2-CS8000, One remote, a little tape ! :)

[brentb636]

Just got my 2d Coolsat 8000, since I really like it's USALS motor control, and ability to "bump" the dish easily to max the Q. It turns out that with a little electrical tape across the lower third of the remote "window" , the aperture is effective narrowed so that both units ( about 5 ft apart vertically) can be controlled by the single remote.
Now I have both motorized running off the 8000's, with a bevy of other stb's backing them up.
Always a good day when you get a new toy !

 

[Mr Tony]

cool. Kinda shocked you have 2 8000's? The 8000 is OK but does have some bugs

 

[brentb636]

cool. Kinda shocked you have 2 8000's? The 8000 is OK but does have some bugs

Worst BUG of all is lack of a channel editor. Leaves me in a lurch, having to use the remote for everything, but all in all, I like it's motor control for fine tuning a dish much better than the AZbox or Vantage ( which I sold, to get money for a Sathawk soon ) . I use it's manual scan function a lot on feeds, which is much faster than entering the stuff into the AZbox.
1. Lacks blindscan
2. No 4:2:2
3. No Channel Editor

BUT- Going for under $100 on ebay.

 

[Mr Tony]

I use it's manual scan function a lot on feeds, which is much faster than entering the stuff into the AZbox.

that was the best part of that receiver. One sat for "feeds" and just manually enter them

 

[brentb636]

Mostly ALL I WATCH is feeds, ( though , at the moment, I'm watching OETA HD while reading a book).