What is the purpose of this Calibrate setting under Tune and focus? When I select it, it displays "GotoX calibration" and then starts moving the dish. What exactly is being calibrated?
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The satellite position will be optimized for best Signal Quality SNR for the selected transponder.
Calibrate is for changing the reference "0" from a default to an offset position when using a HH type motor (and some positioners). Then the Calculate function will apply the calibrated offset to all saved satellites. positions.
This is the reference position that could apply an offset to any DiSEqC 1.2 saved motor position.
Maybe the subject should be covered a little deeper.
What kind of dish mover is being used?
If it's a polar mount with linear actuator are you using a vbox or ASC-1?
I understand that DISEqC 1.2 is bi-directional communications. But is it being used to talk back to the receiver?
My assumption is that only a go-to signal is being sent and the receiver is 'dumb' to position, limits, etc.
And using the signal peak function (auto focus) still requires a save position in an ASC-1.
The other functions I have not tried out. I just occasionally punch E-W to get max signal while watching a channel and then saving it on the dish controller.
As far as USALS motors go. Are they dependent on receiver commands other than a baseline geographic position?
This has interested me but hasn't really been covered.
What kind of dish mover is being used?
If it's a polar mount with linear actuator are you using a vbox or ASC-1?
I understand that DISEqC 1.2 is bi-directional communications. But is it being used to talk back to the receiver?
My assumption is that only a go-to signal is being sent and the receiver is 'dumb' to position, limits, etc.
And using the signal peak function (auto focus) still requires a save position in an ASC-1.
The other functions I have not tried out. I just occasionally punch E-W to get max signal while watching a channel and then saving it on the dish controller.
As far as USALS motors go. Are they dependent on receiver commands other than a baseline geographic position?
This has interested me but hasn't really been covered.
The C-band polar mount is using a linear actuator powered by a Gbox. As for USALS motors, I've operated my SG2100 with both geographic location (USALS) as well as "non-geographic" positioning (like a polar mount) - either way works just fine. My SG2100 and 1 meter Ku dish is 12 feet up on a tower and isn't plumb right now so I won't be messing with that for awhile. I'll probably bring it down to the 8 foot level for easier maintenance and since I won't be able to see the Atlantic birds due to the neighbors jungle. I just finished repairs and re-alignment of the BUD but I didn't see any significant improvement in signal levels. The BUD uses a Titanium C-band LNBF (I'm too lazy to look up which model).
