Okay, ignore that last post for the moment.
Two more days of reading revealed that I may have improperly done the conversion to 2700 ala
ABA DSS - Free to Air Satellite TV Community - View Single Post - Non-JTag Pansat 2500A to 2700 Conversion Step by Step. Once that is done I'll let you know how it turns out.
Thanks guys.
Regarding the previous post - I am still curious as to whether I am following the proper steps. If not, please correct them. If so, please let me know. Maybe once I have the proper base established it will all work.