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Poor signal on aerial OUT

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wseed

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I have a new HDR-Fox T2 and after installing am suffering with loss of signal and picture breakup on the TV. My findings are as below:

  • Main Aerial lead plugged directly into my TV - Result: strong signal on all channels.
  • Main Aerial lead plugged into Humax in and aerial cable from Humax out to TV (Humax turned OFF) - Result Poor (Breaking up picture) or no signal on some channels, some other channels work fine. Signal strength meter on TV displaying signal quality between 30-50% and errors on MPEG decoding on poor channels.
  • Main Aerial lead plugged into Humax in and aerial cable from Humax out to TV (Humax turned ON) - Result Poor (Breaking up picture) or no signal on some channels, some other channels work fine. Signal strength meter on TV displaying signal quality between 60-90% and errors on MPEG decoding on poor channels.
  • Main Aerial lead plugged into Humax in and aerial cable from Humax out to TV Viewing using Humax tuner. - Result strong signal on all channels.

If I plug in an aerial amplifier on the main aerial cable before the Humax it improves the matter a little but does not cure the weak output signal. I've also tested with the power saving turned on and off. With power saving on I get no signal at all which is as the feature suggests. Could it be that I have a faulty unit or is it expected that the signal quality is degraded after it's been through the Humax?
 
It might not be a weak signal, it could be too strong a signal. Instead of feeding a through connection to the TV try using a splitter before the Humax and sending the split signal to the Humax and the TV separately. Alternatively put an attenuator between the Humax and the TV.
 
Thanks for the reply, I had considered an amplifier with twin outputs but a splitter may be a cheaper option. I was more concerned that the Humax may be defective.

I don't see how it could be a too strong a signal as it's improved by use of an amp sited before the PVR.
 
The Humax reports 100% for both Signal and Quality both with and without the amp. As does the TV if the Humax is taken out of the loop.
 
wseed said:
The Humax reports 100% for both Signal and Quality both with and without the amp. As does the TV if the Humax is taken out of the loop.
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100% signal strength is too high and probably explains your problems. Try removing the amplifier and substituting an attenuator.
 
Ah ok I think this is sinking in. So if the signal is already good/strong going into the Humax and then the humax maybe amplifies it too then the signal at the TV is too strong and the TV's tuner can't handle it. In a similar way that a speaker would distort if driven by the signal from an amp too powerfull for it.

Black Hole said:
.... Instead of feeding a through connection to the TV try using a splitter before the Humax and sending the split signal to the Humax and the TV separately.
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Have done this now and the signal quality is back up to 100%

Black Hole said:
Alternatively put an attenuator between the Humax and the TV.
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MartinLiddle said:
100% signal strength is too high and probably explains your problems. Try removing the amplifier and substituting an attenuator.
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I've never come accross and attenuator before but looking what they are has made me understand the issue a little better now. Thanks all.
 
A passive splitter will also attenuate the signal, this is usually undesirable but in your case it is most desirable, as stated 100% signal strength is too high
 
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