got the dish up 2day but iv a big problem

[mario123]

ok i put my dish up 2day on the 3rd day of tryin then i hit a problem 2day. and conected everything up but the prob is there no green light on the motor or even red so its not moving or nothin. im using a dm500 and tm 2600 i hope somebody can help me on this pls

[dick b]

I dont know your box I"m afraid. but the 1st thing to check is that your f-plugs are not shorted out by stray stands of sheilding wire.also make sure either usals or diseqc1.2 is on in your motor set up menu.I have a tm2600 and the green light should show if power is on to it.
also make sure the lnb and receiver cables are the right way round on the motor

[mario123]

I dont know your box I"m afraid. but the 1st thing to check is that your f-plugs are not shorted out by stray stands of sheilding wire.also make sure either usals or diseqc1.2 is on in your motor set up menu

yeah i check all f plugs and redone expect the one on the lnb.

when u say make sure usals or diseqc1.2 is on in your motor set up menu do u mean when i had to enter my lat and long and use gotoxx function?

[dick b]

yeah some where there will be provision to either have the diseqc off,diseqc 1.2,or usals if its off there will be no power to the motor.

[mario123]

yeah some where there will be provision to either have the diseqc off,diseqc 1.2,or usals if its off there will be no power to the motor.

ok il play around more and see if i can find it. do i just want to turn usals on yh?

[dick b]

yeah thats right but you probably had it on to set up your co-ordinates.I"ll try and have another think but with luck some one who knows your box will give you an answer

[mario123]

yeah some where there will be provision to either have the diseqc off,diseqc 1.2,or usals if its off there will be no power to the motor.

ok i went to next page after enter my lat and long

top of page there mode options are postion which it was on, drive to stored pos, drive to satellite and drive to 0

is this wat u meant?

[dick b]

not exactly cause they wont work if there is no power to the motor.go back to your motor setup menu and look for "diseqc motor or rotor" and next to it you should be able to scroll to "off",diseqc 1.2 or usals if its already set to usals the problem lies else where.

[mario123]

not exactly cause they wont work if there is no power to the motor.go back to your motor setup menu and look for "diseqc motor or rotor" and next to it you should be able to scroll to "off",diseqc 1.2 or usals if its already set to usals the problem lies else where.

i picked that drive to satellite and it work i thought i thought i sent it to 26e but in went right round in the west as far as it cud go and hit the backet. i hope i do any damage?
it seem to go in the wrong direction u have the same moter as me tm2600 can u confirm that the motor pole goes pointing to the ground?

[dick b]

yes motor pole and connectors point down I know some DMs do have motor probs but you will have to wait for one of the experts to help you out with that. check that you have entered your right co-ordinates (lon/lat) and saved them if they are on 00.00 that can cause your sort of problem.I"m signing off now will have a look tomorrow to see how you get on.we all had probs on our 1st setups.

[mario123]

yes motor pole and connectors point down I know some DMs do have motor probs but you will have to wait for one of the experts to help you out with that. check that you have entered your right co-ordinates (lon/lat) and saved them if they are on 00.00 that can cause your sort of problem.I"m signing off now will have a look tomorrow to see how you get on.we all had probs on our 1st setups.

ok nps chat l8r il just write maybe some1 will see who can help me on here when they come on so got the motor moving sent it to east it went off the scale on the west then went up the ladder was tryin to get it back to 0 back hitting the east button so it started moving but then it just stop after just a wee bit and wouldnt go any further just east just west would going right round and jamming unto the bracket have broke the motor?.
i then went to the dreambox and hit send back to 0 and it went of the scale on the to the west again lucky i the motor was still spin round on the top of the pole.
does anybody know why its doing this?
also i didnt set any hardware limits coz this is all new to me i should set the software limits if any1 can tell me how to do that? dm500 pli jade

[mario123]

yes motor pole and connectors point down I know some DMs do have motor probs but you will have to wait for one of the experts to help you out with that. check that you have entered your right co-ordinates (lon/lat) and saved them if they are on 00.00 that can cause your sort of problem.I"m signing off now will have a look tomorrow to see how you get on.we all had probs on our 1st setups.

i entered my longitude as 5.900 west and latitude as 54.600 north is that correct?

[chavslav]

depends where you are in the world, the long and lat seems wrong, do a search for dishpointer.com, enter postcode should give you your long and lat...

[mario123]

depends where you are in the world, the long and lat seems wrong, do a search for dishpointer.com, enter postcode should give you your long and lat...

dish pointer says
Your Location Satellite Data Dish Setup Data Latitude: 54.5756?
Longitude: -5.9278?

so is not the correct setting i entered into the dreambox?

[dick b]

lat 54.6N and long 5.9W would put you somewhere in or near Belfast if so they are correct.It sounds like a prob with the DM but as said I dont know these boxes.I dont think you will have done any harm to the motor they are pretty sturdy.this post will bump it to the top so perhaps someone with a DM will read it.have you tried either re-flashing the image or trying another one.
also try on the dream box dedicated section its just below the general sat section on forum jump.I"m sorry I havent been more help.
regards dick b