I have found out just in case some guys did not know that if you use your loop out feature on your 6000 and you switch the power off in the back that the loop out does not work! Unplugged or off from the back your loop to slave coax will have nada on the line. My 6000 gets hot where it is currently in my entertainment system and to cool it down tonight, I flipped the switch of in the back to find on another receiver that now had no signal from the LNB. Powered the 6000 back on and the signal came back on my other receiver. Well, another thing learned tonight!
Loop out seems like it is just a through I thought but the box has to be powered up to send the loop through. Signal through I don’t mean powered on and watching but plugged into 110 and in standby mode or on. I also noticed that the Coolsat boxes have problems being together when you got another one slaved in line. I talked about my Coolsat main Master box restarting all the time even when powered down for a day and on fresh! The box seems to hiccup. I put a Satpros 550 on the loop out and no problems also put my Fortec Star Lifetime Classic NA on the loop out and the CS never slowed down or restarted. Slave the bedroom box (CS 6000) in line and back to the restarting problems again. Came to the conclusion that it is the two CS boxes together that makes my master box quiver! Just in case any of you guys did not know, now you do!
The darn thing cycles restarts about 3 times then back to normal, that is a cool running 6000, now when she has been on for a while it restarts with just one green number in the display and off it goes. If the box has been on for hours you just might as well forget a stable on if powered off then back on! That is not going to happen till it cools down.
So that is a great tip and it is free! Proper Ventilation of Your Box! If you have the HD boxes also in a tight space the fan in the back is not going to be enough to cool it down. NEVER put other equipment on top of your STB box. The see though hole louvers in the tin tops are there for a reason! To circulate air!
A STB FTA Box should be on the very top of TV or in an entertainment center the first top component in the stack. Should be about 5 to 6 inches room all around the box and top to bottom. I guess if you have it in a spot here it gets hot or absolutely have to have it in that cramped spot one of those personal small fans would cool things down but could be a bit noisy!
Anyways..... Back to my story....
I also tried a VS 9000 HD in line as a master and no problems on the loop out to the bedroom. Yes, I did a factory reset (thanks Ice!) and it worked for a few days but back to the restarting again. I do notice that it does not matter cold or hot, the darn thing just does not like having a twin mated to it!
I am looking to go HD very soon and bigger dish so I will not have this problem rolling in the near future that is a guarantee
Just a FYI if you have the same boxes and they are looped together and you’re having restart issues with your master box but your slave box runs fine and has never restarted, this is why.... well at least in my case!
Wonder if there is a power pass type thing to slap inline there or if one of those splitters with power pass would work and stop it? I figure it is a power conflict of some sort with the two. I was thinking of getting a splitter anyway and running coax out to a box for the patio for summer time use with a box and TV outside!
Well guys' now I say good morning to you and have a great day!
Loop out seems like it is just a through I thought but the box has to be powered up to send the loop through. Signal through I don’t mean powered on and watching but plugged into 110 and in standby mode or on. I also noticed that the Coolsat boxes have problems being together when you got another one slaved in line. I talked about my Coolsat main Master box restarting all the time even when powered down for a day and on fresh! The box seems to hiccup. I put a Satpros 550 on the loop out and no problems also put my Fortec Star Lifetime Classic NA on the loop out and the CS never slowed down or restarted. Slave the bedroom box (CS 6000) in line and back to the restarting problems again. Came to the conclusion that it is the two CS boxes together that makes my master box quiver! Just in case any of you guys did not know, now you do!
The darn thing cycles restarts about 3 times then back to normal, that is a cool running 6000, now when she has been on for a while it restarts with just one green number in the display and off it goes. If the box has been on for hours you just might as well forget a stable on if powered off then back on! That is not going to happen till it cools down.
So that is a great tip and it is free! Proper Ventilation of Your Box! If you have the HD boxes also in a tight space the fan in the back is not going to be enough to cool it down. NEVER put other equipment on top of your STB box. The see though hole louvers in the tin tops are there for a reason! To circulate air!
A STB FTA Box should be on the very top of TV or in an entertainment center the first top component in the stack. Should be about 5 to 6 inches room all around the box and top to bottom. I guess if you have it in a spot here it gets hot or absolutely have to have it in that cramped spot one of those personal small fans would cool things down but could be a bit noisy!
Anyways..... Back to my story....
I also tried a VS 9000 HD in line as a master and no problems on the loop out to the bedroom. Yes, I did a factory reset (thanks Ice!) and it worked for a few days but back to the restarting again. I do notice that it does not matter cold or hot, the darn thing just does not like having a twin mated to it!
I am looking to go HD very soon and bigger dish so I will not have this problem rolling in the near future that is a guarantee
Just a FYI if you have the same boxes and they are looped together and you’re having restart issues with your master box but your slave box runs fine and has never restarted, this is why.... well at least in my case!
Wonder if there is a power pass type thing to slap inline there or if one of those splitters with power pass would work and stop it? I figure it is a power conflict of some sort with the two. I was thinking of getting a splitter anyway and running coax out to a box for the patio for summer time use with a box and TV outside!
Well guys' now I say good morning to you and have a great day!
