Having connected the Optima 5x12 Q2 multiswitch up. I am having problems with Sky receiver.
As mentioned, I have an Octo LNB on a large dish for 28.2E satellite reception.
My intention was to use four of the eight universal LNB outs to feed the multiswitch. Having first ascertained that this switch IS Q2 type and will accept a Quad LNB feed.
At the moment I have three dual-tuner satboxes plus a TV with a single Sat tuner which I wanted to feed from this switch. I also intend to add more satboxes later including another Sky+ HD box of my neighbour, to save him getting a new dish.
My current boxes are;-
Sky + HD (Amstrad model)
Humax Foxsat HDR
Panasonic DMR-85EK Blu-ray recorder (with dual Sat tuners).
Panasonic Freesat TV.
So by connecting four of the feeds from the Octo LNB to the input of the multiswitch and the switch outputs to the three satboxes and TV (utilising seven outputs for now), I was hoping that everything would work sweet.
While two of the satboxes and the TV work fine, unfortunately, the Sky box will not pull in anything. It just displays 'no satellite signal being received'. This is on both of it's tuners and signal strength/quality is zero. On the other two it is all fine, 100% on both tuners plus the TV is fine.
I have since tried just about every conceivable configuration to try and get Sky to work, without success. Tried different LNB outs, swapped the inputs around, different switch outs etc. All my cables are brand new freshly made up for this setup. My fingers are ground down with constant twisting of F connectors. :-)
So after trying all this for two days I am left with having to by-pass the switch and just use the Sky box and one tuner of the Foxsat plus the TV. It all works fine without the switch with 100% signal on everything.
Can you throw a light on this problem? is a Q2 multiswitch/Quad LNB setup incompatible with Sky boxes?
Cheers.
Barry