Setting up your system to receive a UK satellite signal from Spain, France or anywhere in southern Europe through your Sky Digibox isn’t a problem. All you need to do is change a few settings.
Programmes on the Astra 2 cluster of satellites are 'beamed' down to create three footprints: North, South and UK. All of the Free To Air and Sky programmes are received within these footprints. An up-to-date list of programmes that are available on each footprint can be obtained from www.ses-astra.com
In the UK, you should be within all three of the footprints, and with the right equipment, you should not have any problems receiving all of the Astra transponders. Outside of the UK, problems of reception and dish alignment can occur. The default frequency of the Sky Digibox is set to a transponder on the North beam. If you travel southwards and move out of the North footprint, you may need to change the default transponder of the Digibox to match the South beam.
To change the default transponder setting, you will first need to access the hidden INSTALLERS SETUP menu. First press the SERVICES button on your Sky remote and then '4' to access SYSTEM SETUP.
Although it is not displayed, you will need to press '0' then '1' then SELECT to access the INSTALLERS SETUP menu, then select '2' to enter DEFAULT TRANSPONDER.
The following display will then show:
Select 'Frequency (GHz)'. By typing in the relevant numbers, change the settings from 11.778 to 12.129. When the changes have been made, select 'Save New Settings'. Press BACK UP to return to main screen.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
What is the receiver (Skybox) default frequency used for?
In any case it seems to revert to 11.778 even whed 12.129 is entered correctly, I hope.
What am I doing wrong?
January 11th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
How do you get all these with the new lineup Sky introduced ?
Menus are now different.
Please help.
Regards
February 11th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/sky_satellite_default_transponder_frequency_settings_costa_blanca_spain.php
I found this site which explains a lot about the need to change the frequencies…and that you need to do Service 0 0 1 Select onthe new menu system.
September 25th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
According to http://www.satandpcguy.com Sky boxes will always revert to 11.778, but 12.129 is useful when initial setting or rebooting as it downloads the prgram guide quicker in Spain.
October 19th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
David: Any frequency can be used, even a BBC2 frequency, to help the box boot up, just as long as you know you are receiving that frequency at the time. No matter what frequency you use, the data downloads at the same speed.
You only need to change the DT from 11778 if you are unable to receive this frequency – in Spain it tends to be weakest around 5pm.
And it is normal for the box to get back to 11778 – it should and will do if it gets a slight sniff of 11778 being available – as that is where the 7 data Sky EPG data sits, and the backgound music that plays whenever you go into the sky menu system,