[gaspode]

Hi again everyone

I have to say that I have messed with a few satellite set-ups in my time but this one has to be the most difficult system to navigate that I have ever come across! At last I seem to have found out how to get it to work properly (the receiver that is - I never had a problem with the dish set-up). The answer is to simply restore the factory defaults then start from scratch adding only the satellites and programmes that you need. The main problem when resetting is that it loses all data and sets the menu language to German! Once I found the language change menu and restored the English setting all was plain sailing. I added only the Astra2 satellite then made a programme search of all FTA channells. Bob's your uncle - all Astra2 programmes present and working fine. Now I know what to do when it throws a wobbler again!
I feel heartily sorry for those of you struggling to get a signal from the dish, it's OK for me, I've done it many times before and experience helps a lot. It would help if the manual made some sort of sense.
Just a suggestion for those of you who simply can't get a signal:

If you have a Sky digibox setup, you can plug the connector for the lead from the Sky dish into the Lidl receiver and it will work if the Lidl receiver is set to Astra2. This will help diagnose if the problem is with your receiver or the dish alignment/connection. ALWAYS REMEMBER -unplug your receiver before undoing the lead from the dish as it carries a small voltage and if shorted out may damage your equipment!

Gaspode

 

[Paulway]

Thanks for everyones help setting this up, never done one before, I have only just got round to trying it would have given up without the posts.
Just a question I hope it is not to stupid, do you have to go through this procedure every time you set up i.e. do the settings you have made:- sattelite and channels, have to be re-found or do they retain for the next time you connect up to the power supply?
I just can't imagine going through this process every time I set it up on site, I would be spending all my holiday trying to sort it out.

 

[johnsandywhite]

Hi Paulway. Once you have all your channels on the set. All you have to do is find the signal for the Satellite you wish to watch. I am sure you have enough practice at that now to be able to set it up in no time. :wink:

 

[Paulway]

Thanks for that John Sandy, I think I can cope with that then!!
Must say I have not bothered with TV in the past with the mediocre picture quality and always thought of Sat being overly costly, but this little setup is really quite impresive and if i've only got to align the dish then that is no worse than fidling with the rotten aerials that don't work to well.

 

[88726]

moving this back to top as somebody needs it . :wink:
cheers
kenny +stella

 

[88781]

Followed the same posting Ken,...helping out too!..... :wink:

 

[88726]

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[carolgavin]

fink ours is busted

 

[johnsandywhite]

fink ours is busted

:? Daft question? Is it not powering up? Have you checked the fuse in the plug? Is it powering up but not working? Need more information to give you some definitive pointers of what to look for. :wink:

 

[carolgavin]

Hi johnsandywhite. We think we may have a faulty LNB. We have followed ALL the advice given to the letter ( it must have been really funny watching us :lol: )to set it up and we get no reading at all just continual weak signal. Took your advice re non bendy signal and even took it up to my dads who has an open outlook and still diddly! Have printed off all the advice from various people and have referred to it we were at it for 4hours Tuesday am (sun at 11:30 am) and still no nothing, diddly squat in the way of picture and the quality reading still rests firmly at zero.
Offer is still open to anyone coming to Scotland re meal/chinese/indian/fish/haggis/hook up coffee/whisky/vodka/beer/tea etc etc but be quick as we're probably gonna take it back.
Oh every thing else checks out fine fuse plugs etc
Thanks for all your (and everyone elses) advice so far Course its just possible that we are just too stupid

 

[johnsandywhite]

8O Hi carolgavin I am certain you are not stupid. Perhaps just a little unlucky. Wish I could help out more but I am not planning on a trip up North just at the moment.. :roll:

 

[Brambles]

Hi Cariolgavin.
Lets jump back to square one an see if we can get you working.

You should have two signal bars. Strenghth and quality. Do you have a reading for Strength. That will show your LNB is connected.
Next, using the grey buttons below menu do you get a long list of channels?
(checking to see sytem has not been reset and memory for stations cleared out).
If you have no strength (not quality) then you have a problem with connections or LNB. (possibly with sytem setup for the LNB but unlikely unless you have been playing with them).
Jon.

 

[carolgavin]

Hi Brambles we have strength but no quality and a huge long list of channels when we press the button. Going to give it one last try tomorrow following all recommendations hopefully we'll get it going. Thanks again for taking the time to reply!!

 

[Paulway]

Hi Carolgavin,
I too had a lot of problem getting a signal. After following the infomation on here I managed to get it to work. I believe that in my case I had to much inclination on the dish, after I got the stations I experimented to try to improve on the 72% Quality and realised how easy it was to lose the signal and that the dish (in my case) had to be completely vertical if not looking down a little from the vertical. When I origionally tried it I had put a bit of incline on the dish which I realised from my experimentation after getting the signal was enough to lose it again. I still was not able to better 72% but the pictures were superb.

 

[carolgavin]

Flippin eck this could be our problem ours is pointing skywards, in the same direction as our home satellite, which actually probably isn't on as steep an incline as we thought. Hmmmm will go try again. See ya in a while

 

[Brambles]

Hi, I was goping to come to that next.

It must be almost vertical (the front outer edge of the dish) in other words looks like it is aiming horizonally. Find your direction and move slowly from side to side about 10 degrees. If no signal, then tip back very slightly - very sightly and sweep again slowly..patience is required. repaeat agin and you wil get a dignal eventually. Might not be the satellite you want but is a start.

 

[johnsandywhite]

:? 8O :? 8O :? 8O If you had read ALL the posts? That has been mentioned on several occasions in this and another thread. carolgavin said it was not working..It obviously is, but not pointing at the correct point in the sky. 8O :? 8O :? 8O :?

 

[Brambles]

Johnsandywhite,
I am well aware it has all been mentioned before, I did mention I was going back to square 1. I have no intention of reading all the posts again - all I am doing is trying to help solve a problem but fortuately carolgavin has found what is wrong..fingers crossed. A little reinforcemnt of the basics does no harm and taking one step at a time so not to get side tracked sown the wrong path..

Carolgavin - hope you have had success this morning and I will now butt out on this topic and leave others to help unless you want to PM me.
Regards Jon.

 

[carolgavin]

Gavin informed me this am that he has already tried adjusting the vertical and horizontal with my dads help and had no success. We are not giving up just yet and are going to persevere over the weekend we are sure that we WILL get something with all the help and tips you have so kindly given. When we get it working we will let you all know but I think it's time for us to remain quiet on this subject. :roll:

 

[88781]

The mounting bracket on my dish has a reference mark set at 22.5 deg angle of elevation from the horizontal.

That may help in searching the skies for a sat!