high freq. splitter issue

[techno935]

Bought a high freq. splitter for usage on the DVB card and my STB.

I sent power pass thru for the STB--- and the other leg with power blocked for the DVB card but should still pass the frequencies right?

Well, lost all power to the STB and couldn't see any channels. Almost as if the splitter blocked the power. It shouldn't have done that! It's strange. Any thoughts?

 

[qwert1515]

Do you have an image of the splitter?

Is the coaxial connected in the right direction on the power pass port, how are the ports labeled?

 

[techno935]

I tried to find that model from Home Depot. It's at my house. When I get home I'll post it.

 

[techno935]

Here is the image of the splitter. Only 1 leg is supposed to pass power. It's hard to see but does claim 5 Mhz to 2.3 Ghz.

EDIT:

This splitter also drops 10 percentage points on the signal meter. (Not quality)

 

[techno935]

bump for today

 

[qwert1515]

I hope someone else has a better answer, but how it looks is your have connected the splitter correctly, so from what I can tell there's something wrong with the splitter.

[FONT=Fixedsys]               |---- Power Pass ----- STB
    LNB -------|
               |-----D.C. Block ----- DVB[/FONT]

 

[rcbridge]

Remove the splitter and barrel it to your STB and see what happens!

 

[qwert1515]

I think thats what he had first:

Well, lost all power to the STB and couldn't see any channels. Almost as if the splitter blocked the power. It shouldn't have done that! It's strange. Any thoughts?

 

[RandallA]

What program are you using on the PC? I believe there's an option on some of the programs that says Power LNB, try turning that off.

 

[qwert1515]

Also don't forget that both the STB and DVB can only uses the same polarity, unless you have a band stacking LNB.

I believe there's an option on some of the programs that says Power LNB, try turning that off.

In TSReader the setting would be "No LNB Power".
I could not find the setting in MyTheater.