gently please - Positioner help

[martyd]

Ok got my vu very nice,fitted hdd samsung 1tb flashed image fine no problems there, scanned free first cool few extra channels then scanned all millions of bsb no use to me yet, i need help with tuner b i have not positioned it properly yet dish has moved during scanning so my question is how do i send the motor home reset? and am i best installing a bouquet for 0.8 west picking a channel and fine tuning that way or is there a better way plus once its fine tuned what's the next step change it back to positioner rather than single sat and scan again.
p.s. i have dcc set up can see vu+ on network etc

 

[bobonthejob]

What image are you using? If you have PLi, there should be a postitioner setup. On that you can send the motor back to 0.

Try:

Setup
Service searching
Positioner Setup.

 

[martyd]

found it, then just scan 0.8w as a single sat see if i can find anything?

 

[bob1]

Whats the dish setup your using?

 

[ttt1892]

I have motorised dish on Tuner A (Advanced) and my Sly UK on Tuner B (Simple: Single Satellite).

ttt.

 

[martyd]

I have a sly mini on tuner A, no problems there messed with skins etc. everything good, its tuner B its on a duel lnb just used one leg though, a tm2600 and a 1m dish im using the boss's openpli image for newbie's, there's a positioner help section on the image using a sat meter i have a good signal at where i think 1 west should be come indoors and nothing if i scan from image the signal rises at other sat points so i assume the basics are OK coax lnb etc..

 

[kingy29]

Set Tuner A simple : Positioner and lat. Long
Set Tuner B simple : Single :Astra 2 A-B-C-D (28.2)
Motor must be set to Tuner A

 

[Sicilian]

When you scan 0.8, use the settings in the screenshot below (the satellite should show 0.8, not astra/eurobird)

 

[martyd]

Thanks guys will try later on this afternoon

 

[martyd]

Thanks kingy now on tuner A, i scanned and have 12 channels all Baltic so i assume this is not 1 west but Sirius i did have 0.8 selected on search so that threw me i suspect the inclination may be out because if i move 4 degrees there is nothing there
Yours sincerely
Fed up
gonna have a break

 

[kingy29]

You will need to setup your dish correctly.
Inclination markings on my TM were close enough providing your pole is plumb both ways this is critical. Align to Thor 0.8W BBC News and you should be OK.
I get BBC News SNR 86-88% AGC 93% . Nova Sport SNR 70 % AGC 95%

 

[martyd]

have another look today i think its plumb used a good boat level on it and i have a god compass the fact these channels appear to be on Sirius threw me thout it would only tune to 0.8 once selected

 

[bobonthejob]

Yeah...cant stress how critical it is to be plumb with the pole. Another thing you could do is step east and west using the positioner app. This way you can see if you pick satellites up over the through the arc. Once you find 1W you can get an idea of where the dish should be pointing.

You could then set the motor back to zero...and move the dish and motor to the new direction.

 

[martyd]

had a go with that bob, thats how i found sirius, gonna throw a plumb line on later to double check for plumb then start again on motor angle etc i will get there now the positioner app is pretty good i think whats happened is i have moved bracket to tune in with meter on sirius and not thor so if i move dish approx 5 degrees west and then look again got all weekend to get right

 

[bobonthejob]

Im a newb to this...the principles i used were....

- Bracket must be plub from all sides of the arm
- Set motor to 0, connect motor to dish fittings and allign 0 on motor inline with the dish head. Also set angles as per TM instructions
- from dishpointer.com find general 1W
- point to general direction...
- use dish pointer to move dish east west to hit Thor at 0.8W.
- Make a mark somewhere on the motor to show the right direction.
- reset to 0 again.
- move the dish and motor back to the marking manualy.

You should then be connected at your 0 to 0.8 W.... put your long and lat in...And your Off..... Woooohooooo happy days.

 

[martyd]

The saga continues busy weekend but i have made a decision to get rid of l shape mount just too flexy went to grax and got t&k and pole for stability and going to start again today, whilst messing about i noticed that if the dish was pointed south and i selected a channel on 0.8w the dish went east dont seem right that? but every other command was ok just could not find sat.

 

[micscave]

The saga continues busy weekend but i have made a decision to get rid of l shape mount just too flexy went to grax and got t&k and pole for stability and going to start again today, whilst messing about i noticed that if the dish was pointed south and i selected a channel on 0.8w the dish went east dont seem right that? but every other command was ok just could not find sat.

Hey martyd
Is it a TM 2600 motor ? If so & this is probably the same as on all motors but you could try resetting the motor by inserting a pin in the reset hole to push in the button. I think from memory that there is a rubber plug over the hole.
hope this helps

 

[martyd]

no need with pli image, theres a positioner that takes it back to zero for you, can some one just tell me if i am doing everything right

1) pole now perfect on t&k
2) latitude set on motor at my 50 something
3) dish set using motor instructions figure and point due south
4 configure tuner as positioner with my coordinates north and west
5) manual scan using 0.8 west as sat
6) no joy there try moving dish while watching snr level
7) almost nothing at all to west some sats to east

 

[micscave]

The reset dosen't send it to zero but it resets the preset satellite table. You need to make sure the dish is at zero when you push the button for a couple of seconds, also the cable from the receiver to the motor must be disconnected. Set the dish to zero using the buttons on the motor.
only a suggestion but I had to do this a few months ago as the motor software got screwed up & it wouldn't find any sats.

It looks like you're doing everything right looking at your list.
Good luck

 

[Sicilian]

Isn't there a button on it that send it to zero too? Cant remember for sure.