When Shaw Direct previously used the Anik F1R satellite at 107.3 West, mapping of satellite receivers was normally done while tuned to channel 299 for the downloading and tuning process. This advice was modified to channel 252 for the DSR-600 receiver (if it had never been previously used) or channel 700 if it had been received directly from Shaw Direct. Mapping for channels on Anik F2 at 111.1 West and the XKu-Band Anik G1 at 107.3 West was done when Shaw Direct was contacted to activate the receiver, after first mapping Anik F1R only, with a satellite download.
This process has now changed, with direct signals available from Anik F2 (111.1 West) and Anik G1 (107.3 West). If one has a DSR-600 receiver that did not get remapped during last year's shuffle of channels, it now needs to be reset with current channel setup. My question is: what channel should one tune to for remapping download, and is it on Anik G1 or Anik F2? I was testing a customer's receiver in the above situation, and it had channel 299 still mapped into it, working directly from that channel's location. I went ahead and did a master reset, hoping to use one of the above three channels (299, 252 or 700) to do a basic remap. Had option of wiring a fixed dish with conventional 10750 Ku-band LNBF pointing at 111.1/F2, or an XKu system tested and working for both satellites (G1 and F2). None of these channels seem to work, no matter how I configure the receiver, doing an Options 1122 reset to select XKu or regular Ku-band LNBF format. I even plugged in a dish directly to F2 and hard wired it to the receiver. No luck on these channel numbers. Does anyone know of a recommended channel number to use for downloading updated maps at this point? Your help is much appreciated.
This process has now changed, with direct signals available from Anik F2 (111.1 West) and Anik G1 (107.3 West). If one has a DSR-600 receiver that did not get remapped during last year's shuffle of channels, it now needs to be reset with current channel setup. My question is: what channel should one tune to for remapping download, and is it on Anik G1 or Anik F2? I was testing a customer's receiver in the above situation, and it had channel 299 still mapped into it, working directly from that channel's location. I went ahead and did a master reset, hoping to use one of the above three channels (299, 252 or 700) to do a basic remap. Had option of wiring a fixed dish with conventional 10750 Ku-band LNBF pointing at 111.1/F2, or an XKu system tested and working for both satellites (G1 and F2). None of these channels seem to work, no matter how I configure the receiver, doing an Options 1122 reset to select XKu or regular Ku-band LNBF format. I even plugged in a dish directly to F2 and hard wired it to the receiver. No luck on these channel numbers. Does anyone know of a recommended channel number to use for downloading updated maps at this point? Your help is much appreciated.
