Recent content by videogreg

The SC dish in his photo is a 60cm. I believe a 75 cm will work in BAJA, just not further south than Guadalahara. (So I've been told)

I have posted the newest programming guide and prices in .pdf form here: http://www.execulink.com/~dishprodirect/EngPrgGuide_East.pdf Note the $2.49 and $2.99 pick n pay are only the channels with the little red star beside them. Here is the latest channel list as well...

2 winters ago I received a number of calls from Canadian Snowbirds in Florida and RV'ers who could no longer receive Bell E*Vu channels and transponders any further south than the Florida/Georgia border due to footprint change and beam focus on 91 & 82. Most of them threw away their 18 and 24...

Regarding the activate PPV question: When activating a new customers receiver, SC asks the dealer/installer if they are activating the PPV today. If they say yes, then the CSR sends a "Hit" to the receiver (when they get off the phone) to tell the receiver to test the internal modem. If it...

If you have a StarChoice Quad LNB (square) it does not matter which ports you connect your coax to. Think of a quad as an LNB and 4x4 multiswitch built into one neat unit on the end of your dish. Any port is an output that can pick up Vertical or Horizontal feeds from either of the 2...

Yes could be taken out by all that Chinese Missle test debris floating around by then. So relax a little. There is a rumour amongst Telesat that the 72.5 location is temporary to hold the license they have on that slot. Once Nimiq 5 is tested and activated, they will move it into position...

The power button (Soft reset) or unplugging the unit from power should work to reset the unit. After a 505 or 530 is activated. Star Choice sends software updates to the receiver (usually at night) for up to a week after activation. The software they are assembled with is outdated and has some...

Star Choice is offering all customers a FREE preview of the SHOWCASE ACTION channel from January 18 - February 15th 2007. East subscribers CH. 611 West subscribers CH. 631

Elert to dealers of Star Choice on December 28th, 2006 INTRODUCING THE HIGH POWERED DSR317 From the outside, the DSR317 looks exactly like the DSR315 with identical hardware features: 5.1 Optical and Coax outputs, 2 RCA jacks, modem (for IPPV and caller ID), S-video, and the addition of a USB...

Oh yeah Forgot to mention staples through the cable anywhere....you may have stapled through the cable causing a short inside the coax or signal bleed reducing your signal strength at the receiver.

Check all of your exterior connectors for corrosion or any small slivers of ground wire inside touching the center conductor. Make sure you are using RG6 cable not RG59. Cable should be swept to at least 2.25 GHZ on the printing on the outside. Cable length from dish to receiver should be as...

As long as someone in the US is paying for their programming legitimately. There is no sanction or issue with a Star Choice receiver working in the US from the US standpoint. ExpressVu and Direct TV/Dishnetwork has an agreement in place to not support or allow ExpressVu in the US, as long as...

On channel 299 with a 505 receiver you will get a signal bar and signal strength on F1 and F2, but when pointed at F2 you do not get a picture. So, if you are pointed at F2, then you will find F1 by panning a hair to the left (from standing behind the dish) and Up 1 - 2 degrees of elevation...

I have experience here in Canada with installing SC commercial MDU's (Multi Dwelling Units) A few years ago....the incredibly smart engineering guru's at Star Choice HO made us terminate all open ports on every lnb, high frequency splitter and empty multiswitch port...........This caused...