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    Default can't lock onto any satellites

    google has helped me out on a couple things that might be causing the problem, but I haven't nailed it down to anything yet.

    I have a DM500s I got and am testing it for the first time, I am trying to lock on to the optus C1 satellite... but after about 3 hours of testing with my family, I haven't been able to lock onto anything with satfind on the DM500s box.

    I have what appears to be the same size dish as what austar/foxtel generally install.

    on most of the frequencies, the SNR moves between 50 and 60%.
    I have never seen it go below 50 or above 60 :-s.
    (AGC goes all over the place)

    LNB:
    I have physically rotated/ skewed the LNB about 10% (9.7 recomm.)
    LOF L = 09750
    LOF H = 10600
    Thrshld = 11700
    LNB volt. = H/V (not quite sure what that means.)
    Diseqc = none
    toneburst none

    DM500s:
    Running Jade Pli.
    (I have been mainly trying)
    12407 / 29999 V
    12487 / 30000 V
    *with no success.
    *I have tried scanning all freqs, but with no lock, it's impossible to do.
    >FEC is set to 2/3 on the manual scans


    Satellite info:

    Your Location
    Latitude: -33.401°
    Longitude: 149.557°

    Satellite Data
    Name: 156.0E Optus C1
    Distance: 37049km

    Dish Setup Data
    Elevation:50.5°
    Azimuth (true): 11.6°
    Azimuth (magn.): -0.4°
    LNB skew: 9.7°
    /\
    According to:

    (aligned the dish with a compass [used magnetic north -0.4]and inclinometer+ there were vertical measurements on the side of the dish)

    **is there a dish offset?, so I would have to move it a certain degree's to compensate this?**
    I hope someone can help me with this.
    let me know if there is any further info you need.

    Thanks for any help you can give me.
    Last edited by sinamp; 12-07-09 at 04:41 PM. Reason: hyperlink

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