momcat1
No Relation To The Bobcat
join:2002-10-21
Wappingers Falls, NY | reply to floydpinkstr
Re: [iO] 4200's really finicky on signal?
I think they spoke before they thought. It seems there are a lot more of these situations than they counted on. Wonder what the next move will be? |
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jaa
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
New Canaan, CT
 ·Vonage
 ·Optimum Online
| You can read the signal level from the modem. I think the SA boxes can also display the signal levels.
When you ask about running cable back to the main 4-way splitter, are there two ports on that splitter available? If so, replace it with a 2-way, and that may solve your problem. If there is one port open, replacing it with a 3-way would be just as good - make sure the branch to the other 4-way is off the -3.5db leg.
Finally, if the second 4-way does not have to support 4 devices, try replacing it with a 2-way or 3-way.
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floydpinkstr
join:2008-05-05
| Thanks for the replies, didn't get email notification for some reason or I would have been back here sooner :-(
The main 4 way is completely tied up. I just changed the set up so that I have a two-way from the main 4-way and one leg of that two way is going to the boxes. Have to have another splitter at the actual boxes, they need to be in the same room due to the fact that they'll be running a DVR server. They are currently hanging on but CV says the signal is marginal.
They did tell me I can get an amp but don't know what model they usually use. Anyone have any suggestions?
I feel like I'm doing a lot of splitting but honestly as I told the phone rep in a house my size with a 2 tuner DVR server and 3 televisions and a cable modem (plus lots of other outlets currently hooked up in some way), it's going to be tough to not have splitters and to do all home runs to the main. Plus with even 2 splitters the box won't work if both splitters are 4 ways.
Hopefully the amp helps, if not I'll have to get a kick butt main splitter and run like 7 home runs to it... |
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