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Originally Posted by Iceberg
Diseqc lesson 101 
Diseqc 1.2 means you can control a motor with the receiver
Diseqc 1.0 means it will accept a 4x1 multiswitch
Diseqc 1.1 means the receiver will accept a 8x1 multiswitch (committed/uncommitted)
Diseqc 1.3 means it has USALS (where you set the motor on one satellite and it goes to the rest)
As for the motor, I know the Viewsat will control a motor. There should be an option in there to set it for motor |
Hey Mr. Iceberg. I'm new to the FTA, although I have been messing with satellites since 1986 - installed my own 10' dish with HH polar mount and Uniden 7000 receiver. Now I have gotten into something new, this F2A. I got a package deal from
Sadoun, 1M dish, DG380 motor, the
QPH031 quad LNBF (two linear outputs and two circular), a switch that controls whether I am looking at an L or C output, and the
Mercury II receiver. APparently I am confused as to what setting I should use in the menu setup. I tried to get my satellites tweaked in for best strength. The usals setup goes to 97° first (should go) to establish home position. However, when I tried to do this, the dish took off like a scalded dog heading east and didn't stop until it limited out. No matter what I do, all the different reset tricks, the dish won't move. I can hear the relay clicking inside the motor housing when I use the manual buttons, or try to go to home position from the receiver - still looking at almost ground level toward the east. I'm stuck. Has the motor gone bad? Or is it just my ignorance as to what procedure to follow next? Regards
Dave E
N L Rock AR
