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<blockquote data-quote="park_gate" data-source="post: 649655" data-attributes="member: 220580"><p>Won't work as the box will revert back to the default transponder at some random time and you will have no way of knowing it happened.</p><p></p><p>For initial dish alignment use the default transponder set to a strong signal. For the next stage use the manual tune in the installers menu. </p><p></p><p>For the final stage adjust the dish just as the picture is starting to break up for best reception. You can't take too long on this stage as you probable only have a half hour window to do this.</p><p></p><p>You have to do the last stage with the picture as the meter is too coarse as it jumps in 10% steps.</p><p></p><p>The best meter in the world won't beat this final stage as you are align the dish with the equipment and difficult reception conditions that you will be using to watch TV.</p><p></p><p>Here is how I set up a disk for north Costa Blanca.</p><p></p><p><strong>Signal Strength / Quality </strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Press, in succession but without pausing, 4, 0, 1 and Select</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Press 5 (Manual Tuning)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Enter frequency for required channel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Select Find Channels</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Adjust azimuth, elevation, and then skew to get max. possible signal quality bar</li> </ol><p><strong>Align Dish</strong></p><p></p><p>Use frequencies in following order:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Start with 12207V 27.5, 2/3 (2B south)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then change to 12480V, 27.5, 2/3 (2A north).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do azimuth and elevation, and then skew.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then change to Astra 2D BBC2 (10773H, 22, 5/6)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Do fine adjust for min pixilation.</li> </ol><p><strong>Warnings</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Sky box meter can crash and just stop working. If the signal suddenly drops the box might need unplugging from the mains for 10 second.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The manual tune option will timeout quickly if there is no signal so use the default transponder / signal test for the initial dish alignment.</li> </ol><p>Terry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="park_gate, post: 649655, member: 220580"] Won't work as the box will revert back to the default transponder at some random time and you will have no way of knowing it happened. For initial dish alignment use the default transponder set to a strong signal. For the next stage use the manual tune in the installers menu. For the final stage adjust the dish just as the picture is starting to break up for best reception. You can't take too long on this stage as you probable only have a half hour window to do this. You have to do the last stage with the picture as the meter is too coarse as it jumps in 10% steps. The best meter in the world won't beat this final stage as you are align the dish with the equipment and difficult reception conditions that you will be using to watch TV. Here is how I set up a disk for north Costa Blanca. [B]Signal Strength / Quality [/B] [LIST=1] [*]Press, in succession but without pausing, 4, 0, 1 and Select [*]Press 5 (Manual Tuning) [*]Enter frequency for required channel [*]Select Find Channels [*]Adjust azimuth, elevation, and then skew to get max. possible signal quality bar [/LIST] [B]Align Dish[/B] Use frequencies in following order: [LIST=1] [*]Start with 12207V 27.5, 2/3 (2B south) [*]Then change to 12480V, 27.5, 2/3 (2A north). [*]Do azimuth and elevation, and then skew. [*]Then change to Astra 2D BBC2 (10773H, 22, 5/6) [*]Do fine adjust for min pixilation. [/LIST] [B]Warnings[/B] [LIST=1] [*]The Sky box meter can crash and just stop working. If the signal suddenly drops the box might need unplugging from the mains for 10 second. [*]The manual tune option will timeout quickly if there is no signal so use the default transponder / signal test for the initial dish alignment. [/LIST] Terry [/QUOTE]
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