The third of our openbox/birdview combinations is acting very odd. Stopped down to see it tonite. This is the faster motor version, but problem seems unrelated.
Openbox is not passing commands for position to the Motor control Box VBoxX. Vbox is, however able to efficiently move the dish to positions via remote commands (both manual and by preset) stops fine on programmed locations.
This is a dual C-band LNB setup, serving a DSR-410 for HITS and the C-band services on FTA via Openbox.
Running same software I have, loaded multiple times, but we have no diseqc communication from openbox to motor box, signal passes fine for reception WHEN IT WORKS. So what we seem to have is a lack of command issue from Openbox to V-box.
Problem 2 is that even when we have VERIFIED reception on the DSR-410 of good signal, and we bump the dish for fine tuning, the Openbox only intermittently displays the channels on that satellite (pets, cars, etc) and more often than not acts like it has no signal at all.
We believe we have a dying openbox. I checked for switching of LNB voltage, and I know it is capable of switching as we saw 14 and 20 volts under no load while changing channels. What I don't know is if it can lose its ability to properly switch between them or randomly stick on the wrong polarity causing no reception.
Any ideas would be helpful. I feel badly because this friend/FTA convert's first FTA experience is openbox. Sounds like its time to get on the "waiting list" for the new box we all want, but I'd like ideas on this, too.
Openbox is not passing commands for position to the Motor control Box VBoxX. Vbox is, however able to efficiently move the dish to positions via remote commands (both manual and by preset) stops fine on programmed locations.
This is a dual C-band LNB setup, serving a DSR-410 for HITS and the C-band services on FTA via Openbox.
Running same software I have, loaded multiple times, but we have no diseqc communication from openbox to motor box, signal passes fine for reception WHEN IT WORKS. So what we seem to have is a lack of command issue from Openbox to V-box.
Problem 2 is that even when we have VERIFIED reception on the DSR-410 of good signal, and we bump the dish for fine tuning, the Openbox only intermittently displays the channels on that satellite (pets, cars, etc) and more often than not acts like it has no signal at all.
We believe we have a dying openbox. I checked for switching of LNB voltage, and I know it is capable of switching as we saw 14 and 20 volts under no load while changing channels. What I don't know is if it can lose its ability to properly switch between them or randomly stick on the wrong polarity causing no reception.
Any ideas would be helpful. I feel badly because this friend/FTA convert's first FTA experience is openbox. Sounds like its time to get on the "waiting list" for the new box we all want, but I'd like ideas on this, too.