Recent content by kevin-f

Apologies for slow response to the above (I'd set up a 'subscription' to the thread, so as to be notified when there were responses, but then the thread got moved - entirely reasonably - to this forum from the original one, and the subscription doesn't appear to come with it, so I didn't realise...

Analoguesat - those LNB settings are the ones that work (being used by the Echostar) ...

Mmm. Very reasonable requests for further information and suggestions for tests. Trouble is, the dish is on the roof of the building where I live, 2 floors up from me, and access requires going through the top floor flat, so that has to be arranged in advance ... which makes it tricky to...

It is such a pleasure to get a more informed response than those from Hauppage :) I gave them the same info from the Echostar, but they didn't mention changing the nova/wintv settings from the 'universal' defaults. The device setup for the nova within Wintv 7 has three initial options 1. None...

For info - problem remains unresolved ... Hauppage are now saying the nova must be faulty, but I'm not entirely convinced and have posted details in the 'computers' forum.

I'm trying to use a NOVA-S-USB2 to receive from a motorised dish - not to move it, just to receive from a single satellite, which their tech support assures me should work. Using my existing Echostar box, I point the dish at a test sat (astra 28.2E) and try a test channel (Al Jazeera Eng) to...

Crisbe - thank you so much for explaining that. Pity the guy from Hauppage isn't so helpful. Since he had said "that's not F-type, that's why it isn't working", having read your post I removed the push-on adapter, and was able to repeat the problem reproduction steps having eliminated the...

Not sure I follow - do you mean plug the cable, as shown, into the USB receiver? Because Hauppage support, having looked at just the same picture, say it's the wrong kind of connector ... Or do you mean I need to add some kind of adapter to the cable shown? If so, could you tell me exactly what...

I've been using an Echostar decoder for a while. It has a socket on the back marked 'LNB IN'. So does the nova-s-usb2 I'm now trying to use. And I can unplug the cable from the Echostar and plug it into the nova. But apparently it's not that simple ... Hauppage tell me (based on photo) that the...

Yes, 2 slots ... that could well be an issue. But do you think that with the USB CI module for the WinTV Nova HD card, there'd be the same question mark over softcam use? Thanks again.

Mmm - interesting feedback. Softcam might be a consideration, so perhaps I'll go for PC card option after all ... Thanks for the replies Kevin

I've gotten a bit further since posting the "DISeqC card for PC, motorised dish? (Noob, bear with me) " message a month ago (still quite a noob though :) ) ... I'm looking at getting either the TechniSat SkyStar HD 2 pc card plus TechniSat CI Adapter for SkyStar HD 2, or the TechniSat SkyStar...

Thank you both for those prompt and very helpful replies. I'll press on and with luck it will be plain sailing! Kevin.

I've been using an Echostar DSB 808 2Ci decoder with a motorised dish for the last 6 years or so. I'd like to set up a media centre PC and replace the Echostar with something that puts reception, recording, dish movement etc. under integrated software control. I get the impression I can get a...