Steve, Thanks for the advise. I changed the servo and my problem is fixed. I appreciate the help.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bartosch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 7:37 PM Subject: RE: [TVRO] 4DTV > That polorizer chatter is an indication of a bad servo. Capacitor problem. > Try disconnecting the red servo motor wire after acquiring a signal and > see > if it stays stable. If so, and it goes to heck again after reconnection > this > issue would be solved. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > dbmccarver > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TVRO] 4DTV > > > I went up to check my dish just to make sure nothing was wrong and I > didn't > see any problems. I did notice that my servo motor chattered on occasion > and the polarator moved a little. Is that normal or do I have a servo > problem? > I'm still thinking it's a receiver problem. > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "VeniVidiVideo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:27 PM > Subject: Re: [TVRO] 4DTV > > > Actually, if you're seeing a Quality of 90+ and > are still having problems, then there's something > else afoot besides dish alignment, I'm sorry to > say. At that point I'd suspect the 4DTV unit is > malfunctioning, but I don'tknow what you'd do > about it other than send it in. Well, if you can > lay your hands on another 4DTV unit and plug it > into your system, that would pretty much tell the > tale, but I know that's not always an easy thing > to do. > > - larryy > > At 9:28 PM -0500 8/7/06, dbmccarver wrote: >>My mistake. Signal is 100, quality varies >>depending on the satellite, but it happens on >>all sats, C or Ku. >>We watch a lot of HBO on G1 and quality is >>around 50. Sometimes it degrades to 35 or so >>and begins to tile and I can adjust it back to >>50 and be ok. >>On C3, the Military Channel, Q is 98 and I still >>get fluttering and tiling. On G9, the same >>thing. I also checked Ku on X4, Game Show >>Network, and Q is 58 and tiling. It seems to be >>affecting all digital signals. >>My dish is a 7.5' and I am located in Texas. As >>far as how this happened, it has been a gradual >>thing, but initially it was only on G9. Now it >>has progressed to all digital. I used to be >>able to adjust it out, but not anymore and when >>it gets bad enough, I lose my subscription. >>The consensus seems to be dish adjustment. I >>will get up on the roof and do some work on it. >>I appreciate the help, everyone. >> >>David >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: aneill >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:23 PM >> Subject: RE: [TVRO] 4DTV >> >> >> On what stations do you see a problem? Also, signal stebgth is >> meaningless, >> quality is the only number that should be looked at. If Q is below 60 >> forget it. Check your focal distance and alignment. What size dish? >> >> Art >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> dbmccarver >> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:14 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [TVRO] 4DTV >> >> BlankI'm having trouble with my 4DTV. My digital reception is breaking >> down >> ... lots of tiling off and on. It is losing the subscription, too. >> My signal strength is good. I thought some tree limbs were giving me a >> problem, but I trimmed and still tiling. My analog reception is ok so I >> assume some problem with the receiver. I have checked my inside >> connections >> and they all appear ok. I haven't checked the outside connections (my >> dish >> is on a pole so it's difficult), but I don't think it's a dish problem >> ormy >> analog would be screwed up. Right? >> Any ideas on what my problem might be? >> >> Thanks, David M. >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >>Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio >>programming and locations: >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Sat subcarrier and net streaming audio programming and locations: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BROADCASTFINDER/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
