Pace DS810XE

barrykap

I have just taken delivery of a brand new Pace DS810XE at a ridiculous low price of £99 and I am very pleased with it so far. The menus are MUCH better than the Humax HDC 2000 and the searching is almost Blind Search. The channel changing is also very fast compared to the Humax. There are no 'blank screens' when changing HD channels. They come up instantly.
The picture quality is equally if not slightly better than the Humax too.
At less than half the price of the 'error-prone' Humax I think Pace are onto a winner. I ahve yet t try it with my motorised dish and also to try it with a Dragon Cam. I will report on that when I have done so.

barrykap

Hmmm..

While the receiver is excellent generally, once again, like the Humax, using a motorised dish with it is somewhat difficult and prone to failures.

It took me a few days to work out how to set the dish up as there is absolutely NOTHING in the manual about using a motorised dish.

I had already tuned in a few sats via a 4-way Diseq switch and when finally sussing out how to change to mortorised dish I expected all my channels to be lost as is with most other receivers, but strangely it retained them all and what's more, it seemed to find the Sats using the motor straight away! So it must have some kind of 'Sat-finding' feature, or most likely has USALs as a default and takes one or more of the tuned Sats as a reference? As never once did it ask me for my lat/long position. Not sure really. Anyway, after a lot more dabbling I found how to manually search for sats and to fine-tune the position. There is no separate 'signal and quality' bar graph just a general locator graph. So it was not very good to use it for fine-tuning. Also, it seemed to lose a few Sats in the West after tuning them in.

So rather than have this instability I reverted back to the 4-way Diseq switch on this receiver and will stick with that until perhaps Pace improve the motorised feature.

As for the Dragon Cam, I could not get this to work at all, apart from it recognising it and allowing to enter codes, but this seemed a bit wrong too as I enter the first code and nothing happens. It won't move on to the next one and it also hangs up then and won't allow me to exit at all. A power-off was the only way to get out of it.

I have had problems with this Cam on my Humax too as it doesnt seem to work now on that so maybe the Cam is at fault here.

Generally though, it is a good quality receiver and I am sure if Pace attended to the finer points and explained in the manual how to get at them it would be a real winner at the price.

GAH

Hi Barry,

There is new firmware available on Astra 1 which is supposed to cure the Dragon cam problem. I have the receiver and have downloaded the update, but no cam at the moment. Can you try out the new firmware and confirm it works?

Regards,
GAH

barrykap

Hi GAH

Which version is this? As when I got the receiver last week I immediately downloaded the latest firmware from Astra 1 so I may have it on now but it doesn't cure the Dragon problem.

It is shown as version 1.0.26

Cheers.

Barry.

GAH

Hi Barry,

Thanks for the quick reply. 1.0.26 is the version that is meant to cure all cam problems. As I mentioned, I don't have a cam at the moment (might buy the Diablo if it'll work), but if you're a member of Satpimps (hope it's ok to mention another forum here), there is a thread there saying that the update has fixed the problem. There is confirmation the T.Rex cam now work fine.

Regards,
GAH

barrykap

Hi GAH

I think my problem is my Cam really because it also won't work on the Humax HD receiver too. Yet it did initially. It seems now to ignore any updates you feed it, be it Pred or code updates.

rato

Hi guys!

Great info on the Pace update.

Barry, try to install a different Pred. software on the Dragon CAM to see if it's a version incompatibility issue. The Pred. 3.57 on my Drag. CAM with the Humax HDCI-2000 takes a long while to be recognized and I have to take out my Sky card for it to initialize and then put it in. with the 3.55, I don't have this issue.

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GAH

Hi Guys,

Is anyone here using the Diablo Cam in a Pace? They seem to be a bit cheaper than a T-rex Cam, so I'll probably buy one. However, I can't seem to tune in to Premiere Sport HD. Is it still broadcasting?

Regards,
GAH

barrykap

Hi Rato,

That's what I did actually.

What happened was I was using V3.54 without problems a few months ago, then it stopped working with updated codes etc . I also lost Pr*mier which as you know has never changed since Xmas. Anyway along came V3.56 (I don't know what happened to V3.55 as it's not listed on the site I download from). I installed V3.56 but it refused to work. I then forgot it for a bit then saw a V3.25 offered as 'new' (puzzling, as it seemed to be stepping backwards!). I loaded this and it didn't have a 'Alladin' section at all so couldn't update codes. I then reverted back to V3.56 and again it didn't work at all.

I then scratched my loader card completelty and reloaded V3.56 again. But still no joy.

I then thought I may as well go back to V3.54 again as that was the one that worked once. Scratched the Loader again and reloaded V3.54 and still again, no joy.

I have tried the Cam in both the Humax and the pace with exactly the same negative results.

barrykap

I found another site which had a Version 3.58 Predator which I downloaded and installed in the Cam.

To my surprise it worked with D+ and C*bo. Both in the Pace and the Humax. But still it will not work with Pr*mier for some reason, even after re-entering the Dec 2006 codes.

barrykap

There's a new Pred out (3.59) and it brings back Pr*mier! So it was not my Cam after all.

rato

Yes, working great(3.59) here on my Humax & no more issues with the Sky card.

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markinstien

Did you have any success using the Dragon cam I am considering which cam if any to buy,no info as to if any work with this reciever?

Pansy

I don't know which one to buy, but i can tell you that until now, i couldn't have my xcam platinum working with the pace hd receiver. Does anyone have the same problem or know about some fix?

thanks

dirtytuga

So, Barrycap, have you now your cam working fine with the pace?
Please confirm that. I want to buy one but it must work with a cam to open D+ Prm... and others.
Thanks

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littledevil

hi guys I have also bought the receiver working great but same issues with the dragon cam using predator 3.62 , also have a matrix reloaded cam which the receiver sees but when I put my titanium card in it opens nothing

andypest

Just to let you all know the new update is out on 2D will check after It finishes updating itself if dragon works.

Here is the email received from pace.

Hello,

A software update (v1.0.35) for the Pace DS810XE High-Definition set-top box is available on the following satellites:

HotBird @ 13.0°E: 12476 H 27500 / PID 1999
Astra 1 @ 19.2°E: 12148 H 27500 / PID 2402
EuroBird 1 @ 28.5°E / Astra 2 @ 28.2°E: 11428 H 27500 / PID 2402
To download the new software please enter the 'Setup menu' and select 'Software update'.

Next select the appropriate satellite and ensure that the transponder parameters match those given above.

Then press <OK> to start the update.

The download will take several minutes, during which time the box should not be turned off.

After the download is complete we recommend resetting the box using the 'Factory Reset' selection in the 'Setup Menu'.

This will erase all the stored user settings. Please note that this step can be omitted, for example if you want to keep your own channel lists.

The main areas of improvement compared with previous software version are as follows:

Correction of 4:3 video display when viewing SD channels on HDMI output in some instances
Greek language added
Improved stability of the application
Improved channel scanning of some satellites
Improved handling of certain CAM modules
Warm regards,

Pace Micro Technology plc

Bringing Technology Home

Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire BD18 3LF www.pacemicro.com

This E-mail and any attachments hereto are strictly confidential and intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee please notify the sender by return and delete the message. You must not disclose, forward or copy this E-mail or attachments to any third party without the prior consent of the sender. Pace Micro Technology plc (registered in England and Wales no. 1672847) whose head office is based at Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire BD18 3LF, UK. Tel +44 (0) 1274 532000 Fax +44 (0) 1274 532010 and at http://www.pacemicro.com.




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All the best
Andy,

remlap

What is the cheapest these are going for these days?

andypest

well i managed to get mine off Ebay about 3 months ago and i paid £55 for it and it was brand new. But quick search on google and it looks like £99 is the best price at the moment.

littledevil

well I have done an update lastnight it still says version 130 but the dragon cam works in it at least, it lets me into the menu now I can see premiere hd film no problem but when I go into priemiere discovery I see the picture but a band comes over the screen and it says invalid module ???? just on discovery and on 19.2 east astra

littledevil

and using predator 3.63

jasonx2007

using trex cam on new firmware on pace 1.0.35
firmware on trex cam is predverde working ok and drogon cam firmware 3.62

the pace hd box is good the setup is crap when u figure it out its easy

box is used on a sat catcher disquc/usasl motor and its a bit off a pain in the bum it finds 13east 28e but the rest u have to find ur self using the menu for diy in repect the box is great for pulling in weak channels on some sats even if ur dish as dropped a bit in the wind like mine lol

so i am happy with it and the free hd lead that comes with it

the link for the manufacture shop £99
https://www.paceshop.com/shop/produc...p-box:-thumbup

jasonx2007

forgot to say people u cant update ur dragon or trex cam by keys .or like me a loader card so best have a cas 3 programmer or a spare box on it .like me to update keys and files

littledevil

is priemiere discovery working well with t-rex ??

jasonx2007

discorvery hd is working good on trex v4.1 and dragon twin 4.1

with firmware 362 its fast on firmware 363 wait a few seconds to open