Coolsat 5000

[Mr Tony]

or the ones who post Coolsats that are used (and SD only) at 100 bucks to start

 

[ParaclipseCKu]

I'm quite happy with the Coolsat 5000 for SD use. I thought it was reasonable $30 with shipping

 

[Inno]

I'm quite happy with the Coolsat 5000 for SD use. I thought it was reasonable $30 with shipping

That sounds like a fair price for one. I was lucky to find one for a little more than half that but with shipping it was around $30. I can't remember where I got the factory firmware from, I thought it was the Coolsat website or perhaps from a member here. It is a very nice receiver, works well in all regards as far as I can see. I currently use it in my garage/workshop for music and to take out to the dish farm for tuning etc.

 

[funkypc]

004 is out
http://ftafirmware.freehostia.com
It fixes the DBS scanning issue
And also adds SWXX switch support

 

[Mr Tony]

cool. Thanks for the link!

 

[meinename]

004 is out
FTAFirmware for Coolsat
It fixes the DBS scanning issue
And also adds SWXX switch support

WOOT!

I officially love my Coolsat the most.
Now to get another as a backup...

 

[brentb636]

It's kinda cool having the source code for the CS5000 released. Now if they'd release the CS8000 code, for updating, I'd really be happy.

 

[turbosat]

What was the scanning issue this firmware fixes? I don't have a coolsat but always read about them being great blind-scanning boxes.

 

[Mr Tony]

If I remember right, the frequency settings for DBS weren't right
Like KU says 12.200-12.700 the DBS was off and had to manually be set

edit: just checked on mine and the blind scan parameters for DBS say 12.200-12.200 instead of 12.200-12.750 (I still have .03 in one of the receivers)
So thats what was fixed

 

[turbosat]

Interesting. It great that someone, somewhere is working on at least ONE receiver's bugs. Seems like these co's just sell these things, issue maybe one firmware update/bugfix and then disappear forever.

 

[Phottoman]

OK, a really REALLY newbie(ish) question, and I think this is directed toward Iceberg.

I have the ver AC3 running now, if I want to change that to the newest .04 version, do I save my channel list in ChannelMaster then load the .04 then reload the channels or do I need to start over with scanning all the sats I have in my CS5000?

I hate to ask this this way, but how do I save my channels if that's the right way to go?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Photto

 

[Pismire]

Just install .04. Your channel list and settings are unaffected.

 

[Mr Tony]

I would load the list into channelmaster first and save it as a file
then load the new software
then reload the channels back into the receiver via the CM file

Thats what I do when I update software on the CS5000...just did it that way to get 0.04 software on it

 

[Mr Tony]

Just install .04. Your channel list and settings are unaffected.

I always save a backup via CM just in case

 

[Phottoman]

Thanks Tony, and Pismire

Photto