Problem with Second T.V.

[beechjet]

I have a VIP 222 receiver with two TV's. The #2 TV reception is in black and white with no sound. The Dish Network system was installed about 3 mo. ago and worked fine. One day when the #2 TV was turned on, the problem began. The disk is oblong with 3 LMB's and I have 1 DPD2 splitter outside and 1 inside with a 123254 separator. I spoke with Dish technical help and they sent me a new VIP 222 receiver. That didn't solve the problem. I think that I might have a splitter or separator problem, but don't know how to check .

 

[papalittle]

Have you tried a DVD or VCR on that TV to make sure it is not the TV itself?

 

[TheKrell]

You don't say how the signal is getting to TV2, but I'll bet it's the RF output and your TV got switched to an adjacent channel.

 

[beechjet]

I have hooked the TV #2 to the output for #1 and it works fine. The output to the #2 TV comes from a DPD2 splitter in the line from the dish to the receiver.

 

[Dishman1978]

Try a different tv if you havent. I persomally have never seen a reciever do this, usually customers tvs are going bad. Wont be the separator as that doesnt control sound or video.

 

[jarvantgroup]

Go to your menu, press the menu button on the remote, select option 6 - system setup, option 1 - installation, and option 5 - modulator setup. Under the TV 2 Out channel column, select a different channel #. If you are currently on 60 or 73, select another channel # such as 65 or 80. I've fixed a few rcvrs that did the same thing just by changing the channel out. You'll also need the change the channel # on your tv2 also. Sometimes it has not worked. But it's worth a shot if it helps you avoid replacing a tv or rcvr.

 

[magnum2066]

I've seen this before, if it was sudden it is most likely a bad diplexer or triplexer that decided to fail.

Edit: That isn't a splitter beechjet, that is a diplexer. Two different pieces of hardware.

 

[beechjet]

Bad TV

Thanks to everyone that responded to my problem. I changed to another TV and that TV works. I assume that the 19" Magnavox Flat Screen has a problem.