Sat Control SM3D22 reset or calibration?

[SeaDawg]

Hoping to get an answer before Monday.

I am brand new to FTA and installed my system today, a 90CM dish, Fortec FSIR-5400 receiver, SM3D22 motor, Invacom Quad Polar LNBF. Here's my issue for which I could find no answer in the manuals and paperwork provided. I set the Receiver positioner option to DiSEqC control and selected the 'Goto REF' option to center the motor. It WILL NOT CENTER no matter how many times I try. It will always stop about 10° off center to the west. I cannot find any reference to an option to calibrate this. So, I manually adjusted the dish to point to Anik E2 which is about .3° off due south from my location (Tucson, AZ) then manually fine tuned elevation and azimuth and successfully tuned in GOLTV from this satellite.

I can't find a reference to reset the motor in the manual so, my question is, is there a way to reset or calibrate the motor or should I just adjust the azimuth position of the motor mount on the pole to compensate for the 10° variation? I'm concerned that if I make the adjustment to compensate for this problem, that I will not be able to successfully tune in other satellites, especially those that are far to the east and west.

I suppose I could manually set them all but I'd rather let the receiver do that for me.

If this is the wrong forum for this question (the description says "The place for non technical Free To Air Discussion!"), I apologize, but I could not find any other forum that seemed suitable.

 

[Mr Tony]

moved to main FTA area

So you did set the dish/motor up to the true south? If so, move the dish back to your true south satellite (the same satellite at same longitude as you). There might be a reset button on the motor that you can stick a paperclip in. I just had to do that with my motor after swapping receivers. It was off by 6-8 degrees. The paperclip trick fixed it

 

[Anole]

impressed !

Wow, that's a hell of a manual ya got for that motor!
(that's just the first link Google came up with...)

Which LNB input on the built-in switch are you selecting?
(nice trick, putting a 2-input LNB switch on the motor)
The motor will offset 6º from wherever you say, if the alternate LNB is chosen.

Otherwise, I direct your attention to Page 9, R) Troubleshooting.
That's about all I could come up with.

After skimming the manual, I will seriously consider one of those for my next system.

 

[SeaDawg]

Wow, that's a hell of a manual ya got for that motor!
(that's just the first link Google came up with...)

Which LNB input on the built-in switch are you selecting?
(nice trick, putting a 2-input LNB switch on the motor)
The motor will offset 6º from wherever you say, if the alternate LNB is chosen.

Otherwise, I direct your attention to Page 9, R) Troubleshooting.
That's about all I could come up with.

After skimming the manual, I will seriously consider one of those for my next system.

This is probably the answer. I didn't consider that the motor would compensate for an actual second LNB. Since it is a quad LNB I wonder if there is a way to change this offset. At least I know what is going on now, I think. Thanks.

 

[Mr Tony]

The motor doesnt compensate for a second LNB. The reciever is what tells the motor to move. I would try the rest on the motor first

 

[Anole]

Maybe I read the manual wrong.
See page 7, L) Internal Antenna Switch in the Motor (continued on page 8)

Offset between two LNBs on the dish can be set to 6º, or other numbers...
...or to 0º if your second LNB is on a fixed dish....
I've never read a review that mentioned this sort of advanced feature!
(or else I've just overlooked it)

 

[caddata]

Maybe I read the manual wrong.
See page 7, L) Internal Antenna Switch in the Motor (continued on page 8)

Offset between two LNBs on the dish can be set to 6º, or other numbers...
...or to 0º if your second LNB is on a fixed dish....
I've never read a review that mentioned this sort of advanced feature!
(or else I've just overlooked it)

This must be for newer motors because mine (3 years old) doesn't have this feature.

 

[Anole]

Yea, I think it's new
I see Sadoun carries it on their web site.

What I read (elsewhere) said it had metal gears, so that's encouraging.
The weight loading it'll take is in the -medium- range, so it's great for 90-100cm dishes.
If it's a success , maybe they'll come out with a big brother.

Now I gotta look for a Primestar to strip down to fighting weight and put on one of these motors!
No reason a guy can't have two motorized dishes, is there?

Hey, SeaDawg... you ever get it going??
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