saorsat and freesat on humax forsat hdr

Note the UK LNB should be connected to the lowest number port (normally 1)

DiSEqC needs to be setup in the hidden menu
See here:

http://foxsat-hdr.wikispaces.com/DiSEqC

you are almost done, there is another link that shows how to load new software on the humax to make it even better , will have a look for you. On setting up the dish with a lnb holder the rule used to be always align the central lnb on the weakest sat, in this case 9east. I used a normal lnb to set up then swop to the ka lnb, its a lot harder to align with the ka band lnb. dish size and location is important. 80cm is a bit small in my reckoning but no doubt will be proved wrong.

found it, its this one but set it up as normal first, even I find this one daunting but looks very good.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056747871

GBCULLEN wrote: »

no panic, this is the answer, " The following setup assumes you have TWO 28E feeds - one feed will directly go into the HDR, the other 28E feed is connected to one of the inputs on the switch" the graphic is missing a cable, and its for 2 stb's not one but a good guide.

No. The graphic shows one Set top box, that takes two feeds. This setup is based on a dual tuner box with inbuilt hard drive for recording. Before setting up Saorsat the two feeds should be tested with the UK channels only.

Then the Saorsat LNB is added, and TWO DiSEqC switches are mounted near the dish. In this way each tuner can select either LNB. With this setup you can watch either an Irish or UK channel while recording either an Irish or UK channel.

I would recommend a quad or octo LNB for the UK channels to allow further receivers to be added later.

good stuff, the box is a humax freesat so he needs the option to record the 2 uk channels at once and iba will put him on the right track.

so you are sorted

Port 1 or Port 1A or Port AA of both Diseqc switches (or a Multiswitch which has FOUR inputs for each port, LH, LV, HH, HV).

You are correct. It should not matter.

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Can tuner 2 handle DiSEqC? Has anyone actually set this up & tested it, or is it a work in progress?

I would assume so. It's a hidden feature on the box. Have you evidence otherwise? I see reports of people using it with other satellites.

It would be bizarre if it didn't work as suggested (both tuners supporting diseqc). It's just about 99.9% certain that for proper operation you need either a Diseqc for each port (all wired the same and 28.2 on port1) or a multiswitch.

Sometimes assumptions are based on an understanding of "how stuff works". If it doesn't work as suggested it's essentially broken firmware. The idea of a multiswitch or diseqc per tuner is also the most flexible method which can be adapted to work even with "broken" firmware.

If a tuner doesn't support Diseqc at all (eg Sky box), and is connected to a Multiswitch or Diseqc output you will get Port 1 (= AA, 1A, A1, 11 etc) by default.

dharn wrote: »

humax definitely supports diseq but not out of the box perhaps

It supports Diseqc only in non-Freesat mode (without patches, out of the box), hence Freesat channels must be on port 1 (only resets to port1 without a command with a power cycle).

The "patch" seems to allow diseqc and non-freesat channels without having to leave freesat mode. (via Digitalspy )

Some Freesat HD models (Sagem?) don't support Disqec at all, even in "non-Freesat" mode.

It's only firmware for ANY model to do Diseqc as the 22kHz used for High / Low band switching is "pulsed" to send Diseqc commands. So even any Sky box can do it and automatically enabled over the air, if sky wanted it.

The EU should make it mandatory as it's only a simple software update and the very cheapest generic boxes do support a basic 4 way switch. Other Channels was made mandatory after a German PayTV operator lost a court case, but Freesat and Sky pay lipservice to that. On Sky it's really only working properly for DVB-S and not DVB-S2 and they never allowed SR entry, only two options.

It's a shame.