problem I cant seem to fix!! 82w

[frodiddy]

my problem is with 82w sat all the HD channels that have 21500 (H) polarity will not come in.. sometimes I can get it to come n for 5 mins then it will start getting (green pixilation) then cuts out!! channels with V polarity work no problem!!!

129w comes in no prob, V and H polaity works, but on the BEV HD its all messed up..

I have bought 2 new DL200 modules thinking it was that, and same thing, I changed the LNBs,

anyone have any ideas what maybe causing it!! I'm missing all the good hd channels like tlc. ctv-t
hist a n e ect!!

[nobodyspecial]

Post your complete hardware setup,lnbs switches etc and your settings

[jedi]

my problem is with 82w sat all the HD channels that have 21500 (H) polarity will not come in.. sometimes I can get it to come n for 5 mins then it will start getting (green pixilation) then cuts out!! channels with V polarity work no problem!!!

129w comes in no prob, V and H polaity works, but on the BEV HD its all messed up..

I have bought 2 new DL200 modules thinking it was that, and same thing, I changed the LNBs,

anyone have any ideas what maybe causing it!! I'm missing all the good hd channels like tlc. ctv-t
hist a n e ect!!

I think the horizontal polarity uses 18 volts - whereas the vertical is 12 volts - so you may not be getting 18 volts from your receiver to the LNB - is it a long cable run? Are you sure you have RG6 satellite cable and not RG59?
Have you tried using a power inserter? Check your RF connectors and make sure they have a good ground.

[pgjeepster]

Also how many lnb's are on the box I have heard the T-5 is a bit under powered for more than 2?

[frodiddy]

I got 5 119 110 129 82 91 these boxes are junk ive had nothing but issues, whats another good receiver ilink 9000i , or jynxcrap

[surfinisfun]

Also how many lnb's are on the box I have heard the T-5 is a bit under powered for more than 2?

Given the sats being used as mentioned below its likey a correct diagnosis of the o/p's issue.


I got 5 119 110 129 82 91 these boxes are junk ive had nothing but issues, whats another good receiver ilink 9000i , or jynxcrap

T5 junk?......you won't see many T5 owners making that statement.

[frodiddy]

don't get me wrong I like it, but like I said ive had nothing but problems since I had it, when I forst got it I never relized how HOT the thing would get, so I had to get a laptop cooler...im thinking it may have gotten to warm and screwed something up, that's the only thing I can think of why I'm having this problem..

I'm sure theres a ton of people that have a T5 that are running 119 110 129 82 91 without issue!! maybe ill have to waste some more doe and buy another one..

does dreamlink offer any sort of warranty

[pgjeepster]

All electronics have their limits it sounds like this one was pushed over it's design capabilities, check with your seller that you got the box from if it's over a year I highly doubt it would be covered.

[nobodyspecial]

I got 5 119 110 129 82 91 these boxes are junk ive had nothing but issues, whats another good receiver ilink 9000i , or jynxcrap

Nothing wrong with the box, maybe it's your setup or your equipment

[jedi]

Nothing wrong with the box, maybe it's your setup or your equipment

I agree - they are good boxes - I have several and never had a problem

[dinger]

my problem is with 82w sat all the HD channels that have 21500 (H) polarity will not come in.. sometimes I can get it to come n for 5 mins then it will start getting (green pixilation) then cuts out!! channels with V polarity work no problem!!!

129w comes in no prob, V and H polaity works, but on the BEV HD its all messed up..

I have bought 2 new DL200 modules thinking it was that, and same thing, I changed the LNBs,

anyone have any ideas what maybe causing it!! I'm missing all the good hd channels like tlc. ctv-t
hist a n e ect!!

had same prob that v would come in and not h, changed rg6 cable and all was good! u could try that??

[nobodyspecial]

Maybe swap lnb with a known working one too

[c8rbk1ng]

Agreed, when there is a polarity problem it's usually the lnb, the switch or the cable.

[Terryl]

I got 5 119 110 129 82 91 these boxes are junk ive had nothing but issues, whats another good receiver ilink 9000i , or jynxcrap


don't get me wrong I like it, but like I said ive had nothing but problems since I had it, when I forst got it I never relized how HOT the thing would get, so I had to get a laptop cooler...im thinking it may have gotten to warm and screwed something up, that's the only thing I can think of why I'm having this problem..

I'm sure theres a ton of people that have a T5 that are running 119 110 129 82 91 without issue!! maybe ill have to waste some more doe and buy another one..

does dreamlink offer any sort of warranty

How are you switching these LNB's??? And what type(s) are they??

When a unit runs HOT it is for some reason, 90% of the time it's due to trying to run a multi LNB like the dish 1000 (3 LNB's in one) off a box that can only supply 500 mA to this type of LNB that needs 750 mA to run right.

If you are using 5 separate LNB's and they are the legacy DC voltage switching type, then the run of coax may be too long and your dropping too much DC voltage to switch then properly.

If trying to run the Dish 1000 LNB with that under powered receiver you will need the extra DC power from a DPP44 switches power supply, it is the only thing that will run that type of LNB correctly.

However we are all guessing and I am looking in my crystal ball to provide is info as we still do not know what type of LNBs you have and any type of switch(s) you have in the setup.

This would help us greatly in helping you fix this problem as my crystal ball is running low on power.

Also trying to mix different types of LNB's with say a DP or DPP type of LNB from Dish can cause all sorts of problems.

[ICEMAN]

frodiddy
in order for us to help you better and not guessing read post number 2 by nobodyspecial and post all your antenna settings etc.
thank you

[frodiddy]

24" elliptical 3 lnbs
91w
lnb power- on
type- single
freq 11.250
22khz- off
diseqc sw 1.0- off
diseqc sw 1.1- 5
signal- 98%

82
lnb power- on
type- single
freq 11.250
22khz- off
diseqc sw 1.0- off
diseqc sw 1.1- 4
signal- 89%

119
lnb power- on
type- single
freq 11.250
22khz- off
diseqc sw 1.0- off
diseqc sw 1.1- 1

110
lnb power- on
type- single
freq 11.250
22khz- off
diseqc sw 1.0- off
diseqc sw 1.1- 2

129w
lnb power- on
type- single
freq 11.250
22khz- off
diseqc sw 1.0- off
diseqc sw 1.1- 3

that dish is also a 24" elliptical no problems on that dish works good if it was a wire issue wouldn't I jhave problems with south as well??

I guess the only thing I can try if u guys think my wire is too long is to go out side bring a monitor and my box out, and hook it up beside the dish, that way I can rule that out..

[Mistress]

Where are you located? (Don't answer here) I am far from the border and the 82º sat is very weak, owing to Bevs use of spotbeam tech. See if you can find a Nimiq4 footprint and judge for yourself.
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I use a 1.5 meter dish and an Invacom LNB, plus an inline signal booster at the pole. Even so, I can only record on a PC using a Genpix receiver. I do get a watchable HD sig with my Sonicview 8000's.

[Terryl]

It may be a problem with the type/brand of dish your using, it may not have the necessary receive beamwidth to get all 5 satellites at once.

Your looking at 5 satellites separated by 47 degrees of arc, this may be too much for that dish, if you can, look up the spec's for its beamwidth and see if that may be the problem.

And to Mistress, get rid of the inline signal booster, all it's doing is injecting noise into the system. (We can start a new thread for this if you want to, we don't want to hijack this one, it's not nice to do so)

[Terryl]

Frodiddy,

What type of coax are you using and how long??

Type of coax used can make a big difference on long runs, good high quality RG-6 quad coax with a pure copper center conductor can be used out to around 150 feet, you can go out to 200 feet if DP of DPP type LNB's are used, the coax should also be rated out to 2.5 or 3 GHz, this would present less signal loss over the run.

On really long runs RG-11 coax should be used, I have one run at 255 feet using that type of coax.

[frodiddy]

my south works fine, 91w works great 82w only v polarity will work, I get good signal on H polarity just will say scramble channel!!
once an awhile I can get a few of the channels to come in it will work for a few mins, then its starts going a green squared pixels..
I'm gonna try tomorrow to set my receiver outside beside the dish with 5 ft cable and see if those chans come in, if then do then ill know its the cable, if they don't then I'm I think my receiver is defualty

[c8rbk1ng]

have you tried flipping 82 and 91 on the switch...making 82 #5 on the switch and 91 #4? Or just running a single line to 82 to see what happens? If you are getting the other 4 sats with no problems it is not your box that has the problem, it's somewhere else.

[Terryl]

How low to the horizon is 82W from your location?? (it's elevation)

[frodiddy]

ive even by passed the switch completely running 82 right the receiver with same result, its weird got a brain fart goin on lol

[nobodyspecial]

ive even by passed the switch completely running 82 right the receiver with same result, its weird got a brain fart goin on lol

did you try a working lnb in its place?

[Terryl]

On the 82W LNB if only the "V" polarity's are working then it could be a DC voltage problem, some standard LNB's use a +13 and +18 volts DC switching to go between the polarity's +13 volts DC = "V", +18 VDC = "H".

If your DC voltage to that LNB is too low it can't switch to the correct polarity.

This could be a switch, a coax or a connector, if the coax got wet at some time you could have a corrosion problem, this could be at the connector or inside the coax.

[frodiddy]

I fixed the issue turns out my cable tv coax and my sat coax all come through the same hole in wall and they were touching eachother, must have casued some sort of interference!!!

[nobodyspecial]

I fixed the issue turns out my cable tv coax and my sat coax all come through the same hole in wall and they were touching eachother, must have casued some sort of interference!!!
Glad you figured it out