help needed tm600

[snakebitex10]

Hi everyone

I have recently purchased a technomate tm600 and a 1 m motorised dish kit .

I have pluged the dish into the reciver and scaned for a signal but cant find anything.

The reciver is set to thor 2/3 intersat 10-02 (1w)
tp is set to 11325/24500/H

I cant seem to get the signal to change from
snr 19%
agc 17%

These values stay the same even if the dish is pointing at the floor or the sky nomatter which way the the dish is pointing the values stay the same.

Yes the dish is pointing in the south direction and clear of all obstacles, all conections are good and tight, and the motor has a green stable light showing at all times.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance......

[eattheliving]

Hi everyone

I have recently purchased a technomate tm600 and a 1 m motorised dish kit .

I have pluged the dish into the reciver and scaned for a signal but cant find anything.

The reciver is set to thor 2/3 intersat 10-02 (1w)
tp is set to 11325/24500/H

I cant seem to get the signal to change from
snr 19%
agc 17%

These values stay the same even if the dish is pointing at the floor or the sky nomatter which way the the dish is pointing the values stay the same.

Yes the dish is pointing in the south direction and clear of all obstacles, all conections are good and tight, and the motor has a green stable light showing at all times.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance......

hi snakebitex,
just doing an install myself using the tm600 and a 1 meter dish. following some sound advice from peeps on here that i was given.
1: make sure your pole is 100% plum(mistake i made)
2: download a channel list for thor and find bbc world.
3: move the dish maually until you get a strong pic. I found it eeasier to move and watch the signal strength myself rather than have someone shout to me when it is ok.


hope this helps

[snakebitex10]

where do i download a channel list from ????? im not connected up to the internet.

[snakebitex10]

i mean the box is not connected to the internet

[dick b]

i mean the box is not connected to the internet

you dont need a channel list to set your box up mate,I"ve just got a tm500 and will try and help you set up. make sure the box is set to USALS in motor set up and your correct long/lat are set.then go to the "sat find" menu and put thor2/3 intersat10/02(1W) and 11.325/24500/H in the dropdown menus.the dish should be pointing as accurately as possible to the sat (just off due south at your location)
start off with the dish elevation scale about 28.or the dish face vertical.then move the whole motor/dish assembly L/R til you get the highest AGC possible.then move just the dish up/down to get the AGC as high as possible again,BER should be 0.tighten up then scan that sat to find channels. also read the posts in thread "yipee my dish is up"once you have that 1st sat all the others will be found automatically just scan each one as you find them you will not be able to recieve all the sats but as said read the posts on "eatthelivings"thread.

if you still have no luck move the dish up/down in stages and do a left/right sweep til you pick something up.

[snakebitex10]

thanks for your help guys
I have read through the post by eattheliving but still having no joy with picking up any sort of signal.
snr 19%
agr 17%
My Lon is -0.46396 does that mean i set to 0.463 w

[dick b]

thanks for your help guys
I have read through the post by eattheliving but still having no joy with picking up any sort of signal.
snr 19%
agr 17%
My Lon is -0.46396 does that mean i set to 0.463 w

yeah I only use one decimal place ie:I live at long 0.4496W but just put 0.4 in to start with and thats good enough and fine tune it later(its now on 0.6W).

we are going to have to start over I reckon.
do you have sight of the tv screen while adjusting your dish?I use a portable and rig it up in the garden where I can see it(only when its not raining)I also use a cheap sat meter.check that your f-plugs are correctly put on and no stray strands shorting out.Have you also read the tutorial in the red stickies in the general sat section on installing a motorised dish?
(1) is the pole 100% uptight
(2) when you send the motor to 1W via usals in the STB does it show that on the motor scale.
(3)have you turned the whole assembly roughly due south.
(4)have you put 1West and the bbc world transponder in the sat find window.
(5)now you are going to have to manually search for the sat by moving the whole assembly L/R and the dish only up/down it does take time remember you are searching for an object thouands of K away with several other sats near and difference between signal and no signal is very small.

[snakebitex10]

yeah I only use one decimal place ie:I live at long 0.4496W but just put 0.4 in to start with and thats good enough and fine tune it later(its now on 0.6W).

we are going to have to start over I reckon.
do you have sight of the tv screen while adjusting your dish?I use a portable and rig it up in the garden where I can see it(only when its not raining)I also use a cheap sat meter.check that your f-plugs are correctly put on and no stray strands shorting out.Have you also read the tutorial in the red stickies in the general sat section on installing a motorised dish?
(1) is the pole 100% uptight
(2) when you send the motor to 1W via usals in the STB does it show that on the motor scale.
(3)have you turned the whole assembly roughly due south.
(4)have you put 1West and the bbc world transponder in the sat find window.
(5)now you are going to have to manually search for the sat by moving the whole assembly L/R and the dish only up/down it does take time remember you are searching for an object thouands of K away with several other sats near and difference between signal and no signal is very small.

Ok
I have read the tutorial in the red stickies many times and it makes it sound so easy.
1 Yes my pole is 100 % plumb and secure
2 When i send the motor to 1w the dish does move but unshure of how much .
3 Yes it is facing roughly south .
4 I have put thor2/3 intersat 10/02(1w) + 11325/24500h in the sat finder window. Is that right ?
????? How responsive is the sat finder window, do I have to move the dish a tad and wait a few secs/mins to see a change. I dont have a view of the tv and am relying on someone shouting through the window if there is any change in the values shown on the screen.

[Manic01]

if you can see a sky dish near by, have a go at picking that up to start with as something sounds amiss here. Could be lnb or connections or both.

[snakebitex10]

if you can see a sky dish near by, have a go at picking that up to start with as something sounds amiss here. Could be lnb or connections or both.

How do I picup a sky dish???
I can see loads in the neighbourhood.

[Manic01]

Aim it in the same direction, very strong signal on astra.

[C_S_B]

How do I picup a sky dish???
I can see loads in the neighbourhood.

All above is correct.

You didn't say if your setting up out of the box, or if you have loaded any new image on it ? and why you cant connet it to internet ?

Not 2 worry

Try:

Go to Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com

find your house and put a marker on it.

Sellect the sat you want from the dropdown list. (try thor to start with)

This will give you an approx line of site from your location, ie something on your horizon in line with that sat your aiming for.

My 1m dish in london is only leaning back from vertical by 15degs when pointed at thor.

[Manic01]

I am in wiltshire and 1 west almost vertical for me as well.

[snakebitex10]

will try all that when the weather clears up

thanks again

P.S. how do i test a lnb

[dick b]

will try all that when the weather clears up

thanks again

P.S. how do i test a lnb

I"m going to post a way I hope will get you going as I know these boxes can be difficult to get to grips with.

easiest way for the lnb is by substitution.

right go to menu>expert setup>quick factory reset.wait for re-boot.english>GMT>complex>many sats via diseqc rotor in top box then green button to save.tick in usals box enter your long/lat and save top line "automatic satellite search"Thor2/3intelsat (1W) in dropdown>ok motor should now move to what it THINKS is the right position.put tick in no circ polariz and start scan(at this stage you will not get anything) wait 5 secs then exit>ok and no to do you want to scan another sat.>exit> menu>(6)setup>satellite installation>(2) SAT FIND.put thor2/3(1W) insat box and 11.323/24500/H in transponder box.now manually move dish/motor assembly L/R and the dish only up/down as told in previous posts.try to get an SNR in the 80s and AGC in the 75/85 area BER should be 0.then exit>satellite installation&tp edit>(5) automatic satellite search.put thor(1W) in dropdown and press ok then green button to scan I"d press no to do you want to scan another sat at this stage so you can check what you have.
to scan other sats menu>(6)setup>(2)sat installation>(5)automatic sat search put new sat in drop down>ok(you may have to press ok again once motor stops)
I know its long winded and not the best way to set up but may work for you.

or do as fearona suggests and substitute 28.2E for 1W and point the dish in the same direction as the local sky dishes once its stopped.