Do I have a faulty aerial or is it a booster?

[Sam Gangee]

i understand what the amplifier does. I simply didn't see anywhere a mention of "magic eye" requirement. I guess you are simply "futureproofing".

 

[ChrisFrost]

Here are the three connections into the black Antiference box

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• JOEPUBLI
• 6 Mar 2013
• 1

From the left:
First cable comes from the splitter attached to the Labger box.
Second cable comes from the top left Taldis unit at the bottom
Third cable disappears off via the trunking

Also the Output cable on Teldis also disappears off into the trunking.

How would I connect up the new box to replace these connections?

Your wiring would be aerial cable via Labgear PSU, then to TV (UHF) In on the Wolsey then out to the various TV points.

It was in one of my previous posts

Re - IR pass etc- There is a separate music distribution system in the study that's a mess of wires- the vendors had told me that I could use the remote control pointed at the control panels to change the satellite channel - I attach the pictures below. Havent got round to giving this much thought yet as I have only managed to get the satellite channel on upstairs TV thanks to you guys. Should've got them to show me how these things worked.

There are lots of ways to skin a cat. The Systemline product can also be spec'ed to act as an IR relay. This isn't done via the aerial system though. So Sky's magic eye system is something different too- and separate from- Systemline's IR relay. Systemline uses IR receivers in the larger wall keypad to pick up IR signals to control the music system. Additional IR emitters can be added to control gear housed with the main Systemline controller box. e.g. You could control the IR input on a CD player, or do some simple control of an IR capable iPod dock.

Systemlines IR control is routed back to the main unit via the cables for the keypads. If your Sky box was located with the main Systemline controller then you could control it. But seeing as the keypads are normally located near a door it would be slightly odd to point the Sky remote at the doorway when watching the TV.

Just to be clear, I think you should treat the two IR systems separately. One is for music, and the other (if you install Sky eyes) is for TV.

 

[ChrisFrost]

i understand what the amplifier does. I simply didn't see anywhere a mention of "magic eye" requirement. I guess you are simply "futureproofing".

The fact that he has a Sky box, and for the small amount extra to have the feature, well it just makes sense. So yes, future-proofing if you will. But for me it's a no-brainer choice. You just do it because it costs a lot more to fix it after.