Newbie, I Need Help Please With Searching For Channels on A Dreambox 500

[tinbin]

I am having problems with our computer and need to manually do the channel search. Where abouts in the dreambox settings is the menu to select channel search for each satellite you go to like Astra or hotbird, how do you start the search all channels and then save all the channels please you find. We use an Echostar to move the dish to the satellites, and hoping to use the dreambox for my husband to watch what programs he wants. I hope every thing I have told you makes sense; I am only passing messages on.

[bugaloo41]

hopefully a mod well move this thread for you mate to the satellite section. failing which start a new thread.

[Sirus]

I am having problems with our computer and need to manually do the channel search. Where abouts in the dreambox settings is the menu to select channel search for each satellite you go to like Astra or hotbird, how do you start the search all channels and then save all the channels please you find. We use an Echostar to move the dish to the satellites, and hoping to use the dreambox for my husband to watch what programs he wants. I hope every thing I have told you makes sense; I am only passing messages on.

If your scanning them one at a time then first go to Sat config pick one single sat then choose the sat you want to scan then save.. then turn the dish with your Echostar box then back on the dreambox check Satfind to see if its getting good sigs from the sat.... then go to Auto transponder scan... when it locks scan the sat

Once youve scanned all the sats you want (the dreambox creates a bouquet for each scanned sat) just change sat positions in sat config each time to tell the box where the dish is meant to be pointing

Have you not tried your motor on your 500s?

[tinbin]

I am very sorry if I have posted in the wrong place, so sorry. I haven?t tried using the motor on your 500s, do you think it will better than using the EchoStar. I really do appreciate your help, many thanks.

[Sirus]

Well I havent got a motor myself.. and Ive heard there is issues with the 500s turning some motors, although at the same time a lot of people still say it turns motors just fine... something to do with its power supplys or something

Im pretty sure it wont harm anything trying it on your 500s..... stick the coaxial lead into the 500s and go to motor setup.... see if it picks up the motor

[tinbin]

Thank you Sirus,I will let my son do this for me in the next day or so.

Thank You Once Again