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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Supreme Dark Motor not moving?
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 967291" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Update:</p><p></p><p>Took the existing Supreme Dark Motor and the Rx over to the supplier this morning - and that motor was swapped for the simpler (and cheaper) Superior version and shown to work with my Rx!</p><p></p><p>Why you may ask?</p><p></p><p>Well it seems (and the guy said this over the phone yesterday) the Supreme version is maybe not so "supreme" after all as it seems to be "picky" as to which Rxs it will work with! That seems to include my little Icecrypt <u>AND some LINUX-based units</u> (although he did not say which ones). OTOH, he could not get the old unit to move E or W whilst connected to my Rx, and so I'm not entirely convinced as to whether it was faulty or not.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, got it home at lunchtime and I have now managed to get that motor set up (my first time for a USALS motor/dish combo) pretty well, and it tracks well from 30W to about 52E with Signal strength generally 75%+ and Signal quality generally >60%.</p><p></p><p>I can’t get it to go further West because I can’t seem to be able to programme the Rx to accept the longitude for any satellite that is West of 0 degrees - and 30 degrees is the furthest W that is already programmed in!</p><p></p><p>The Rx also has a few other "quirks" like when satellites have been set up for USALS control and you are scrolling through the list in the Set Up menus, the motor seems to be continually trying to follow you and is diving E & then W all the time - so I think the Rx is continually sending movement commands even when a specific satellite has not be chosen.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, I only bought the Icecrypt as a cheap (£60) / relatively simple "starter" machine to get a bit more familiar with "modern" receivers before I decide what if any more capable unit to buy, so it's problems are no big deal at this point in time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 967291, member: 176704"] Update: Took the existing Supreme Dark Motor and the Rx over to the supplier this morning - and that motor was swapped for the simpler (and cheaper) Superior version and shown to work with my Rx! Why you may ask? Well it seems (and the guy said this over the phone yesterday) the Supreme version is maybe not so "supreme" after all as it seems to be "picky" as to which Rxs it will work with! That seems to include my little Icecrypt [U]AND some LINUX-based units[/U] (although he did not say which ones). OTOH, he could not get the old unit to move E or W whilst connected to my Rx, and so I'm not entirely convinced as to whether it was faulty or not. Anyway, got it home at lunchtime and I have now managed to get that motor set up (my first time for a USALS motor/dish combo) pretty well, and it tracks well from 30W to about 52E with Signal strength generally 75%+ and Signal quality generally >60%. I can’t get it to go further West because I can’t seem to be able to programme the Rx to accept the longitude for any satellite that is West of 0 degrees - and 30 degrees is the furthest W that is already programmed in! The Rx also has a few other "quirks" like when satellites have been set up for USALS control and you are scrolling through the list in the Set Up menus, the motor seems to be continually trying to follow you and is diving E & then W all the time - so I think the Rx is continually sending movement commands even when a specific satellite has not be chosen. OTOH, I only bought the Icecrypt as a cheap (£60) / relatively simple "starter" machine to get a bit more familiar with "modern" receivers before I decide what if any more capable unit to buy, so it's problems are no big deal at this point in time. [/QUOTE]
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