Follow Us On TWITTER | NEW LOOK | PDA MODE
Those listed below are our PROUD SatelliteGuys GOLD Sponsors!
Applied Instruments DishStore.NET

» Advertising
Register Today and many of these ads go away!


Welcome to SatelliteGuys.US - America's Most Popular Satellite Information Forum!!

You are currently viewing our forums as a guest which gives you limited access. By joining our free community you will have access to post & reply messages in our forum, play in our fun arcade and communicate privately with other members as well as enjoy many other members only features.

Also as a registered member you will also see much less advertising!

Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Go Back   SatelliteGuys.US > Signals From The Sky > Free To Air (FTA) Discussion > C-BAND Satellite Discussion
Sponsored Links

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 11-19-2009, 02:41 PM
SatelliteGuys Newbie
 
Join Date: Sep 26th, 2006
Posts: 2
star track 400

Sponsored Links
Found a star track 400 at a flea market with the upper & lower limits already set. I need to change the limits & was wondering if anyone knew how to do this.
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 11-19-2009, 03:24 PM
turbosat's Avatar
SatelliteGuys Guru
 
Join Date: Dec 26th, 2006
Location: Oneonta,AL
Posts: 5,249
Does it have a remote? If not, there should be a reset switch, or maybe 2 on the back of it.
Look for little recessed switchs, maybe the type you have to use a matchstick or something to push. If it's not in the menu on-screen and not on the back of the receiver, I'm stumped.
__________________
Icon 550, on .90M primestar DG380 motor.10'Sami+GI650 for c-band.
Merc2 now on 1m primestar-polar mount backup system.
*New Avatar-Sign of Spring-Possums return from Capistrano.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 11-20-2009, 12:39 PM
ebo ebo is offline
SatelliteGuys Freshman
 
Join Date: Jan 30th, 2009
Location: central missouri
Posts: 14
This receiver does not have any buttons on the front. I have a similar model (600 or 800) that I don't use. You will have to have a remote.
Here's a link with more info:
Star Trak 400 (TC 700)
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 11-20-2009, 03:52 PM
osu1991's Avatar
SatelliteGuys Junkie
 
Join Date: Sep 4th, 2004
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,347
I forget which model I have. I have the manual I think for a Star Trak 800. Another member pm'd me for a copy a few months ago and I have had everything in storage since mid July when I sold my house. Just closed on a new house yesterday, and am hoping to get things out and start moving by jan 1. I have not forgotten and will scan the manual and post it as soon as I get it and the receiver out of storage. I think you do have to have the remote though and mine had a key for the back of the receiver to put it into programming mode.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 11-20-2009, 03:59 PM
MrFTAMan's Avatar
SatelliteGuys Senior
 
Join Date: Aug 14th, 2006
Location: Mississippi Delta
Posts: 884
It's funny you got the Star Trak 400.
The reason I say this is that when I got the US Electonics ORB 5000 receiver I had to go online to learn how to program. My receiver is the same way your receiver is, with no buttons on the receiver to control anything. Everything is by remote control. The remote you have will program my receiver as well. If I lose my remote, I will have to find a Star Trak 400 remote, or I will be up the creek with no paddle.
Apparently, the receivers are made by the same manufacturer.
I use my receiver to set up my arc tracking. It is a great receiver.
__________________
System 1: Pansat 2700a with a Moteck SG2100 HH motor drive and a Invacom universal .3 LNB mounted on a Primestar 1.2 meter dish. Also using a Primestar .75 meter with a .8 Channel Master LNB to receive AMC 3 channels (this is because of obstruction in its path!)
Using Extigy External soundcard to encode AC 3 audio.
System 2: Pansat 2000v as a slave receiver on the 4DTV GI 920 system that consists of a 1985 8 foot solid dish with a Cotorola II feed horn and 15 degree LNB. For C Band FTA use.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 11-20-2009, 04:08 PM
MrFTAMan's Avatar
SatelliteGuys Senior
 
Join Date: Aug 14th, 2006
Location: Mississippi Delta
Posts: 884
Quote:
Originally Posted by osu1991 View Post
I forget which model I have. I have the manual I think for a Star Trak 800. Another member pm'd me for a copy a few months ago and I have had everything in storage since mid July when I sold my house. Just closed on a new house yesterday, and am hoping to get things out and start moving by jan 1. I have not forgotten and will scan the manual and post it as soon as I get it and the receiver out of storage. I think you do have to have the remote though and mine had a key for the back of the receiver to put it into programming mode.
My ORB 5000 has a switch on the back that allows me to program the receiver by the remote. It is not hard to program. The remote I have is hard to use since it has been used so much. I wonder if I get one of those smart remotes to use. You know, the kind of remote that you could program from the old remote.
__________________
System 1: Pansat 2700a with a Moteck SG2100 HH motor drive and a Invacom universal .3 LNB mounted on a Primestar 1.2 meter dish. Also using a Primestar .75 meter with a .8 Channel Master LNB to receive AMC 3 channels (this is because of obstruction in its path!)
Using Extigy External soundcard to encode AC 3 audio.
System 2: Pansat 2000v as a slave receiver on the 4DTV GI 920 system that consists of a 1985 8 foot solid dish with a Cotorola II feed horn and 15 degree LNB. For C Band FTA use.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 11-21-2009, 12:02 PM
SatelliteGuys Newbie
Topic Starter
 
Join Date: Sep 26th, 2006
Posts: 2
yes I have the remote too..will play around with it..thanks for all the replies guys
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 11-21-2009, 07:42 PM
MrFTAMan's Avatar
SatelliteGuys Senior
 
Join Date: Aug 14th, 2006
Location: Mississippi Delta
Posts: 884
I used my ORB 5000 to track the arc, so at this point I haven't check the west and east limits, Wizit. I am hoping that I won't have to do the limits. I only went to G1 at the west and to 72 degrees to whatever satellite that is.
I have some satellite ribbon coming to me soon, so I will know more what this receiver settings concerning the limits are, as soon I get that cable.
I will let you know how to set the limits on your Star Trak 400, since your and mine are about the same kind of receivers. If the weather is ok tomorrow, I may go out side with the ORB 5000 and TV and just search the arc... I will monkey with the limits then.
I reckon I may be using the 5000 to operate the arm instead of the V Box. I have been hearing some crappy things about this positioner. Bought it two years ago and only played with it for a few minutes with my traxis 3500.
At least I won't have to worry about running polarity wires since this receiver does that with the 13/18 volt.
__________________
System 1: Pansat 2700a with a Moteck SG2100 HH motor drive and a Invacom universal .3 LNB mounted on a Primestar 1.2 meter dish. Also using a Primestar .75 meter with a .8 Channel Master LNB to receive AMC 3 channels (this is because of obstruction in its path!)
Using Extigy External soundcard to encode AC 3 audio.
System 2: Pansat 2000v as a slave receiver on the 4DTV GI 920 system that consists of a 1985 8 foot solid dish with a Cotorola II feed horn and 15 degree LNB. For C Band FTA use.

Last edited by MrFTAMan; 11-21-2009 at 07:53 PM.
Reply With Quote
Reply

  SatelliteGuys.US > Signals From The Sky > Free To Air (FTA) Discussion > C-BAND Satellite Discussion

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links

Search Google


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:17 AM.


Get SatelliteGuys News Flashes on

SatelliteGuys.US is Proud to be relaxed home of the DirecTV Cutting Edge (CE) Program.
SatelliteGuys.US is also a PROUD SPONSOR of the Newington Little League - Newington, Connecticut
SatelliteGuys.US is not affiliated with any cable or satellite television company
The opinions expressed here at SatelliteGuys.US are those of our members and may not reflect the opinions of our staff, our sponsors, or any Satellite/Cable Company.

All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
The SatelliteGuys Logo and the "G Satellite" Icon are Trademarks of SatelliteGuys Incorporated

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.0 RC2
Copyright 2003 - 2010 SatelliteGuys Incorporated - All Rights Reserved
Page generated in 0.17586 seconds with 13 queries