Help setting up sg-2100, no manual

[Jasontherock]

I need some help setting up my sg-2100. I have no manual. Does anyone have a manual?

My true south is 82w, Long is 81.5, lat is 32.4 N. what should my dish ele be?

Is there a thread that lists the satallites that are in the arc for a motorized dish?

 

[Lak7]

Start here...
Satellite Look Angles Satellite Heading Calculator Azimuth Elevation Skew Tilt LNBF Latitude and Longitude values
Enter your location "32.4, -81.5" and select your motor from the Sat List, motors are at the bottom of the list.

Should come up with:
Motor Latitude: 32.4° do not use the Motor's Elevation scale
Declination Angle: 5.3°
Dish Elevation: 25°
Elevation: 52.3°
Azimuth (true): 180.0°
Azimuth (mag.): 186.2° using Compass
LNB Skew: 0.0°

Dish Skew: 90.0°

Only need stuff in Bold.

What LNB and receiver are you using?

 

[GreatFTA]

I need some help setting up my sg-2100. I have no manual. Does anyone have a manual?

My true south is 82w, Long is 81.5, lat is 32.4 N. what should my dish ele be?

Is there a thread that lists the satallites that are in the arc for a motorized dish?

Jason, check the FTA manuals section to get the manual in PDF.

 

[GreatFTA]

Hmmmm... no manual on the SG2100 there...
Jason, go to this site:
http://www.dmsiusa.com/documents/Manual SG2100 New1.pdf
Download it, put it in a folder in your hard drive, and print it out. Hope this help!

 

[Jasontherock]

Lak7, Thanks, that was exactly what I needed. I think my dish ele might be 2 degrees off and I still am not sure my dish is pointed due south but I am working on it.

It is my understanding that not all satellite are in the motorized arc. I was wondering if there was a thread that could tell me which ones are and which ones arent. Jason

 

[Lak7]

Dishes are know to be Off a few deg.
As far as I know, all Active "TV" Sats are in "the" Arc.
Anything specific?

 

[Jasontherock]

Please dont laugh yourself into an asthma attack but I have been having difficulty finding 129 for white springs. Funny thing is, I have put dishnetwork up professionally for 4 years. I have spent about six hours working on pointing 129 and have verified it with my circular lnbf and a dishnetwork reciever but still couldnt get it. Your help today did help me get white springs as it just popped in with a blind scan. Believe it or not I have had that motor sitting outside where I had ripped it off the pole for about a year maybe a year and a half. Spent weeks trying to get the thing to turn. It was my original attempt at FTA. Turns out I didnt know hot switching would ruin a recievers ability to use a switch or motor. My bad. But its working now. Just going to start scanning sats. Thanks, once again. Jason

 

[Lak7]

Glad you got it going!

 

[Jasontherock]

Well it was working last night fine. Sucessfully scanned in several satellites. Now it seems that the motor might have slipped. Ever hear of that?

 

[Lak7]

Yes, the wind will catch mine sometimes, pushes it just enough. I'm always afraid of over-tighnening the bolts.
Have it go to you South Sat, see if you still have Signal.
Try to visually check that it's at Zero.

 

[Jasontherock]

Man, you must be a satguys junkie! Boy am I glad. Didnt expect to hear back from you untill tonight. I will check it right now and get back to you in a few.

 

[Lak7]

Just "working"

 

[Jasontherock]

I dont think it was the motor. I bent the dish back to the direction I thought it should go and its recieving again. I think I will reinforce polar plate somehow. Thanks, Jason

 

[Jasontherock]

Have fun at work...

 

[Lak7]

What Dish are yo using?

Read this about Backlash....
www.dmsiusa.com/documents/Backlash%20Adjustment.pdf

"Eyeball" the Rim of the Dish to see if it is warped.

 

[14karat]

Speaking of wind... it was giving the 10' dish a go last night... Was just barely holding Ku on 123... but it WAS holding!

 

[Jasontherock]

Samsonite 30", its not warped. I have to straiten wildblue dishes everyday. However I have figured out that it is 2 degrees off. pointed at 123 with motor and getting strong 121. so maybe the motor slipped a little? I dont know. any ideas?

 

[Jasontherock]

Pole is down with 100 lbs concrete for months now and its sch40 & plumb.

 

[Jasontherock]

thanks for the backlash info. Right now its stable, no wobble. Now how to fix the motor once its 2 degrees off?

 

[Lak7]

Let USALS drive the Dish to 123 and adjust motor mount to best Q, and tighten up.
Then use a Marker / Paint to mark it's position, if it moves again you'll have something to reference to.