Connection / Channel Search

[mattyj172003]

hi ,

im new here and new to Dbox. with a little help i flashed Commando 4 on last night then i realised that i need a coax adaptor or something... so someone said.... just a couple of questions

Is this the right connector (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...aptor&doy=27m8) ? if not can you post what is would be from the maplin site so i know what to ask for.

TV/VCR or the Antenne ? to put it in ?

When i search for channels there is no freq/network id etc listed :S

thanks matty

[eddievest]

"F Socket to TV Coax Plug Adaptor" is wot you need from either b&q, maplins, homebase or ebay about a quid each just connect the cable coax to it then plug it into the antenne socket on back of the dbox.
you wont pick up any channels if the feed is not connected.
which area are you in ?

[mattyj172003]

hi, thanks for the reply. Im in Macclesfield in Cheshire.

i used my old aerial so oooops. then next point is i used to be on NTL and when we stopped it, they took the box/cable etc. but would they of cut me off ? ... im goning to be a cable tomorrow/saturday to try it.

if they have cut me off, would signing up and getting the basic package work for getting all the channels ? would NThell know ?

thanks

[eddievest]

right i see..........
cable may still be live if not the time on the box will say 01:00 when you turn it on, if it's live the time will be correct, no they cant tell if your receiving owt there is no talk back on dbox's, if your not connected either a broadband or tv package will give you wot you need just put a splitter in to feed both, it's rare for them to turn ppl off, only when they need the feed or they do an audit which is very rare
rough guide off the top of my napper below to get your channels via a scan




PRESS DBOX BUTTON ON REMOTE-
SCROLL DOWN TO SERVICE MENU-
PRESS OK ON REMOTE-
SCROLL DOWN TO SERVICE SCAN, PRESS OK-
SET THE PAGE UP USING REMOTE TO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THIS

Back
Save settings
Scan for services - TV & Radio
Bouquet - update existing
Cable provider - cable uk sym 6887
Fast scan - off
Manual scan - off
Frequency
Symbol rate
Fec - ½
Polarization - H
Start scan

WHEN ALL PAGE IS SAME SCROLL DOWN TO START SCAN AND PRESS OK ON REMOTE DON’T TOUCH ANY BUTTONS WHILE SCANNING
SCAN MAY TAKE UP TO 90mins
good luck mate
ps if no channels found change cable provider to sym 6952 and re scan

[eddievest]

soz for doubl post but i cant find an edit button,
bouquet should be - create new
you will have to sort channels out later but thats another story

[mattyj172003]

cheers pal

will get a cable and splitter, and will try it on the Broadband (N** Broadband). hopefully will work.

thanks

will report back soon

[lincsat]

You're best leaving the bouquets as keep existing, that way any new channels go into the andre or other bouquet and everything else stays the same.

[steviel1888]

hi got my dbox up and running again but the time is a hour out anybody know how to fix

Cheers Stevie