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    Saving receiver setup information?

    I've programmed a lot of TP settings in my receiver, and I am wondering if there is a way to get information from the receiver transferred to a PC for backup purposes (so I can then move it back to the receiver if that would ever need to be reset). I have a DB9 female serial connection on the...
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    MPEG artifacts?

    I have finally completed the setup of my system, and have been watching FTA for a couple of days now. One thing I noticed is what I think are 'MPEG artifacts', i.e. with rapidly moving images I can see the image being updated in small square blocks of pixels. I didn't notice any of this when I...
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    Motor Degrees

    When I setup my SG2100 motor, I found that the angle markings on the motor are indeed 'approximate' - see attached image that shows the relation between the azimuth angle of the satellites I set up and the angle marking on the motor. Basically you can use the angle marking to get the dish 'in...
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    DiSEq limit setup on receiver - confused...

    Peter, thx for the reply. I wasn't going to use this function anyway, until I found that the Position button on the remote doesn't allow me to fine-tune into a channel unless I have set the limits for the satellite in question. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to live without that ;) Chris.
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    DiSEq limit setup on receiver - confused...

    On my receiver, in the Antenna Setup menu, there's a function for 'Limit Setup' that allows you to set the East and West limits for the motor. I'm confused how this works. Here's what happened: - I added a new satellite, and did not set up any limits - I went to channel search, moved the dish...
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    Anything on Anik F1/F2?

    I found Satmex5 and G10R tonight! Turned out I didn't have my SG2100 motor aligned correctly to true South, causing it to point the dish too low for these 2 satellites. Redid the true South alignment, and found them without problem. Thanks Peter! The only ones I would now like to find are...
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    Dish mounting question (roof)

    Awesome! Exactly what I need!! Thanks!! :) Chris.
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    Dish mounting question (roof)

    Getting ready to put the dish on the roof, and I realize I'll have another problem: Since the roof is sloped and I need to put the dish on the back side of the house, it'll be pointing towards the rooftop. Also, the SG2100 motor lowers the dish on the standard mount. As a result I need a...
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    Anything on Anik F1/F2?

    For SatMex5 and G10R, can you give a couple of freq/pol/SR that are likely to be active tomorrow evening? I'll be continuing my search then. Thanks! Chris.
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    Anything on Anik F1/F2?

    I'm setting up my system (30" Ku dish with SG2100), and have found most of the satellites between 74 W and 103 W. I'm now trying to go more West, but am having trouble finding anything (I'm at 84W, so the elevation angles get quite a bit smaller as I move more to the West). Are there any active...
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    SG2100 question

    The scale from -80 to +80 on the SG2100, does that have any relation to Azimuth degrees? E.g. Azimuth 180 is due South, i.e. 0 on the SG2100 scale. Basically, I'm wondering if e.g. Azimuth 210 would correspond to +30 on the SG2100 scale? Thx, Chris.
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    Satellite setup & transponders

    I installed my SG2100 this afternoon & started searching for a couple of satellites - I have IA5/6, AMC3/4/6 so far, all with very good quality reception. I have a couple of questions though: 1) for satellites that are not in the receiver (e.g. Galaxy10R), I'll have to add it myself. But...
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    more detailed equipment questions

    Ac-3 Oh, about the Coship CDVB5300B - it does have both S-Video and AC-3 after all. The AC-3 is an optical digital out connection (aka. SPDIF or TosLink). So the doc is right after all :)
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    Installation problems... who can help?

    Hooray!!! Hooray!! I found IA-5 tonight! Actually, it was my wife who helped me find it! I'm almost too ashamed to tell the story, but here goes anyway... - there's a morale to the story... I had setup the test system in my garage, facing out to the sky. I'd tried about everything I could...
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    Fortec 5600 v2

    If the RCA connections (yellow/white/red) don't work, the scart won't work either. Both are outputting the same signal (PAL in this case). The original poster mentioned that the RCA connections don't work. What is the problem: no image at all, or a rolling image, or something else? If no...
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    Installation problems... who can help?

    Lnbf On the Coship, there are 3 options for LNBF: 1) Normal 2) Univ. 3) LNBF If I select LNBF, the LO frequencies are fixed to 5150/5750 I believe - I can't change them If I select Univ, it fixes the LO frequencies to 9750/10600 - I can't change them If I select Normal, it puts the LO...
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    Installation problems... who can help?

    no luck so far... I actually had 10750 for LNB freq1 and LNB freq2 - typo in my first message. However, no luck so far... :( Basically the quality bar hardly changes at all if I start moving the dish around (I've tried small steps to the left and to the right, and also with a slightly higher...
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    Installation problems... who can help?

    Hi guys, I just tried my very first installation... Dish is set up for IA-5 (97W). I'm at N34.12 & W84.19. Calculated Azimuth (magnetic north) to be 206 degrees, and Elevation = 48 degrees. Satellite finder SF-95 shows signal around 90. Using ASC322 standard LNBF (LO Freq 10750). Set up...
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    LNBF questions + grounding questions

    I have a couple more questions regarding Ku LNBF: - if an LNBF description shows it's 'dual polarization', what is that? Benefits? - for a single dish and a single receiver, i do not need a dual LNBF, correct? - 'universal' vs. 'standard' LNBF: doesn't really matter in the US, correct...
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    Can I share existing Dish Network RG6 cable with FTA dish/receiver?

    Can I share an existing Dish Network RG6 cable connection with a new FTA dish/receiver setup? I currently have 2 Dish Network dishes, one with dual LNB, the other with a single LNB (I'm getting their satellite signals from 61.5, 110 and 119). They all go into 1 RG6 cable to the receiver. If...
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    more detailed equipment questions

    Ac-3 Thanks for checking!! Bummer about the Coship not having AC3 (so far for spec sheets...) :( Looks like I'll have to investigate the Fortec 5100 Ultra in more detail... Thx, Chris.
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    more detailed equipment questions

    Coship specs Coship specs are inconsistent - in the top part it says 'Reserved AC3 Digital Audio output', however in the list of back panel connections, it doesn't show any digital audio output. :confused:
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    more detailed equipment questions

    Thanks for the help so far! I've done a lot of reading, and of course the more I read the more questions I have... :confused: So here goes: 1) do I need USALS or is DiseQ1.2 enough? If it's optional, what does it offer extra? I'll be going for a SG2100 motor. 2) what is the difference...
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    newbie - basic equipment question

    I originally started my question on the General Discussion forum: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=41115 Thanks guys for your very quick responses and for pointing me to this FTA discussion forum, I hadn't noticed it! Yep, I can't live without my BVN channel! So, I now...
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