Problem with coaxle cable - ABA DSS

maineiac · May 6th, 2008

I have a viewsat ultra and right now, whenever I attatch the coaxle cable to the back, the display on front of the viewsat goes blank. Is this an indication of a bad cable or do I have a different problem??? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance.

**monoxid** · May 6th, 2008

It could be a few things including the cable, do you have a switch in line, can you disconnect the cable from the switch and retry, MAKE SURE TO TURN POWER OFF BEFORE PLAYING WITH ANY CONNECTIONS. If your not using a switch you could try disconnecting at the LNB and retry. If it's doing the same thing with just the cable, I would try another cable.

**buddyjh** · May 6th, 2008

i had the same prblem once and it turned out the cable was loose from its connector.

maineiac · May 6th, 2008

I will try that. I will let u know if it works. Thanks for the quick response

**hazwis** · May 6th, 2008

could be a short in the cable or connector also. if you have an ohm meter, check it for shorts.

**tnp12** · May 6th, 2008

first thing you do is check ALL your connections.

**monoxid** · May 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazwis

could be a short in the cable or connector also. if you have an ohm meter, check it for shorts.

If you do use an ohm meter make sure that you are disconnected from the Lnb or the switch before using it.