Manhattan satellite receiver not working on hotbird 13

[astra 1D]

I have a manhattan freesat box that is not working on hotbird 13.
the receiver is a plazza ds 100 that is not receiving any satellites that are not Astra 2e
and when i add a non-freesat channel it says lock failed
and yes the lnb and the box work

can any one help.

 

[rolfw]

Is this a multi LNB or motorised dish? If not, then you will need to point the dish at Hotbird to receive signals from it. You will only receive the UK Freesat channels on 28.2 east unless the dish is realigned if a single LNB.

 

[astra 1D]

no the dish is not motorised.
but i did buy a satellite finder and that says that i have a good signal on Hotbird.

 

[Terryl]

Hotbird 13 and Astra 2E are too far apart for your dish to properly receive both at once, if your pointing at Astra 2E then your looking at a satellite located at 28.2 degrees East, Hotbird 13 is at 13 degrees East, that a 15.2 degrees difference between the two, you would need two dishes, a dish with a wider receive beamwidth (20 degrees or more) or a motorized setup to get both.

And does your satellite finder have a display showing the name of the satellite?

 

[astra 1D]

yes i known
my dish is potting on hotbird 13
is my receiver

 

[astra 1D]

my satellite finder does not tell me what satellite on

 

[Terryl]

Then you need a second dish, a wide-band dish or a motorized system to get both.

 

[Analoguesat]

If you have a fixed dish (presumably on 28E) then no matter what the finder might say then the only channels you will get are 28E. The reason you get a reading "elsewhere" is simple - the same frequencies are reused over & over again all round the satellite arc.

 

[astra 1D]

i have a dish in my back yard that i can move by hand on tripod
and the Manhattan box.
i have the dish at azimuth 162 and elevation 27.
but many Manhattan box says that there is no lock

 

[Analoguesat]

You didnt think it might have been a good idea to give us this information about this dish earlier???

If there is no lock then its not seeing a signal.

 

[astra 1D]

Yes but the satellite finder says i have a good signal

 

[Analoguesat]

No lock = no or insufficient signal.

 

[rolfw]

Is your satellite finder a flashing light or buzzer type? With the buzzer type, you need to progressively attenuate the buzzer every time it says you have a signal then fine tune again, using magnetic directions can be a few degrees out from true and these satellites are relatively close together.

 

[Channel Hopper]

You might find the Manhattan does not lock on 8PSK/DVB-S2 signals which are increasingly common on satellites.

Try manual scanning 10.815H or 10992V for DVB-S sigals.

 

[astra 1D]

ok i am on hot bird 13.
because when i put the frequency 10992V in to the manhatten says i have a lock.
but when i tell it to scan it says there is no channel there

 

[astra 1D]

Thanks for the help everyone, I have found the problem it is with my receiver it can only receive DVB-S not DVB-S2
i was only looking for dvb-s2 channels which my receiver dose not support
Dose anyone know of any reasonable priced RX 's that support both DVB-S and DVB-S2 that is not freesat only ?
Thanks james

 

[Channel Hopper]

Anything sold in the past three to four years should be DVB-S2 compliant, including the satellite tuner inbuilt televisions.

 

[rolfw]

Lots of choice for less than £40 on amazon if you search for Satellite HD receiver.

 

[astra 1D]

Thanks for the help guys. got a new satellite receiver all working good now.
merry Christmas!