OTHER Cannot get Disequ 1.2 to move dish

[tiredold]

Greetings, I replaced my reciever on my Ku dish. I can move the dish with the onscreen east-west controls in the motor set up screen, I can also move the dish with my MP02 Stab positioner control. I can memorize the position. But the reciever will not move the dish on its own. I am stumped. When I change satellites, the dish does not move. Any help would be appreceated.

 

[cyberham]

If using USALS to move your dish, have you entered your latitude/longitude coordinates? What receiver are you using?

 

[tiredold]

If using USALS to move your dish, have you entered your latitude/longitude coordinates? What receiver are you using?

Not using USALS. The box is a gtmedia v7plus. I cannot find anywhere to enter the lat/long. It worked perfectly with the last box, also a gtmedia v8, also on disec 1.2. I can move the dish with the box's move commands, and with my MP02, but the box will not move by going from one sat to another.

 

[primestar31]

Not using USALS. The box is a gtmedia v7plus. I cannot find anywhere to enter the lat/long. It worked perfectly with the last box, also a gtmedia v8, also on disec 1.2. I can move the dish with the box's move commands, and with my MP02, but the box will not move by going from one sat to another.

If you aren't using USALS, what motor (model number) do you have? That box can NOT move a C-band dish motor by itself. IF you have a USALS/Diseqc motor, there MUST be a place to add your local site coordinates in the satellite setup menu

 

[cyberham]

I have a GT Media V7S5X. Maybe they are similar. For mine, once USALS is selected for Motor Setup for a given satellite, there is a green button command called Set Location that if pressed brings up a menu where you enter lat/long.

 

[primestar31]

Not using USALS. The box is a gtmedia v7plus. I cannot find anywhere to enter the lat/long. It worked perfectly with the last box, also a gtmedia v8, also on disec 1.2. I can move the dish with the box's move commands, and with my MP02, but the box will not move by going from one sat to another.

I have a GT Media V7S5X. Maybe they are similar. For mine, once USALS is selected for Motor Setup for a given satellite, there is a green button command called Set Location that if pressed brings up a menu where you enter lat/long.

Maybe this also:

Menu / Installation / OK / 0000 / On left hand side of the screen, move Cursor down to (USALS Setup)/ OK / Put in your long / lat information / Exit out.

 

[tiredold]

Maybe this also:

Menu / Installation / OK / 0000 / On left hand side of the screen, move Cursor down to (USALS Setup)/ OK / Put in your long / lat information / Exit out.

YOU WERE RIGHT!!. I never noticed the green button changing function. HOWEVER, still no love. Even when I programmed all the sats to USALS, there was still no movement initiated by the box, only by using my MP02 when in USALS mode. I am sure the issue is in the box. I ordered a new box and it will be here next week. In the meantime, I just select the sat and channel I want, and move the dish by the MP02 until the channel pops up. Not ideal, but it works. Thanks for all your help and happy holidays.

 

[primestar31]

YOU WERE RIGHT!!. I never noticed the green button changing function. HOWEVER, still no love. Even when I programmed all the sats to USALS, there was still no movement initiated by the box, only by using my MP02 when in USALS mode. I am sure the issue is in the box. I ordered a new box and it will be here next week. In the meantime, I just select the sat and channel I want, and move the dish by the MP02 until the channel pops up. Not ideal, but it works. Thanks for all your help and happy holidays.

Does the coax from the receiver go DIRECTLY to the USALS motor, or is there a switch in-between them? The coax should go directly to the motor. IF you need a switch to switch lnb's, the switch should be on the output port of the USALS motor, then to the various LNB's.