Hi neb,

can't really say bc I haven't tried recording two programs (view/record SD & HD) at the same time. However, what I find curious is that I can seem to receive SOME HD channels, but not all - ie missing HBO HD, Nat Geo HD,History HD but can view others (AXN HD, FOX HD, the HD WC channels); ESPN HD is touch-and-go. Wondering what the reason for that might be (could it be due to signal strength? currently at 141 via entry point 17 - I have no clue about this).

Also sometimes when switching between HD/SD channels (ie using the CH+/CH- button) , get the message that no signal (with the three possible reasons/bullet points). Figure that the fact that I'm only running one line may be the cause.

Am really curious as to whether the stacker-destacker unit works though. Waiting for the technician to call back at the moment.

are you subscribed to the packages with the corresponding SD channels? (HBO, NatGeo, History)

aiyak... still no news about discovery HD?

Maybe after WC ...

Watching AXNHD's House in the morning, then suddenly
the sound repeated for 5 seconds with the image continued on and the delay last till I switched off and on then it became normal again

Why is this happening?

If i having 2 PVR's in my house, does that mean that I'm having 4 LNBs in one single dish?

Sound repeat is still not solve. Hope Asstro already take action for this problem.

This post has been edited by minimize: Jul 4 2010, 02:52 PM

I can record all my programs without any problems. But one important thing to remember is you must put PVR either on standby or ON position. It cannot record when power is off.

I suggest you ask ASTRO to change the set if problem still persists.

well..i know u subscribe to the sports package since u have got ESPN HD (even though touch n go) but u have the wCup channels ok..
Are u subscribed to the Learning package (Nat Geo/history) and also movie package( HBO HD)?
U have to subscribe to the packages if u want the HD channels..
AXN HD and FX HD are channles available to whoever has Byond

How do we use the slow motion playback and also the 15 minutes skip? I can't seem to find the way to do it.

@Great_Cookie
entry point 17 on my byond box shown 252 signal strength, yours 141 sounded kind of low, may be this is the transponder that broadcast ESPN HD, which explain why you have difficulty in receiving this channel, ask your installer to re-align your dish

there should be no problem switching from SD to HD channel, however when switching from HD to SD channels you may have blank screen

This post has been edited by neb: Jul 4 2010, 07:19 PM

neb, Great Cookie is using PVR decoder. Therefore the signal is different than normal b.yond.

so compare to byond, byond PVR has different scale for signal strength?

for byond maximum signal strength seems to be 255, so if maximum signal strength for PVR is 150 then 141 should be OK, otherwise re-align dish for max signal strength

Yup, I'm subscribed to all the 4 mini packages plus sport... (so I do have the SD HBO/Nat Geo/History.

It seriously looks like the stacked de-stacker hopefully is the way to go with this problem. I just find it curious that I can receive some HD broadcasts but not others.

What I really want to know is if the different Entry points do make a difference to the decoder itself. My installers yesterday said default should have been Entry Point 18 - But I have absolutely no signal on either tuner if selected. 17 yields me the 'highest' signal strength but don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I can't get these other HD channels if I do...

Did an experiment by connecting two strands via the dual-out LNB (remember I'm using a single in my current setup, split to the two inputs) - and I can receive ALL HD channels by using my existing cabling and one run direct from the dish outside - so not quite sure if it's a signal quality issue? Would have thought though if I can pickup one MEASAT 3 signal, most should be then be viewable.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to the manual (user-defined) settings that I could try out?

Thanks again in advance!

@Great_Cookie
entry point simply show a particular transponder signal receiving status, changing to different entry point will not affect anything at all to the box receiving capability

please note that by going through 2 output splitter, signal strength is reduced in half

one suggestion is to redo F-connector going in and out of splitter, may have metal contact problem

This post has been edited by neb: Jul 5 2010, 12:14 AM

That sounds rather odd. Either the second cable is faulty or the wiring is faulty. PVR installation requires a 2-way LNB on the dish, another wire going all the way to the PVR and those two wires going into PVR.

Somewhere along the line, something was not installed right. You need to trace the wires and how it terminates into your PVR. Take pix and if need be, send them to Astro with a note about how your PVR is not working right.


fuad

mine oni 149 in line 1 and 169 in line 2...is it ok?

apex,

Very similar with mine. However, I do not see any problems as yet.

HELP!

my pvr auto update so frequently and get UPDATE ERROR...

so basically there is new firmware, but cant update to latest..

any ideas?

Hi there writesimply!

Long story put short; my current setup uses a 1-way LNB (similar to b.yond without PVR) running a SINGLE cable using a splitter just before the tuner 1/2 input at box. I know this is a non-standard setup (really didn't want to run a 2nd cable down since my place uses totally concealed wiring and I didn't want to knock holes in walls again).

Have the highlighted issues as reported before (ie; tuning from HD to SD channels, pvr will report loss of signal/rain msg) but REALLY curious to know why I seem to be able to receive some HD channels but not all. Could it be a signal strength issue? or the fact that my current setup is restrictive (but why can I receive some, not all)?

Hoping that the stacker de-stacker unit will solve all my issues.

Also puzzling my installers is why I had no signal at all using Entry point 18; they said should usually have some signal, but the decoder reported absoutely nothing ('Unlocked' at '0'). Currently using 17 - it is a dish alignment issue (unlikely to my thinking since everything else comes in ok).

Any suggestions if I were to use the manual ('user defined' installation settings what I should go for? Would it make a difference in maybe being able to receive the HD channels I currently can't view but subscribe to? (HBO HD/Nat Geo HD/History HD).

Thanks again to all the sifus out there!