just got dish 500 2 lnb for my max hd i cannot get signal used satcalculator my unit shows only es10/11 not8/10 this is my first set up i've been reading for days very confused any suggestions

bryonhohnson7 is that 500 dish have 2 seperate lnbs on it? Load the latest sat file also, I will post link below. That means after sat file load the fix. Look in setup for 110w and 119w, don't worry about the 8/10 or so on, just make sure it has echostar and then the 110w or 119w and you are ok. Also set the clock too. Let us know if you need more help or if you are watching tv


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still a little confused but have been reading and learning alot not up and running yet i unzipped and flashed the ceil2 129w sat info files via usb still not running should i return to fact. default and try again and is this the only file i need to flash i am only trying to get es110 right now i connected direct to that lnb and still no signal any more suggestions thanks

Sounds like your dish is not aimed correctly or your dish settings are wrong. I have posted a picture of LNB's, let us know which one you have so that we can give you the correct dish settings.

LNB Identification Pictures - LNB Types

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the lnb i am using is a legacy twin

This is how your dish settings should look like:

Settings for the Twin Legacy

119.0W EchoStar 7
LNB Power……………ON
LNB Type……………..Legacy Twin LNB1
LNB Freq……………..11.250
22khz…………………..OFF
DiSEqC Switch………..1.0
Committed……………..1
Legacy SW……………..OFF

110.0W EchoStar 10,11
LNB Power……………..ON
LNB Type………………Legacy Twin LNB2
LNB Freq……………….11.250
22khz…………………….OFF
DiSEqC Switch………….1.0
Committed……………….2
Legacy SW……………….OFF

If you still don't have signal than don't change the settings just move the dish a little. When moving the dish you should go slowly and have someone watching the signal quality for you.

Satellite Antenna Alignment description

Satellite Antenna Alignment is used to calculate the angles necessary for installing satellite D!ishes. The main difference from similar software is the possibility to calculate the position for all satellites at once.

Thus, you get a clear picture about what satellites can be physically visible from the location where the D!ish will be installed. It should be kept in mind that the program makes a purely theoretical calculation according to formulas and in real circumstances a lot of additional factors should be taken into account when a satellite D!ish is installed.

These factors include various obstacles (buildings, trees), the landscape, the altitude, transponder orientation, polarization, etc. Nevertheless, this program will allow you to evaluate the position quite precisely.

The calculation can be saved to a text file, copied to the Windows clipboard or printed out at once. It is possible to save the list of locations for which the calculation is done. Later on, you will not have to enter the coordinates of these locations again. Just select them from the table.

You should start working with the program from entering the geographical coordinates of the location where you are going to install the satellite D!ish. Enter your coordinates in the "Site location" box.

The high latitude is specified with a positive value, the low latitude is specified with the "-" sign. Similarly, the eastern longitude is with the "+" sign, while the western longitude is with the "-" sign. After all the coordinates are entered, you will see the calculation for all satellites at once in the table to the left.

Their azimuth and elevation are calculated. Azimuth is the direction to the satellite in degrees from the clockwise direction to the north. Elevation is an angle (measured in degrees) between the direction of the signal from the satellite and a tangential plane to the Earth surface in the location.

Satellite Antenna Alignment is a tool that helps you calculate angle and align the antenna.

If the elevation is negative, the satellite is below the horizon and it is impossible to receive signals from it in principle. Thus, the satellites whose elevation is a positive value are theoretically visible from your location.

If you know the azimuth, you can quickly find the direction to the satellite and see what obstacles (neighboring houses, trees) there are in the way of the signal from the satellite to your D!ish.

As it was mentioned above, the program uses absolute values and calculates everything according to formulas. Thus, the calculated azimuth is an angle from the true north and not from what your compass may show because a compass is a really unstable thing, especially in a city. It is better to orient it by the sun )

Additionally, the program has a mechanism for calculating the azimuth of the sun and you can do everything without a compass now! The azimuth is calculated for the location the coordinates of which you specified for calculating the azimuths of satellites.

You can specify the date (the current date is taken by default) and calculate how the sun moves with a one minute discontinuity. The calculation results are displayed in the table to the left. Both the azimuth and the elevation are calculated for the sun for the current moment of time.

Thus, you can install the satellite D!ish without a compass at all. First, find the azimuth of the satellite you need. Then calculate the azimuth of the sun for the day on which you are going to install the D!ish. Find the azimuth of the sun that is most close to the azimuth to the satellite and you will see the time (and date) when the sun will be in the same direction where the satellite is.

Turn the D!ish to the sun at the specified moment of time, the azimuth of the sun coincides with the azimuth of the satellite at this moment. Or just note this direction and install the D!ish later.

Remember to specify your time zone for calculation (Moscow: +3 GMT). The program also calculates the azimuths of the sunrise and sunset, as well as the time and elevation when the sun is exactly in the south.

The program draws a simple diagram representing the four directions. The yellow sector is daytime, its eastern part is sunrise and its western part is sunset.

The same diagram can be used to schematically represent the direction to the satellite you need. Select the satellite from the drop-down list and the red line will show the direction to it (azimuth). If the elevation is negative, no red line is drawn (the satellite is not visible).

Offset satellite D!ishes are widely spread now. When such a D!ish is completely vertical, it already has some elevation (~20-25 degrees). You can enter the size of your offset D!ish (height and width) and the program will calculate the exact elevation for this D!ish.

The calculation is done only for D!ishes whose height is greater than width. Enter the size of the D!ish in millimeters. Here you will see the elevation to the selected satellite and the angle you should actually install you D!ish at (in degrees from the Earth surface).

Altitude (Elevation):
Altitude is the angle up from the horizon. Zero degrees altitude means exactly on your local horizon, and 90 degrees is "straight up". Hence, "directly underfoot" is -90 degrees altitude.
Azimuth:
Azimuth is the angle along the horizon, with zero degrees corresponding to North, and increasing in a clockwise fashion. Thus, 90 degrees is East, 180 degrees is South, and 270 degrees is West. Using these two angles, one can describe the apparent position of an object (such as the Sun at a given time).

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ok i reset my vs max to fact. default set my discswitch up as recomended downloaded vo114zip is this the latestfile i downloaded ceil 129 fix is this the latest fix i have not flashed yet just wanted to check first so far i have just reset time and fact default i know once i get this the first time i should not have too many more questions thanks for your patience

You can download the latest fix from here: http://www.ftaprofessionals.tv/views...ement-fix.html

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thanks it worked still no channels but hey first things first whats next i did a channel list and scan but still nada