[VU+ Duo4K] Blank screens

[sandiego69]

I have a strange problem with blank screens.

1. Changing from one satellite to another goives me blank screens.
2. After a few seconds, message about 'no sid in pat', or words to that effect.
3. Channels are there because a reboot will then show all channels.
3. This seems to happen more times when a recording is being made on the satellite I am switching to.
4. I am using Skin Ten Eighty. Tried other skins, no difference.

Log attached.

 

[sandiego69]

Has nobody (experts?) any ideas on this one?

 

[Sicilian]

This point is giving a clue to your issue:

3. This seems to happen more times when a recording is being made on the satellite I am switching to.

If you are switching to that satellite and theres a recording going on and the LNB is a Single output, unless you are switching to a channel on the same transponder you will get a black screen as the LNB will be locked to that transponder due to the recording.

 

[sandiego69]

When switching to 28.0 this when I get mostly the blank screens. This has never happened before as the LNB is an Inverto FBC. When going back to 13.0 I also get most channels as blank. I have had no trouble with the Ultimo I had but since 'upgrading' to the Duo 4k this is when the problems arose. It has been suggested by the dealar (WOS)
that it could be the LNB's are failing. Both at once?

 

[twol]

When switching to 28.0 this when I get mostly the blank screens. This has never happened before as the LNB is an Inverto FBC. When going back to 13.0 I also get most channels as blank. I have had no trouble with the Ultimo I had but since 'upgrading' to the Duo 4k this is when the problems arose. It has been suggested by the dealar (WOS)
that it could be the LNB's are failing. Both at once?

are you running with a fixed dish or some motor setup??

 

[cactikid]

Wondering with all the movement of channels on 28.2 might your channels need updating ?

 

[Sicilian]

When switching to 28.0 this when I get mostly the blank screens. This has never happened before as the LNB is an Inverto FBC. When going back to 13.0 I also get most channels as blank. I have had no trouble with the Ultimo I had but since 'upgrading' to the Duo 4k this is when the problems arose. It has been suggested by the dealar (WOS)
that it could be the LNB's are failing. Both at once?

What exactly are all your tuner settings? Also which exact Inverto LNB do you have?

 

[sandiego69]

are you running with a fixed dish or some motor setup??

Fixed dish feeding 28.0 is an Inverto 52780 monocavo II Quattro LNB, a few months old.

Motorised dish NOT including 28.0 is an Inverto IDLB-TWNL40-ULTRA-OPP Twin LNB 40mm 0,2dB Black Ultra, about three years old.

I must stress that my setup has worked perfectly with a Ultimo 4k but with this new Duo 4k SE the problems started.

Is the problem, as suggested by the WOS dealer, a failing LNB?

 

[sandiego69]

The tuner setup is, and always has been as the post by 'shortheath', Unicable II, Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNB00-0PP, FBC tuners

 

[Sicilian]

Fixed dish feeding 28.0 is an Inverto 52780 monocavo II Quattro LNB, a few months old.

Motorised dish NOT including 28.0 is an Inverto IDLB-TWNL40-ULTRA-OPP Twin LNB 40mm 0,2dB Black Ultra, about three years old.

I must stress that my setup has worked perfectly with a Ultimo 4k but with this new Duo 4k SE the problems started.

Is the problem, as suggested by the WOS dealer, a failing LNB?

You are saying the Quattro LNB is feeding the receiver directly?

 

[sandiego69]

Sorry to confuse. The fixed LNB is in fact an Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNBOO-OPP

 

[Joe_90]

Just for clarification - When you say Quattro LNB, do you mean Quattro or Quad? A quattro LNB has four separate outputs (Vertical High, Vertical Low, Horizontal High, Horizontal Low) which would typically feed a multiswitch to distribute signals to multiple receivers.

 

[sandiego69]

This FBC LNB is a single output..............Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNBOO-OPP

 

[Sicilian]

Please post screenshots of each of your tuner settings, you can grab screenshot from the webinterface. Open a browser and enter the box IP.

 

[Joe_90]

This FBC LNB is a single output..............Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNBOO-OPP

On the fixed dish pointing at 28.2 - right?
How is the motorised dish connected and what LNB is it using. Diagrams of your cabling setup would be helpful in matching the screen shots of your tuner settings as requested by @Sicilian

 

[sandiego69]

Here are screen shots of Tuner settings.

 

[sandiego69]

Diagram as requested.

 

[Sicilian]

Here are screen shots of Tuner settings.View attachment 65039View attachment 65040

I'd like to EACH individual tuner setting. Screenshot from each tuner.

 

[Sicilian]

Diagram as requested.View attachment 65041

So you have a FIXED dish with Single Unicable feed connected to the TOP input of Tuner Module A? LNB = Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNBOO-OPP?

Tuner Module B is not clear, do you have TWO dishes connected to this or only 1 motorised dish? LNB = Inverto IDLB-TWNL40-ULTRA-OPP Twin LNB 40mm 0,2dB Black Ultra?

Please clarify.

 

[sandiego69]

So you have a FIXED dish with Single Unicable feed connected to the TOP input of Tuner Module A? LNB = Inverto IDLU-32UL40-UNBOO-OPP?

Tuner Module B is not clear, do you have TWO dishes connected to this or only 1 motorised dish? LNB = Inverto IDLB-TWNL40-ULTRA-OPP Twin LNB 40mm 0,2dB Black Ultra?

Please clarify.

Tuner A from fixed dish as you say.

One motorised dish with twin outputs, one feed to Tuner B and the other to a Fransat box.

The only limitation is I can only record one channel at a time when using the motor. In other words I have to choose which satellite I want to record from. The limitation does not apply to the FBC Tuner on 28.0 where I can record many different channels.