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rosebudjen

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Wannabe Geek

#71317 8-Nov-2010 21:29

Hi there
I brought a Digistar DSS-811 and plugged it into the tv. My tv is a Philips 100Hz digital scan. Im using a UHF aerial (and have tried using the sky dish) but all i keep getting is the no or bad signal message.

Does anyone know what i need to do to get a signal??

Spyware

3761 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#401870 8-Nov-2010 21:33

Digistar is a DVB-S receiver and will NEVER work with a UHF aerial.

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rosebudjen

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#401872 8-Nov-2010 21:36

We tried with a sky dish and got no where either ??

Spyware

3761 posts

Uber Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#401874 8-Nov-2010 21:37

Well try again, check the LNB frequency, should be either 11300 or 10750 MHz.

farcus

1554 posts

Uber Geek

#401895 8-Nov-2010 22:55

yes - the digistar comes set to default lnb 11300 while most (but not all) sky dishes use a 10750 lnb - so you will need to change this setting.
When I bought my digistar unit it came with a specific note related to this. Did you not get this info when you purchased?

Don't forget to read the instructions. If you have purchased a unit that hasn't been pre-tuned you'll need to select the correct satellite and tune in the freeview channels.

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