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MMDS Set-up Complete Beginner
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Milner2k
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22. April 2008 @ 06:58 |
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Originally posted by jigsey:
Hi
I'm living near mallow, i just bought "TheBox" with panarama aerial. i've pointed the aerial in same direction as neighbours house. I cannot get a signal tried moving around nothing.
does it have to be spot on like sat or like a tv aerial.
does anyone know someone who could install it for me, it will be
prob easier.
cheers
You just mentioned "the box" , I persume you have one of the mmds ones.
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jigsey
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22. April 2008 @ 14:08 |
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Problem sorted it was my fault, put aerial in attic got great signal for a day, aerial faulty i think ordered new one
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naronit
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29. April 2008 @ 01:08 |
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Can anyone tell me what mmds system is in operation in tramore in co.waterford? please. i think myself thats it is n*l mmds as apposed to ch**us.
Also would a ch**us downconverter work on the n*l mmds if i use the correct box (dvb c). thanks in advance for any info on this.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 29. April 2008 @ 01:10
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Milner2k
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29. April 2008 @ 05:39 |
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Originally posted by naronit:
Can anyone tell me what mmds system is in operation in tramore in co.waterford? please. i think myself thats it is n*l mmds as apposed to ch**us.
Also would a ch**us downconverter work on the n*l mmds if i use the correct box (dvb c). thanks in advance for any info on this.
Hi, not sure about the type of mmds, but you dont use one of the dvb-c boxes with mmds, you need one of the T boxes for that.
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29. April 2008 @ 06:44 |
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DVB C box will work on N** MMDS as it utilises a DVB C variant.
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chris100
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29. April 2008 @ 06:54 |
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Hi should i pick up a signal if i have the aerial in the attic ie will a signal get through the wall
in the attic of the house? also when scanning should i pick up some sort of a signal as i approach the correct frequency ie. if the frequency is 422Mhz will i start seeing a weak signal
at 412Mhz and getting stronger as i approach the 422 Mhz or will i only see a signal when i hit 422Mhz.Thanks chris100
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1. May 2008 @ 05:45 |
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Hi All,
I bought a freecom dvb-t usb stick recently and loaded the bda drivers which I download from the freecom website. I bought an adapter to convert from the ch*r*s connection plug to a standard aerial connection that fits into the USb adapter...
When i plug the chorus connection into the usb adapter should I expect to see a constantly flashing light on the adapter ? I am getting nothing..
After installing totalmedia and progdvb they both indicate that there is no signal. Do I need to set any settings in progdvb in order for my laptop to pick up the signal??.
Any help would be apprecaited
Thanks.
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RoryG
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1. May 2008 @ 11:17 |
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With my freecom DVB-T usb stick there is the yellow LED on, permanently, when I plug it in.
I would recommend that you work with the totalmedia program first to see if you get a signal. Over here there are even a couple of fta ones like RTÉ one I can watch with totalmedia.
After that you download the latest ProgDVB, I have V.5.14.4 plus s2emu V.1.2.8 and/or vPlug 2.2.1 with appropriate k*yfile.
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1. May 2008 @ 11:27 |
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Thanks for the info.
The freecom dvb-t stick is digital only and doesn't pick up analog signals. When I plug it in to my laptop a green led flashes around 5 times on it and that's it. I have checked this out on the freecom site and this is normal when the PC is finding it. After that it doesn't do much else. There is no yellow led on it - Maybe I have an older/newer model of it??. Totalmedia doesn't find anything either with the supplied aerial or the digial signal from ch*r*s??. As I said there is no signal being picked up on either. through TM or ProgDVB.
I am beginning to think it's a dodgy stick??
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alec76
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1. May 2008 @ 14:31 |
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mullgan, did u try to SCAN ? LOL
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RoryG
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1. May 2008 @ 15:23 |
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Of course its a digital only stick, RTÉ one on Ch*rus digital is fta here, so is TV3 btw. I can pick it up (and watch it) on a freeview box, aswell. But we also still have analogue, which is quite handy to setup the aerial.
How about the software (driver) that came with your stick? Did you install it prior to the bda driver from the freecom website?
On the backlabel of my stick it says: Feb2007. And when I insert it, it blinks once and then stays on all the time.
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1. May 2008 @ 16:14 |
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Just plugged it in again and it flashes for 5 seconds and then goes off.. I attempted a scan through TM but there is no signal and therefore no channels.
The date on the back is August 2007. I only installed the BDA drivers and not the ones that came with the stick.
What should I expect to see in device manager? I have "Freecom USB DVB-T device" showing up in the Sound, video, and game controllers section. Is this all I should be able to see?
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mgb17
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2. May 2008 @ 09:52 |
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You need a valid channel first and the standard scan is not able to find chorus channels.
If you switch on without a valid channel tuned in what do you expect you could see?
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2. May 2008 @ 10:09 |
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OK ... but aside from that should the green led on the freecom stick not light up once it's found a proper signal from chorus digital once it's connected... I'm not seeing any activity on the stick or within the Total Media Software.
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mgb17
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2. May 2008 @ 12:06 |
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The frequency pointing to nowhere.
Install progdvb 5.09.2 for instance and try a transponder scan via 234000 khz, 242000 and 250000.
Btw you need a power inserter for your mmds aerial.
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3. May 2008 @ 06:18 |
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Thanks a mill... sorry new to this stuff.
Scanned certain freq. and found all the channels...Some are fta - some are blocked. For the fta ones I am getting a signal level of 83-85 % and 100% quality.. however the signal seems to break up every now and again. Is there any setting in ProgDVb that I can change to improve this?? or is it down to the lack of ram in my laptop(currently 1GB)
Also, how can I unscramble the blocked channels??
Appreciate all your help.
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6. May 2008 @ 05:04 |
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OK Sorted out the signal breakup by setting the processor to normal in ProgDVB. But I still haven't managed to unscramble the blocked channels?? I have installed s2emu plugin and software the softcam./key into the root of the ProgDVB folder but still no joy.
Is there anything I need to initiate with progdvb to make the unscrambling work ?
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RoryG
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6. May 2008 @ 06:28 |
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S2emu has to go into the plugins folder.
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6. May 2008 @ 06:31 |
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thanks.. Yes I have placed s2emu into the plugins folder.. Any other ideas??. What version of s2emu do you have.? How does it pick up the codes...Do I need to do anything with ProgDVB??
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mgb17
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6. May 2008 @ 08:57 |
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You need the file softcam.key with valid keys in the plugins folder.
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6. May 2008 @ 09:33 |
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I have it in the root of the progdvb folder so I'll transfer it when I get home...
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7. May 2008 @ 06:49 |
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Got everything working at last. Thanks to everyone who helped. Finally.. Does anyone know how to get a remote control working with progdvb?
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78eigs
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10. May 2008 @ 11:22 |
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14. May 2008 @ 08:05 |
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Right lads
Have a quick question
Have this aerial & a power supply for it
I'm living in dublin Which I believe uses a normal "The Box" not the "The Box-t"
Will this aerial also work with the standard boxes in Dublin or is it only for outside of dublin, where they use the "The Box-t" Boxes?
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spongerob
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14. May 2008 @ 09:17 |
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that aerial would only work in mmds enabled areas....most areas in dublin city used cable digital rather than mmds. if thats the case in your area, then the aerial prob won't work.
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