[daycartes]

Hi Jimmc,
As 23 pages on the same thread show, it is not very easy to set these up. I started by trying it out with everything including the satellite in my bedroom. I wanted to be sure the system worked before i braved the outside elements. There are many parameters to set up, not least to make sure that the receiver is set to tv as opposed to radio. The difficulty is that you are looking for a needle in a very big haystack. Once you have set the satellite in the rough area you then have to very carefully physically move the satellite in a raster that is horizontal then up a bit then horizontal back and keep doing this. It might take 5 minutes, it might take 5 hours. It bears no relationship at all to setting up a television, tuning in a radio, setting up windows on the computer or anything like that. You may tune it in then move 1/2 inch and completely lose it (the signal that is). Once you have done a full raster you then have to slightly alter the lnb and then do a complete raster again , and again. Once you get a signal you will get a buzz of elation, this will give you the 'well now I know that it works' feeling and then you can fine tune, then take the dish outside reroute all your cables and set up for real.
I set mine up at least a year ago, if not 2 now, and it has never lost the signal once. My only problem is that I don't know what the remote code is, so that I can use a universal remote for this and my dvd and telly.
I hope that this post gives you confidence to keep trying.
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