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March 15th, 2009
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Only Picking up Radio
I have a viewsat extreme and when I was scanning the scan only picked up Radio stations but not any tv channels the signal strength and quality was around 70% please help
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March 15th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
need more info...dish type, whats birds...etc
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
What bin do you have loaded??? What sats are you aiming at???
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Make sure you have the setting picked to all channels when you scan, not just fta.
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March 15th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
I am aiming at Echostar 3 61.5W I have the latest bin the dish is 18"
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Use transponder freq #12297...
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March 18th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Thank You all for your help but nothing worked and now I have a new problem. The signal strength is 70% but the quality blinks from 0% to 71% and doesn't become steady please help
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March 19th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
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Originally Posted by kraja
Thank You all for your help but nothing worked and now I have a new problem. The signal strength is 70% but the quality blinks from 0% to 71% and doesn't become steady please help
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check your dis q port, and correct lnb in antena set up and make sure you have same sat in upper right corner in blue bar. still problem then post your seting.
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March 19th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
here are the setting
Antenna Setup Satelite Echostar 3 61.5W
LNB Power ON
LNB Type Standard
LNB Freq. 11250
22KHZ ON
TP Freq. 12399
DiseqC 1.0 Port 2
Motor Off
Legacy SW None
Still the same problem
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March 19th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Are you pointing at more than one sat?
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March 20th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Nope I am only pointing at one i have a single LNB dish
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March 20th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
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Originally Posted by kraja
Nope I am only pointing at one i have a single LNB dish
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use these settings...chachi...
LNB Power:----------- ON
LNB Type:-----------standard
LNB Frequency:------11250
Transponder:-------- 12297
22KHz:---------------OFF
DiSEqC:-------------None
Motor: -------------Off
Legacy Switch:------None
Last edited by chachi68; March 20th, 2009 at 11:24 AM..
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March 20th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
transponder= tp freq=12224 like chaci said .dont get confused if you dont see transponder in set up.
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March 20th, 2009
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Re: Only Picking up Radio
Did you press the radio /tv botton on the remote?Just below 7 ,I guess?
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