I just set my old dish up as a second dish (fixed) for my dm8K, the main dish is motorised.

I've initially pointed it at 28E (Astra2) and thought I'd compare the signal strength between the two dishes.

My motorised dish shows at 87% on Channel 4, the fixed dish shows at 100%.
The problem I'm getting is, when I have the fixed dish attatched the signal seems to drop out intermittently on both Tuners, it seems as if the box can't cope with a signal strength of 100%.
If I disconnect the dish (or set the tuner to 'nothing') then all is well and I have no dropout of signal, but as soon as i reconnect I get the signal dropout problem again, where the picture goes 'blocky' for short periods of time.

Is this a problem with the dm8k?

Has anyone else come across this?

wd

All I can see when i boot it up is Enigma2 ? How do I know if it up to date?

How do I check what version software I have loaded in my DM8000?

I would like to know if i need to update the software to latest version, so is there a quick and easy way to do check this?

Have you set up the lnb settings properly?

DM8k

Does anyone know where the Tuner Selection menu gets it's info for the sats you have made available from - the bit when you highlight the 'Tune' part of the menu and press the red button,

As I have made about twenty sats available and can't see them in this menu, the only one I see is the one I have scanned in.

Why can't I see the rest? as i have set them up in the 'Tuner Configuration' menu, giving each one a different number, but can't see them by tring to scroll through them in the 'Positioner Setup' - 'Tune' menu?

I have solved this problem now.

on & off?
at the front or at the back (mains switch)?
thanks

Ok sorted, this is like going back a couple of versions with microshit software - lol, having to re-boot after installing or setting up something new.
Perhaps it couldl be sorted in the next Enigma release?

Sorry, the stored position in the first sat should show = 1,

I have a 36v motor using a moteck v box II to move the dish,
what difference would 'use usals' make (sorry - know nothing about usals)

thanks

edit - just read this:
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Satellites_Automatic_Location_System

So, with USALS, if I set up my most southerly sat it will calculate where the rest are for me?

Still doesn't solve my problem though.

Newbie question:

Just got my dm8k and have Enigma II, plus have loaded [Moderator] Image is in violation of the Boardrules [/Moderator] on it,
I go through the following procedure to set up and scan a satellite:-

1. Go into Tuner Configuration and choose a satellite,
Astra 28.2E,
then I choose all other settings within that menu,
LNB 1, Universal LNB, 13V, DiseqC mode 1.2, Use Usals for this sat = NO, stored position = 1.

2. Go into Positioner Setup,
Choose Tune, (Red Button) and then select Astra 28.2E, set a frequency that I know I can get (BBC) then press OK.

3. Go into Positioner Movement and find Astra 28.2E - all OK so far.

3. Go into Auto Scan, and scan in channels.

Right up to this point it works OK, I now have all channels available scanned in for 28.2E.

I now try to repeat the process for the next satellite,

1. I choose Thor or any other satellite.
choose all other settings as in 1. above, except I use stored position = 2.

2. Go into Positioner Setup,
Choose Tune, (Red Button) and then try to move off Astra 28.2E, but cannot, it won't let me scroll through the satellites to any other, it just is stuck on Astra 28.2E?

Any ideas?

Am I doing something wrong or is my box knackered (brand new from UK dealer),

I have tried factory reset, and have also tried ......, but still the same?

Should i try and clear down the box to basics and don't load any other image than Enigma II, and then try setting up from there only?
If so how do I go about removing everything else off my dm8k? as I don't know how to as Barry Allen was with one of the images and this is loaded onto the Hard Disk Drive as well.
Flash shows 70% full in DCC when I log into the box.

Please help!.

Zitat von Seewolf

Sorry my bad english

No apologies required m8, most peeps in the English sections have less a grasp of German than you have of English, gratefull for the input of any of our neighbours.