10 Troubleshooting Guide

 

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture, no sound,

No power

Check power plug and cable

 

 

Display off

 

Check status of power switch

 

 

 

 

on back panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture, no sound, Display

Short circuit in LNB connection

Switch receiver off, repair short,

 

 

on

 

switch receiver on again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defective or missing Cable

Check all cable connections

 

 

 

connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LNB defective

Replace LNB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrong external unit set on

Correct setting (see point 5.4)

 

 

 

receiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dish positioned incorrectly

Correct dish position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture shows intermittent

Heavy rain or snow

Clear dish of snow

 

 

blocks. May switch to still

 

 

 

Dish positioned incorrectly

 

 

 

image, no sound, at times scre-

Correct dish position

 

 

en black and note “No signal”

 

 

 

Dish too small for this location

use larger dish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obstruction between dish and

Mount dish with uninterrupted

 

 

 

satellite (e.g. tree)

view

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound OK, screen blue mode

Radio mode selected

Switch to TV mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound OK, no picture

SCART connector not properly

Check SCART connections

 

 

 

inserted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No reception of channels pre-

Dish faulty, or position changed

Check dish

 

 

viously received

 

 

 

Channel moved to another

Initiate search (see point 7.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

transponder

 

 

Channel no longer broadcast

None

Remote control not working

Batteries spent

Replace batteries

Time not displayed in Standby mode

Time not entered

Set to ARD or other channel for 30 secs. to acquire time

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TechniSat TechniBox VIACAM instruction manual Troubleshooting Guide, Problem Possible Cause Solution