Another Openbox S9 problem

[southofi-10]

Starts pixelating when watching history on 101.Check signal and it's jumping all over the place,going down to about 53 quality then back up to 78.
I then go to menu-dish settings,and the quality is back up(leveled off)-so then I exit,and watch for awhile until it starts doing it again.
This problem just started and is consostant.Seems like it's just on 101.
I'm using a stationary dish,duel output lnb,and 4X1 switch
I hooked up my coolsat,and it wouldn't even see it,so I put the s9 back.
Could this be a lnb issue??
I have the 110815 firmware in it.
Seems like there is always something wrong with these boxes.
There should be a lemon law for fta stbs,LOL

 

[Phottoman]

I haven't noticed this problem on my S9, but I wonder, since the coolsat couldn't even see the sat, is there ANY possibility that your dish has moved? Have you had much wind? Could ANYTHING/BODY bumped into the dish and thrown it off kilter?

Just wondering.

Photto

 

[southofi-10]

No - I use the same dish in my work shop,and the STB works fine.I have a fortec set up in there.
I plugged the s9 back in today,and no problem ( yet)
Not sure why the cs didn't see it.Could be the lnb settings.I had the switch setting right.
FYI-I'm using a duel output lnb.Was having the same problem on rtn 83 until I changed the lnb-also on 101.
So---I don't have an issue with 83 anymore-maybe because I don't watch it very often,LOL,but the 101 is showing the same problem as before the lnb change.
I've changed several switches as well.No problems on the other dishes.

 

[Gray1]

It seems to me that History has always had problems with their signal. Sometimes its good and sometimes its not. Been that way on my Merc II forever.

 

[southofi-10]

This is some sort of drop out problem.
It has only happened on the s9--never any other type box.

 

[chadg2]

just something to think about, I have a S9 and it started having problems holding and switching voltage to the lnbf. Used to have it as the primary receiver and couldn't get it to switch from H/V everytime. Slaved it off my 4dtv and use the 4d to switch polarity's and the openbox holds a signal lock everytime now. Trying to get warantee on this baby. Wish me luck.

 

[Lone Gunman]

OK so I just saw this and went and checked on my S9 with a 7.5 ft SAMI and a DMX-741S and I've got ROCK SOLID 73% Q on my S9 on 12060 H 26700? I'm running some old firmware from back in January, "I think"?

 

[stogie5150]

I have the same problem with mine, mine is a Sadoun Sathawk from when they first came out. I am beginning to think they build these things to have a limited life. Mine will not change polarities, either. I just got done putting a new multiswitch and all new diseqc switches in my system thinking that was the problem. From what I see here I ain't the only one...

 

[chadg2]

I changed everything out thinking it was something else. Now have my 4dtv changing polarity's. That has to change. Might replace it with a AZBox?

 

[macgod79]

Me too. I noticed it at night I can't get it to switch H to V transponders unless I switch it to a ku band sat them back. Day time it was working fine. I'm using a dmx 741 lnbf.

 

[chadg2]

same setup as you with the dmx 741 and mine does the same thing after being on Ku I can get it to work! Not happy about it, using my 4dtv as the switch right now and that is a pain. Getting something new, just don't know what yet.

 

[Bluztrvler]

Had a similar switching problem. Turned out to be a corroded connector in the line to the dish. Too much voltage drop in the line. Voltage at the lnb was too low to switch polarities.

 

[chadg2]

I got (2) different dishes, and the same at both. I usualls, other diseqc.