Help required with Multiswitch install

zai800

I am located in the Midlands and doing a DIY install of a multiswitch with quattro lnb's. I am using the following hardware; Triax TD 110 Satellite Dish, Triax TD Multi LNB Holder, 17/8 EMP PROFI Multiswitch , 3 x Sharp Quattro LNB´s and a Ferguson FK-1000 Receiver for setting it up. I have aligned dish and setup LNB holder using a single LNB connected to receiver. When I connect up the Quattro LNB's to the switch and do a multiple satellite search with receiver it only detects channels from the which ever satellite/LNB/ (4)Cables that are connected to "SAT A SYSTEM" (A,B,C,D) on the multiswitch. I have verified that all LNB's and cables are working OK by changing them to Sat A postion on multiswitch. The multiswitch is outputting voltage on all the inputs as per specifications. Can anyone suggest how to resolve please?
John

Apogee

Rather than doing a multiple satellite search, can you try an individual satellite search for each of the 4 positions? At least that way you can check if the Diseqc signals are getting from the receiver to the switch.

What's the distance between the receiver and the switch?

byte

Have you configured the receiver for DiSEqC? Sorry if it's stating the obvious, you just didn't mention configuring the receiver for DiSEqC, so it knows which bird is where!

zai800

Apogee wrote: »

Rather than doing a multiple satellite search, can you try an individual satellite search for each of the 4 positions? At least that way you can check if the Diseqc signals are getting from the receiver to the switch.

What's the distance between the receiver and the switch?

@Apogee
The receiver is only finding whichever satellite/LNB that is connected to the first input on the switch.
The distance between the receiver and the switch is 10 metres approx.

zai800

byte wrote: »

Have you configured the receiver for DiSEqC? Sorry if it's stating the obvious, you just didn't mention configuring the receiver for DiSEqC, so it knows which bird is where!

@byte

I do not understand configuring the receiver for DiSEqC. I have tried various settings. This is a single dish with multiple Quattro LNB's.
Can anyone explain what the settings should be please

Apogee

The receiver needs to know which Diseqc port correspond to which LNBF/Satellite position.

Go into the installation menu, antenna setup submenu and set the 'Diseqc 1.0' to Port 1, 2, 3 & 4 for each of the satellites e.g. Astra 28 - Port 1, Astra 19 - Port 2, Hotbird - Port 3 etc.

Page 13 of manual:
http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/en/download/Satellite-Receivers/FK-1000/manual_EN.pdf/

zai800

@Apogee, @byte

Success!
Got it sorted thanks to @Apogee & @byte.
The receiver was set to DiSEqC 1.1 it worked ok when I changed it to DiSEqC 1.0. Thanks again.

John

byte

zai800 wrote: »

@Apogee, @byte

Success!
Got it sorted thanks to @Apogee & @byte.
The receiver was set to DiSEqC 1.1 it worked ok when I changed it to DiSEqC 1.0. Thanks again.

John

Glad you got sorted. Happy viewing!

herzlos

How to Install a Global 2 way DiSEqC Switch

plz help me ferguson ariva 120

its already diseqc 1.0

port 1 and port 2

astra gettin singal

but hotbird cant get any singal

im only gettin

======= 45
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but cant get chanals from that singnal
and

Peter Rhea

Is the Hotbird feed from a 2nd lnb on the same dish as Astra or a separate dish?

herzlos

i put two dish and 2 way diseqc and everything ok im going to menu diseqc 1.0 port1 astra full singal but port2 hotbird icant get any. that is keep tryed but i cant get sinyal.

Peter Rhea

So you can get a signal from Hotbird with a direct connection to the receiver?

herzlos

dreambox dm 800 working perfect and i can get singal hotbird and astra no problem.

but problem is i think i cant setup from ferguson ariva 120 i made diseqc 1.0 port 1 and port 2 but still cant get singal i was same problem with openbox s10 before.
i dont know couldnt find it.