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Old 20-05-08, 08:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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just installing my first motorised system i have purchased a tech 5400 and a 1m dish motorised .I have managed to find all the astra sats with between 85% and 97% signal strength but cannot find anything else is there anything i can adjust to locate the satellites.
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Old 20-05-08, 08:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Have you read the motor set up guide.?

How to install a DiSEqC motor the right way

Have a good read mate, if you get stuck, just ask

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Old 20-05-08, 08:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Check out the stickies in this forum - there is some great advice there. Sounds to me like your dish isn't tracking the satellite arc properly. Did you set the dish up on the Thor satellites 0.8W?
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