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11-08-2009, 08:35 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2009 Location: south carolina
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| | says rang overflow what that mean tried playing move dish was on amc4 getin history bio dish most have moved to center I guess know getting stamax5 I think rtpi america on screen. Ok trin this on a viewsat ultra 2000(no not ex hacker got in garage sale.If ya been reading on here i can,t get dish to move.Yes has power to it as just said above it most have moved to center.I have long and lat in usal that how it moved. know it keeps coming up saying range overflow what is that and how do I fix my  lat is 34n long 81 is there a + or minus to this when I look up it does have a - next to 81 receiver just say n/or S e/or w thanks for any help If I can,t get to move guess back on roof and find amc4 again so I get history and bio .Thanks for any help Rob
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11-08-2009, 09:08 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Jun 24th, 2006 Location: Lovely Holland, Mi
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You're in the right area of the receiver. Range Overflow, or Out of Range, usually mean that the USALS parameter are not correct, OR the satellite you are setting up is beyond the range of USALS calculation abilities. It should be -81 deg, or 81 W longitude.
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11-08-2009, 09:15 AM
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so can you give me a hint how to set up in usal
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11-08-2009, 09:22 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Jun 24th, 2006 Location: Lovely Holland, Mi
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I don't have your receiver, so I can't be specific. Try moving your cursor to the longitude area, and then try a right arrow, or down arrow to change from + to - . Other than that , maybe someone with the same receiver will chime in.
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11-08-2009, 10:31 AM
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11-08-2009, 10:55 AM
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just make sure the longitude is set for W. Some receivers are defaulted to E for some reason (my Coolsat 8000 did that)...Usually to change to W move the cursor on the receiver over to where it says "E" and hit "OK".,..that should turn it to W
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11-08-2009, 11:25 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Apr 26th, 2006 Location: 40 mi NW of Omaha, NE OMAHA?
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Originally Posted by Iceberg just make sure the longitude is set for W. Some receivers are defaulted to E for some reason (my Coolsat 8000 did that)...Usually to change to W move the cursor on the receiver over to where it says "E" and hit "OK".,..that should turn it to W | Here are some notes that are specific to a Coolsat receiver such as the Coolsat 5000. They may not apply to other receivers, but you might keep the information in mind just in case you can apply it to your receiver, too.
I have observed that, if you are adding a brand new satellite that is not in the existing list, you might have to have a valid TP entered for that satellite before it will allow you to change the default E to W.
There is another method to get around this that is quite easy. Subtract the satellite position from 360 and enter that number as an Eastern coordinate and it will automatically change to the proper Western coordinate.
i.e. The sat to be added is 93.0W (360 - 93 = 267) Enter 267.0 E and it will automatically change to 93.0 W.
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11-08-2009, 11:43 AM
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have tried the change of east to west will try yours radar maybe it will work :0)
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