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keep it simple · 04-08-2004, 00:04

OK, here's an update,

altis, my stb is a Pace DI4001NC, Part No. 541 4807735. The front looks like this , and the rear looks like this. The splitter i mentioned looks like this - apologies for the writing not being too clear - my flash kept reflecting off it.

I tried the cable i bought today, connecting it from the tv out socket on the stb to either my vcr or to my booster. I was surprised to find that neither worked - i could not receive any sound or picture on the tv anymore. Even when i connected the cable directly to the tv, it picked up NO signal. Did i get the wrong sort of cable? it was from maplins, GW61R - VCR/TV Aerial lead (Coax [IEC 169-2] plug to coax socket). Or do i need to re-tune the tv to find the signal? When i connected the cable to the vcr i tried re-tuning that, but it could not find a signal.

In answer to your other question, as mentioned in an earlier post, I do not have a terrestrial aerial any longer - just my ntl cable.

A recap on what i have and what i want:

Currently, on the main set in the lounge I can watch channels 1 to 5 even with the stb switched off, and can video any of those whilst watching a different cable channel via the stb. Likewise i can video a cable channel by setting the video to record the av channel, whilst watching any channel from 1 to 5. Switching the tv to av receives either the signal from the stb, or, if a video is playing, from the vcr. dvd is built into the tv, rather than being separate (thank goodness, that's one less complication!)

Upstairs i can also view channels 1 to 5, or switching to av gives me whatever channel the stb is set to downstairs, or, if playing, the video signal from downstairs.

All i want to achieve is to be able to watch a cable channel upstairs whilst someone else watches a video downstairs. If anyone is new to this thread, see the diagram i posted earlier that shows how everything is currently connected.

What do i need to change? Starting to think i should just leave it be, lol.

04-08-2004, 00:04	#31
keep it simple Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 15	Re: How can i watch ntl in another room? OK, here's an update, altis, my stb is a Pace DI4001NC, Part No. 541 4807735. The front looks like this , and the rear looks like this. The splitter i mentioned looks like this - apologies for the writing not being too clear - my flash kept reflecting off it. I tried the cable i bought today, connecting it from the tv out socket on the stb to either my vcr or to my booster. I was surprised to find that neither worked - i could not receive any sound or picture on the tv anymore. Even when i connected the cable directly to the tv, it picked up NO signal. Did i get the wrong sort of cable? it was from maplins, GW61R - VCR/TV Aerial lead (Coax [IEC 169-2] plug to coax socket). Or do i need to re-tune the tv to find the signal? When i connected the cable to the vcr i tried re-tuning that, but it could not find a signal. In answer to your other question, as mentioned in an earlier post, I do not have a terrestrial aerial any longer - just my ntl cable. A recap on what i have and what i want: Currently, on the main set in the lounge I can watch channels 1 to 5 even with the stb switched off, and can video any of those whilst watching a different cable channel via the stb. Likewise i can video a cable channel by setting the video to record the av channel, whilst watching any channel from 1 to 5. Switching the tv to av receives either the signal from the stb, or, if a video is playing, from the vcr. dvd is built into the tv, rather than being separate (thank goodness, that's one less complication!) Upstairs i can also view channels 1 to 5, or switching to av gives me whatever channel the stb is set to downstairs, or, if playing, the video signal from downstairs. All i want to achieve is to be able to watch a cable channel upstairs whilst someone else watches a video downstairs. If anyone is new to this thread, see the diagram i posted earlier that shows how everything is currently connected. What do i need to change? Starting to think i should just leave it be, lol.