LNB Compatibility

No, it would need the traditional hi-band/lo-band switching. I don't know whether wideband LNBs also implement switching, I suspect not.
 
No. Wideband has all H on one cable all V on the other.
Universal aka legacy LNB or a single cable SCR LNB mode is catered for for some Communal antenna systems (via the -HDR setup menu somewhere).

SOME Q installs had 'Hybrid' LNBs with both Wideband and Universal ports... earliest auto sensed (poorly) later had dedicated ports.

If there is a wideband lnb installed on the dish already a few clear close up pictures will help identify... especially if the LNB make / model plate can be read.
 
Rodders53 said:
No. Wideband has all H on one cable all V on the other.
Universal aka legacy LNB or a single cable SCR LNB mode is catered for for some Communal antenna systems (via the -HDR setup menu somewhere).

SOME Q installs had 'Hybrid' LNBs with both Wideband and Universal ports... earliest auto sensed (poorly) later had dedicated ports.

If there is a wideband lnb installed on the dish already a few clear close up pictures will help identify... especially if the LNB make / model plate can be read.
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When I saw the H & V ports I thought I couldn't use it and now I know.

Thanks.
 
Rodders53 said:
Universal aka legacy LNB or a single cable SCR LNB mode is catered for for some Communal antenna systems (via the -HDR setup menu somewhere).
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The block of 45 retirement apartments my aunt lives in has a larger than normal dish with quatro LNB feeding all 4 hi/lo H/V bands to a distribution system. Each apartment gets two feeds and I believe (but have not verified) the distribution system responds to the hi/lo H/V signalling and sends the appropriate signal from the quatro LNB. Both feeds also have UHF TV and FM/DAB radio on them. There have been one or two complaints about Sky Q not working on it, unsurprising since the system was never designed to accomodate Sky Q and indeed was built before Sky Q existed. My aunt uses an HDR Fox T2 on this system.
 
Owen Smith said:
The block of 45 retirement apartments my aunt lives in has a larger than normal dish with quatro LNB feeding all 4 hi/lo H/V bands to a distribution system. Each apartment gets two feeds and I believe (but have not verified) the distribution system responds to the hi/lo H/V signalling and sends the appropriate signal from the quatro LNB. Both feeds also have UHF TV and FM/DAB radio on them. There have been one or two complaints about Sky Q not working on it, unsurprising since the system was never designed to accomodate Sky Q and indeed was built before Sky Q existed.
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All $ky boxes (Sky+ on) have a dSCR mode that is enabled via their intsaller menu...
$ky routinely fitted boxes to provide a single cable dSCR connection to allow multiple tuners in those boxes... and moved subscriber cables to suit. {Where only single feeds to dwellings from the head-end were available.}
Presumably with the Building Management approval (or maybe not) ;)
Outlets were/are auto sensing so will provide either dSCR or Legacy feeds on the single cable outputs.

dSCR multiswitches are now as common as muck -- and allow UHF/FM/DAB and dSAT (via dSCR or Legacy/universal signalling) all down one cable to a filtered wallplate in the dwellings. Some of the earlier ones had a mix of dSCR/legacy and Legacy only (and some may still be available like that).

Owen Smith said:
My aunt uses an HDR Fox T2 on this system.
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Well that's a UHF Terrestrial aka Freeview box not satellite.
Of course it'll work via the UHF TV antenna that feeds in to the multiswitch.
But not from the Quattro LNB feeds!
 
Rodders53 said:
All $ky boxes (Sky+ on) have a dSCR mode that is enabled via their intsaller menu...
$ky routinely fitted boxes to provide a single cable dSCR connection to allow multiple tuners in those boxes... and moved subscriber cables to suit. {Where only single feeds to dwellings from the head-end were available.}
Presumably with the Building Management approval (or maybe not) ;)
Outlets were/are auto sensing so will provide either dSCR or Legacy feeds on the single cable outputs.

dSCR multiswitches are now as common as muck -- and allow UHF/FM/DAB and dSAT (via dSCR or Legacy/universal signalling) all down one cable to a filtered wallplate in the dwellings. Some of the earlier ones had a mix of dSCR/legacy and Legacy only (and some may still be available like that).
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I attempted to find a clear explanation of dSCR online and failed, finding a lot of contradictory information.

As for dSCR/legacy, this system was installed about 20 years ago when the retirement apartments were built and has not been touched since. I doubt very much it supports anything newer than Hi/Lo and H/V on each of the two feeds to each apartment. And there is no money to support any such change since only a handful of the residents use satellite.
Rodders53 said:
Well that's a UHF Terrestrial aka Freeview box not satellite.
Of course it'll work via the UHF TV antenna that feeds in to the multiswitch.
But not from the Quattro LNB feeds!
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I added that to explain why I haven't actually tested the satellite feeds.
 
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