HI ABA, well , I am at a complete loss. Typing is all I can think of doing. Got a feeling, if you are kind enough to try and help, you might need a cup of coffee or something a bit stronger .. and that's just to get through the post.
Running a cw700, one lnb with motor, latest bin loaded which of course is freezing, but it is running. Very special friend is going to lend me a nf nova. He is kind enough to test it at home, loads the latest file, scans b#v, everything fine. All I have to do (lucky me) is get a cat 5 cable, plug it in and away I go .. right?
Not quite.
To prepare for the nf, I decide to move the dish to b#v with the cw, get 87% Q&S, save, but, unfortunately, because it is sitting on Nasa (no suprise there), the dish wants to move back to 119. Re position the dish to 91W, scan b#v, thinking I would just lock it on a bev channel working or not, but for some reason, it didn't want to save. Consequenty the dish moves back to 119. Being excited about the new toy ... I decide ......
No biggee, heard that the nova can deal with pointing a dish so off I go to get the nova. Come home, plug in the cat 5 cable, and everything else .. first message is .. no (bad) signal .. check antenna cable. Get into the menu, find the move dish function ... . dish won't move. Signal Q&S zero.
Ok, it's a new unit .. back to the cw .. I will move the dish with that, lock it somehow, and then figure out the nova.
Hook up CW .. nothing, dead as a door nail. Zero Q&S.
Now I am thinking that I have blown the lnb.. what else can it be?
I have been informed that the lnb does not effect the motor. But to check, I unhooked the lnb, only had the cable from the motor direct to the cw ... motor will not move. Replaced that cable with another cable in case it was faulty .. no movement. Ran a cable from the lnb direct to the cw, bypassing the motor, thinking that the dish is still pointed at Nasa .. no signal.
Undid the motor and turned by hand -- now this gets a bit testy, cause I can't see the tv ... but had volume as loud as possible .. not a peep.
To be honest, guys, I am feeling a little numb. I have it in my head that I am missing something so very simple but honestly for the life of me, I can't think what it is.
If two units, the lnb and the motor all blew at the same time, the odds on a lottery have got to be better than that - so in my mind I am just missing something or I have taken a stupid pill and the effects haven't worn off yet .. lol
Thanks so much for listening .. any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated especially those leaning towards a very empty piggy bank. LOL
**** Update: Had this typed and thought .......hummmm, factory file on the cw .. nope that does not work. Got a pm suggesting reset the motor, that is a little harder, I don't see a rest button but where the lights are .. no lights. I don't know if they only come on when the motor is engaged or not. Like I said, my understanding is that the lnb and the motor work separately. In my mind, I am wondering if any signal to the receiver, prompts the receiver to motivate the motor. If that is the case, maybe I just need a new lnb although probably wishful thinking on my part.
Hope all this makes sense.. I can post pictures if that helps. The motor is a Pansat PM900 btw.
Thanks again everyone .. don't even know what to try next.
(P.S. Perfect .. also heard today that nova has no support as of right now .. that's ok, right now I would give anything to have my Nasa back ...lol)