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    SonicView SV-4000 Freezing, unable to get EPG, normal?

    Thx for the insight as usual. I thought that since the failed scanning was only happening with two satellites, it must somehow be related to the satellite and not the receiver. My setup is good as it is and I am only getting weak signal and quality from G10R because it is in the extreme west end...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Update and confession: successfully self-installed, and paid to have it moved to roof Trying to get the guilt out with a good excuse. As explained above, I got the motorized 90cm dish installed and working nicely a few weeks ago. I was not getting some satellites like AMC3 that has good PBS...
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    SonicView SV-4000 Freezing, unable to get EPG, normal?

    I have bringing up more than one issue here, but they are all about SV-4000 I got an SV4000,90cm dish and a STAB HH-90 motor about 6 weeks ago and now that I have the entire system working nicely with new feeds and channels to daily, I Have a problem. My receiver has never been able to download...
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    80cm vs 90cm in Los Angeles area ?

    Is it possible to check with your HOA before you buy the dish or will that be suicidal as it might alert them of the fact? If checking with them is possible and not a bad idea, then I would suggest getting the biggest they will allow you to have. I have a 90cm in 71W, and I am glad I got it...
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    65% signal, no quality: Sonicview,90cm,StabHH90 in Boston - Please Help

    I managed to properly align the elevation and azimuth of my installation, and I am currently blind-scanning for FTA channels in clear. I am now able to get almost all the satellites and I currently have 900 channels (still blind-scanning after 500 minutes)
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Glad to say that my confidence kinda helped. I went out last evening, and found out that pulling the disk a little anti-clockwise made it rise a little, and move to the left. so I loosened the elevation and bumped it just a little (probably 35.6 as opposed to 35.4), I lost all the quality on...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Choice of Receiver. SoniceView 4000 or other I recently got a SonicView 4000 because it was touted to be flexible and easy for motorised systems (anything is easy once you install the dish and aim it right). I have noticed that although there are many free FTA channels, I may want to pay...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Killed it, but confidently tweaking again I went out yesterday to tweak my setup just a little more to get more quality in intelsat5, and I killed it, now I can't get quality on IA5. It got dark before I could finish but I am confident that I can get it working again (Wife approval is not an...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Got it working, I think, 6 satellites and counting Thanks for your advice, and I did not get to read your post in time, and the FTA hobby was eating into time that I normally dedicate to making extra money for my hobbies. I called around and most satellite techs shy away from anything that is...
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    65% signal, no quality: Sonicview,90cm,StabHH90 in Boston - Please Help

    USALS, at least in the STAB HH90 manual and the STAB website is meant to rotate the dish +-65 degrees from the origin. So depending on your location, if you try to point to a location that is more that the 65 degrees, it will not do anything. I am located at 71.7 W, and in the SV4K menu, if I...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    What am I doing wrong? Not getting more than one satellite stogie5150, even without USALS, are you able to manually move a second or subsequent satellite and immediately fall on a good signal and QUALITY? I just updated my SV4000 firmware and software just to make sure that the USALS issue is...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    I concur that Sonicview 4000 (at least at the moment), is not proving to be as good with USALS as the fella at the store said it would be. I have been able to get AMC4 at 60+ signal and 90% quality. I get all the channels on the list at...
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    Is it possible to setup USALS using a satellite that is 30 degrees away?

    Setup: Fortec 90cm, Sonicview 4000, Invacom Quard Location: 41.5 North, 71.7 W I have been trying to setup using (AMC6)-12143 V 2573 since it is at 72 degrees (almost due south from my location). I am able to get 90% signal strength, but the quality is still at 0% even when I try to tweak the...
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    65% signal, no quality: Sonicview,90cm,StabHH90 in Boston - Please Help

    I have a 38mm aluminium conduit pipe supporting the dish (90cm). After measuring again, I see that it is not 100% plumb all around cause the braces I am using are not holding it perfectly in line. I will go to home-depot today and fine a way to mount it with a system that can allow me to tweak...
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    Anyone configured SonicView 4000 with USALS? Please offer feedback

    I have been struggling with dish alignment, and it seems that I may be getting some success since I am able to capture one bird AMC4. This is not my due-south satellite, but once I have AMC6, I will try to use USALS to catch all the birds. I have not seems any information or feedback from...
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