36v motor setup instructions

[mariust5]

Hi all . A friend of mine has one of these , it's like a big black square box , and it has 4 cables coming out of it , red , white , brown and green . Can anyone tell me where do they connect to the pozitioner receivers ? On the back of the Echostar ad 3600ip are 6 connections and i can't find anywhere instruction on how to set a 36v motor up .
Thanks .

 

[Llew]

I don't know what your 'black box' is, but don't connect it to the Echostar. Only 36V motors or actuators must be terminated on the STB.

For reference -

The positioner terminals of the Echostar are :-

M1, M2 motor connection

M Pulse and Ground to a motor's reed switch

5V to use with an optical feedback if this is used instead of a reed switch

Skew if you use a Polariser with your LNB

Llew

 

[mariust5]

Thanks LLEW The ,, black box ,, is a 36v motor , would anyone know which color cable goes to which of the connections of the back of the receiver ?

 

[rolfw]

Take the cover off, it should say.

 

[mariust5]

Thanks Rolf , i took the cover off . The 4 cables are noted as : green and brown = reed ; red and white =36 v motor . So where am i to attach these now on the receiver ? Thanks .

 

[Llew]

Is that a satellite dish motor? Don't cable it to the Echostar unless you are dead certain it is! What does the label say?

M1, M2 of the Echostar go to red and white ( East / West direction of dish depends on which way these wires are connected. Reverse connection if necessary)

It doesn't normally matter which way round the reed wires are terminated. Check if one - maybe green - is earthed to the chassis of the motor. This will go to the Ground connection of the STB. Other reed wire to M Pulse.



Llew

 

[mariust5]

IT,S WORRKIING ,

Now , he will want this installed , he has a 80cm lidl solid dish and the silvercrest receiver , i can put this on a pole in his garden . I'm assuming all he needs now it's a v-box and job done . Am i correct or are there any problems with this setup ?

 

[mariust5]

Also it seems to me quite difficult to set up on the echostar , mind you , my remote is not working properly . Are there any detailed instructions on how to do it anywhere ? Thanks .

 

[Llew]

http://www.echostareurope.com/support_manuals.asp

 

[Mickha]

It's quite easy, with the Echostar 3600, so I assume it's similar with the 3000 model.
Go into the menu, and press on the tools icon, hammer, then on the first icon, satellite dish symbol, for motorised satellite dish set up, then you set your East West limits, choose which satellite you want to set up from the drop down box and move your dish left or right until you get the strongest signal, Then you just scan the satellite for channels, you might want to skip this part and add them manually later on as you do get a lot of stations and you can quickly fill your allowed number of channels.
It might be wise to read a few threads on this receiver as it was once very popular.
http://www.satellites.co.uk/satelli...ostar-3000-users.html?highlight=Echostar+3000