Pansat 2500a Question.

[xoomer]

Ok,

So I acquired a Pansat 2500A and a DirectTV satellite dish, I did not get a remote, and I can not get past the first screen, the Language Screen. am i screwed?? I tried all the codes in the my universal remote, I tried using the remote function on my Palm,couldn't get anything to work?

Any Ideas? or a good remote or am I just wasting my time.

 

[brentb636]

If all else fails,
REMOTE CONTROL FOR PANSAT FTA 2500 2500A 2300 MEGASAT - eBay (item 390021360303 end time Sep-29-09 21:57:13 PDT)

 

[xoomer]

Ok, Waiting for Arrival... But now I'm just wondering Is there anything special I have to do to this thing to make it work other than find a satellite and Aim?

 

[willie8605]

What kind of Directv dish do you have? If it is just an 18" one, then it won't be big enough to pick up a lot - http://www.satelliteguys.us/fta-mpeg2-faqs/34131-what-can-i-get-18-dish-dish-500-a.html

You really need a 31" or bigger dish for FTA. Elliptical ones work as well, like old primestar or hughesnet dishes.

Check out the FAQ section

 

[xoomer]

Its a RCA dish, The Measurement I'm getting from it is that it is an 18.5, I'm not looking for much I'm just kinda hoping I can get some decent channels, And to tell you the truth I'm not even sure what to expect from fta

 

[Davage]

Its a RCA dish, The Measurement I'm getting from it is that it is an 18.5, I'm not looking for much I'm just kinda hoping I can get some decent channels, And to tell you the truth I'm not even sure what to expect from fta

With a DirecTV dish, you can expect to get Nasa, Sky Angel, and a couple preview channels.. That's about all. Maybe an audio channel or two occasionally.

To get more, you really need to get a bigger dish and a "linear" LNB.

With a bigger dish you can get hundreds of other channels from all around the world. If you limit yourself to the DirecTV 18 inch dish, I think that you will be disappointed.

 

[xoomer]

Well, This is just a trial, as I live in an apartment with a no dish rule... so its in my Bedroom facing out currently mounted to a table,

 

[brentb636]

Well, This is just a trial, as I live in an apartment with a no dish rule... so its in my Bedroom facing out currently mounted to a table,

Find a different apartment, with a balcony that faces south, and they can't keep you from having a dish, 1.0M or smaller. That's the law. Good luck.

 

[yahmon]

I have a Learning remote that I put all my remotes on just in case one goes bad or gets lost. You can teach the learning remote every button on the master remote.

 

[Santa Clause]

ION TV East is also in the clear on EchoStar 7 at 119, on 18" or larger dish.

 

[Mr Tony]

yep 119 is getting a little better with Ion on there

I liked it when Dish didnt scramble the CD audio channels...but that is a distant memory

 

[FedeSat]

You don't need to buy a Pansat remote control, just load any firmware with the letter "T" (T=Tivo) at the end, then you can use any universal remote control (select Hughes codes) :up