) connector - Is that it? Marked RS232. If this is it where do I get the connection cable from that goes into the PC and Box?????
5) 3 usual audio coloured wires
6) 2 scart connectors, 1 VCR 1 TV.

Also managed to find out that on the bottom of the box is a barcode which states Starview SP61012076 (Would that mean its a 6 model)?.

We have had it between 1 and 2 years so it shouldnt be so old.

Can someone please help advise me on what to do next, sorry for being so useless but never done these boxes before I only usually mess with the PC or laptop as I know what I am doing there. Hopefully with your help at least once I have some guidance on doing it once I will be much more confident second time around!!!!

Also we have kept our OLD Virgin card in their box and not the new updated one they sent us, oops its still in the envelope.

Thanks very much

Your box is a SV 1,2 or 3.
If theres no Lan port then it will not work. SV's have USB after Version 3 and versions 6 and 7 also have Lan for internet connection.

[thewizardofodds]

its worse than that their dead jim , dead jim!

[kevlinks]

buy new box........

Hi, hope someone can help me with my Starview box. I have Virgin and in the Birmingham area. Not sure what model box but the serial no. is 61012076 so I am guessing its a 6 series.

I dont know how to set it up, it has never been connected to a PC and now all the channels are gone. Have read some places thats its due to Virgin changes but now need to know if its possible to get the Starview box working again?

Again help please?

Thanks

Options for your old box:-

1.Christmas gift for your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend/in-laws/work m8/ly-pop lady.....ect

2.Send it to a third world country...i.e Africa/Afghanistan/Iraq/Liverpool....

3.Use as a book shelf end weight.

4.Come down to our local throw a dead cable box competition and win yourself a prize.....1st prize is a new kva780.....

5.Donate it to world research in antique electrical equipment.

If anybody else wants to add any other uses please feel free as i'm feeling a bit...

[gmb45]

2.Send it to a third world country...i.e Africa/Afghanistan/Iraq/Liverpool....

liverpool third world country, nice one m8

[kevlinks]

liverpool third world country, nice one m8

Its all good m8..........mufc 10/11

[Googley]

Thanks for all those lovely replies, I will leave it at the moment as dont fancy climbing on top of the cupboard BUT what do I replace it with???? Anything working yet with Nagra or is a sat dish any good??

Thanks