No correct image on tv with twin-lnb when both receivers a..

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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:10:21 +0200, "Manuela Pötzinger"
<m.poet@freenet.de> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>recently I bought a twin lnb (had a single one up to now).
>
>Connected one receiver to each of the connectors at the lnb.
>
>Now I have the problem, that I can receive all programs on each of the two
>receivers with no problems, as long as only one receiver is turned on. But
>when both receivers are on, some of the programs can only be received on
>receiver 2 and on the other receiver the image has gone for this program.
>
>Why is this? I thought TWIN means, I can connect two receivers and will NOT
>have this problem.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Axel

Do you have straight cable runs from the receivers to the new/dual
LNB? Your problem sounds like you've got a cable splitter *somewhere*
in the line. If so... remove it.

Greg

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"Manuela Pötzinger" wrote:
>
> "Greg" <v65rider@freeshell.org> wrote:
> > Do you have straight cable runs from the receivers to the new/dual
> > LNB? Your problem sounds like you've got a cable splitter *somewhere*
> > in the line. If so... remove it.
> No, there´s no splitter. From each connector at the LNB a cable runs
> directly to a receiver.
> That´s why I have no idea, where the problem is.


Did you "ask" the receivers to do the proper search for the switch that
is built into that LNB?