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23. February 2010 @ 14:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/n..._in_uk-811964/3

you need to reset, remove any splitters and rescan, you may have to do this a few times, no fixs, no updates, thats all ya can do

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23. February 2010 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for your response.

what do you mean by spliters>?

is there any use buying a new box or shall i just pay for virgin, sky etc...

cheers for the help
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23. March 2010 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi guys, I'm new on here and to my starview 5 box I bought today. I cannot access the manual key input menu using '1570'... nothing happens. I have managed get most of the channels up but a lot of them are locked so I reckon I've been sold a box without the latest software on it and maybe I need the latest keys. Would be grateful if anyone can help. Thanks
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23. March 2010 @ 18:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You'll find the latest firmware for your box on the link under Mickah's post. Once you have the latest firmware on you will no longer need keys. This is unless your area has gone N3. If it has, your box will be useless soon I'm sorry to say. Terrible time to purchase any box. Have a read through the N3 areas thread and see if you've been affected yet.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/u...s_in_uk-811964/

Please, please, please use the search box at top right of site before asking a question that has already been answered.

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23. March 2010 @ 18:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Mooley:
You'll find the latest firmware for your box on the link under Mickah's post. Once you have the latest firmware on you will no longer need keys. This is unless your area has gone N3. If it has, your box will be useless soon I'm sorry to say. Terrible time to purchase any box. Have a read through the N3 areas thread and see if you've been affected yet.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/u...s_in_uk-811964/
Thanks Mooley, I may send it back for a refund as I can't get some of the freeview channels. Also sent them an email as the box has a 2 pin european plug on it so had to buy an adapter. I think I may of been well and truely shafted!
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23. March 2010 @ 18:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hope ya get one as they know all areas are going N3 so they wont be really willing to part with your money.

But keep us updated on the subject
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23. March 2010 @ 19:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would definitely try and get my cash back but as e45 says they may be unwilling to do so. Best of luck mate, let us know how you get on.

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23. March 2010 @ 19:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Mooley:
I would definitely try and get my cash back but as e45 says they may be unwilling to do so. Best of luck mate, let us know how you get on.
one saving grace is that I didn't buy it on ebay. This is a place called wizard in Leicester and it looks genuine on google street maps. I'll get onto them in the mornin.
cheers mate.
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23. March 2010 @ 19:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They are legit alright but unfortunately they also knew when selling it to you what the situation is with the introduction of N3 to the UK so they weren't exactly selling it to you in good faith. Fingers crossed when you get on to them they'll be extremely good about it and refund you. Please do let us know the outcome mate as it may help others on here in future.

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24. March 2010 @ 06:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Mooley:
They are legit alright but unfortunately they also knew when selling it to you what the situation is with the introduction of N3 to the UK so they weren't exactly selling it to you in good faith. Fingers crossed when you get on to them they'll be extremely good about it and refund you. Please do let us know the outcome mate as it may help others on here in future.
dead right there mooley. it has a usb function for an external hard drive. It wont let me use my external hard drive and asks me if I want to format it meaning I will lose everything on it. It will let me use a flash drive and he didn't beleive me when I told him I could'nt use a hard drive. If I send it back it is a 10% charge and I have to cover delivery charges..wanker, exuse my french. Makes my blood boil. Theres a lesson learnt
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24. March 2010 @ 07:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
All harddrives for any boxes have to be formatted to the format that the box uses that is why it asks you do you want to format the drive there is actually nothing wrong with the box and when you send it back they will see that and prob return it back to you so not only are you going to be at the lost of the carriage you are also going to have to pay the carriage back again to you so be carfull what way you do it
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24. March 2010 @ 08:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by e45:
All harddrives for any boxes have to be formatted to the format that the box uses that is why it asks you do you want to format the drive there is actually nothing wrong with the box and when you send it back they will see that and prob return it back to you so not only are you going to be at the lost of the carriage you are also going to have to pay the carriage back again to you so be carfull what way you do it
yip, just remove what you have off the HD, format in the SV and then add your stuff back onto it

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27. March 2010 @ 19:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

I bought a sv5 few months ago, had it working fine. Yesterday I moved the box from the living room into my bedroom, every channel said no signal, I tried to rescan but no channels were found. I restored factory default and started again from scratch but the scan still doesn't find any channels.

I've since moved the box back into the living room thinking it was the connection in my room, but still the same problem.

Any help would be appreciated
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27. March 2010 @ 21:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
have you plugged the coaxial into correct hole,cable input?
Janus23
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28. March 2010 @ 19:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
LOL No I hadn't. Yes I'm an idiot my bad. Problem fixed

Thanks :)
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11. April 2010 @ 13:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for all the advise above got my starview 5 up and running all works well, but was wondering will this also work with a sky satelite dish.
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11. May 2010 @ 05:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
have checked this firmware but seems not to work. Is there any other i can use. i am in dundee and have a starview 5 usb 2 thanks
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11. May 2010 @ 05:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
elmo have you received a new red card from your provider for your subbed box ??

looks like your area has been switched over sorry

Areas switched over to Nagra 3
- Acton London
- Ashford
- Aylesbury
- Barking
- Batley
- Bexleyheath
- Bournemouth
- Brighton
- Chesham
- Chiltern Hills
- Chingford
- Dagenham
- Dartford
- Derbyshire
- Dewsbury
- Dover
- Dundee
- East Ham London
- East London
- Edinburgh
- Essex 1 (N*l/Excw parts only)
- Fife
- Folkestone
- Harrogate
- Huddersfield (N*l parts only)
- Herdforshire
- Ilford
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- Mirfield
- Poole
- Rainham
- Rickmansworth
- Romford (Excw parts only)
- Seven Kings
- Shepherds Bush
- Southampton (Excw parts only)
- South Hertfordshire
- Sunderland
- St Albans (Excw parts only)
- Swanley
- Upton Park
- Waltham Abbey
- Walthamstow
- Watford
- Wessex
- West Yorkshire (N*l parts only)
- York

if so you have prob been changed over to N3 if so that box will no longer work all you can do is read the link i have put below lots of information on that page

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-59/evolution_iconnect-848567/

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20. May 2010 @ 12:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi I'm wondering if you can help me please. Firstly I'm in Ireland and the box is definitely working here. I just bought a starview 5 usb2. It is my first time to attempt to do anything with the box. I'm afraid I'm pretty useless. I found the firmware but don't know what application I'm supposed to open it with. I tried wordpad and notepad and both turned out totally illegible. Please can somebody help me to get the firmware onto the usb stick. I'm hoping that I'll be able to figure it out from there. Thanks very much
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20. May 2010 @ 12:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry mate yer out of luck, that box is gone, wont work in ireland, contact your supplier and ask to change it for a SV6, but bare in mind that these dont work in all areas either

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20. May 2010 @ 12:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you sure as I have the starview4 box and it's working perfectly. I bought it with the firmware already on it. So I decided to give it a go as my second box to buy a new one and put the firmware in myself. I didn't realise just how difficult it would be. I'd love step by step instructions as to what to do basically from scratch. I know if I could just get as far as having the firmware on the box then I'd give it a good try.

I asked for a starview 4 box when I was buying it but I guess that they didn't have it in stock. If the sv4 is working fine, are you sure that the sv5 won't?
Thanks a million for your help
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20. May 2010 @ 13:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you are in ireland, these boxs are gone, finito, so I would like to know how yer SV4 is working in this case? The SV4 and Sv5 worked on true cable areas only, such a the Ntl area and the Chorus area and on the MMDS Ntl area, which part of Ireland are u based in?

Secondly, if you are in the UK, they are also gone or nearly gone

And yes I am sure as if you look at the Nagra 3 thread you will see the areas dropping like stone flies

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20. May 2010 @ 13:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by MICKAH:
if you are in ireland, these boxs are gone, finito, so I would like to know how yer SV4 is working in this case? The SV4 and Sv5 worked on true cable areas only, such a the Ntl area and the Chorus area and on the MMDS Ntl area, which part of Ireland are u based in?

Secondly, if you are in the UK, they are also gone or nearly gone

And yes I am sure as if you look at the Nagra 3 thread you will see the areas dropping like stone flies


Right, well I'm in county offaly. I have an chorus ariel on my roof and am getting all movies and sports etc. Do you think the sv5 would work on my ariel seen as the sv4 one does. Or is there absolutely no point in trying. Thanks for help
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20. May 2010 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so your on MMDS and its not 6875 which is corus, you must be getting a MMDS 6877 signal for that box to work, as if you were on the corus signal you would be using a different box, whats called a T Variant box, like the Digivox T or the Starview box T,

If they SV4 is working, the SV5 will work

EDIT here is the firmware for the SV5

http://www.4shared.com/file/135105665/c1...0320090923.html

Quick guide to flashing

Download the file above - its a BIN file, drag onto on usb stick, connect usb to the box (make sure box is always off when inserting or removing the USB). Switch it on, chose english, then select usb. Select the firmware, wait for it to install, after 100% the box reboots (about a minute).

Scan for chans - Select you provider (nthell),Do channel search (automatic scan) when its found all the channels. go to menu, press 1570 on the remote. Turn code "on". exit all the way out to a TV chan and let it update.

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20. May 2010 @ 14:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you are on mmds are you sure its a starview 4 you have and not the starview the box T
 
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