sky to lcd HD TV connection

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kaboom

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#21266 21-Apr-2008 14:18

hi all,
need help with connecting sky to a new Panasonic 26" lcd HD tv which i just bought. i have the monster brand of HD cable which i have used to connect sky decoder (pace brand) to the tv but i dont get any reception at all, just a blue background !!! can anyone help with what may be wrong ??? on the sky decoder i have the scart connection plugged into the "TV" port and on the tv itself i have all the component plugs e.g "Pb Pr Y audio L audio R" etc plugged into the 'input' ports.

thanks in advance,
cesar.

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#125315 21-Apr-2008 14:27

I think you need to set the box up for component video before trying it.

Does the Pace box come with any other SCART cables? I think you need to try using those, before using the component cable with your TV. (I have a S-Video and Composite cable that came with mine)

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kaboom

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#125317 21-Apr-2008 14:33

unfortunately my pace didnt come with any other scart cables. it used to work with my old CRT tv. i have my sky dish going straight to the pace sky decoder and the decoder was being fed into the vcr (old tape player) which was then plugged into the CRT tv. is there any other way to get this going without buying more cables ?

thanks for the reply.
cesar.

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#125318 21-Apr-2008 14:40

How did you connect the decoder to the VCR?

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#125322 21-Apr-2008 14:43

kaboom: unfortunately my pace didnt come with any other scart cables. it used to work with my old CRT tv.

The reason why your decoder could be viewed on your old TV, but cannot on your new TV is due to one or both of the following:

- You were previously using the RF Modulator or Composite Input of your VCR to feed your TV the Sky Decoder's output signal

- The cable you are using is not the correct SCART to Component cable

I have just recently got a new 24" LCD Monitor with Component Video inputs (as well as VGA and DVI/HDMI).

It works just fine with the newer Silver Sky Decoder (Motorola?) as well as MySky.

But You Do Need to select Component Video Output in Setup first

And you do need the correct cable or adaptor. DSE sold me a SCART connector with Red/Green/Blue colour-coded sockets on the back for $20 approx. Then you just need a set of 3 RCA Male-to-Male cables to hook into your TV's Component Video inputs.

Otherwise, no cigar

kaboom

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#125326 21-Apr-2008 14:57

i used to connect sky decoder to vcr using a single pin ariel like connector cable. sorry not sure what its called. anyway so if i use that same cable to connect my new lcd should i be able to at least get to the sky menu in order to change the settings ???

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#125329 21-Apr-2008 14:59

Something like this?

Plug it into the TV, scan for the correct UHF channel at which the box is feeding out of at, and you should be able to at least get something to look at.

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#125331 21-Apr-2008 15:04

kaboom: i used to connect sky decoder to vcr using a single pin ariel like connector cable. sorry not sure what its called. anyway so if i use that same cable to connect my new lcd should i be able to at least get to the sky menu in order to change the settings ???

What you have been using is the modulated UHF output from your Sky Decoder, which is the lowest quality means of watching Sky channels. It's pretty horrible really

YES, it should still work so long as you have the TV tuned correctly to the UHF channel used by the Sky Decoder. Do a Search on the UHF band, and you should soon find it.

BUT, you really need to get the Component Video connection working to get the most out of your Sky Decoder

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kaboom

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#125337 21-Apr-2008 15:23

which mode does the tv need to be in ?? i have got a few different modes for the panasonic tv e.g av1, av2 etc

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#125339 21-Apr-2008 15:24

Just normal TV (not any of the AV). You will need to run a channel scan to find what channel the SKY decoder is at.

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kaboom

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#125341 21-Apr-2008 15:31

cool. thanks for the reply. will try it out and see how i get on.

ta.
cesar

kaboom

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#125491 22-Apr-2008 09:25

hey it worked :) i still need to upgrade my sky decoder (upgrade will cost about $30 - $50 according to sky) but at least i can see normal sky channels i used to before.

thanks heaps.

Jazsaxman

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#125515 22-Apr-2008 11:15

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=34&TopicId=9668

was a good discussion here if you wanted to check up on what was upgraded etc.

Steve

kaboom

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#128542 5-May-2008 10:29

thanks mate. that was a good link. my decoder is Pace DSR600 which is ancient so i think when the sky technican eventually does show up he will replace this with something newer.

ta,
Cesar.