LED in motor off?

reevesyang · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 04:10 PM

I have the new Mecury II receiver...trying to install the dish, motor and receiver. After I turned on the receiver, the LED (green) lights on for 5 seconds or so and then dies out. The manual button does not function....is there something wrong with the receiver or motor?

Thanks.

rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by reevesyang

I have the new Mecury II receiver...trying to install the dish, motor and receiver. After I turned on the receiver, the LED (green) lights on for 5 seconds or so and then dies out. The manual button does not function....is there something wrong with the receiver or motor?

Thanks.

do you have lnb power turned on in receiver this is where the motor gets it's power from.

reevesyang · #3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 04:58 PM

I think so. the receiver I was looking at is exactly (except the latitude and signal levels (0, of course in my case) etc.) as

http://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Fortec-Star/Receivers/MercuryII/MercuryII%20(7).JPG

When I hook up the satellite finder, it indicates there is power.

By default, the LED light should be on all the time on the moter, right?

rainman · #4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by reevesyang

I think so. the receiver I was looking at is exactly (except the latitude and signal levels (0, of course in my case) etc.) as

http://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Fortec-Star/Receivers/MercuryII/MercuryII%20(7).JPG

When I hook up the satellite finder, it indicates there is power.

By default, the LED light should be on all the time on the moter, right?

what motor are you using?

reevesyang · #5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rainman

what motor are you using?

Sadoun Digipower SG2100

I just bought the "M-2Motorized Mercury II Blind Search Choice Set" sold here at Sadoun.

Thanks!

DougRuss · #6 (**permalink**) 01-05-2007, 09:13 PM

Get a Paper Clip or something that thin and on the Motor you'll see a Reset...stick that pin in there (hole) and try a reset.

Sadoun · #7 (**permalink**) 01-06-2007, 09:10 AM

Also, verify that you have good connectors on the coaxial cable wth no shorts or partial contact.

reevesyang · #8 (**permalink**) 01-07-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sadoun

Also, verify that you have good connectors on the coaxial cable wth no shorts or partial contact.

OK...this is the answer...I replaced the coaxial cable with a new one from HomeDepot...problem fixed....spent a couple of hours in aligning the dish, now enjoying the new Chinese channels from Satmex 6.

Thanks, everyone.

rainman · #9 (**permalink**) 01-07-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by reevesyang

OK...this is the answer...I replaced the coaxial cable with a new one from HomeDepot...problem fixed....spent a couple of hours in aligning the dish, now enjoying the new Chinese channels from Satmex 6.

Thanks, everyone.

cool

glad to here you got it up and running enjoy your system.