[VOOM] Reconnecting Voom Receiver

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[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

If someone hasn't come to your aid by this evening I'll dig behind my
equipment rack and tell you what goes where. I think we have one
cable coming from the sat/OTA into one connection but then we use a
diplexer.

Watching HDTV while watching the frost melt in cloudless Seattle, Gill


--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "msteinabc" <msteinabc@y...> wrote:
>
> I finally plunged and bought a rack system for all my AV equipment
> (no more TV tray based equipment racks) and needed to disconnect and
> reconnect all my equipment. Either I cannot remember exactly where
> the cable from the dish goes into the back of the Voom receiver or
> I've got a malfunctioning system.
>
> Since the manual leaves out the important part about the OTA antenna
> and the sat dish connections, would some please verify for me the
> following:
>
> The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is
> indeed where the connection from the dish connects.
>
> and
>
> The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the
> digital output (RCA type) jack is where the OTA antenna connects.
>
> Curious about the connection on the far right of the box, as you are
> facing it, under the plastic "bump". What is that connection for?
> Thanks!





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The OTA connects into the grey module plugged in to the receiver. The sat line connects to the one with the dish.

-MP
 
I finally plunged and bought a rack system for all my AV equipment
(no more TV tray based equipment racks) and needed to disconnect and
reconnect all my equipment. Either I cannot remember exactly where
the cable from the dish goes into the back of the Voom receiver or
I've got a malfunctioning system.

Since the manual leaves out the important part about the OTA antenna
and the sat dish connections, would some please verify for me the
following:

The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is
indeed where the connection from the dish connects.

and

The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the
digital output (RCA type) jack is where the OTA antenna connects.

Curious about the connection on the far right of the box, as you are
facing it, under the plastic "bump". What is that connection for?
Thanks!






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msteinabc,

The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is for the dish, as you guessed. However, the OTA antenna connector is not on the left, it is on the RIGHT (on the OTA module). (These two connectors might be covered by an attached diplexer, in which case you will see just one connector.)

The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the digital output is not for OTA! It is actually for an RF remote!

The slot on the right side is for future hardware upgrades (e.g for MPEG4-WMV9 decoders).

For pictures and further details please check my VOOM STB FAQ at SatelliteGuys.us

Here is the link to the FAQ: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=13946

Good luck!

Ilya.
 
[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

Thanks! That is a very helpful FAQ. I determined that the issue
was with my Monster power filter system. Went right from the wall to
the VOOM STB on the sat connection and all is back to normal. Thanks
for all the help! VOOM Group Participants ROCK!

--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, Ilya <satguys2004@y...> wrote:
>
> msteinabc,
>
> The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is for
> the dish, as you guessed. However, the OTA antenna connector is not on
> the left, it is on the RIGHT (on the OTA module). (These two connectors
> might be covered by an attached diplexer, in which case you will see
> just one connector.)
>
> The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the
> digital output is not for OTA! It is actually for an RF remote!
>
> The slot on the right side is for future hardware upgrades (e.g for
> MPEG4-WMV9 decoders).
>
> For pictures and further details please check my VOOM STB FAQ at
> SatelliteGuys.us
>
> Here is the link to the FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4bs5g
>
> Good luck!
>
> Ilya.
>
>
> --
> Ilya
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by Ilya






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To use a filter, your surge protector will need to have a choice for either "cable" or "sat". I to made a mistake and plugged it into the "cable" filter and had trouble. All is working fine when I switched it to the "sat" input.
 
[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

The connection under the bump on the right of the rear panel is for
your OTA connection, the "bump" is the slide in OTA module. On some
sets the installer may have used a diplexer which will look like a 1"
X 2" tin box attached to the back of the receiver on the right side
of the rear. The diplexer allows both the OTA antenna and the
Satelite dish feed from the LNBF to come into the house on the sme
coaxial cable. I do not recommend that diplexers be used. Two
seperate feed cables are better for system stability.
Without the diplexer in place the OTA cable goes to the OTA module on
the right side, the LNBF ( Sat dish) cable goes to the connector with
the dish symbol, and the connector above the dish connector that has
an antenna symbol by it is used for a UHF remote antenna. This
function is not available at this time with your remote or the
receiver. Future additional capability is what VOOM says. The info
is available soemwhere on the Satellite Guys forum.

--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "msteinabc" <msteinabc@y...> wrote:
>
> I finally plunged and bought a rack system for all my AV equipment
> (no more TV tray based equipment racks) and needed to disconnect
and
> reconnect all my equipment. Either I cannot remember exactly where
> the cable from the dish goes into the back of the Voom receiver or
> I've got a malfunctioning system.
>
> Since the manual leaves out the important part about the OTA
antenna
> and the sat dish connections, would some please verify for me the
> following:
>
> The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is
> indeed where the connection from the dish connects.
>
> and
>
> The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the
> digital output (RCA type) jack is where the OTA antenna connects.
>
> Curious about the connection on the far right of the box, as you
are
> facing it, under the plastic "bump". What is that connection
for?
> Thanks!





------------------------
 
bgrodie, just a small correction: VOOM currently doesn't offer RF remotes, but that RF input is active and fully operational. We have several reports from people successfuly using it with third-party RF remotes. You can also replace a battery in the VOOM remote with a product called "The Remote Range Extender" and this will turn your current VOOM remote into an RF remote! Just for everyone's information...

Ilya.

bgrodie said:
the connector above the dish connector that has
an antenna symbol by it is used for a UHF remote antenna. This
function is not available at this time with your remote or the
receiver.
Click to expand...
 
Re: [VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

Good point you make. I was aware that the remote extender is avaialble but
don't know very much about it. Any idea what it costs and how it works? Or
what website might?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ilya" <satguys2004@yahoo.com>
To: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 4:17 PM
Subject: [VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver


>
>
> bgrodie, just a small correction: VOOM currently doesn't offer RF
> remotes, but that RF input is active and fully operational. We have
> several reports from people successfuly using it with third-party RF
> remotes. You can also replace a battery in the VOOM remote with a
> product called "The Remote Range Extender" and this will turn your
> current VOOM remote into an RF remote! Just for everyone's
> information...
>
> Ilya.
>
> bgrodie Wrote:
> > the connector above the dish connector that has
> > an antenna symbol by it is used for a UHF remote antenna. This
> > function is not available at this time with your remote or the
> > receiver.
>
>
> --
> Ilya
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by Ilya
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

msteinabc,

The coax connector with the large picture of a satellite dish is for
the dish, as you guessed. However, the OTA antenna connector is not on
the left, it is on the RIGHT (on the OTA module). (These two connectors
might be covered by an attached diplexer, in which case you will see
just one connector.)

The coax connection to the left of the dish connection, above the
digital output is not for OTA! It is actually for an RF remote!

The slot on the right side is for future hardware upgrades (e.g for
MPEG4-WMV9 decoders).

For pictures and further details please check my VOOM STB FAQ at
SatelliteGuys.us

Here is the link to the FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4bs5g

Good luck!

Ilya.


--
Ilya
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by Ilya



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[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

The OTA connects into the grey module plugged in to the receiver. The
sat line connects to the one with the dish.

-MP


--
madpoet
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This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by madpoet



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To use a filter, your surge protector will need to have a choice for
either "cable" or "sat". I to made a mistake and plugged it into the
"cable" filter and had trouble. All is working fine when I switched it
to the "sat" input.


--
jimmykce1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by jimmykce1




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[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

bgrodie, just a small correction: VOOM currently doesn't offer RF
remotes, but that RF input is active and fully operational. We have
several reports from people successfuly using it with third-party RF
remotes. You can also replace a battery in the VOOM remote with a
product called "The Remote Range Extender" and this will turn your
current VOOM remote into an RF remote! Just for everyone's
information...

Ilya.

bgrodie Wrote:
> the connector above the dish connector that has
> an antenna symbol by it is used for a UHF remote antenna. This
> function is not available at this time with your remote or the
> receiver.


--
Ilya
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This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by Ilya



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[VOOM] Re: Reconnecting Voom Receiver

The Remote Range Xtender: http://www.nghp.net/products.htm

A thread discussing it: http://tinyurl.com/6zuut

A thread about using 4DTV RF remote with VOOM:
http://tinyurl.com/4bwoa

Ilya.


Bruce Grodner Wrote:
> Good point you make. I was aware that the remote extender is avaialble
> but don't know very much about it. Any idea what it costs and how it
> works? Or what website might?


--
Ilya
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This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by Ilya



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