hello there skybox antenna set up help

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  • stevenfrenchy
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2013
    • 36

    #1

    hello there skybox antenna set up help

    hi there ,if you could help that would be amazing
    i know i registered a while ago but now i am really willing to learn
    i just bought a skybox f5s , but i can't seem to make it work ok
    i have a list of satellite pre installed which is good i guess, but now i put the same dish setting and antenna set up as my last receiver ( which still works fine ) but doesn't seem to work properly, i get around 50 pourcent dish signal (i get 80 pourcent minimum on previous receiver) which is not enough to pick up all the channels , i have a motorised dish so i enter the same details as my previous receiver but no succes , the only thing different is the dish longitude and latitude , on previous receiver it shows at 000.005 E and latt 051.500 N
    on sky box f5s it won't allow me to put that many numbers as it shows like this 00.00 E lat 00.00 so i entered as 00.05 and 51.50 so it's probably wrong .
    other set up i have entered lnb universale ,diseqc OFF/OFF ,positionner setting usals,
    have a i missed anything ?
    any help will me much appreciated
  • Hadron
    V.I.P. Member
    • Nov 2012
    • 2102

    #2
    I know absolutely nothing about motorised setups, but a little about maths! LOL.

    I don't know if this will make any difference, but your longitude should be rounded up to 00.01 not 00.05 (or perhaps even left at 00.00). What you have entered is 10 times bigger than it should be.

    Also, there are a few different Universal settings for the LNB. Make sure it is Universal (9750-10600).

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    • stevenfrenchy
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 36

      #3
      ok thanks for the math lesson ;-) it does make sence silly me
      i'll give it a try ,
      anyone else has an idea just in case? i saw in different forum that people need a channel list ? shouldn't a blind test to find the channels for me ?

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      • stevenfrenchy
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2013
        • 36

        #4
        Originally posted by Hadron
        I know absolutely nothing about motorised setups, but a little about maths! LOL.

        I don't know if this will make any difference, but your longitude should be rounded up to 00.01 not 00.05 (or perhaps even left at 00.00). What you have entered is 10 times bigger than it should be.

        Also, there are a few different Universal settings for the LNB. Make sure it is Universal (9750-10600).
        What about the latitude shall I do 05.50 then ?
        Thanks for quick reply

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        • stevenfrenchy
          Junior Member
          • Jan 2013
          • 36

          #5
          not sure why but numbers dont' stay on the page , when i leave the menu and come back ,it says 0000 everywhere
          i now get 70 pourcent ,but when i do a blind search (astra ) some of them showing as failed so i don't get all the channels
          ill open a new post

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          • Hadron
            V.I.P. Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 2102

            #6
            Originally posted by stevenfrenchy
            What about the latitude shall I do 05.50 then ?
            Thanks for quick reply
            No. You were right with 51.50.

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            • stevenfrenchy
              Junior Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 36

              #7
              Originally posted by Hadron
              No. You were right with 51.50.
              Thanks all sorted out now
              So far very happy with skybox
              Next step install wifi on it

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