<![CDATA[Techwatch Support Forums: Digital & Satellite TV, FTA, Cable, Computers, Mobile Phones, Apple and General Tech Forums]]> http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/ Kryptview greenswift http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111104-missing-channel.html Tom Tom satnav http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111103-tom-tom-satnav.html Sat, 19 May 2012 08:06:29 GMT I was in the car last night when the voice giving me directions started breaking up, after about 5 mins went altogether silence, my first thoughts... I was in the car last night when the voice giving me directions started breaking up, after about 5 mins went altogether silence, my first thoughts where that the speaker had gone kaput, but when i turned it on this morning the voice was back, does anyone know what might have have happened, thanks :sad: ]]> Motoring rfs http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111103-tom-tom-satnav.html SL65-12 dead after upgrade and beginners guide anywhere? http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111102-sl65-12-dead-after-upgrade-and-beginners-guide-anywhere.html Sat, 19 May 2012 06:08:51 GMT I have a lidl camping receiver, it was displaying ASH on the display, i emailed comag and the guy there sent me some software. Last night i tried... I have a lidl camping receiver, it was displaying ASH on the display, i emailed comag and the guy there sent me some software. Last night i tried uploading and it, all appeared to be going well took a while for the % bar to get to 100 then it said something like please wait (sure it mentioned image?) then complete, then suddenly it said upload unsuccessful.
the box is now dead no lights at all and when i try to connect to it after about 30 secs of looking it says ...
Open Serial Port..
Sync to serial port..
Target not connect or target is error status!

have i fried this or is there some way back for it?,

iut had an ALI E1 chip onboard

im not at all familiar with this procedure and ll he terminology that goes with it so please forgive me if im a bit slow on the uptake!

ANY help greatly appreciated!

thanks ]]> Comag/SilverCrest madhoose http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111102-sl65-12-dead-after-upgrade-and-beginners-guide-anywhere.html Short circuit in LNB feed? Please help http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111101-short-circuit-in-lnb-feed-please-help.html Fri, 18 May 2012 20:36:12 GMT Dear everyone, I have a rather frustrating situation which I hope that one of you satellite experts could help me with. I have a Technomate... Dear everyone,

I have a rather frustrating situation which I hope that one of you satellite experts could help me with.

I have a Technomate T-8000 receiver. I bought it last November, and it was working perfectly - however a month ago when I turned it on one day I was greeted with the message "Ant. Shortage". No amount of fiddling would get it to work (turning off and on again, unplugging and re-plugging etc). At that point I presumed that "Ant. Shortage" meant that there was a "shortage", i.e a deficiency in the antenna, e.g not plugged in. I believed this because several of the onscreen text displays are written in rather dodgy English.

Anyway - I returned it to the dealer, who tested it and informed me that it was working fine. Obviously very frustrated, to have someone else tell me that it was working for them when it wasn't for me, I had no choice but to take it back and try again.

It was last night that I got it back, and plugged it in again.. and lo and behold, it was working. Although I was mystified as to what the problem could have been, I was just happy that it was working... until three hours later, while I was watching it, it shut down again with the same "Ant. Shortage" message. Damnit!

Today I did a bit more experimenting, and unplugged the input LNB altogether. I was interested to see that the "Ant. Shortage" error message had disappeared, and was replaced with a simple "check signal" message. With this, I realised that the "shortage" message actually meant that the box believed there was a SHORT CIRCUIT somewhere in the antenna cable.

Now - although it looks like the mystery has been solved, it is far from over. You see, I live in a block of flats with a shared satellite dish. Therefore if there was a short circuit in the master cable, then everyone's reception would be dead - but this is not the case. That means that either there is a local problem on my side of the wall, with my own cables, or the box really is playing up.

I have tested the cable from the wall to the box, and there is no short circuit there. That only leaves the actual wall socket. Now.. the wall socket has three outputs: satellite, terrestrial and digital radio. However there is only one cable input (the master cable from the wall). The master cable feeds into what I presume is a diplexer (triplexer?) box (yes, I looked it up).

Therefore I tried eliminating possibilities by taking out the splitter box, and touching the centre core of the master cable to the centre core of the TM-8000's input cable. The instant I did that, the "Ant. Shortage" error reappeared. However I do not know if this would be normal - given that this is the "unfiltered" master cable, and it's possible that the "short circuit" is simply the connection between the loop of the terrestreal/radio aerials.

I have a multimeter (not a satellite finder one), where I can measure the resistance between points. So what I want to know is, what should the resistance be between the central core and the outer shielding of a properly-functioning LNB cable? Should there be infinite resistance? Or should there be some connection there? At present I can detect a connection - so if there should be infinite resistance then I can confirm there is a short somewhere beyond my control. If not, and it is working perfectly, then maybe there IS a problem with my box after all.

Unfortunately I do not have another one to test the signal with.

Any advice please? ]]> Satellite FAQs EuroSong http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111101-short-circuit-in-lnb-feed-please-help.html Xbox 360 - Chipped/Stealthing. http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111100-xbox-360-chipped-stealthing.html Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:42 GMT Alright, I'm looking for somebody to Chip/Stealth my Xbox 360 Console, it's not a Slim-Line it's a normal Xbox Arcade, I'd like a decent client who can promise a good deal and no problems, I've been looking through these forums and seen their are guides and programmes to help you do it yourself but I honestly do not trust myself, if anyone could Private Message me with prices & such, I'd like some games as well.

Thank You!

Jok3r ]]> Microsoft Xbox JOK3R http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111100-xbox-360-chipped-stealthing.html Skybox F3, now in stock http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111099-skybox-f3-now-in-stock.html Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:45 GMT I have just received stock of the Skybox F3 HD Satellite receiver. This is the latest in the openbox/Skybox range, it has HDMI, Component and... I have just received stock of the Skybox F3 HD Satellite receiver. This is the latest in the openbox/Skybox range, it has HDMI, Component and composite connectors and is compatible with the Skybox Wireless adapter. It's a neat little box and works with with CCcam and Newcamd.

I supply them with firmware loaded and a UK channel list, they are £62.50 on my site.


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]]> Lincsats Nick Nacks lincsat http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111099-skybox-f3-now-in-stock.html <![CDATA[Early 80s video arcade game commercials('81-83)]]> http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111096-early-80s-video-arcade-game-commercials-81-83-a.html Fri, 18 May 2012 03:34:51 GMT _Have you played Atari today?_ (http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2656) _Smurf Colecovision_... Have you played Atari today?

Smurf Colecovision

Atari 65XE vs Commodore 64

Intellivision

Assorted atari games

Ms. Pac Man

Ms. Pac Man 2

Q Bert

Commodore 64

Dig dug

Burger Time

Vanguard

Vic 20

Couple on Atari


The early 80s -- THE LAST GOOD PERIOD FOR MOST EVERYTHING :( ]]> General Video Games Dude111 http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111096-early-80s-video-arcade-game-commercials-81-83-a.html Demonoid http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111095-demonoid.html Thu, 17 May 2012 20:02:27 GMT Could anyone send me an Invitation code for Demonoid? Could anyone send me an Invitation code for Demonoid? ]]> Internet JOK3R http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111095-demonoid.html moved from virgin to bt http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111094-moved-from-virgin-to-bt.html Thu, 17 May 2012 18:33:55 GMT gonna start saving up for a spider box just wanna know will bt know i have a satellite dish once i get it ? gonna start saving up for a spider box just wanna know will bt know i have a satellite dish once i get it ? ]]> Satellite Help scouse_efc http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111094-moved-from-virgin-to-bt.html Best Torrent Sites http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111093-best-torrent-sites.html Thu, 17 May 2012 16:34:43 GMT Could anyone give me some Links/Invites to some torrent websites that do Movies/Xbox 360 Games? Could anyone give me some Links/Invites to some torrent websites that do Movies/Xbox 360 Games? ]]> Internet JOK3R http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111093-best-torrent-sites.html Loss of Favourites???? http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111092-loss-of-favourites.html Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:53 GMT Hi When I am in non Freesat mode on my Humax HDR and switch off I loose all my Favourites that I have saved in Freesat. Is there a way around... Hi

When I am in non Freesat mode on my Humax HDR and switch off I loose all my Favourites that I have saved in Freesat.

Is there a way around this as sometimes if I have a glass of wine, (or 3):cheers: , I may not remember to got back to Freesat mode before switching off?

thanks

TC ]]> Satellite Help tcsoftail http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111092-loss-of-favourites.html Dreambox DM800 Remote Sensor Not Responding http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111086-dreambox-dm800-remote-sensor-not-responding.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:46 GMT Hi guys i bought a dreambox dm800hd clone which had newnigma with bl76. after a month i decided to change image to latest newnigma with bl84b... Hi guys i bought a dreambox dm800hd clone which had newnigma with bl76. after a month i decided to change image to latest newnigma with bl84b ramimaher. after a week or so the remote is not working with the box now. the remote works fine as i have tested it on my other box. i have tried reflashing image but remote still does not respond to the box. can :someone please help me thanks ]]> Dreambox tariqz118 http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111086-dreambox-dm800-remote-sensor-not-responding.html signal meter http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111085-signal-meter.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:44 GMT Dear all, i am trying to build signal meter using a CAN TUNER kindly check the attachments. i can access the tuner using i2c using pic micro... Dear all,
i am trying to build signal meter using a CAN TUNER kindly check the attachments. i can access the tuner using i2c using pic micro controller.
i need an answer for the following questions please..

1) what i know is that any tuner consist of two ICs one for the tuning and the other for the demodulation, so if i want to build only a signal meter (i.e give the tuner a frequency to lock on and wait for its response and once it locks on it, i extract from it the signal strength and signal quality.
do i have to access the demodulation ic also to do the above or it is just can be done using the tuner ic?

2) what is the usage of the diseqc_in and diseqc_out ?

3) in order to tell the lnb that the incoming frequency is horizontal or vertical the tuner must switch between 13 and 18 volts..
is this voltage is applied to the rf cable directly which connected to pin 2 (lnb_A) ( kindly check the datasheet in the attachment).

Many Thanks for your attention
waiting your prompt reply
Nxt_
Attached Files
File Type: pdf GSKL-77 ????? v1.0.pdf (516.5 KB)
]]> Satellite FAQs nxt_ http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111085-signal-meter.html King Kenny sacked http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111084-king-kenny-sacked.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:50:37 GMT I'm amazed that they have sacked Kenny Dalgleish, even though Liverpool's league form was poor, this seemed mainly down to reaching 2 cup finals, and gaining a place in the Europa League next season.

I wonder what the American owners expected, given the limited finance, compared to some other teams, City and Chelsea, and the limited turnover due to an old, small ground.

To get a place, in the top 4, Liverpool need to compete with Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and now Newcastle, as well as other clubs.

If Liverpool fail to get in the top 4 next season will they sack the next manager?
I wonder if this is more about how badly the Suarez incident was handled, especially in the media? ]]> Sports Chat Mickha http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111084-king-kenny-sacked.html This Guy Is Asking For Trouble! http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111078-this-guy-is-asking-for-trouble.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:27 GMT Just seen this listing on E~ay for a Eaglebox 800 openingly offering Sly and C lines and even gives his phone numbers out, what a donkey, he is... Just seen this listing on E~ay for a Eaglebox 800 openingly offering Sly and C lines and even gives his phone numbers out, what a donkey, he is asking for trouble, knock at the door, as it does not take much to trace him via his landline.

Item number: 110868749718 ]]> The Lounge radtv http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/111078-this-guy-is-asking-for-trouble.html