Is there somewhere that shows me how to connect my thomson sky digibox to the outside dish using the socket on my wall?

please help me

Buy 2 hdmi leads and use one to connect sky TV decoder to the hdmi 1 socket on the back of the TV and if your DVd recorder has an hdmi socket attach it to hdmi 2 or leave it on the scart socket
as you don't name your dvd recorder the connections available are unknown
hdmi is the best followed by component which requires a 3 cable lead 3 video (video is red green blue plugs ) audio is red and white which is a 2 wire lead which all are needed to get video and audio to your TV
scart is the lowest quality along with composite video

There are quite a few ways to connect cable box, DVD, receiver and TV together. At a minimum---Connections between DVD and a/v receiver: For Audio, either digital coaxial, digital optical or simple RCA (CABLE ONE); If you did not use RCA you need to connect Video with either component or s-video (CABLE TWO). For connection between a/v receiver and TV: either component, s-video or RCA (CABLE THREE) You did not mention how your cable (or sattelite) box is connected. You could use same set-up as between DVD and a/v receiver for another one or two cables depending on set-up used.connecting the speaker wires of an RCA TV to an amplifier: The signal that is fed to the speakers is not designed to be fed to the line-level inputs of your amplifier. You'd need some kind of conversion and I can't tell you exactly what that would be.

Get some double-screened satellite cable and fit a female TV plug to it (or a male plug with an adapter). Connect it to RF Output 2 at the rear of your Digibox. Fit a TV plug to the other end and plug it into your TV.

Temporarily disconnect the aerial feed from the Digibox aerial socket. Switch the Digibox on to get a picture on your main TV. The Sky Digibox normally sends its signal out on UHF channel 68 so go to the second TV and tune it to 68 (or tune it till it finds the Sky picture).

Now plug the aerial cable back into the Digibox. If there is now interference on the Sky picture on the second TV (or on the terrestrial channels) your Sky signal on 68 is causing interference. Press [services] 401 [select]* and set the RF output to a different UHF channel number. You need to connect it via a Scart lead on your main TV in order to see the menu.

*In the new EPG (April 2009) it's [services] 001 [select]

Try each RF output channel number in turn (21 - 69) and retune the second TV until you get clean pictures on the terrestrial channels and the Sky channel. Also check the picture from the VCR (if connected).

This is just a brief overview. If you need a real in-depth explanation you should read the "Piping TV Around the House" Ebook by satcure.

yes you can download the latest software to your digibox..... you must do the followings to the letter..

1)remove your sky card
2)turn your box onto stand by
3) unlpug from the mains socket

4)when you plug it back in hold the back up button on the box in for 10 seconds and release it
all lights will come on the front of the sky box and dispay downloading software on your tv

5) when it says welcome to sky put you veiwing card back in

job done.............

There are too many possibilities for this to list them all, however the first places to check would be the cable between the LNB receiver and your Sky digibox - and the dish itself.

You really need to provide more details . . .

1. Is this a permanent fault or do you sometimes receive transmissions?
2. Does this happen mostly during bad weather?
3. Are there any new or extended buildings adjacent to your house?

First, unscrew the co-ax cable at the back of your Sky box and inspect it visually. Make sure the cable is properly inserted into the F-plug and it's tight. If it's ok, screw it back on to the Sky box.

Next, you need to check the dish end of the cable. Make sure the connection to the LNB is tight, the cable is correctly inserted into the plug, and the connection is waterproof - there should be a rubber "boot" covering the connector.

Finally, check your dish is 100% SECURE AND RIGID. If the bracket or bolts are loose, it's likely that your dish has become misaligned.


Try these simple tests first and if everything checks out, please post back providing the details I requested above.

I had a customer with the same problem recently. It was caused by his neighbour's new extension shadowing his dish!

Try unpluging from the mains for about 2 mins,if still a problem then the LNB on the dish may be at fault

Take a SCART lead and connect the output from the SKY box and connect to anyone of the SCART sockets on the TV. Alternatively take the digital out from the Sky box to a digital input on the TV. The necessary connection wires can be obtained from most TV Retailers, Electrical Chain Stores, Some PC dealers, online at eBay, etc. Direct Digital connection will give the best quality picture and if you use a SCART cable then make sure it is high quality thick shielded cable and gold flashed connectors as there are many inferior products out there.

Go to www.remotecentral.com

if you have interference to the south western sky - scaffolding or trees you WILL have problems. You need a clear line of sight to the south western sky. here in new york its 32 degrees up

you have a smartcard for that box ?, cause without that card, you won't see any of the channels at all.