Fortec star HD receiver now in maplin

[Llew]

Nothing as far as I know. If you're OK with the FTA channels, then it should be OK with the FTV ones too with the card.

[woodlouse]

Thanks Llew, I've sorted it now. I discovered it helps if you insert the card the right way up. I assumed it went in with the blue side up, like it does in the s*ybox.
Silly me.

[Llew]

Easy mistake to make, you're not the first. Glad you're sorted

[radiobuff]

What is the best cam to use with the Passion? Will a T-Rex or Dragon work ok? I just bought a B grade from Maplin and it appears to be working fine with the FTA channels.

[Llew]

Welcome to the forum radiobuff. Yes, either those or the Diablo are OK.

I have mentioned in previous posts a problem I have with mine - there's a time delay in cam initialisation - but this may just be a one-off with my box (still trying to find the cause).

Llew

[woodlouse]

I get the same cam delay with Diablo. If I give the receiver 10 mins to warm up it works fine.

[readbmr]

Hi can you tell me what a B Grade is,ie is it fortec passion but just cheaper from the website?
Thanks from brian

[Llew]

I may be wrong, but I think they are boxes returned to Maplins by customers who may have thought they can be used for Sky HD services, or may have found problems setting them up (cam module problems).

Llew

[readbmr]

Hi im now confused on what to buy, ie ive heard the picture quality may be better on the Humax than the Passion !! can anybody comfirm this or correct me if you have recently upgraded to the fortec from the humax..

Help please as want to buy this weekend

Thaks from Brian

[radiobuff]

I bought a B grade Passion from Maplin a couple of months back and it works perfectly. This is the 3rd B grade item I have bought from them and am perfectly happy with all of them.
I previously had a Pace HD receiver and sold it because of the problems with some cams due to poor software support from Pace for this box. I have a 42in Panasonic HD plasma TV and cannot fault the picture from the Passion. The colours are natural and the pictures are sharp on SD and superb on HD.
I use both Diablo Light and T Rex 4.6 cams with the Passion and both work fine with it. The facility to upgrade software and channel lists using a USD memory stick is also very useful.

[a_q]

I was considering getting one but the Maplin peeps told me that it wouldn't output HD quality if I sent the HDMI to a DVI panel. If anyone knows better, please tell me.

Otherwise it looks liek a reasonable contender.

[danit]

the Maplin peeps told me that it wouldn't output HD quality if I sent the HDMI to a DVI panel. If anyone knows better, please tell me

it does perfectly

[woodlouse]

I lost vision on Prosieben HD, still have sound though. I tried re-scanning but still the same?
Are others getting this channel with this receiver?

[Llew]

OK on mine. Nothing changed (pids still the same).

Llew

[radiobuff]

I had the same problem with BBC HD at one time. Re-scanning for it doesn't help. I discovered the receiver wasn't recognizing it as an HD channel. Copy your channel list from your receiver on to a USB memory stick, then delete the ProSieben HD channel on the receiver. Take the memory stick to your computer and load into the channel editor. (If you don't already have it, v1.01 is at _http://laurals.net/fortecstar_passion_software.htm. Go to ProSieben 7 on the channel list, double click on it and check that the HD box is ticked. If not, put a tick in the box. Copy the list to the memory stick and download it to the Passion. Hopefully this will do the trick.

[gnr]

High all,
I have a problem (I think)
Set up
Astra 2A 28.2E
LNB freq Universal
DISEqc off
Transponder 10847 V 22000
22Khz Auto
LNB power on
0/12V control off
Positioner setup off
DISEqc 1.1 off

Using HDMI lead

Loader version V1.40
Software version V1.50
Software date 29 September 2007

The questions are these, I cannot get all the free to air channels and I am missing BBC radio 3,4,6 and 7.
I have all these on an old Sky box without a viewing card and I am using the same dish (the pass through SAT connection on the back of the Passion only gave a signal to the Sky box if the Passion was switched off…lucky I have a dish with 4 LNB’s).

I have also loaded a USB memory stick with a few jpeg photos and some mp3’s. In the USB mode it sees the mp3 but does not play..seems to hang..It does not see any of the jpegs.

Does all these mean a software update?, I am reluctant to do this as It would void my warranty and if the USB connection is not functioning correctly then it could mess up the box.

I have done a factory reset and have scanned both free+ CAS
My signal strength and quality are about 75% to 85%

Am I missing something obvious ???
I have saved my channel info on the memory stick so it does write.

I have also tried to get the channel editor from http://laurals.net/fortecstar_passion_software.htm

but the site asks for a username and password but i can find no where to register!
All help welcome as I am new to this SAT stuff

[Llew]

Hi gnr, welcome to the forum.

You can upload the channel editor from post #66 in this thread.



Llew

[mick2me]

My passion sets transponder to 11934 V 27500 for Astra 28e?

[mick2me]

At long last the Passion now has its very own channel editor package
Downloaded from the Fortecstar site (v.1.0 22/11/07)
Llew

Thanks

Is this installed on your pc Llew?
Are there any instructions fo its use?

[gnr]

Thanks Llew..I have the editor, I also took the bull by the horns and upgraded the software and it has solved all my problems More radio, including the BBC stuff, more (never watch Tv stuff)!!!!
Thank you

[Llew]

Thanks Llew..I have the editor, I also took the bull by the horns and upgraded the software and it has solved all my problems More radio, including the BBC stuff, more (never watch Tv stuff)!!!!
Thank you

Only radio? What a waste of an HD box

Llew

[gnr]

HA HA, i got it for the BBC HD and for the future freesat service, I just wanted full functionality ! (going to kick Virgin anyway)
I still have no luck on jpeg (does not even come up in the USB menu) mp3 comes up in the menu but does not play and locks up the system meaning going to standby and re satart oh hum

Oh and it's a great box...stunning HD picture not sure the upscaling is great (then again it only has a few lines to work with) TV set to 1080i all this on a tesco 37" full HD set. Yamada DVD player upscales and the picture is great.......oh, got clubcard points on the purchase too

[Llew]

Thanks

Is this installed on your pc Llew?
Are there any instructions fo its use?

Quite straightforward to use. Use a null modem cable between your Passion and PC.

In the editor, click on Config to set your Com port.

Click on File to read your current settings to your PC. You can then save them on your PC.

With the settings showing in the editor, you can change, modify or add channels or add Favourites etc. as you wish.

Then you can write the changed settings to the box, or upload any new channel lists to your receiver.

Llew

[Llew]

I still have no luck on jpeg (does not even come up in the USB menu) mp3 comes up in the menu but does not play and locks up the system meaning going to standby and re satart oh hum

Haven't used mine for mp3/jpeg, will have a try and see what happens.

Llew

[gnr]

Now have luck on mp3 (changed the USB stick) !!!!!!!!!!!! just need it to show the jpg and I am all singing and dancing