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Old 12-10-08, 03:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi i got a sammy 2100 this morning i plugged it in all ok it took an update i popped the card then wrote it i cut the tb and now in engineers menu my net id is correct but it says signal quality poor which it didnt do to begin with and the picture is terrable with no sound i tried to reset the box now it wont take an update the numbers just keep rolling any one got any ideas ?

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Hi i got a sammy 2100 this morning i plugged it in all ok it took an update i popped the card then wrote it i cut the tb and now in engineers menu my net id is correct but it says signal quality poor which it didnt do to begin with and the picture is terrable with no sound i tried to reset the box now it wont take an update the numbers just keep rolling any one got any ideas ?

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Check your cable connection, ends, any splitters etc.
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just checked another box on that cable and that ones fine as i say it worked ok till i cut the tb
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just checked another box on that cable and that ones fine as i say it worked ok till i cut the tb
Check you havnt got a bit of the resistors you knocked off caught shorting out somewhere, make sure the cables inside are in firmly from psu, you may have dislodged something.
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You the man red stripped the thing down to the bones and under the tuner the cap was stuck shorting it out all ok now cheers pal you getting a big thankyou
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I have the same 2100 problem but picture fine on fta channels just wont update ,if anyone can help thanks in advance
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I have the same 2100 problem but picture fine on fta channels just wont update ,if anyone can help thanks in advance
One Wrong Digit on BK sorted now
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