Signal Strength issue

[Refistereduser716]

First off I searched but did not find the answer I was looking for so please forgive me if this is a double post. I recently got a Dreamlink HD and replaced my SD receiver with it. My old box showed signal and quality at 92%, my Dreamlink shows about 52-53%. I am using the same settings from one receiver to another and did try the 13V & 18V settings, using a DP500. Settings are:
#1
Diseq- 1
Diseq 1.1- None
TP Frequencey- 12224
LNB-11250
22KHZ Tone- Off
Multi Dish Switch- SW44 Dish 2

#2
Diseq- 2
Diseq 1.1- None
TP Frequencey- 12224
LNB-11250
22KHZ Tone- Off
Multi Dish Switch- SW44 Dish 1

If you have any suggestions It would be greatly appreciated. Hope I gave you enough details... OR, is the DL just like that and that's all I am going to get. The box works but wonder if there are any drawbacks to the lower dignal quality being shown.

[forzaazzurri]

It's lower because you have not tweaked your dish to its maximum. Not all boxes signal meters are alike. My old SD box was showing 95 % quality and on the dreamlink it was no higher than 70 % on a clear day.

You can leave things as they are but you will lose signal faster if bad weather is present.

I am sure you can tweak it to the 90's again.

[countysat]

What type of LNB's are you using? Legacy or Dish Pro?
How many Dishes are you using? 1 or 2?
Are you using a switch or a twin LNB?

If you're using a Dish Pro LNBs on one Dish 500 try the following settings

Sat 119

LNB Power - On
LNB Type - OCS-DP
LNB Frequency - 11.250
LNB 22Khz - Off
Diseqc SW 1.0 - 1
Diseqc SW 1.1 - Off
Legacy SW - Off


Sat 110

LNB Power - On
LNB Type - OCS-DP
LNB Frequency - 11.250
LNB 22Khz - Off
Diseqc SW 1.0 - 2
Diseqc SW 1.1 - Off
Legacy SW - Off

[Terryl]

Also if you have the extra 8PSK add on card installed it will drop your "S" and "Q" by 3 to 6 dB or more.

That's 1/2 or more of your total RF voltage level coming down from the LNB.