help setting up dish

[ryan8188]

Right set my 95cm up to day took nearly all day and nearly killed my self standing on the 2nd top run of fully extended ladders with a 95cm dish in my arms .

This is where im stuck. I set the motor latitude to mine which is 54.5 and set the dish bracket angle to 27 and pointed it just a bit past next doors sat dish to aprox thor.

i then went in and inputted my lat etc on the dm-500 ticked the go to x and did a scan for thor. it moved the dish but didnt pick up a signal.

do i need to download a channel list and put it on a thor channel then manually move the dish till i get a pic or can i move the dish via the reciever?

do i need 2 untick go to x and reset the motor to 0 then manually add sats?

Also now the motor has moved the dish is looks a bit wonky not sure if i have done somthing stupid like put the motor the wrong way round etc.

any one got any advice and tips or can tell me where im goin wrong. im very confused

[Bulld0g]

Reset your motor back to zero. Point dish due south, then drive the motor to Thor, BBC world news, and move dish around slightly to get a signal or a better signal.

[ryan8188]

how do you point the dish due south exactly or is it just a bit of a guess. So do i use the go to x then search for thor on auto transponder scan then manually move the dish till i hit a signal.

Also can i set it back to 0 from the receiver?

Thanks alot

[Bulld0g]

There should be a button on the motor you can fine tune west and east move it bit by bit to zero. You can't do this manually. Then get a compass and find due south. Choose Thor and bbc world news as this is a strong channel.Manually move the dish around untill you find it or get a good signal, then tighten up dish. I use USALS.

[Bulld0g]

Also when setting up the dish the pole must be absolutely plumb. If it's out a bit it will not get all sats.

[ryan8188]

pole is spot on will have to get the ladders out tomorrow and have a play about.

Iv been looking at pics of other ppls set up and some ppl have the pole on the motor pointing up and some down. This might be a stupid question but does it matter?

[Bulld0g]

Have a look at this m8 Digital Kaos - - motorised satellite tv installation guide

[ryan8188]

on that vid he has the bit on the motor that you attach the dish to pointing up. but on a lot of pics ppl have them pointing down. Iv got mine pointing up to give me a bit extra hight as its above the roof line.

is this ok?

thanks

[krazylegz]

stab motors or H-H point up diseqc point down

[ryan8188]

the motor iv got is a dark motor Diseqc H-H mount metal gear.

Will i have to change it to point down or will it be ok

[krazylegz]

point it down m8

[Bulld0g]

If it's upside down m8 you wont get anything. It needs to be right way up to follw the arc.correctly

[ryan8188]

that will be my problem then ill have to risk my life again tomoz then swapping it round lmao.

So if i

1.swap the motor round (what an idiot i blame it on that youtube vid i followed haha)

2. reset the motor to 0 and point south.

3. Use the go to x function type in lon and lat and sent to thor to scan channels.

4. Manually adjust dish till i get a lock on the scan.

5. Use a sat finder to fine tune.

6. Scan all other sats (above steps shud pick up the arc)

7. Pub

Are they the correct steps i shud follow?

[krazylegz]

pmsl yeah u need to risk your life again .

turn motor the right way ha ha

make sure dish is pointing south and pole is plumb all the way around

input long and lat settings in go to XX settings ( long and lat settings available from Worldwide map search, route finder and travel directions - powered by Multimap )

reset to 0

tell it to go to bbc world on 1w

adjust dish to get best possible signal

put on private spice...knock one out

go to pub

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

Lol, with a motor upside down when you went to 1west you were physically moving your dish to 1east..what a plonk Lol..
Good luck and i hope you reply..