SATHAWK 4000

[red hazard]

I posted this over in the installer forum but there's not much activity there. I need to get 129 for the new HD channels and therefore need to get my meter working again:

I used to occassionally help out a full time installer. I have a SATHAWK 4000 that I have not used in at least a couple years that I charged fully (only took an hour) and then turned on. It has been stuck on "Initialsing..." (sic) for over an hour now. Should I turn it off and then back on or just wait?

Also, I need to download the latest firmware. I have done this before but doubt it is current. Is there anything special I need to do or do I just download the latest version from Sadoun and install it? My PC still has the software (driver?) I needed for the initial F/W upgrade. Thanks.

 

[garys]

Sounds like you are hacking Dish's programing. You will not get any help here as Hack Talk is forbidden. READ THE RULES.

 

[Dah-Henny]

SATHAWK 4000 is a signal peaking meter. Not hack related.

 

[red hazard]

Sounds like you are hacking Dish's programing. You will not get any help here as Hack Talk is forbidden. READ THE RULES.

Sounds like YOU DO NOT HAVE A CLUE.

 

[garys]

Sorry, not familiar with that unit. Worked 15 hours yesterday but should have researched it before responding.

 

[Mr Tony]

Yeah a Sathawk is a satellite meter used to aim dishes

 

[red hazard]

SATHAWK Working

Anyway, I turned it off and back on and that stopped the "Initialising" loop. Then downloaded the latest sat info update (V2.4) from Sadoun and installed it without any issues (which is darn near an amazing feat for a non-geek like me). That added 72.7 and 77.

 

[Mr Tony]

sweet. When it doubt, reboot

 

[Sadoun]

Good job on the update. BTW, SatHawk meters updates are available at SatHawk Signal Meters and Satellite Receivers(1-888-519-9595) Columbus, OHIO, USA

It is easy to do your own updates or create/update your own satellite dataset file.

 

[Stevo65]

Sat Hawk 4000 still have support for updates