R10 can't see sat 2

This is an often-reported problem, usually fixed by replacing a capacitor in the power supply. You can start at http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=7410869#post7410869

You can swap the cables and see if the problem follows the cable - but it probably doesn't.

This can also sometimes happen when using the Tivo's SVideo connection to your TV. If that's the case, try using Composite Video (yellow RCA cable) instead.

stevel said:

This is an often-reported problem, usually fixed by replacing a capacitor in the power supply. You can start at http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=7410869#post7410869

You can swap the cables and see if the problem follows the cable - but it probably doesn't.

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thanks, that's looking like a very good start to try trouble shooting it. It just might be that.

Interesting, I swapped the cables to test the line. And of course as soon as I took the cable from sat 2 and put it on sat one, sat 1 was working. I was guessing that was going to happen after reading that thread.

but what happened next surprised me, sat 2 is working now.

Wonder if if it's temporary and will go out again, or if it's fixed.

I have checked the connection, taking sat 2 off and putting it back on and making sure it's tight so it wasn't a lose connection.


I'm still guessing there is a underlying problem but let's see what happens.