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kazbill

Help! We have just bought an Eldis Autostatus CKSE which has a satellite tv system. what do I have to buy to connect to our TV? Does it have to be a skybox and if so can I buy one without having to subscribe to sky on a monthly basis. Can I buy a digibox? Would appreciate any information as we are new to this gamebut already love it!!

Thanks in anticipation Very Happy

Kazbill

Anonymous

Kazbill,

Welcome to MCM.

So what have you got on the end of the satellite system you have just bought? What make is the dish or any associated black box? The make of the motorhome itself does not shed any light as satellite TV is never a standard option. Do you merely have a bunch of cables in a wardrobe/ locker? If so what are they? Is the dish a manually adjusted one or is it motorised? If motorised is there no black box that controls it?

I am not sure whether you already have a Sky system at home, but have a look at the following for a digital receiver with no monthly subscription:
http://www.freesatfromsky.com

£150 to be installed at home, with no requirement to connect to a phone line (Sky will if you wish), and you can take the box and card with you in the motorhome.

Dave

Giok

I'm struggling to set up a system, I bought a Hymer with all the fittings for a Kathrein satellite system, so I splashed out on a receiver, and so far no picture. As far as Sky digiboxes are concerned Transliesure has them for sale at £199 and they're out of contract. They also say you don't need an inverter to run it. You should be able to get terrestial TV without a digibox I think, but can't swear to it.
John reindeer

DABurleigh

John,

Welcome to MHF to you, too! Smile

1) As to your own problem, you have a "Kathrein satellite system" (whatever system means ....), a receiver (of some sorts), and a TV (with no picture). What have you got, connected how and what have you tried that doesn't work? Is there any life at all? What had you intended to do?

2) I thought the 12V Pace Javelin satellite digiboxes were all sold out. If Transleisure still have them, and a digibox independent of an inverter or other mains is attractive, then they are worth considering. Otherwise £200 is far too much to pay; look at my link to Sky Freesat above - dish, LNB, digibox, installation and free-to-view card all for £150.

3) Terrestrial TV is one thing; satellite TV quite another. Terrestrial TV can be analogue or digital. Analogue receivers are built-in to the TV; digital receivers may, or may not be. Where not, a separate terrestrial digital receiver is required and is almost always a separate black box to a satellite digital receiver (digibox).

Dave

korky

I don't often make recommendatons - but I have found this site extremely useful in respect of Satellite tv in the motorhome.
It may contain the answers you need.
http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/
Good luck.
Korky

musicbus

Hi GIOK,

If you have the standard kathrein receiver its default transponder is for the german digital platform. A pace digibox or similar will pick up the sky channels that are not digitally encrypted(blocked) and there are plenty of them without a sky card.

Kathrein have a website www.kathrein.de/ where you can download the manual for the receiver if you dont have one. You will have to program the transponder codes for each UK channel if you want to receive them.

as suggested above www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk has some great info. www.transleisure.co.uk also.

having been through this with my hymer I understand your probs. We use our second digibox which Sky do not like or approve of. Thats another story!!!

If you want any more help or info let me know.

cheers

Barry

nukeadmin · Site Admin

[quote:d332338563]You will have to program the transponder codes for each UK channel if you want to receive them.[/quote:d332338563]

interesting Barry, I have done the online update to refresh the channel listings, but hadn't thought about adding new ones manually (Obviously too busy working on websites !!!!)

How did u go about doing this as there are bound to be other channels that Kathrein doesn't include in its online updates ?

i.e. where did you get the channel info from etc and how did u input it.

musicbus

Nuke,

I will attempt to upload the file which if my memory serves me I found on the astra website. Any Kathrein users will need a manual to add channels and add them to a position on their receivers. I only discovered all this long after purchasing sky.

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