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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="joeuk2000" data-source="post: 64882" data-attributes="member: 184513"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Dear All</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">This is probably something really simple that you lot would laugh at and be able to solve in a millisecond, so if you can help, I would really appreciate it!! <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> I've looked through the FAQ's etc.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have bought a Manhattan Plaza 3300 Receiver:</span></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723398982" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723398982</a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">And a monoblock LNB, thinking I could get the Astra 19.2 E and Hotbird 13E Satellites without a motor:</span></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723727987" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723727987</span></span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.golden-interstar.com/index.php?lang=en&content=products&id=30" target="_blank">http://www.golden-interstar.com/index.php?lang=en&content=products&id=30</a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">also an 80cm dish from lidl. (15 quid bargain!)</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I connected it all up, using </span></span><a href="http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> , entering my longitude and latitude I worked out Astra was a dish Azimouth, 158.61deg and Hotbird at165.96 deg.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Putting the LNB in the holder, looking from behind the dish, towards the LNB’s, the LNB in the clamp (the left one) is for hotbird (weaker signal, so gets prime focus of dish), aligned the dish to 166 deg, with an elevation of 27 deg</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Looking at the receiver, its giving me a Level of 15%, very low, and Quality at 0. I tried doing a channel search, nothing, there is a symbol of a satellite with a red cross next to it constantly flashing, which means no satellite signal I presume! </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">There is a transponder list for each satellite, I have not amended these as I presume these are ok. The search goes through them all.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Actually no matter where I point the dish I get this reading, so I think I have the set up incorrect. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I’ve tried looking on the net for guidance but can’t find anything, and the user guide is useless can anyone help please? </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The setting to search for channels are selected below:</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Diseqc: None, switch SELECTED, </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Motor (Diseqc 1.2) NOT SELECTED</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Select Astra Satellite:</span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>C/KU Switch:</strong> None, 0V/12V, Toneburst. TONEBURST selected (not sure what this is)</span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>LNB:</strong> U-LNB (9450, 10,600) – ties up with numbers on LNB box</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>C-LNB Freq</strong>: C Single Solu, C Norm LNBF, 5750. CNORM LNBF selected, might be wrong?</span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>LNB Power:</strong> 0N Turning this off gives a level of 0%</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Diseqc:</strong> Diseqc B</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Select Hotbird Satellite:</span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">All same except, Diseqc: Diseqc A. Have changed the diseqc settings round too, no change.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Has anyone got any idea’s why I don’t seem to get started?</span></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Faulty LNB, faulty receiver? Incorrect settings. I wired up the F connectors correctly, so know its not that that</span></span> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and taken on board </span><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings'">J</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Joe</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">PS this was done with me rigging a TV into the shed freezing me bits off for 6 hours!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joeuk2000, post: 64882, member: 184513"] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]Dear All[/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]This is probably something really simple that you lot would laugh at and be able to solve in a millisecond, so if you can help, I would really appreciate it!! :) I've looked through the FAQ's etc.[/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]I have bought a Manhattan Plaza 3300 Receiver:[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723398982"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723398982[/url][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]And a monoblock LNB, thinking I could get the Astra 19.2 E and Hotbird 13E Satellites without a motor:[/size][/font] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723727987"][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#0000ff]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5723727987[/color][/size][/font][/url] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][url="http://www.golden-interstar.com/index.php?lang=en&content=products&id=30"]http://www.golden-interstar.com/index.php?lang=en&content=products&id=30[/url][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]also an 80cm dish from lidl. (15 quid bargain!)[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]I connected it all up, using [/size][/font][url="http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm"][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#800080]http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm[/color][/size][/font][/url][font=Times New Roman][size=3] , entering my longitude and latitude I worked out Astra was a dish Azimouth, 158.61deg and Hotbird at165.96 deg.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Putting the LNB in the holder, looking from behind the dish, towards the LNB’s, the LNB in the clamp (the left one) is for hotbird (weaker signal, so gets prime focus of dish), aligned the dish to 166 deg, with an elevation of 27 deg[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Looking at the receiver, its giving me a Level of 15%, very low, and Quality at 0. I tried doing a channel search, nothing, there is a symbol of a satellite with a red cross next to it constantly flashing, which means no satellite signal I presume! [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]There is a transponder list for each satellite, I have not amended these as I presume these are ok. The search goes through them all.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Actually no matter where I point the dish I get this reading, so I think I have the set up incorrect. [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]I’ve tried looking on the net for guidance but can’t find anything, and the user guide is useless can anyone help please? [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The setting to search for channels are selected below:[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Diseqc: None, switch SELECTED, [/size][/font][size=3][font=Times New Roman]Motor (Diseqc 1.2) NOT SELECTED[/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Select Astra Satellite:[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]C/KU Switch:[/b] None, 0V/12V, Toneburst. TONEBURST selected (not sure what this is)[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]LNB:[/b] U-LNB (9450, 10,600) – ties up with numbers on LNB box[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]C-LNB Freq[/b]: C Single Solu, C Norm LNBF, 5750. CNORM LNBF selected, might be wrong?[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]LNB Power:[/b] 0N Turning this off gives a level of 0%[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][b]Diseqc:[/b] Diseqc B[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Select Hotbird Satellite:[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]All same except, Diseqc: Diseqc A. Have changed the diseqc settings round too, no change.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Has anyone got any idea’s why I don’t seem to get started?[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Faulty LNB, faulty receiver? Incorrect settings. I wired up the F connectors correctly, so know its not that that[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and taken on board [/font][font=Wingdings][font=Wingdings]J[/font][/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Joe[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]PS this was done with me rigging a TV into the shed freezing me bits off for 6 hours![/size][/font] [/QUOTE]
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