Solo 4K - Tuner = Diva?

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megalotee

Vu+ Newbie
Hi guys,
Am trying my new Solo 4K since yesterday - or better: it is trying me:
Seemed quite nice at first, until I realized that it only runs on one of 4 sat sockets in my house (the wrong one, of course, where it is of no use to me).
Some installation data:
- 4-in 8-out diseqc multiswitch with DAB & DVB-T multiplexed, 3 LNCs
- sockets separate DAB/DVB-T/Sat again
- all sockets wired identically
- Solo 4K runs OpenATV
The weird bit:
- My trusty old Topfield and a cheap old Golden Interstar receiver run fine on all sockets
- The Solo 4K has good reception on THE ONE socket with SNR 75-99% (varies by LNC/sat), but on all others it shows SNR 0 / zero reception on all LNCs.
I tried all the different voltage/22Hz/Send Diseqc only at LNC change settings , without success
Ran out of ideas now...
Has anybody seen such behaviour before?
Maybe even by the Solo 4K?
Any suggestions?
THX!
T
 
Re the Vu+ Solo 4K reception problems, I should add:
The one sat socket that the Solo 4K does get reception on has only about 4m cable to the multiswitch.
The sockets it has no reception on have about 15m cable runs.
The cable is CT100 (still got an old reel).
Now it seems highly disappointing to me that a 400 pound Solo 4K cannot get reception where a cheap Chinese non-name receiver and an old Topfield still get 65-75% signal and perfect picture.
Is there any way to configure the 'Diva-factor' a little lower and ask the tuner to put a little bit more effort?
Or are there any proper DVB-S2 tuner modules that allow the Solo 4K to work when not immediately next to the multiswitch?
 
megalotee said:
Re the Vu+ Solo 4K reception problems, I should add:
The one sat socket that the Solo 4K does get reception on has only about 4m cable to the multiswitch.
The sockets it has no reception on have about 15m cable runs.
The cable is CT100 (still got an old reel).
Now it seems highly disappointing to me that a 400 pound Solo 4K cannot get reception where a cheap Chinese non-name receiver and an old Topfield still get 65-75% signal and perfect picture.
Is there any way to configure the 'Diva-factor' a little lower and ask the tuner to put a little bit more effort?
Or are there any proper DVB-S2 tuner modules that allow the Solo 4K to work when not immediately next to the multiswitch?
Click to expand...
I've approx. 20mt of coax cable and my Solo4K works great with SD,HD and 4K content from SAT ....
 
Forgot to mention: Before openATV, I tried the native VU+ FW, Black Hole and VTi . Same result.
So if any image has any config options to make the Solo 4K tuner a little more flexible/capable, I would be very interested to hear about them.
Note: signal strength and SNR shown on the other receivers only vary by 1-4%-points between sockets (on same LNC/sat).
So why the Solo 4K works perfectly on one socket and not at all on the others is beyond me.
(And yes: I have tried different cables...)
Any ideas / suggestions?
 
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