Hi,
I have a Dish Plus with DPP 33 switch and a 625 receiver, receiving from 110, 118 and 119. Yesterday I got a screen showing the "Acquiring Satellite" message (msg 015, I believe), but it never managed to get a signal. I took the following steps:
1. Powered down receiver, unplugged for a few minutes, started again, got the same 'acquiring satellite' message.
2. Checked signal strength in the installation/pointing dish menu. 0 signal on 119, didn't check the others at the time. Checked switch, it clicked through 38 tests and told me it was missing satellites. I clicked cancel on the test.
3. Climbed onto roof and checked coax connections on dish and switch. One input was a little loose -- tightened it. Checked signal again -- nothing. Unplugged the receiver overnight.
4. Next morning plugged in, still no signal. Checked all coax connections in the house. Some were loose, and I tightened them.
5. Checked signal on each satellite again. Within a few minutes, while checking 119, the signal strength meter sprang to life. Then checked 118 and 110, both had good signals.
The thing that puzzles me is that several minutes must have passed between the time I tightened the coax and the time the signal strength showed. Is there some latency in the system that would cause the strength to jump a few minutes *after* adjustment? I pointed my own dish years ago (single sat, single receiver) and used the receiver's pointing/installation meter to do it, and it was instantly responsive when I did that.
I've long been a little paranoid about the switch because the installer had problems with the first two outputs and ultimately used the third. It's worked fine for almost 3 years now, but...
Does my 'fix' of tightening the cables and then seeing signal several minutes afterward seem plausible? Or do you think it was coincidental and that I might be looking at an intermittent problem with the switch?
Thanks,
Mike
I have a Dish Plus with DPP 33 switch and a 625 receiver, receiving from 110, 118 and 119. Yesterday I got a screen showing the "Acquiring Satellite" message (msg 015, I believe), but it never managed to get a signal. I took the following steps:
1. Powered down receiver, unplugged for a few minutes, started again, got the same 'acquiring satellite' message.
2. Checked signal strength in the installation/pointing dish menu. 0 signal on 119, didn't check the others at the time. Checked switch, it clicked through 38 tests and told me it was missing satellites. I clicked cancel on the test.
3. Climbed onto roof and checked coax connections on dish and switch. One input was a little loose -- tightened it. Checked signal again -- nothing. Unplugged the receiver overnight.
4. Next morning plugged in, still no signal. Checked all coax connections in the house. Some were loose, and I tightened them.
5. Checked signal on each satellite again. Within a few minutes, while checking 119, the signal strength meter sprang to life. Then checked 118 and 110, both had good signals.
The thing that puzzles me is that several minutes must have passed between the time I tightened the coax and the time the signal strength showed. Is there some latency in the system that would cause the strength to jump a few minutes *after* adjustment? I pointed my own dish years ago (single sat, single receiver) and used the receiver's pointing/installation meter to do it, and it was instantly responsive when I did that.
I've long been a little paranoid about the switch because the installer had problems with the first two outputs and ultimately used the third. It's worked fine for almost 3 years now, but...
Does my 'fix' of tightening the cables and then seeing signal several minutes afterward seem plausible? Or do you think it was coincidental and that I might be looking at an intermittent problem with the switch?
Thanks,
Mike
