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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1088679" data-attributes="member: 82144">Okay regarding the freezes. We'll come back to them if necessary. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">What happens if you switch cables between the two tuners (rather than trying the satellite receiver)?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Are the DiSEqC switches identical brand and model?</li>
</ol>From the log excerpt that you posted privately the tuner seems to lock on signal but we fail to find PMT for the channel. My suspicion is that the tuner is:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">locking on the wrong satellite (or wrong transponder) OR 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">not receiving/delivering the stream at all</li>
</ul>In the first case, that would explain the PMT error - the service is simply not present in the stream. This could be caused by failure to select the correct satellite with either DiSEqC or 22 k. Therefore it would be interesting if you could try channels on port A instead of port C, and/or try the feed from the other tuner where we know the DiSEqC switch works and is compatible with Prof tuners... or in some other way eliminate DiSEqC and 22k switching from the equation.The second case would be much tougher to diagnose. Fingers crossed it is not that.DiSEqC in particular can be a weird beast. Don't assume that any switch will work with any tuner that supports DiSEqC. Sometimes some tuners work fine with some switches and not with others (hence the identical brand and model question, and suggestion to try swapping feeds).mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1088679, member: 82144"] Okay regarding the freezes. We'll come back to them if necessary. :) [LIST=1] [*]What happens if you switch cables between the two tuners (rather than trying the satellite receiver)? [*]Are the DiSEqC switches identical brand and model? [/LIST] From the log excerpt that you posted privately the tuner seems to lock on signal but we fail to find PMT for the channel. My suspicion is that the tuner is: [LIST] [*]locking on the wrong satellite (or wrong transponder) OR [*]not receiving/delivering the stream at all [/LIST] In the first case, that would explain the PMT error - the service is simply not present in the stream. This could be caused by failure to select the correct satellite with either DiSEqC or 22 k. Therefore it would be interesting if you could try channels on port A instead of port C, and/or try the feed from the other tuner where we know the DiSEqC switch works and is compatible with Prof tuners... or in some other way eliminate DiSEqC and 22k switching from the equation. The second case would be much tougher to diagnose. Fingers crossed it is not that. DiSEqC in particular can be a weird beast. Don't assume that any switch will work with any tuner that supports DiSEqC. Sometimes some tuners work fine with some switches and not with others (hence the identical brand and model question, and suggestion to try swapping feeds). mm [/QUOTE]

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