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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Fortec Star monoblock
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<blockquote data-quote="See_mos" data-source="post: 50071" data-attributes="member: 180849"><p>Thanks all,</p><p></p><p>Over the years I have installed several systems but this on is the only one which has given me any problems.</p><p></p><p>This is the first time I have used a monoblock and they are a lot more critical in setting up the dish than when using seperate LNBs. The dish mounting is directly in line with the LNB arm and is vertical azimuth wise but slightly skewed clockwise when viewed from the front so that did not help. The LNB did not have an information sheet with it and there is no mention of using the monoblock with the Fortec (which is a recently released model) so I did not know which side of the LNB was working on which diseqc setting. The receiver offers A, B, 1, 2, 3, 4. and some others as well</p><p></p><p>The problem was also compunded because I wanted to move the dish so that the prime focus was on Astra instead of Eutelsat. I was using a Satmaster level meter which is about 6 years old and that didn't help much either as it reduced the quality quite a bit.</p><p></p><p>I finally solved the problem by using an old LNB and analogue box to set the dish up on Astra then fitting the new box and LNB and finding out which side of the LNB was working then swapping the Diseqc settings and making sure the other side of the LNB was working. Finally I moved the TV and box to where I could see them and using the signal meters on the box to tweak the dish.</p><p></p><p>Here I had another problem because the quality and possibly the the level is on a transponder by transponder basis and the the first transponder on one of the satellites gave 90% level and zero quality. Once I discovered this I picked a transponder on each satellite which showed around 50 percent quality and used those two to tweak the dish.</p><p></p><p>I found the 1M dish setting to be incredibly precise to the point where I had to tighten the clamps alternately so as not to pull the dish round by even the offset pull on the U bolts.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised by how much the quality level indicator moves about, even without touching anything it changes by as much as 20%. I checked all the connections and fitted new cable but that did not help.</p><p></p><p>Then we had a storm which stopped play and I lost all the signals for a short time. I am not convinced the system is working as it should so I will be having another go later and will report back.</p><p></p><p>regards to all</p><p>See_mos</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="See_mos, post: 50071, member: 180849"] Thanks all, Over the years I have installed several systems but this on is the only one which has given me any problems. This is the first time I have used a monoblock and they are a lot more critical in setting up the dish than when using seperate LNBs. The dish mounting is directly in line with the LNB arm and is vertical azimuth wise but slightly skewed clockwise when viewed from the front so that did not help. The LNB did not have an information sheet with it and there is no mention of using the monoblock with the Fortec (which is a recently released model) so I did not know which side of the LNB was working on which diseqc setting. The receiver offers A, B, 1, 2, 3, 4. and some others as well The problem was also compunded because I wanted to move the dish so that the prime focus was on Astra instead of Eutelsat. I was using a Satmaster level meter which is about 6 years old and that didn't help much either as it reduced the quality quite a bit. I finally solved the problem by using an old LNB and analogue box to set the dish up on Astra then fitting the new box and LNB and finding out which side of the LNB was working then swapping the Diseqc settings and making sure the other side of the LNB was working. Finally I moved the TV and box to where I could see them and using the signal meters on the box to tweak the dish. Here I had another problem because the quality and possibly the the level is on a transponder by transponder basis and the the first transponder on one of the satellites gave 90% level and zero quality. Once I discovered this I picked a transponder on each satellite which showed around 50 percent quality and used those two to tweak the dish. I found the 1M dish setting to be incredibly precise to the point where I had to tighten the clamps alternately so as not to pull the dish round by even the offset pull on the U bolts. I was surprised by how much the quality level indicator moves about, even without touching anything it changes by as much as 20%. I checked all the connections and fitted new cable but that did not help. Then we had a storm which stopped play and I lost all the signals for a short time. I am not convinced the system is working as it should so I will be having another go later and will report back. regards to all See_mos [/QUOTE]
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