Finding APID for AC3 Channels?

[bigOleB]

IS there anyway to find AC3 audio channels by blind/smart scanning?

I have to manually enter the correct APID when I want to use AC3 audio. I am using Pansat 2500A with latest factory software. Do the newer models, ie. 3500S, find AC3 APID's automatically when blind scanning or do I have something setup incorrectly on the 2500A?

I currently have the PBS stations using AC3 but that is it...

 

[Mr Tony]

when I scan using my 1500 & 3500, the apid logs in. It shows when you hit info like this

37 [AC3]

The 2500 is a souped up 1500, so it should work

 

[bigOleB]

That's what i thought...

For example, when I scan 87W I get no audio until I input APID manually. The APID before I edit is blank and no audio present what so ever. I assume these channels are AC3 only?

 

[Shawn95GT]

FWIW, my CoolSat with the 1.3 firmware does the same thing on AC3 audio channels (aside from the PBS ones which work just fine).

 

[bigOleB]

I wonder what causes them not to show up. Maybe someone with more technical knowledge can help us on this one.

Then again it may be time to upgrade to 3500

 

[rkrenicki]

This is the same problem I am running into.. (see my other thread about AC3 troubles...)

The APIDs show up as 0000 for me from scanning

 

[bigOleB]

Yours is a Pantec(Resistor modified)?

Mine is Authentic PANSAT 2500A.

Guess they run off of the same software, maybe the problem is in the software and that is way beyond me.

 

[rkrenicki]

Mine is the Pantec MS-P/F which has a Pantec/Fortec switch on it... As far as I can tell, one position has the resistor, and the other does not.

I am running the original Pansat software

 

[bigOleB]

That answers that. Have you tried using the fortec software?

If you get APIDS with Fortec software, that definitely makes it a software issue.

I have heard of people loading the Fortec software on real Pansat but that seems risky to me.

Some people don't really care if channels are AC3 or not. AC3 makes a world of difference in my opinion.

 

[rkrenicki]

well, AC3 support makes the difference between it working or not, so I would say it makes a world of difference too

in 2 channel audio, AC3 versus PCM 48kHz shouldnt be that much different, as the sample rate is similar, the big advantage of AC3 is multichannel audio (5.1 sound)

 

[rkrenicki]

You know ShawnGT.. your post keep disappearing from my threads I think this is the 3rd time now.

 

[bigOleB]

5.1 is what I was referencing. Next best thing to spending a ton on THX stuff.

 

[Shawn95GT]

You know ShawnGT.. your post keep disappearing from my threads I think this is the 3rd time now.

I think I need to log out of the site from home / my phone once and a while. Maybe UBB is getting confused

Shawn