How to tell if the FTA receiver will control dish motor?

[dzhan]

Hi,

How can I tell if a fta receiver will control the motor on my dish?

What specification I should looking for?

Also How to tell from the specification that the receiver will have blind scan or not?


Thanks,

 

[Mr Tony]

diseqc 1.2 is a motor control
diseqc 1.3 or USALS is another way...you put in your lat/long and the dish moves to the satellite...1.2 you need to manually set it up, but once its setup you're fine.

it should say blind scan or smart scan...automtic scan IS NOT blind scan

 

[dzhan]

Does this one has blind scan? motor control?

Could somebody tell me if following specs of PanStar has blind scan and motor contorl?

Thanks,


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PanStar

The same Pansat 2500a receiver without the pricetag

Universal FTA receiver that can be flashed to become a Pansat 2500A or Fortec Lifetime Ultra

This unit has been upgraded, Faster then any Pantec

Feature of the Panstar :

EPG
Multi-Language
Automatic PAL/NTSC conversion
Powerful Channel Search
Fast Channel Switching
S-Video Output
Timer Function
Digital Audio Output (SPDIF)
256 Colors (Graphic User Interface)
PIG (Picture in Graphics)
SAT Key (Ch. List per Satellite)
5 Favorite Lists
Powerful channel editing function
Sorting, Alphabetical,Satellite,FTA/Scramble,Parental Lock, Move, Delete,Favorite, Edit, Channel Rename, Channel Skip functions
Beep Sound on Signal Strength mode
Manual PID Scan/Satellite & TP Scan/Network Scan
Satellite Scan - Simultaneous scan with 4 satellites
Skew Control for Polarizer
DiSEqC 1.0,1.2 and 1.3 control compatible
22 KHz
13/18 Volt control
and much much more.....


Specification of the Panstar :



Tuner & Channel Decoder

Input Connector F-type, IEC 169-24, Female
Loop throughout F-type, IEC 169-24, Female
Frequency Range 950 MHz ~ 2150 MHz
Input Impedance 75 unbalance
Signal Level -65 to -25dBm
LNB Power & 13.5V/18V, max. 400mA
Polarisation
22KHz Tone (22+2) KHz, (0.6+0.2)V
DISEqC Control V1.0/1.2/USALS Compatible Deodulation QPSK
Input Symbol Rate 2 ~ 45 Ms/s
FEC Decoder 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8
with Constraint Length K=7

RF Modulator

RF Connector IEC 169-24, Male/Female
Frequency CH 3: 61.25 MHz
CH 4: 67.25 MHz
Output Channel CH 3 / CH 4
TV Standard NTSC-M
Preset Channel CH 3 (or TBD)
Software changeable by Meuu

Front Panel

3-Keys Channel UP/DOWN, STANDBY
4-Digit 7-SEG Channel No. or Time Display
2-LED STANDBY, REMOTE

MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding

Transport Stream MPEG-II ISO/IEC 13818
Profile Level MPEG-II MP@ML
Input Rate Max. 15Mbit/s
Video Formats 4:3 LetterBox, 4:3 PanScan, 16:9
Video Resolution 720 x 576, 720 x 480
Audio Decoding MPEG/MusiCam Layer I&II
Audio Mode Stereo/ Joint stereo/ Mono
Sampling Rate 32 KHz, 44.1 KHz and 48 KHz

Power Supply

Input Voltage AC 90 ~ 250V, 50/60Hz
Type SMPS
Power Consumption Max. 20W
Standby Power Max. 8W
Protection Separate Internal Fuse
The input shall have
lighting protection

Main System

Main Processor STI5518
Memory Flash-Rom: 2MB
SDRAM: 8MB
EEPROM: 256KbROM


Physical Specification

Size (WxHxD) 260mm X 54mm X 232mm
Weight (Net) 1.8Kg
Operating Temperature 0 celsius ~ +45 celsius
Storage Temperature -10 celsius ~ +70 celsius


Audio & Video Data IN/OUT

Video CVBS Video Output (RCA)
S-Video Output (Mini-DIN)
Y/ Pb/ Pr Video Output (RCA)
Audio L/R RCA (Volume and Mute Control) x 2
AC-3 Dolby Digital (RCA)ital
(RCA)ital (RCA)

Data Port

RS-232C Transfer rate 115Kbps,
9 pin D-sub type

 

[Katrinasucks]

Yeah, but that is a clone. All things being equal, it won't cost that much more for a real receiver.

Read PSB's review on the Fortec Classic NA. It has USALS and blind scan and can be found as cheap or cheaper than some clones.

 

[dzhan]

Is there any real difference between a clone or a real receiver?

 

[Katrinasucks]

Sure one a a legit comany that provides some level of warranty and support the other is a thief playing you for a fool.

Do you really think it can be ugraded to be the exact same thing as two DIFFERENT receivers? I'll sell you a Yugo you can upgrade to either a Ford or a Chevy, your pick.

With some creative searching I found where I'm pretty sure you cut and paste that from. Their price for a clone is is only 10 bucks cheaper than you could buy a Classic NA from Sadoun.

(and with all due respect to Sadoun...) I found a local dealer who saved me a few bucks and I paid less for a better reciever that you would for that clone. -- EVEN IF you could upgrade it like they say.

 

[dzhan]

Katrinasucks,

they sell for $99 including s/h for PanStar. Where can you find the local deal in us for Classic
NA in that range?

Thanks,

 

[Katrinasucks]

Katrinasucks,
they sell for $99 including s/h for PanStar. Where can you find the local deal in us for Classic
NA in that range?
Thanks,

Granted I got a deal from a local guy but I paid a hair under that. Sadoun is only 129 and he is probably the biggest name out there. If you have a problem, you have someone who will answer the same phone number in 2 months.

It depends on what you value. If you want to gamble your money (and time) in the hopes you save a few bucks then have at it.

If every penny counts, check around you can get an NA for close to that price without too much effort.

And what is your time worth? If you waste (just) 3 hours of your life dinking around with a box nobody supports, did you save any money? (If you say yes, you are very very young;-) Read this board... It is full of people who have spent weeks trying to get off brand stuff working... How much money did they save? NONE.

Look- I don't make a penny either way- It's no hair off my nose... But think this thru and you'll realize it is false economy.

I'm just an old fart who's been down a few too many highways to buy snake oil. YMMV ;-)

 

[Mr Tony]

I merged this with the other one you had about the same thing. Lets keep it in one.

Sure, you can buy a clone. But when it blows up because its made with cheap parts mainly used to hack stuff (and I am not accusing anyone of hacking) you get what you pay for. Plus E-Bay has a lot of bad sellers there. I have a clone receiver and it runs ungodly hot and reboots sometimes due to the heat. I got rid of it and got the real deal and it runs cool to the touch.

I would order from a reputable dealer that would support the item if there is an issue

just my .02

 

[PSB]

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