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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    Gabshere: Oh yeah!! I think I understand what you mean when you say that you "set up a satellite for each...." That explains why I have two 116.8 satellites set up on my Coolsat 5000 receiver. One of them was probably set up for C and the other for Ku.
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    I remember Iceberg also mentioning LO. What is LO and where do I set it? I don't recall seeing anything on the setup menu called LO.
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    I WAS being careless about plugging/unplugging the Diseqc switch with the power on, and will have to be more careful in the future . I tried what you said and I think I must have blown out both the Diseqc switch and the Ku LNB. 1) Going straight from the Ku LNB to the back of the CS5000 I...
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    Good so far. Thanks for the help. You guys are great! With your help, I figured out how to change the name of a satellite but I can't seem to delete one. I have two on my list at 116.8W, one has a name and the other is blank showing only the longitude. How do I delete one of those...
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    You mean connect it to a computer? I have only had this receiver for about 1 month and have never connected it to a computer and I'm not even sure where to start if I wanted to do that. If I could just do what I need using the remote only, that would be my preference.
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    OK. I have been using Blind Scan on the Coolsat 5000 Platinum and so far it seems to be working for each satellite, but I'm not sure if my settings are correct. Since I don't know how to add, delete, or rename satellites on this receiver I have to use the satellites that are already shown on...
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    What frequency for LNB and other numbers? Newbie here so please forgive my ignorance of this subject. I'm trying to scan for channels from a satellite, using C-band at the moment. If I want to scan channels from 89.0W (Galaxy 28), how do I know what the LNB frequency should be (currently says...
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    Need Coolsat 5000 Platinum help

    I downloaded what I thought was the manual for the Coolsat 5000 Platinum receiver from this list but it isn't really what I'm looking for. The file I downloaded was titled Coolsat 4k/5k/6k which doesn't seem to apply to my receiver, not even the pictures. I need to figure out how to ADD...
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    Curious about the number for each satellite?

    OK, so how would I find out which satellites I should be able to receive a decent signal from given my location and assuming no obstrucitons.
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    Curious about the number for each satellite?

    I get it Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! OK, I get it. That makes sense
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    Curious about the number for each satellite?

    I'm curious as to where the number for each satellite comes from, for example 129 degrees W for Galaxy 27. I understand that from my house, to point a BUD at Galaxy 27, the azimuth is 236.9 using true north and for magnetic north the azimuth is 242.2 degrees. For Galaxy 27, starting at 0...
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    Confused - Uniden UST-4500 and Coolsat 5000

    Well, not visually because the feedhorn is adjusted, I don't want to move it again, and it is mounted way up there pointing at the satellite. But, I do hear it turn every time for all channels. There were about 3 or 4 channels that polarity didn't work on but another 5 or 6 where it did. I...
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    Why do some satellite channels have no audio

    New to BUD stuff here. Yesterday I was moving my dish around to see what I can get with my C/Ku dish. I found a couple of channels (can't remember the satellite but I think it was G3) that were showing nice clear views of Fox news stuff but there was no audio. A couple of other channels...
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    Confused - Uniden UST-4500 and Coolsat 5000

    OK, I got the Corotor installed and had my wife read the signal strength numbers on the TV out loud while I adjusted the feedhorn (rotation and in/out) to maximum value. I could get up to about 95% signal strength. Once the Corotor was adjusted properly, I tuned in a vertically polarized...
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    Confused - Uniden UST-4500 and Coolsat 5000

    I removed the Corotor from the dish, brought it into the house, and connected DIRECTLY to the back of the Uniden analog tuner. The little antenna-like thing inside the Corotor rotates! It makes a distinct and clear whirring noise that I didn't hear when it was mounted on the dish, so I assume...