Hello,
First post. Tried to find the solution in the forum but could not. Just want to know where can I buy a tuner that connects to the cable on the back? I have 0 signal and quality and its a bad tuner I guess.
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Hello,
First post. Tried to find the solution in the forum but could not. Just want to know where can I buy a tuner that connects to the cable on the back? I have 0 signal and quality and its a bad tuner I guess.
Before jumping the gun on attaining a new tuner, have you hooked up another receiver to your feed to see if you have any signal? Your lnb or switch may be the issue.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did and its working so it's not the lnb or switch.
You'd probably be better off just investing in another receiver unless you can find someone that isn't using there unit, mine is working spot on.
Any other suggestion to bring this almost dead horse back to life? I really like its picture quality and the security options. I can password protect everything on it. Missing that in Dreamlink T4. Thinking of getting the ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter tester to find out what is wrong with the tuner but would try first to see if i can get a new tuner.
I know there are members on this site that have the mega, hopefully someone chimes in.
If this is a new stb out of the box then I would lean toward a possible power issue...if you had the unit a while then could possibly be the tuner and or module. You could take the two screws out pull the tuner and module out and re seat them both and see if that helps...if the problem remains then check it with a meter and see what you get. The sk200 modules I've seen on fleabay for around $15. On the tuner...I've had mine out before but never checked to see which one it was...I'm assuming it is a jb200...if you pull yours to resit I would check to see if it has a number on it and if it is a jb200 then I've seen those of fleabay as well for around $18 or so.
I had problems with mine out of the box running my motor...bought another power supply with more amps and so far I've not had any problems since...bought my Mega around June of last year.
Thanks a lot for the reply. I've been using it since April 2014 so the power issue is out of question. i don't know how to reset the tuner though. A quick post on how to reset tuner would definitely be appreciated.
Here's how it looks.Attachment 23614
From the looks of it I don't believe that is the same as the jb200 tuner so not sure if you could even buy a tuner for the Mega...haven't seen any that looks like that one one fleabay. The sk200 module (green board) can be gently lifted off of the tuner and then reinstalled or re seat it on the tuner...not sure it would fix the problem but thought it may have come loose some how. Sorry I spelled that wrong in my other post...meant to say re seat.
Could be the sk200 module has gone bad...I've seen two for the Mega on fleabay...green board like yours and also a red board...mine came with the red board...not sure if one is any better than the other...think the both sell for around the same price.
Something else you could try is to remove the sk200 board and reinstall the tuner and see if you get any Q & S...not sure if the Mega will work without the board on sd channels or not but I guess it is worth try. Worse case you could try another sk200 and see...price wise you wouldn't be out too much.
I understand. Will try tomorrow morning sober and see if it can pick up some s&q without sk200. Right now, captain Morgan black is having good s&q :tehe::tehe:
Thanks for your help. Have a good night.
Hats off Pro....Thanks a million. Did what you suggested. pulled out the sk200 and reseated it. Bingo... The only problem now is that I only get s&q on 118. nothing on 110 or 119...does it need more power???Quote:
Originally Posted by abouttosnap
If it has been working fine in the past then I would say that power supply/adapter isn't the problem but I could be wrong. Mine would reboot over and over with the motor hooked up so I by passed the motor and ran straight to the lnb and then it seem to be fine...read where others had problems with the Mega and upping the amps seem to solve their problem so I found a used adapter on fleabay and tried it and it cured the problem.
Thanks. Your input highly appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by abouttosnap
BTW, miss those ftatalk days.... Just threw away VS Ultra, Ariza extreme, digiwave 700, VS 2000 and two more boxes.
Alive again and running like a stallion. Wonderful. Thanks for all the help from the people who chimed in.
First ftatalk and now satfix. Geniuses... Saludos.
What was the final resolution after re-seating the tuner card?Quote:
Originally Posted by Damn1234
Back up and working like charm. Basically, pulled out the sk200 from the tuner, re seated back and reinstalled the tuner. Watching tv again on shd3000Quote:
Originally Posted by indo_canadian
Does anyone know if there is a place to buy one of the Sk200 HD modules? I know mine is toast. It doesn't have a heatsink on it, and I lost a few satellites..
Instead of buying a new receiver, I thought I would just try another module.
I have tried eBay, and shipping is to much and for that matter, lol, I remember these modules being only around 15 but, now on eBay they are around 25-45. Seems a little over priced. Anyway i ramble, if anyone knows of a place that sells them at a reasonable price and fair shipping fees, please let me know...either in here or via PM..
Thx guys
Check patriot electronics.
I purchased a new sk200 with the heatsink on it from patriot ( as suggested by Anubis :thumbsup: ).. Fixed my issue.. And the price was right Beaches ;);)
Glad to hear your issue is resolved! Thanks for coming back to let us know. Just a suggestion. You might want to get yourself another for back up.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifonlyihad1