Technology Forums: FTA, Satellite, Cable, Home Media, Hardware & Computers
|  Home   |  Forums   |  News   |  Blog   |  

Go Back   Techwatch: Satellite TV forums, FTA, Cable, Hardware, & Tech forums > Satellite Help > Satellite Receivers > Technomate


 

Register Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Technomate Support for the best value STB's around

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 20-12-07, 07:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
roadrunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Mddx
Posts: 115
Thanks: 2
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Default monoblock on tm5400

Hi I`m thinking about buying a monoblock for my 80cm dish. Given I have it fitted properly (dish pointing at HB13E and the astra side of the block on the left (or right looking from behind the dish) does my reciever support that? I mean the diseq switch. If I do what I`m thinking and enable the diseq in the installation menu will that work? Or do I have to buy somethig extra as well ie. external switch? 90% sure it will work but a little reassurance would be greatly appreciated.
I the good old days when SKy was in analogue and still on 19E I had two lnb`s with the side bracket, but then my reciever had two lnb inputs.
Im not too confident with all that diseq bussiness. Thought of going motorized
but in my location I wouldn`t be able to make a good use of it, so the monoblock looks like the best option in my case. ANd when buying the monoblock do I look for any specific specs or some cheap thing will do for now? I found one .2DB for a tenner(reduced from 20), will that do? Thank you
roadrunner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-12-07, 08:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
Just very slightly mad
 
Yorks's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: S. Yorks
Posts: 1,333
Thanks: 4
Thanked 34 Times in 34 Posts
Default Re: monoblock on tm5400

Hi roadrunner,

A monobloc will work fine on your system. The lnb has a built in disequ switch, so it's just a case of configuring one lnb to Astra and the other to Hotbird in the satellite settings for your receiver. A 0.2db for a tenner sounds fine.

Yorks
__________________
They're coming to take me away haha

TM1500CI, 53E to 61W







Yorks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-12-07, 08:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
roadrunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Mddx
Posts: 115
Thanks: 2
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Default Re: monoblock on tm5400

Thanks Yorks
Just the last question in the subject. In the installation menu I have noticed a diseq submenu where you can select a range of 1of4 2of4 and so on do I select 2of4 or in the 1.1diseq 2of16 (depending on which LNB i get)and that`s it? do i do it at all or I do something else as well? Sorry for a stupid question, but am bit puzzled at the moment.

Last edited by roadrunner; 20-12-07 at 08:56 PM.
roadrunner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-12-07, 09:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
Super Moderator
 
robbo71's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 4,590
Thanks: 21
Thanked 396 Times in 383 Posts
Default Re: monoblock on tm5400

Hi,
For the monoblock you just need to alter the DiSEqC 1.0 settings, i.e use 1 of 4 and 2 of 4 only. The x of 16 etc are for DiSEqC 1.1 switches, which you won't have.

Robbo
__________________
كيبل اعضاء البلهاء
TM6800,TM1000D.Triax TD110.STABHH-90 motor. DigitAlb movie package. Virgin Media Cable TV, Phone & Broadband subs.
robbo71 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
monoblock signal quality linsladeboy Satellite for Beginners 3 10-06-07 08:37 PM
Connecting a Monoblock and a single LNB using a 2 way Diseqc switch Techless Satellite for Beginners 4 12-03-07 11:46 AM
MONOBLOCK TO MOTORISED bonnykass Satellite for Beginners 5 27-11-06 10:53 PM
Is there a monoblock that does 19E and 28E??? dohouch Satellite Help & Support 8 25-09-06 11:36 PM
Monoblock fitting problem. jontydog Satellite Help & Support 72 14-09-06 03:50 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:23 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0 ©2008, Crawlability, Inc.