New sky installing question
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Wondered if you more knowledgeable guys can help.
Having Sky+ installed at the weekend and wondering if and how I can expand the set up
Currently have 3 CRT TVs in the house: one in lounge with the 5.1 surround sound – which only tends to get used for DVD watching, one in the Office directly above the lounge – which is where I think the sky box will be going, which also has the only phone socket currently in the house and the last TV is above the office in the bedroom.
But the pair of us only tend to be in one room at once, or at least watching the same thing in 2 different rooms – i.e. one of is having a lie in, while the other is on the net in the office – so only having 1 box isn’t a problem, but would like to be able to pipe the signal around the house, in the easiest way.
Can I just plug the second RF outlet of the sky+ box into the std. aerial socket, and tune the other TVs into the box signal (channel 63 I think I read) and use a remote extender something like a Powermid XL with a transmitter on the other 2 TVs to control the box? Or do I need to do something more complicated like stripping out the existing aerial socket cabling and up rating everything.
Having Sky+ installed at the weekend and wondering if and how I can expand the set up
Currently have 3 CRT TVs in the house: one in lounge with the 5.1 surround sound – which only tends to get used for DVD watching, one in the Office directly above the lounge – which is where I think the sky box will be going, which also has the only phone socket currently in the house and the last TV is above the office in the bedroom.
But the pair of us only tend to be in one room at once, or at least watching the same thing in 2 different rooms – i.e. one of is having a lie in, while the other is on the net in the office – so only having 1 box isn’t a problem, but would like to be able to pipe the signal around the house, in the easiest way.
Can I just plug the second RF outlet of the sky+ box into the std. aerial socket, and tune the other TVs into the box signal (channel 63 I think I read) and use a remote extender something like a Powermid XL with a transmitter on the other 2 TVs to control the box? Or do I need to do something more complicated like stripping out the existing aerial socket cabling and up rating everything.
Is there an aerial socket in every location and do they all run back to the same place?
What you want to do is easily possible but it depends on the wiring installed.
The RF2 output is a modulated output of the current channel being watched so it just appears as an analogue 'channel' on all the other sets at a different frequency to Ch1-Ch5
What you want to do is easily possible but it depends on the wiring installed.
The RF2 output is a modulated output of the current channel being watched so it just appears as an analogue 'channel' on all the other sets at a different frequency to Ch1-Ch5
yep, theres an aerial socket at each location. - all used for watching the standard 4 terrestial channels available. (ch5 isnt available in Rossendale)
theres a booster box plugged in the bedroom socket.
As to the current wiring, the bedroom aerial socket was installed when the loft was converted about 5-6 years ago, the rest - probably much earlier
theres a booster box plugged in the bedroom socket.
As to the current wiring, the bedroom aerial socket was installed when the loft was converted about 5-6 years ago, the rest - probably much earlier
Edited by lord summerisle on Tuesday 31st March 11:03
ok, just had a look in whats left of the loft... couldnt see the aerial cable coming in, so did what i should have done in the first place and look out the skylight.
the aerial cable disappears under a slate, above the bedroom (rather than into the remaining loft space above the bedroom)
the socket in the bedroom just has one co-ax connection to it
the office socket has 2 cables connected, from above and below.
and the lounge socket just has 1 connection.
the sockets are just the simple unshielded backplate without any decoupling capacitors
so i guess i could use the magic eye type of remote sender and switch on the DC supply of the sky+ box rather than the wireless remote extender?
the aerial cable disappears under a slate, above the bedroom (rather than into the remaining loft space above the bedroom)
the socket in the bedroom just has one co-ax connection to it
the office socket has 2 cables connected, from above and below.
and the lounge socket just has 1 connection.
the sockets are just the simple unshielded backplate without any decoupling capacitors
so i guess i could use the magic eye type of remote sender and switch on the DC supply of the sky+ box rather than the wireless remote extender?
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