[TM-TWIN-OE] TM Twin disqec not working

[cruachan]

Technomate TM-TWIN-OE 1.2m Elliptical dish, TM dual feed lnb, TM Motor

Hi all, when I try anything with the disquec on the twin it fails, using vix Apollo 91, as soon as I select 1.2 it drops the signal to the motor (Tm motor) it will allow the dish to be moved in positioner but wont save the position. Also if it is switched off at the rear it sits on the second loading screen and wont get past it ,it has to be reflashed before it will re boot as normal, was going to have another go tonight to move dish to Hotbird, I still have power to the motor when I allow disquec and can move the dish at the motor . The dish has been in position for a few years now and is in alignment. Any ideas would be appreciated

 

[cruachan]

sorry update its now running Appollo 109, tried a newer version but still the same. As soon as I enable disquec it loses the signal to the dish.

 

[abu baniaz]

Have you got your cables the right way round?
Also, what have you set the cable connected to 2nd port of motorised dish as?

 

[cruachan]

Yes cables are all as they were when used with another box, second lnb port is empty just now, it did feed another reciever in a summer house.

 

[cruachan]

I have now changed the lnb to a tm 1 gold single output, checked all cables and connections to and from the reciever and dish, and still as soon as I try and enable the disquec in settings it drops the signal from the dish, when connected to another tm box it all works fine with the same settings as the twin, I am starting to suspect that the twin has hardware problems, as its only a few weeks old I think it might be time to return the box to be checked.. Anyone any other ideas ?
forgot to mention it is connected to a TM- 2600 motor

 

[abu baniaz]

Is it the same if you use USALS?

The tuners are independent, try the other tuner.

 

[cruachan]

it doesn't matter which tuner i use it wont move the dish, it did move it once but as soon as I go into the reception settings and enable diseqc 1.2 or any other setting it wont move the dish when told to.. the green light is still lit at the positioner and I can move it manually by pressing the button on the motor but when i try and move the dish when in positioner setup it doesn't move it
It will only allow a signal through when set to single satellite and dq off

 

[abu baniaz]

Can you post a screenshot of your tuner configuration?

 

[cruachan]

Other thing is I cant find Usals anywhere in settings..

 

[cruachan]

I will get a screenshot of tuner settings in 10 min (Emerdale lol)

 

[cruachan]

hope this is readable

 

[abu baniaz]

Does it work if you use this setup?

 

[cruachan]

Hi, tried that setting and it does move the dish.. it will tune to 28.2 east and it will save the position but as soon as I exit that page and zap back it has lost the signal. the lat long are correct for my location its the same with every setting i try.. very confused now

 

[Rob van der Does]

You say "it will tune to 28.2 east and it will save the position", but as you use USALS there is no position to be saved.
You use either USALS or not and save all satellite positions.

 

[abu baniaz]

Just to echo Rob's post, you do not need to save positions when using USALS. Please forget Diseqc motor controls for now, lets leave USALS.

We have established receiver drives motor and locks onto a signal. Please reflash your receiver. Setup the tuner configuration as in my screenshot. Obvioulsy make sure your co-ordiantes and east/west are correct. For testing purposes, run ABM fro a Sky It, Tivusat, Sky UK (SD) and Turksat. Report back after installaton. Can you attach the file callled "settings" to your response. It is located in /etc/enigma2/

 

[cruachan]

Thanks guys, I will plod on and try and work it out.. I am unfamiliar with Usals as I have only ever used Disquec settings and am using a new receiver that again is unfamiliar to me, I am unsure as to why it will only work when using Usals but I will persevere as best I can.. Cheers

 

[abu baniaz]

With USALS receiver calculates positions for you. You just enter co-ordionates and thats it. Refer to the Vix Manual, tuner configurations are covered in there (if you still want to use Diseqc) as well as many other things. Ask what you are unsure about and people will help out.

 

[cruachan]

I did manage to get the dish to move between 28.2 and 13 east using Usals however it would not scan any other satelites, and today it will no longer find 13 east and the best signal i can find on 28.2 is 53%, the dish has been in position for 3 years and is correct so I dont understand why it had lost hotbird . can I just say that I have been using TM recievers for around 15 years and know them fairly well and are fairly easy to set up however I dont know if its the twin or the software that I am struggling to understand.. I have found that setting up the receiver to move the dish the easiest part but now I am changing lnb's, cables and connections and checking dish alignment when I know they are ok because when I connect to a 10 year old box it finds all the satelites and channels no problem so what I cant understand is why this is so dificult to set up.. This for me is a way to watch tv rather than spend days to try and get the thing to work, I have a basic understanding of the system but have no idea what "run ABM fro a Sky It, Tivusat, Sky UK (SD) and Turksat" even means, I will go through the vix manual but am struggling to understand why I cant use the Disquec settings at all ..

 

[Rob van der Does]

There is no reason why you can't use DiSEqC for this box. But it looks like there is a fault in your setup; hence the idea of Abu to start with an easy setup.

 

[cruachan]

I dont know what the fault could be.. it all worked fine with my tm 800 hd.. I am using gps to set the positioner location, as said before I have changed everything exept the dish which is ok.. but cant understand why it works one day then doesn't work the next when nothing has been touched..