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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 57334" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I'm a newbie at this too, having bought the same kit as you at Lidl last week. I've had a little more sucess though, so here's what I advise.</p><p></p><p>First of all, take the motor out of the equation. I have found that the meter doesn't work properly if the motor is connected (and you must connect the meter the right way around - lnb left, receiver right). Just connect the lnb and the meter to the receiver. Then set the meter to maximum and move the dish by hand to try and find a strong satellite like astra or hotbird. A millimeter or two in any direction makes a big difference. Every time you get five lights on the meter, reduce it down to 3 and keep adjusting the dish until you get some quality reading. Then flick through the channels to see if any have a picture.</p><p></p><p>The 75% strength reading seems to be meaningless. I get that even when pointing at the ground. Ignore it and concentrate on the meter and the quality reading.</p><p></p><p>This will prove whether your dish, receiver and LNB work ok. As for the motor, I've spent every night after work fiddling with mine until well past midnight. I did get it pretty much there in the end and it's worth persevering.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck.</p><p></p><p>Phil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 57334, member: 182734"] Hi, I'm a newbie at this too, having bought the same kit as you at Lidl last week. I've had a little more sucess though, so here's what I advise. First of all, take the motor out of the equation. I have found that the meter doesn't work properly if the motor is connected (and you must connect the meter the right way around - lnb left, receiver right). Just connect the lnb and the meter to the receiver. Then set the meter to maximum and move the dish by hand to try and find a strong satellite like astra or hotbird. A millimeter or two in any direction makes a big difference. Every time you get five lights on the meter, reduce it down to 3 and keep adjusting the dish until you get some quality reading. Then flick through the channels to see if any have a picture. The 75% strength reading seems to be meaningless. I get that even when pointing at the ground. Ignore it and concentrate on the meter and the quality reading. This will prove whether your dish, receiver and LNB work ok. As for the motor, I've spent every night after work fiddling with mine until well past midnight. I did get it pretty much there in the end and it's worth persevering. Good Luck. Phil. [/QUOTE]
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