inherited 8'sat dish and meter?

**caveman** · 06-11-08, 10:01 PM

inherited 8'sat dish and meter?Meter is a dagatron SM-10 and know only what i have read on the web over last week but am unsure how to set up meter and what i can expect to recive in the way of programs? would apreciate some help for newbie?

**LeroyPatrol** · 06-11-08, 10:09 PM

Welcome!

Have a read in the newbie section and it should give you an idea of what you can receive. Come back and ask more questions if you are unsure of something. If you have a dish then a receiver is all you need and it will cost you approx $100 for something decent.

Happy reading....Leroy

**caveman** · 06-11-08, 10:24 PM

Thanks leroy
From what i read a humax sounds ok

**LeroyPatrol** · 06-11-08, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman

Thanks leroy
From what i read a humax sounds ok

a humax is not a bad start because depending on how far you go with the 'hobby' they can be very handy in other situations other than just using as a STB for viewing

Have a read in the Technical and Development section.
I have found my Strong a great box for getting a handle on everything from aligning a dish, blind scanning/scanning in channels, setting up more than 1 dish etc..... and you could get a Select tv subscription to start with!

Leroy

**caveman** · 18-11-08, 10:01 PM

Hi back again I Have checked dish it apears to be pointing @ c1 got myself a humax box and Aurora card and got as far as antenna setup in menu set lnb to 10700 the rest of settings have got me all confussed any help would be a help
Thanks Caveman

**intelliGEORGE** · 18-11-08, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman

got myself a humax box

Got a model number there caveman?

**caveman** · 18-11-08, 10:20 PM

Ir-ace m is the only thing that looks like a model # on front of the box

**intelliGEORGE** · 18-11-08, 10:30 PM

Humax Zone

Trust you'll find a lot of information on your box here

**caveman** · 18-11-08, 10:36 PM

thanks I'll have a poke around there

**LeroyPatrol** · 18-11-08, 10:39 PM

have you checked that you have a 10700 lnb?

Leroy

**caveman** · 18-11-08, 10:43 PM

Yes borrowed it from Austar dish and will return it eventually

**LeroyPatrol** · 18-11-08, 10:57 PM

I can't remember the dish setup settings in a humax but lnb setting is one and lnb power should be on and set to single, no diseqc, no 22khz switch.

Have a look on Lyngsat for the Aurora TP to scan in and have the network scan on setting. This will scan the entire aurora bouquet.
Optus Aurora on Optus C1 at 156.0°E - LyngSat

See how you go.

Leroy

**caveman** · 20-11-08, 08:08 PM

Thanks guys c1 is working fine with Aurora.I think I'm slowly getting the hang of this i dare say as i play with this I'll have some more q's

**Godzilla** · 20-11-08, 10:25 PM

8' dish sounds C band.

Is it solid or mesh?

What are your signal levels like with a Ku lnb?

Just what the boys in QLD needed with the heavy rain.lol

**caveman** · 22-11-08, 07:34 PM

signal levels are now non existent as dish took to flying last night.Opps
I had a play with it yesterday and left my son to tighten up bolts(Big mistake)
anyway i need a couple of mates to help me get it back on.
Yes Godzilla its a solid dish

**Godzilla** · 22-11-08, 08:06 PM

Solid=kick arse signal.

Looks like you were unlucky, most dishes just spin around in the wind when the bolts are loose.

Hope you havnt warped it.

**caveman** · 22-11-08, 09:11 PM

looks slightly out of shape will this matter much

**Godzilla** · 22-11-08, 10:17 PM

Oh yeah.....a whole lot.

Its suppose to be perfect, it may not reflect straight bach to the lnb now.

Place a string across from edge to edge on the rim of the dish.

Then place another across at 90 degrees to the first.

They should touch.

If they dont things dont look good.

**caveman** · 23-11-08, 06:56 AM

Thanks I'll give that a try

06-11-08, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	inherited 8'sat dish and meter? inherited 8'sat dish and meter?Meter is a dagatron SM-10 and know only what i have read on the web over last week but am unsure how to set up meter and what i can expect to recive in the way of programs? would apreciate some help for newbie?

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06-11-08, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
LeroyPatrol Merry Xmas Happy New Year iTrader: (14) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,767 Spent time on board: 2 Months, 0 Weeks, 1 Day and 22:03:43	Welcome! Have a read in the newbie section and it should give you an idea of what you can receive. Come back and ask more questions if you are unsure of something. If you have a dish then a receiver is all you need and it will cost you approx $100 for something decent. Happy reading....Leroy

06-11-08, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Thanks leroy From what i read a humax sounds ok

18-11-08, 10:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Hi back again I Have checked dish it apears to be pointing @ c1 got myself a humax box and Aurora card and got as far as antenna setup in menu set lnb to 10700 the rest of settings have got me all confussed any help would be a help Thanks Caveman

18-11-08, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Ir-ace m is the only thing that looks like a model # on front of the box

18-11-08, 10:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
intelliGEORGE Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,283 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 1 Day and 12:34:31	Humax Zone Trust you'll find a lot of information on your box here

18-11-08, 10:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	thanks I'll have a poke around there

18-11-08, 10:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
LeroyPatrol Merry Xmas Happy New Year iTrader: (14) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,767 Spent time on board: 2 Months, 0 Weeks, 1 Day and 22:03:43	have you checked that you have a 10700 lnb? Leroy

18-11-08, 10:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Yes borrowed it from Austar dish and will return it eventually

18-11-08, 10:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
LeroyPatrol Merry Xmas Happy New Year iTrader: (14) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,767 Spent time on board: 2 Months, 0 Weeks, 1 Day and 22:03:43	I can't remember the dish setup settings in a humax but lnb setting is one and lnb power should be on and set to single, no diseqc, no 22khz switch. Have a look on Lyngsat for the Aurora TP to scan in and have the network scan on setting. This will scan the entire aurora bouquet. Optus Aurora on Optus C1 at 156.0°E - LyngSat See how you go. Leroy

20-11-08, 08:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Thanks guys c1 is working fine with Aurora.I think I'm slowly getting the hang of this i dare say as i play with this I'll have some more q's

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20-11-08, 10:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Godzilla Killer HKS GTR iTrader: (6) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,339 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days and 6:32:02	8' dish sounds C band. Is it solid or mesh? What are your signal levels like with a Ku lnb? Just what the boys in QLD needed with the heavy rain.lol

22-11-08, 07:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	signal levels are now non existent as dish took to flying last night.Opps I had a play with it yesterday and left my son to tighten up bolts(Big mistake) anyway i need a couple of mates to help me get it back on. Yes Godzilla its a solid dish

22-11-08, 08:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
Godzilla Killer HKS GTR iTrader: (6) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,339 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days and 6:32:02	Solid=kick arse signal. Looks like you were unlucky, most dishes just spin around in the wind when the bolts are loose. Hope you havnt warped it.

22-11-08, 09:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	looks slightly out of shape will this matter much

22-11-08, 10:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
Godzilla Killer HKS GTR iTrader: (6) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,339 Spent time on board: 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days and 6:32:02	Oh yeah.....a whole lot. Its suppose to be perfect, it may not reflect straight bach to the lnb now. Place a string across from edge to edge on the rim of the dish. Then place another across at 90 degrees to the first. They should touch. If they dont things dont look good.

23-11-08, 06:56 AM	#19 (permalink)
caveman Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 16:14:43	Thanks I'll give that a try