Dreambox with Maxview Dish

[mikecarr4]

Hi all, here's one that's not been covered before I believe...

I have a Maxview MXL 002 motorised satellite dish (cost ?1000) in my motorhome. The receiver that comes with the dish has shot itself so I'm now trying to use my DM800SE in its place. The dish is a single LNB.

Can anyone tell me how I go about setting up the box so it can control the dish? Am I right in thinking that the dreambox will power the satellite through the Sat cable as per the maxview receiver did...?

Thanks in advance

Mike

[digicon]

Not 100% sure on this but dont the Maxview Motorised systems have a separate positioner to move the satellite around the ARC or was this function built into the Maxview 002 receiver.

I think this needs clarifying before you put your DM800se into it.

[mikecarr4]

Not 100% sure on this but dont the Maxview Motorised systems have a separate positioner to move the satellite around the ARC or was this function built into the Maxview 002 receiver.

I think this needs clarifying before you put your DM800se into it.

Thanks, Soooo how do I find out what has the positioner -dish or receiver, and what would be the effect of using the dreambox in its place? Just a case of not been able to communicate with the dish? What would be the process to try and see if the dream box has the capability of moving the dish?

[digicon]

The DM800se has the power to drive a Diseqc Motor either in Diseqc 1.2 mode or USALS mode, Normally requires around 500ma with powering the LNB also.

I tried to find a little more info on your system from the maxview website but the model number you refer to is just for the receiver itself, The Dishes they had either had a separate positioner or built into the receiver.

You need to find out the model of your dish what type of motor it uses and if the 800se can power it and or does it require a separate positioner for the dish itself

[mikecarr4]

Thanks for that I'll whip the lid off it and get some details back...

[mikecarr4]

Here's some info I found on the satellite....I also tried setting up the box as per a guide on this forum, the satellite searchers but doesnt sound quite right and never locks onto a sat...

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SATELLITE SYSTEMDish motion: Two axis; azimuth and elevationSatellite tracking: At stationary positionConnection: Via coaxial cableHorizontal (azimuth) moving range: 0? ~ 360? unlimitedHorizontal (azimuth) moving speed: 60?/secondVertical (elevation) moving range: 20? ~ 70?Vertical (elevation) moving speed: 38?/secondOperating voltage range: 11V ~ 25V DCOperating power consumption: 40WDimensions: 69cm x 69cm x 34cm (width x length x height)Wrapped Dimensions: 81cm x 81xm x 48cm (width x length x height)Weight: 12 kgStorage temperature: -30?C ~ 70?COperating temperature: -15?C ~ 50?COperating relative humidity range: 0 ~ 90 %SATELLITE RECIVERTUNERStandard: DVB-SInput signal level: -65***8230;-25 dBmFrequency range: 950-2150 MHzDemodulation: QPSKSymbol rate: 1-45 MspsCode rates: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8Reed Solomon: 204, 188, 8System: SCPC, MCPCChannel lock: PLLOutput: Loop-through outputInput and output impedances: 75ohmesConnectors: F type, FemaleAUDIO / VIDEOAudio system: MPEG Layer 1-2Sampling: 32, 44.1, 48kHzAudio output mode: Mono, Dual mono, StereoVideo system: MPEG2 ISO/IEC 13818-1Resolution: 720*576Video mode: PALA/V CONNECTIONS

RCA: Video (CVBS), Audio (Stereo) output

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

***8226; Animated OSD***8226; 8000 Channels***8226; Smart channel scan***8226; Very fast channel switch***8226; Mosaic channels (15 still picture, 1 live picture)***8226; Picture in Graphics (PIG)***8226; Various Games***8226; Various Utilities***8226; Custom OSD-Radio backgrounds***8226; Channel list backup***8226; 16 favorite channel groups***8226; Advanced channel editing (Multiple deletion, multiple move, hide, skip)***8226; DVB and Teletext Subtitle***8226; VBI and OSD Teletext***8226; Electronic Program Guide (EPG)***8226; Multilingual audio support***8226; Multilingual OSD***8226; Parental, setup and device lock***8226; 8 VCR timers (once, daily and weekly modes)***8226; Firmware and channel list update from PC or other box***8226; SCPC-MCPC compliant***8226; 200 MHz main CPU***8226; 16 MB Flash***8226; CI (Common Interface) slot (optional)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SYSTEM SOURCESCPU (Central Processing Unit): 200 MHz RISCRAM: 128 Mb RAMFlash memory: 16 MbDATAStandard: RS232, 115200, 8, n, 1Connector: 9 pin, D-type, malePOWER SUPPLYType: Switch ModePower consumption: 30WOperating voltage: 12V.***8230;24V DCGENERALDimensions: 185 x 202 x 60 mmWeight: 1400 gr

Operating temperature: 5~40 ?C

[digicon]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the Information but it is still a little vague on what controls your dish have a look at the maxview site as some of the motorised dishes have a separate positioner and this is what you need to know if not can the 800se control the dish:

http://www.maxview.co.uk/products/leicat10.pdf

According to that information the 002 model is a 45cm fixed dish dome type