cant get certain satellites

[hitman07]

i cant get 4.8e and 30w to lock on on my dreambox 600. they are in the satellite list and channel list. what would i need to do to receive these?

[opsmonkey]

it looks like 4.8E has a very narrow beam, a dish over 1m looks to be needed for the UK..

Hipsasat you should be able to get in the UK..

You are in the UK..??

What image and dish size have you...?
How old, good is your LNB

[westkill]

i pick it up in southern england on a 1.1 m dish
not sure on the tuner configeration on a dm600 ?
your in NW ireland i think
it maybe the dish size not 100% sure
try this sat xml see if you get a lock on a transponder ,but keep a copy of your other one incase it goes titsup lol

[hitman07]

will try this this evening. should it lock on automatically when i select that satellite?

[westkill]

will try this this evening. should it lock on automatically when i select that satellite?
anything is worth a try lol
to eliminate any ideas that might help :)

[shirehorse99]

some satellites.xml display 4.8E as 5E . Mine does.
Maybe you will have to edit it in wordpad.
hispasat should be receivable - maybe you have dish alignment issues also .30w is normally where you start seeing things going wrong.

[hitman07]

what parts do i edit on wordpad?

[hitman07]

I still cant get these tuned in. can anyone please help me?

[Manic01]

If you are not using usals you will have to manually move the dish till you lock onto it.

[hitman07]

how do i know what transponder to search on to lock onto the satellite?

[socktug]

Take a look here http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/strongest-transponder-guide-7075/

[hitman07]

i have tried to lock onto several of these and it just says that motor is turning but it doesnt ever lock on.

[socktug]

OK, same question as before in the other thread! Does the motor actually move when it says it is?

If not, then you either have a faulty motor, an image problem, channel list problem or it could even be an iffy connection with the coax, or the limits are set on the motor or receiver software. All of which are easy to sort out if you can narrow it down!

If the motor is moving, and your receiver is not locking on the satellites, then I'd suggest that it is an alignment problem.

To be able to help you out it would be useful to know if your pole is 100% vertical, and if the motor actually moves the dish to the problem satellites.

[hitman07]

i think the limits may be set on it you know. how can i check that out? im on gemini 1 image. dont think the motor is faulty tbh. thabnks for all ur help so far also. pole is vertical alright

[socktug]

i think the limits may be set on it you know. how can i check that out? im on gemini 1 image. dont think the motor is faulty tbh. thabnks for all ur help so far also. pole is vertical alright

I think you said you are using a DM600? I'm not sure if that is the same as my box, so I'll leave that up to someone else!

Good luck with it, persevere, because once you have it sorted you'll love it, and be so much more knowledgable than if you just got someone in and paid them :proud:

[hitman07]

cheers, who would be able to help me with this issue?

[pharxy]

I have same problem with 30W im in ne ireland