The Triax Tri Link Kit - Installation & Troubleshooting

I wish to use a Triax Trilink to connect my combo receiver to another room using an RF cable to allow me to both view the channels in the second room and also change channels.

INSTALLATION STEPS TAKEN

Plugged in power and connect to triax DC - in, led light on
Ran scart from sat box to av input on triax
Ran scart from tv to triax - output side
Ran tv cable from bedroom into output triax RF2
Selected channel on triax -- 35
Connected sky eye to tv
Tuned TV into channel 35 on 2nd tv
Stuck IR Transmitter output onto top of sat box
Stuck sky eye thing onto front of 2nd tv

WHAT WORKS

The signal came through great

WHAT DOES NOT WORK

but I was not able to change any channels on 2nd tv using sat remote

Our answer;

There is a few things I want to address.

Did the sky eye light up the second TV ?
- if yes then the wiring from the Trilink to the 2nd TV would appear to be adequate.
- if no this means possibly
  - that the 9V signal can not get through - normally due the use of faceplate, coaxial joiners you should only use F connectors and bypass all faceplates
  - Is the sky eye faulty - pretty unlikely but you never now - test it by plugging it directly into the Trilink RF2 9V out and see does the LED come on
Incorrect Step? - You may have positioned the IR Transmitter in the wrong location
- This should be connected from the IR connection on the Trilink to the front of the receiver right next to where the remote sensor on the front of the box is located.
- Why is it location so important ? - think about what it is doing: when you go to change channels on the 2nd TV
  - the remote control signal is picked up by the sky eye
  - passed down the RF cable back to the Trilink
  - passed from the Trilink into the IR Transmitter
  - finally into the satellite receiver where it passes on the request to change channel
  - if the sensor on the box can't see this request - then it can't change channels