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First of all I'd like to thank all the kind folks around here that have gotten me to where I am in getting into the world of FTA, your patient and generous guidance have been invaluable thusfar. I recently purchased a Visionsat from SatAv and couldn't be happier with it, with your help I had it slaved to my old C-band analog/BUD rig and operational in a couple of hours (and about 1.75 hours of that was due to my ignorance 
)! I have successfully located and scanned all my viewable C-band satellites from The List and would like to quiz the braintrust here on some things I haven't been able to find by searching the forum.
1.) I can't find any information on "teaching" my Visionsat remote to operate my TV, VCR or DVD player. There is a list of remote codes in the Users Manual but the instructions are for a different remote than is now being shipped with this receiver, if they will work with my remote I am just not understanding them. I would like it to control my TV and have one less remote, at least. I spoke with a CSR at SatAV and it seems there is no new instructions for this remote.
2.) What is the purpose of the different Search Modes (Auto, Blind, Manual, & Advanced)? So far I have just used Blind to scan, assume the other modes are to filter the search results but am not sure when you would want to use each.
3.) Search Types ("All Services", "FTA Only" & "TV Only"). Does an FTA Only search ignore the scrambled channels possibly?
Please bear in mind that these questions come from someone that couldn't even spell "FTA" about a month ago, and I'm sure I'll have more, thanks again.
)! I have successfully located and scanned all my viewable C-band satellites from The List and would like to quiz the braintrust here on some things I haven't been able to find by searching the forum. 1.) I can't find any information on "teaching" my Visionsat remote to operate my TV, VCR or DVD player. There is a list of remote codes in the Users Manual but the instructions are for a different remote than is now being shipped with this receiver, if they will work with my remote I am just not understanding them. I would like it to control my TV and have one less remote, at least. I spoke with a CSR at SatAV and it seems there is no new instructions for this remote.
2.) What is the purpose of the different Search Modes (Auto, Blind, Manual, & Advanced)? So far I have just used Blind to scan, assume the other modes are to filter the search results but am not sure when you would want to use each.
3.) Search Types ("All Services", "FTA Only" & "TV Only"). Does an FTA Only search ignore the scrambled channels possibly?
Please bear in mind that these questions come from someone that couldn't even spell "FTA" about a month ago, and I'm sure I'll have more, thanks again.
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Last Friday morning my receiver kept trying to go to standby over and over for some reason. I turned off the power switch on the back, waited, then turned it back on, instead of going to standby it would go to "On" (with picture & audio) for about 15 seconds, then go back into the standby loop. Tried unhooking all power, LNB, video and audio cables....no help. I finally fixed it before we left for the weekend by turning it on, and in the 15 seconds before it tried to jump back to the standby loop I went into the Menu and changed my Timer Manager (I had it set to turn itself off every night at 1:00 AM a week or so ago) to the default setting. Not sure if the Timer change cured it...or just the act of going into the Menu alone did it but it's back to normal now. Hope this helps someone if they experience the same deal.
Thanks Iceberg, I'll get one ordered and give it a shot. That should allow me to listen to Documentary Channel and BBC NA...plus the PBS stuff when I get Ku-enabled. Is it very common for feeds to use AC-3?
Looks like the Y-adapter is going to cost almost as much as the Voom unit (without shipping).
Looks like the Y-adapter is going to cost almost as much as the Voom unit (without shipping).
Last Friday morning my receiver kept trying to go to standby over and over for some reason. I turned off the power switch on the back, waited, then turned it back on, instead of going to standby it would go to "On" (with picture & audio) for about 15 seconds, then go back into the standby loop. Tried unhooking all power, LNB, video and audio cables....no help. I finally fixed it before we left for the weekend by turning it on, and in the 15 seconds before it tried to jump back to the standby loop I went into the Menu and changed my Timer Manager (I had it set to turn itself off every night at 1:00 AM a week or so ago) to the default setting. Not sure if the Timer change cured it...or just the act of going into the Menu alone did it but it's back to normal now. Hope this helps someone if they experience the same deal.
I had this same problem again this morning, the Visionsat was stuck in an infinite loop, going from off to on, then instantly to standby, then off, etc........ This time I was not even able to get to the menus long enough to change anything. I powered down, unplugged, removed all cables several times...same thing. Finally I powered down and inserted the USB stick and that stopped the loop, tried to reload the V1.45 (over the existing 1.45) and then the channel info that I had stored after I rescanned all the sats last time this happened, but it would try to go to standby before it loaded. I continued doing this and got it working again, but I honestly don't know how or why.
I should mention that again I had set the Timer to shut off the unit Daily @ 1:00 AM, I did not have it set to "Wake Up", I always just turn it on manually with the remote. Now that I have it going again I will NOT set the Timer to shut it down Daily, looks like it's been about 4 weeks since this happened last time so I'll see what happens. I have literally made no changes to this unit since the last time I had this problem, just normal everyday use, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas I'd really appreciate them.
I'd chalk this up to my own ignorance if I'd been messing with settings or something but this is the second time it's happened just out of the blue and I'm suspecting it's the hardware, not the meatware.
Couple more Visionsat-related questions for the group:
1.) When I press the "Info" button it brings up a display that says:
SID : 0x0004/ TSID : 0x00001/ ONID : 0x1111
99.0 W GALAXY 16C : FEC 3/4
This is the info for NBC on the Carribean mux. I'm guessing the top line above is pid info, but I don't understand the format of the letters or the numbers, can anyone explain it to me?
2.) Most of the time when I am changing channels on Ku sats, I will go to a channel (which I know I can recieve) and get "No Signal" or "Service Error".
If I hit the TV/Radio button twice and come back to the tv signal the picture usually pops right on the screen and I can view it, no problem. I don't ever remember having this problem on any of my c-band channels. This problem does seem somewhat related to signal strength, it's more likely to happen on weaker tps, but it sometimes happens on the stronger tps. Not a big deal, just annoying, and I know it didn't do this when I first set this system up.
All thoughts appreciated!
1.) When I press the "Info" button it brings up a display that says:
SID : 0x0004/ TSID : 0x00001/ ONID : 0x1111
99.0 W GALAXY 16C : FEC 3/4
This is the info for NBC on the Carribean mux. I'm guessing the top line above is pid info, but I don't understand the format of the letters or the numbers, can anyone explain it to me?
2.) Most of the time when I am changing channels on Ku sats, I will go to a channel (which I know I can recieve) and get "No Signal" or "Service Error".
If I hit the TV/Radio button twice and come back to the tv signal the picture usually pops right on the screen and I can view it, no problem. I don't ever remember having this problem on any of my c-band channels. This problem does seem somewhat related to signal strength, it's more likely to happen on weaker tps, but it sometimes happens on the stronger tps. Not a big deal, just annoying, and I know it didn't do this when I first set this system up.
All thoughts appreciated!
R
Hi,
I am having the same problem where the visionsat receiver gets stuck in the infinite loop of trying to restart and going to standby mode. Just wondering if you ever figured out how to fix this problem?
/RV
I am having the same problem where the visionsat receiver gets stuck in the infinite loop of trying to restart and going to standby mode. Just wondering if you ever figured out how to fix this problem?
/RV
I had this same problem again this morning, the Visionsat was stuck in an infinite loop, going from off to on, then instantly to standby, then off, etc........ This time I was not even able to get to the menus long enough to change anything. I powered down, unplugged, removed all cables several times...same thing. Finally I powered down and inserted the USB stick and that stopped the loop, tried to reload the V1.45 (over the existing 1.45) and then the channel info that I had stored after I rescanned all the sats last time this happened, but it would try to go to standby before it loaded. I continued doing this and got it working again, but I honestly don't know how or why.
I should mention that again I had set the Timer to shut off the unit Daily @ 1:00 AM, I did not have it set to "Wake Up", I always just turn it on manually with the remote. Now that I have it going again I will NOT set the Timer to shut it down Daily, looks like it's been about 4 weeks since this happened last time so I'll see what happens. I have literally made no changes to this unit since the last time I had this problem, just normal everyday use, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas I'd really appreciate them.
I'd chalk this up to my own ignorance if I'd been messing with settings or something but this is the second time it's happened just out of the blue and I'm suspecting it's the hardware, not the meatware.
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Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
www.usgs.gov
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Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
Monitoring Data for Kīlauea
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.
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Oh boy, I can't wait!
'Rockford Files' Reboot Gets NBC Pilot Order
I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.
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I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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