Lacuna Dsm mkiv

biffontour

hi

I've got a Lacuna Dsm Mk iv sat meter as i do sky and free-to-air and the like but i was trying to get Hotbird on it before and wouldn't work, Is there a way of setting the type of lnb or anyway of changing settings for it to work,

Any suggestions are much appreciated

St Senan

Your Meter probably needs to be Caliarated. Did your meter come with a Data Transfer cable.

biffontour

Yeah it did but was looking for it today and can't find the bloody thing,
Is there much to it? I'd say i can get my hands on one

excollier

The cable you need is a usb A to usb B cable, that's all.
You can calibrate it from the meter if you still have the instructions or update it from the Meter Support website, with the latest transponder updates.
Here are the instructions, transfer software and latest dataset
the website appears to be down atm.
Good luck

biffontour

Thanks for help, will get back to you if i get in any bother

excollier

Try this website, it has all the info you need to update and calibrate your meter and all the software you will need.
I thought it had disappeared.

http://www.metersupport.co.uk/

makeorbrake

excollier wrote: »

Try this website, it has all the info you need to update and calibrate your meter and all the software you will need.
I thought it had disappeared.

http://www.metersupport.co.uk/

given that the manufacturer went bust, I don't suppose there is any other corner of the internet where updates can be downloaded?

excollier

Don't know of any

makeorbrake

excollier wrote: »

Don't know of any

so how exactly do we update this ruddy thing now then?

excollier

No idea, I stopped using mine

irishgeo

anyway of getting soarsat settings on this?

excollier

If you have the editing software from Lacuna Satmeter (3.02) then maybe but I'm not sure it would work on this meter

irishgeo

the original software is here

http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/242633-lacuna-wolsey-meter-problem.html

ok i can edit the.sat file

anyone have a clue how i can get the settings from lyngsat into this screen program.

http://www.lyngsat.com/Eutelsat-9A-and-Ka-Sat-9A.html

zg3409

For Saorsat:
Display Name Saorsat
LNB LO 9750
22Khz OFF
Frequency 10.765
Reference frequency Auto
Voltage 14Volts (vertical)(LHCP)
Symbol Rate 24995
FEC 1/2

You do not use the 20Ghz frequency unless your meter supports it. You also need a special LNB.
as per:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saorsat

I assume this meter is DVB-S2 capable and if it has a screen it can show MPEG4.

makeorbrake

irishgeo wrote: »

ok i can edit the.sat file

What do you use to open and edit the .sat file?

irishgeo wrote: »

anyone have a clue how i can get the settings from lyngsat into this screen program.

+1 to irishgeo's request here. Does anyone have the knowledge on this?

excollier

zg3409 wrote: »

For Saorsat:
Display Name Saorsat
LNB LO 9750
22Khz OFF
Frequency 10.765
Reference frequency Auto
Voltage 14Volts (vertical)(LHCP)
Symbol Rate 24995
FEC 1/2

You do not use the 20Ghz frequency unless your meter supports it. You also need a special LNB.
as per:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saorsat

I assume this meter is DVB-S2 capable and if it has a screen it can show MPEG4.

No,this meter is not DVB-S2 capable, but it may at least register a signal strength readout, but not quality as it won't lock a DVB-S2 transponder, so not much use for most HD or Saorsat.

irishgeo

excollier wrote: »

No,this meter is not DVB-S2 capable, but it may at least register a signal strength readout, but not quality as it won't lock a DVB-S2 transponder, so not much use for most HD or Saorsat.

any good meters so out their cheapish?

excollier

Not if you want DVB-S2.

zg3409

Instead of locking on to the DVB-S2 Saorsat 20Ghz signal you can get the dish up with an ordinary LNB with the normal TV stations at 9E. Then swap the LNB afterwards and peak using the signal strength on a DVB-S2 receiver.

Not ideal but would get you over a hump. For hobbiest use I just use a DVB-S2 receiver, a beeper meter and a tiny TV. I mount everything right beside the dish. Not ideal if it is raining.

denyxtr

biffontour wrote: »

hi

I've got a Lacuna Dsm Mk iv sat meter as i do sky and free-to-air and the like but i was trying to get Hotbird on it before and wouldn't work, Is there a way of setting the type of lnb or anyway of changing settings for it to work,

Any suggestions are much appreciated

Hi.

The application where you can update all satellites is called SatLoader.
If you still have a problem with that, I send edited list with Hotbird via e-mail.