Setting up Motor Controls on the CNX Nano2

This guide is to help set up the motor controls on the CNX Nano2 free to air satellite
receiver. It will help with the needed settings for using a motorized dish to track
satellites along the Clarke Belt. It will not help with the actual setting up and aiming of
the dish and motor, that is covered in other sections at the forum.

1. Determine what lnb type you have and the satellites you wish to get programming
from. A good place to find the satellite information you need is on LyngSat - Lyngemark Satellite .

2. With the CNX Nano2 connected to your dish and tv, and powered on be sure you
have a picture.

3. Press Menu on the remote for the Nano2 and right arrow to the Installations menu.
Then down arrow to hilite the Motor Setup option.

4. In the Motor type, select the motor controls option you wish to use. There are two
types listed, USALS and DISEqC 1.2. I would recommend using USALS if you know your
dish hardware is setup correctly on the Clarke Belt. USALS has the coordinates for the
satellites programmed into it and will automatically move the dish to the proper location.

(a) To use USALS you will need to press the Green button and enter your position
in Longitude and Latitude. You should have gotten these coordinates when you initially
aimed your dish and motor. If you need to retrieve them, go to Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com
and enter your address in the first section and press enter. Scroll down the page and
you will find your coordinates. It is important that you enter these correctly for your
motor and dish to track the Clarke Belt properly.

(b) To enter the Longitude coordinates, down arrow and hilite Longitude and enter
the 3-digit longitude setting using the number keys on the Nano2 remote and press OK.
Then down arrow and slect the hemisphere you live in. In North America, this will be set
for WEST.

(c) Now down arrow again and hilite Latitude to enter the latitude settings. Again,
use the number keys on the remote to enter the coordinates. Next down arrow to select
between the northern and southern hemispheres. If you live above the equator, set this
for North, if you live below the equator, select South.

(d) Select EXIT and press the OK button. Failure to do this may result in the
settings not being saved.

5. Now select the satellite that you wish to aim the dish at. You can press the OK
button to bring up a list of satellites to make it easier to find the name of the satellite
you want. Once you find the satellite in the list, hilite it and press the OK button again.

6. Move down to the Switch & LNB option and press the OK button.

(a) LNB type--From here you will select the LNB type that you are using. For
example, I am using an Invacom qph-031 Quad Polar lnb. I need to select Multiport LNB

(b) LNB--Select the LNB frequency that is correct for your LNB type. For circular
satellites, this will generally be 11250

(c) DISEqC--Select the DISEqC port that you have your receiver connected to.
This applies only if you are using a DISEqC switch. If you are not, then leave it set to
NONE.

(d) 22KHz--If you are using a 22KHz switch, then set the 22KHz setting to ON, if
not, leave this set to OFF.

(e) Legacy--If you are using a Legacy switch, select the proper setting for the type
of Legacy switch you are using. If you aren't, then leave it set to OFF.
Once you have all of the above setting properly set, then press EXIT. If you do not
press EXIT, it will not save the settings.

7. Next, select the TP Frequency you need to verify that you are receiving a signal from
the dish. Rememeber, you cannot save a TP frequency. If you leave the setup screen, it
will default back to the lowest frequency in the list.

8. Motor Movement -- If you are using USALS, you will not need this at this time.
However, if you are using to DISEqC 1.2, you will use this option to drive the motor and
dish east or west to track down the satellite you are after. when you are aimed at the
satellite you desire, the name of the satellite will appear in the bottom center of the
screen.

9. Motor Control -- Use the right or left arrow to tell your motor what to do.

(a) First you will will need to tell the motor to drive the dish to the satellite you
selected from the list. To do this, arrow to Goto Sat Position and press OK. Wait for the
motor to drive the dish to the satellite position that is stored in the USALS commands.
It will do this automatically based on the latitude and longitude settings you entered.
That is is why it is very important that you entered them correctly. Now the "S" and
"Q" bars on the far right of the screen should be lit up showing that you are aimed that
the dish and the quality of signal you are getting. If they do not, then go up and select
different TP frequencies until you get a reading.

(b) Once you get a good reading on the satellite you wanted, arrow over until you
see "Store Sat position" and press OK. If you do not press OK to save it, it will NOT
save the satellite position.

(c) If you are aimed at the satellite and get a quality reading but it is low, you can
go back up and change the Motor Type to DISEqC 1.2 and use the Motor Movement
option to make fine adjustments on the positioning of the dish. Just press and release
the right or left arrow to move the dish small amounts, or press and hold the arrow for
continuous motion. If you do this and get your dish aimed at the satellite better and
your quality reading comes up, remember to Save the Sat position and leave the motor
type for this sat set for DISEqC 1.2.

10. Now it is time to sacn the satellite for channels. From the Search Options, select
the type of search you want to do. Once you have made this choice, down arrow and
hilite Search. Press OK and wait for the receiver to scan the satellite for the available
channels.
Now you can exit all the way out and watch the channels that you scanned in. To get
channels from other satellites, you will need to repeat the above steps for each satellite
that you wish to get. You will not need to enter the latitude and longitude coordinates
again unless you remove them or reset your receiver to factor status.
I hope this guide helps make your experience with the Nano2 FTA receiver and your
motorized system an enjoyable one.

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