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Thread: Bad or Scrambled Channel |
    
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 1
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 07:37 pm: |
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I am just getting into this Satellite TV stuff. I have read and downloaded all the manuals and tutorials from various websites. Here is my setup.
Pansat 3500SD, B80, 325 bin, DN installation.
2 dish 500 on roof. (110,119,61.5)
My signal strength for all echo 1.2, 3,7, 8.10 is great. When the Satellites was plugged into a DN receiver all the channels came in including international. But none of my channels are coming in on the Pansat Box. Everyone of them says "Bad or scrambled channel". Being a newbie can some one give me some advise on how to trouble shoot this? |
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Silver Member Username: Viruscauser
Leesburg,
Georgia
Post Number: 146
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 07:45 pm: |
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Find and upgrade to the 326 bin. You'll get it at dssrookie. |
New member Username: Packet_storm
Post Number: 10
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 07:49 pm: |
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What kind of LNB you using.
You need to provide more information.
Details count..
switches the whole ball of wax what you have. |
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 2
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 09:27 pm: |
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I have 2 DN 500 dishes on the roof. One for the us channels and one for the international channels. One the US channels dish I have a dish pro LNB. Looks like it have 2 lnbs. The international has on 1 lnb.
I had it professionally installed by DN. As for setting up the box. I selected Echo 1.2,3,7,8.10. And used the "echost*r package as my Sat. |
Gold Member Username: Nydas
Post Number: 3610
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2007 - 11:40 pm: |
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Your setup with dishpro is trouble. This issue has been threshed many a time. The Pansat 3500 in particular does not have enough power to power it properly.
You need to separately power the system or use your DN receiver to power the system. Then Pansat 3500 will work.
To continue using your Pansat 3500 in the ay you are using it,is asking for further damage to power supply inside your Pansat. |
Platinum Member Username: Lklives
Post Number: 11658
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 09:00 am: |
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Many people use Dish Pro (DP) LNB's with their Pansats!...its VERY common!
If U have a Dish Pro PLUS (DPP), then thats not the same as just "Dish pro" (DP)...many fools think they are the same!
If U have a fairly new Dishnet installation, then U have DPP, and U will need to have a DN receiver (any...not necessarily subscribed either) powered ON alwaysfor the Pansat to work...and it should be cabled like this...
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Platinum Member Username: Lklives
Post Number: 11659
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 09:03 am: |
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Simple DP LNB's do NOT require any extra power...just the DPP's setups need it.. |
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 3
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 12:23 pm: |
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Yeah I finally got it to work. I did a factory reset and started all over. Rescanned echo 7, 8.10, 61.5. Now I get all the American channels but no Souteast Asian Channels like B4uMusic, Zee TV. Any idea why? The setup is similar to to diagram above. How should I configure the echo (3)61.5 sat? DISEQC?
Note: I still have DN service in the other rooms. They are able to view International Channels. |
Gold Member Username: Nydas
Post Number: 3614
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 03:26 pm: |
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It is quite obvious that you have a three LNB two receiver setup. You have not stated what switch you are using. You will get everything working as long as the DN's original receiver is connected and kept on.
Ignore LK. We have had this discussion before and she has gone ahead trying to trash me and then in another thread given the same advice that she just trashed. |
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 4
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 04:23 pm: |
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So what you are saying is that it's a power issue and not the setup of the echo 3 SAT. Is it still a power issue even though I am getting all the American channels. As for the switch I don't see one connected to the dish. My connection is like the above diagram. Can I split the SAT connection that goes into the STB two ways using a adapter and have one plug into the DN and Panast? Reason being I have only one line coming into my room from the SAT. |
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 5
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 07:48 pm: |
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Also I went on the roof and checked the setup. I have a Dish Pro Plus and Dish Pro |
New member Username: Bengal313
Post Number: 6
Registered: Aug-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 08:12 pm: |
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Thanks guys I have it working. Some of the Indian Channels are coming in. Here is the weird part. I did everything you guys said. I set the Echo 3 to #3 and Standard. And plugged in my DN receiver. I got it working. I unplugged the DN receiver to clean it up but my Indian Channels are still working. Does that mean I don't need to leave the DN receiver on. |
