Thread: sky+ input 2 no signal and lock indicator not locked

the signal was there today but as soon as i recorded a channel the signal was gone then came back when i stopped the recording the stb is near 4 years old so i may need a new one

Welcome to the forum hulltoon Well it seems like you have already been reading lots of info and to be honest having done what you say I cannot think of anything else to be done, from what you have done it seems to be an stb fault as the fault stayed with the port 2

Multiroom makes no difference, the LNB swap around proves that there is likely to be a problem with the second tuner, but to make sure, have a look at the "F" connectors and make sure that the cores are long enough to make full contact. If they are screw connectors, they are prone to coming unscrewed when installing.

Originally Posted by hulltoon ...the stb is near 4 years old so... See, you're learning the lingo quite easily. You be splashing some more TLAs (three letter acronyms) soon with the best of them!

What model is your box? (Check here: _http://stuckinstandby.co.cc/index.php/how-to-identify-your-sky-plus-box) I don't suppose it's an Amstrad DRX280? Sounds quite like the problem in this thread: Problem with DRX280 Amstrad. Never did work out a fix.

Originally Posted by hulltoon what is an stb S = Set T = Top B = Box or in laymens terms your receiver? Few things to try to locate the fault. Is your multi room a sky + STB if so swap them around and see if you have the same problem on the STB. You say you have tried a reset but how did you do this? You need to power up your STB holding in the backup button untill it says upgrading or installing this will install the latest software on your...