Lidl Free-to-air dish

In_tuition

Have it set up, and on the tv is has the 1500 channels or so but nothing coming thru on the right hand side of the screen is a black box type thing which says no signal. Can someone help me through what seems the last stages?

Apogee

http://bytelive.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=How+to+align+a+satellite+dish

St Senan

In_tuition wrote: »

Have it set up, and on the tv is has the 1500 channels or so but nothing coming thru on the right hand side of the screen is a black box type thing which says no signal. Can someone help me through what seems the last stages?

Try http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055570579

In_tuition

Can't get it sorted.

It's showing up as the signal strength being %14 and intensity being %78. But if I take out the cable which connects the dish/lnb to the decoder box the quality remains %14 and the intensity %0. Obviously I need to try and get the quality much higher but I've tried the dish at different locations around my property, anything shed any light on how I can solve it?

montgolfiere

In_tuition wrote: »

Can't get it sorted.

It's showing up as the signal strength being %14 and intensity being %78. But if I take out the cable which connects the dish/lnb to the decoder box the quality remains %14 and the intensity %0. Obviously I need to try and get the quality much higher but I've tried the dish at different locations around my property, anything shed any light on how I can solve it?

if you are trying to receive the Astra 2 UK FTA Channels......
the only way to get a signal is to point the dish at 28.2 degrees east of south with the correct elevation. ( approx 25 degrees) and the LNB Correctly 'Skewd' and the dish '
Level'...... WITH NOTHING BLOCKING THE SIGNAL eg. Trees , tall buildings etc.etc.
a simple 'sat beeper' meter may well help you out and only cost a few quid.
other than that a better and bigger dish may be your solution as these Lidl dishes are pretty flimsy.
The Skyman

In_tuition

montgolfiere wrote: »

other than that a better and bigger dish may be your solution as these Lidl dishes are pretty flimsy.
The Skyman

Any idea where to get one, what size and how much?

John mac

In_tuition wrote: »

Any idea where to get one, what size and how much?

have a look at the stickies (threads on the top of the page)

In_tuition

John mac wrote: »

have a look at the stickies (threads on the top of the page)

Pulling my hair out reading them! can't seem to get any solutions on them, thanks though.

montgolfiere

In_tuition wrote: »

Any idea where to get one, what size and how much?

what satellite/ channels etc are you actually trying to receive? and will it be a fixed dish or are you going to use for camping etc.? a bit more info required before i would be in the position to advise as they come in alll shapes and sizes to suit all needs!!
the Skyman

In_tuition

montgolfiere wrote: »

what satellite/ channels etc are you actually trying to receive? and will it be a fixed dish or are you going to use for camping etc.? a bit more info required before i would be in the position to advise as they come in alll shapes and sizes to suit all needs!!
the Skyman

It's for my home. I have mounted the dish on the roof, on the side of the house and out the back garden on various poles, the bleeper which came in the box has been loud at some of those locations but the signal quality on the menu screen on the tv hasn't rose once.

I'm looking for the free-to-air ones? The BBC's, Film4, Discovery those kinda channels?

On the TPScan section on the menu I have Astra 28e or something like that up and the signal quality is only %14 regardless whether the connection from the Dish/LNB is connected to the decoder or not, so firstly I'm looking to get that signal quality to its highest and obviously in turn I will able to tune in the channels?

montgolfiere

In_tuition wrote: »

It's for my home. I have mounted the dish on the roof, on the side of the house and out the back garden on various poles, the bleeper which came in the box has been loud at some of those locations but the signal quality on the menu screen on the tv hasn't rose once.

I'm looking for the free-to-air ones? The BBC's, Film4, Discovery those kinda channels?

On the TPScan section on the menu I have Astra 28e or something like that up and the signal quality is only %14 regardless whether the connection from the Dish/LNB is connected to the decoder or not, so firstly I'm looking to get that signal quality to its highest and obviously in turn I will able to tune in the channels?

if i was installing for you, a 60 cm Sky Zone 2 Dish would be ideal. easily bought from ebay etc.
you will get the likes of the BBC TV and Radio, ITV, Channel4, C4, E4, More4, Film4 etc etc. (see my website www.british-tv-in-france.co.uk where there is a link to a reasonably uptodate list of the FTA Channels)

HOWEVER... you wont receive the Sky Subscription Channels such as Discovery, History, Sky 1 etc etc

the best idea is to locate the dish at approx 3 metres high if possible on your east or South wall , just so long as it has the clear view to 28.2 East OF South as above. Protection from the wind is important. (ie somewhere a easy to work as possible). but if the chimney is the only suitable site then that is where it will have to go.
just remember setting the dish up is a little tricky and does require a bit of care and attention....(otherwise how would all the installers make a living!!!) BUT it can be done!!! just remember there are 4 or 5 satellites reasonably close together and it is important to set on to the correct one.... your beeper will just tell you that you have found 'a satellite' not that it is actually the correct one!!
hope this makes sense and helps.
The Skyman

In_tuition

montgolfiere wrote: »

if i was installing for you, a 60 cm Sky Zone 2 Dish would be ideal. easily bought from ebay etc.
you will get the likes of the BBC TV and Radio, ITV, Channel4, C4, E4, More4, Film4 etc etc. (see my website www.british-tv-in-france.co.uk where there is a link to a reasonably uptodate list of the FTA Channels)

HOWEVER... you wont receive the Sky Subscription Channels such as Discovery, History, Sky 1 etc etc

the best idea is to locate the dish at approx 3 metres high if possible on your east or South wall , just so long as it has the clear view to 28.2 East OF South as above. Protection from the wind is important. (ie somewhere a easy to work as possible). but if the chimney is the only suitable site then that is where it will have to go.
just remember setting the dish up is a little tricky and does require a bit of care and attention....(otherwise how would all the installers make a living!!!) BUT it can be done!!! just remember there are 4 or 5 satellites reasonably close together and it is important to set on to the correct one.... your beeper will just tell you that you have found 'a satellite' not that it is actually the correct one!!
hope this makes sense and helps.
The Skyman

Thanks a million mate, really appreciate your guidance.

John mac

are you pointing the dish in the right direction?
dishpionter.com is a good place to start.

here is another link for setting up.

and yet another one explaining the terminology ,

polyfusion

In_tuition wrote: »

... the bleeper which came in the box has been loud at some of those locations but the signal quality on the menu screen on the tv hasn't rose once.

If the beeper gets loud, it means you're getting a signal from some satellite (or you're standing in front of the dish!). In this case, you'd be best advised to do a blind scan, see what channels you're getting, post some examples, and someone can figure out to what position the dish is pointed. It's the best starting point, to find something, and then work your way from there to where you want to be, which is probably 28E.

Also, maybe before doing a blind scan, if there are any channels preloaded on other satellites (like Astra 1, Turksat, etc), when you get a loud beeping, check these channels as well, and see if any come through.

In_tuition

Thanks for all the info guys, going to get a professional in to fix it up, heads melted!

killalanerr

dont give up that easily, i started off with one of theses if you read the stickies use the dishpointer link, put in your home address and point it along the line,have the lnb bar level this should get you going

In_tuition

killalanerr wrote: »

dont give up that easily, i started off with one of theses if you read the stickies use the dishpointer link, put in your home address and point it along the line,have the lnb bar level this should get you going

%99.99 I'm pretty stubborn and never quit although on this occasion it's on behalf of a family member and it's been 2 weeks together trying to finish the job, I think the patience has worn thin all over at this stage. I'm aware it's probably just something simple but seriously we've tried everything and in turn came here the weekend seeking advice so let the people who know how in and see if we were clueless afterall.

Thanks though appreciate the help.