[radiobob]

The only blind-scan parameters you have to set on the Viewsat Xtreme are:
*In what increments you want the receiver to tune (i.e., 5 MHz, 7 MHz, 16 MHz, etc.) and...
*Do you want to scan horizontal, vertical, or both polarity transponders?

Now, I admit that I'm a little confused about what difference 5 MHz steps would be from 6 MHz steps when you're dealing with a 54 MHz-wide transponder. I e-mailed Viewsat's tech support and asked them that (among other questions), but have received no reply.

Also, I have noticed that the highly-touted Viewsat Xtreme hardware-based blind scan can sometimes miss even very strong and very well-known transponders; it'll just step right past 'em. Go figure.

But, anyway, to blind search...from the Antenna Setup screen, just hit F2; the prompt will ask you for what frequency steps you want to scan in (choose your poison), and what polarities (use "all"). It will step through the various frequencies--from way below to way above where most activity occurs. If you get any hits, they'll pop up in the TV and/or radio boxes at the top just the way they do when you do a satellite scan (F1) of the pre-programmed transponders. Of course, it goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway), just make sure your antenna is actually pointed where it should be before blind scanning.

I've found that I get much better results by hand-entering transponders via the remote using info from Lyngsat.com and other sources. It can be a pain in the neck to load in the data for 35 transponders one digit at a time, but the payoff is worth it.

G10R has some very strong signals and some puny ones. As others told me (as my hair fell out in clumps from the frustration), "hang in there"!

If I ever hear back from Viewsat, I'll send you a message with what I've learned.

Regards,
Bob