I have had this signal meter for a week and it seems to be just like my freesat v7. Even if there is a signal it will not show a signal until a blind scan is done. Is this normal or am i doing something wrong? It takes a very long time to get a signal. move the dish a little then wait 3 minutes for a blind scan then repeat.
I don't have one, but you should be able to manually enter an active transponder. That way you can locate the satellite and then do a blind scan, if you want to.
Look for information on manually entering a frequency/transponder in the manual. If not there, look through the menus and you should find something there.