supra steveo Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 got a wee problem ive got a free view box in Germany and a dish problem is that one of the nuts holding the dish came loose and now the wife (while i was at work) moved the dish to try and make the picture better and now theres nothing, just wondering if there is anyone out there who can tell me which satellite i need to track, i think it is one of the astra ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just seen this....do you still have a problem, if so let me know and I should be able to "point" you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 If you have a compass its fairly easy, as long as your clever wife didnt adjust the elevation,, on your compass find 23 degrees east of south and thats the digital astra satellite, you will need somone at the tv to shout when you get it, good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 1. send the wife up the ladder. 2. get her to move it round untill the picture returns. 3. open up a cold beer. 4. make sure the wife holds it still while you watch the footie. always happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 1. send the wife up the ladder. 2. get her to move it round untill the picture returns. 3. open up a cold beer. 4. make sure the wife holds it still while you watch the footie. always happy to help good 1,, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Drape a tea towel over the top half of the dish once you've found the rough area of the satellite. Then fine tune the position until you get the best pic. It's easier to tune in to a degraded signal than a strong one. Believe it or not, they taught that on the sat install course I went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatSport Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 reckon it`s Astra @ 28 deg you need. Best bet is to go into the menu and you`ll find a signal strength in there somewhere, usually has signal and quality bars. Turn the dish very slowly right or left until you see BOTH bars flick up.........check for picture then peak the bars as high as you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 yeah ive got astra 28 the picture is still pritty shite but ive picked up extra channels BONUS shame they are shit quality, ive been told to take the cover off the LNB and dry it with a hair dryer there might be water inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatSport Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 more likely is water into the cable at the dish end if it hasn`t been sealed with self-amalgamating tape?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I hit and miss installed my Sky+ system from the UK out here in Holland. I searched google up and found the info I needed to get the rough direction where to point the dish. I didn't need any compasses or specialist equipment. The Sky box has a signal strength meter which really helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 well the first time i did it i didnt know how to get the channels up and ended up calling a guy out to look at it, he said he couldnt get a better signal and that was using a meter to it was perfect and said to the wife that he should give me a job, but this time around it just keeps on jumping some channels are good and some are wank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoriFan Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 when i used to align my multi-sat system i always used QVC on 28.2 as it was one of the weaker channels which helped, no point locking a stronger signal. i can't use multi-sat anymore, receiver died on me a while back, just on a Sky+ now as ivan said, the towel method is a good method to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 might try that in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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