Aerial Connections

[bisicle]

Hi I wonder if anyone can help..I have sky tv in the main sitting room and I am trying to play it through tv in another room. I have fed an aerial through from RF OUT in sky box to Aerial In in other tv but despite retuning, it is not picking any channels up. This is a dual cable, the same as one from Sky box to Sky dish, should I be using a single aerial cable instead? Appreciate any advice..thanks

[Old_Geezer]

I know little about this sort of thing and usually get things working by trial & error, but I'd say it was worth a try. My normal Freeview box just uses bog standard cable between aerial and box. Meanwhile there isn't a switch or setting that activates the signal out is there ? I'd have thought not, but worth checking.

[Hymie]

The connection between the Sky box RF out and the TV aerial input should be a standard screened co-ax cable (aerial cable).

If you can manually tune the TV, you should be able to locate the Sky box output by stepping through the rf channels; normally channel 36 is the default setting – remember that the Sky box must be on (not in standby) to activate the rf output.

If you have access to a multimeter, check that there is not a short circuit in the co-ax cable (should measure open circuit from the centre pin to the plug shroud). If you can bring both ends of the co-ax cable together, check that there is continuity between the ends.

Also try connecting the main TV in the sitting room via the rf output.

[bisicle]

Thanks Old_Geezer and Hymie for your suggestions, will give these a try this weekend and see if I can get it working. Much appreciated, will let you know.

[twix123]

Also check that the RF output channel on your digibox is set to 'on'

http://www.ukfree.tv/article/1107052355/How_do_I_change_the_RF_output_channel_on_a_Sky_Dig