Here is my experiences with the
SG2100: I could never make it move to desired satellites I want using USALS. It's seem to me that the SG2100 is not fully USALS compatible.
Here is my testing results:
1. Lifetime with
Stab 100 mount: both diseqc 1.2 and USALS work fine.
2. Lifetime with SG21000: Diseqc 1.2 work fine. Using USALS, dish does not move to desired sat position precisely. Sometimes it's off 1 or 2 degs while other time it's way off like 10 or 15 degs. So I conclude that the SG2100 somehow does not understand the USALS commands.
3. 786v3 with SG2100: Diseqc 1.2 work fine.
4. 786v3 with Stab 100: Diseqc 1.2 work fine.
Have you try the Diseqc 1.2 yet? It might fix the weird movement problem using USALS.
Michael
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Originally Posted by starman
Hi Michael, my lat/longitude are correct, I can find the satellites no problem using usals, the problem is after scanning one, the dish starts moving on its own, sometimes it starts moving during the scanning, resulting in only some, not all transponders being scanned. Weather it completes scanning or not I can't locate another satellite till I exit out of the usals screen, go to diseqc screen and take dish back to 0 reference point. Then start over with usals to locate another satellite. After another satellite is found with usals, I scan, and store, however when I select a channel from the first satellite, the dish won't move, if I go back to usals screen dish will move to correct location. Another problem is that when bringing the dish to the 0 reference point it is sometimes off by about 5 degrees and I have to re-set it. I had a lifetime that worked fine with the SG-2100, also I use a dvb card which works fine with the motor.
If some people are having good luck with the Ultra/SG2100 I wonder if the Ultras are all loaded with the same software? System information on mine says:
Fortec star 2.20
Boot version 5
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