Re-assembly after Skyinstall

Don't follow the TiVo manual. In most cases it's either outdated or plain wrong. Connect a SCART from the SKY 'TV' socket & connect it to the TiVo 'AUX' socket. Then connect from the TiVo 'TV' SCART socket to your TV. If you have any other bits of kit you want to connect such as a VCR or DVDR then reply & you'll get an answer.

Martin

 

I think there is some confusion here. When you say you have the Minidish aerial fed into the TiVo do you expect to get a SKY signal? This wont happen because you need to go through the SKY STB (Set Top Box) as the TiVo just has a single anologue tuner. If you have SKY? follow this;

Minidish feed => SKY Aerial In (Screw connection)
SKY TV SCART => TiVo AUX SCART
TiVo TV SCART => Television SCART

That is the correct way for SKY. If you are trying to view Freeview or Analogue TV then;

Aerial feed (Plug connector) => TiVo Aerial In
TiVo TV SCART => Television SCART

If you do not have a television with a SCART socket then;

Aerial feed (RF) (Plug connector) => TiVo Aerial In (RF)
TiVo Aerial Out (RF) => Television Aerial In (RF)

Post exactly what your set up is & we can get you sorted.

Martin

EDIT: Don't use the RF leads, use SCART for the best possible picture quality

 

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the mini dish doesn't work like an aerial. It HAS to be plugged into the satellite in on the sky box. The aerial in on the Tivo is ONLY for standard rooftop aerials. The frequencies are all different, plus the fact that all the channels on sky are digitally encoded so you need the sky box to decode them. The ONLY way to connect the system is like this

DISH => Skybox screw connector => scart lead from TV socket on sky box to AUX socket on TiVo => Tivo => scart lead from TV socket on TiVo to scart socket on TV.
Any other way will not work.

If you've cut off the screw on connector from you're minidish, I'm afraid to say but, you're screwed

Unless you have the crimping tool to reattach it, you're going to have to call out sky again to fit a new one for you.

 

OK Paul, now we are getting somewhere. Take the feed from the Minidish & connect it to the Thompson SKY STB using the screw connector. Connect a SCART cable from the SKY 'TV' socket & connect it to the TiVo 'AUX' SCART socket. Finally, connect a SCART cable from the TiVo TV SCART socket to the Plasma's SCART socket. It doesn't matter which one but usually No.1 one as that will definitely be RGB capable.

Now place ONE of the IR wands in front of the IR window of the SKY STB. If you are not sure where this is it is usually where the LED flashes when you press a key on the remote. I just lay the flat part of the wand on top of the STB & stick it down with BluTack. Just leave the other end down the back.

Then rerun the guided setup. Hope that helps.

Martin

 

You're in good hands now. These instructions are good, however, you don't have to use just one of the IR wands for the sky box. My VM box definitely works better when I use both right next to each other. Some people say having one ontop and one on the bottom of the box works well too. Experiment AFTER you've got it working to see what works best.

 

Excellent. You're welcome. Let us know how you get on and enjoy!

 

Regarding the IR wands, I personally find the "front blaster" method works just fine with my TiVo and Sky STB, and I don't use the wands at all - of course this is dependent on where you locate your STB in relation to your TiVo (my STB is located vertically between my AV rack and the wall, with my TiVo in the rack).

 

It is a shame we cannot get a Tivo in the UK with a direct Minidish input and of course viewing card slot

Perhaps next year?

Automan.