I have a 31" Winegard dish, a Stab 90hh motor, a Fortec Star Mercury II receiver and a Invacom Quad LNB. I've been trying for 3 weeks on and off to set up this system.
I am at 39.1950 N and -77.2686 W, which I input in my receiver.
I've been trying to program the receiver and have tried to get signals from ANY satellite, to no avail. Everywhere I turn to read about how to set up a motorized dish, I get a different piece of data every time I look around. That I should compensate for the 30 degrees of the motor, that the true azimuth has to be compensated with 10 degrees compass reading, and a bunch of etceteras that I don't want to use this space to write about. I have looked here trying to find some manual or guide or instructions regarding a system closely related to mine, but it is either is buried somewhere I haven't looked, or it simply doesn't exist.
I must tell you, I don't have a signal detector, nor a digital compass. I only have a regular good o'le magnetic compass, and the indicators on the motor and the dish clamp.
Sorry if this is too simple for some of you that won't even bother to include your comments, but I am too new at this and need HELP NOW.

Thanks.

Try posting this in the fta forum under fortec. You'll get more responses to your questions. This is dishnet forum. Thanks.

KB

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This thread has been moved to the proper discussion area please lets pay more attention when asking help in proper sections, or Search before posting any file, LETS KEEP THIS FORUM CLEAN.


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Okay.....Welcome to the site...this has been posted many times , but since you are new and I was once where you are.....here we go....
Read through this thread first, started by PappaPump, and very good reading..
http://forums.dsstester.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=60090

Your True south bird would be 79 west AMC5 ...Use a sat program to get compass readings....once you get 79 west ( remember ...this is a linear sat )

Settings should look like this...:

Lnb type: standard
Lnb Power: on
Lnb freq: 10750
Tp Freq: 11254 ( I think that's the one )
Port: 2 ( or whichever you have your L feed into )
Motor: Enable

MAke sure that you are able to get a signal and quality from this bird and then use USALS to turn the motor the other birds...then follow the rest of the instructions in pappa's thread, when you have more questions.....we will be here...



BPG~