Satellite/cable port not functioning.

[Grey9712]

I believe it was an rg6 cable it's what came with the satellite and was supposed to have everything I needed.

[jimh]

well...the instructions are part of it but u have to aim before the search will be successful. if u had a dish that found the sats automatically, the instructions would work.
what i had was an inline signal meter that i used by the dish to speed up the sat location process. (had a short cable off the dish (~6') with a connector on it. i would screw that cable to a meter then the cable leading to the trailer to the other side of the meter. once i had located the sat, i would remove the meter and put a coupling in place.
when u finally get the sats located, u will be aiming abt where the others camper's dishes are aiming. the antenna is very selective and has to be right on the signal.

[Grey9712]

Okay thank you. Does anyone know if I will have to run cable directly to receiver or if I can use the port on the side of the camper?Ill call dealer Monday too.

[Stanleyg]

Your best bet is to run a cable direct from the dish to the receiver and tune in the signal, this means moving the dish around until you get a signal. Then use the cable in the rig.

[Grey9712]

Thanks everyone.

[jimh]

if ur going to aim ur dish, this gadget will help. they cost between $20 and $30. believe u can still find them at radio shack. you just plug the receiver in. attach this in the cable between the dish and the trailer. then manually aim ur dish until u get the best signal. if it isn't the right sat, aim again. the sats transmit on the same freq so u have to aim right at the one u want. ur receiver will tell u if ur on the right one.
i went to an automatic dish. just set it outside with a clear shot at the sw sky the go in and plug in. it does the rest.
there was times that i spent half hr trying to set up the old one (other times would get it in a minute).

[Grey9712]

I'm in luck the kit I got came with one.

[Grey9712]

I also forgot something. The kit came with this white cable that I think is referred to as a flat cable.It is not shown in the directions. What is this for?

[Stanleyg]

It is to plug into a phone jack to order things.

[Grey9712]

It's not a phone line it's end fits in the rg6 cable.

[meandmylabs]

If you are connecting to a cable connection the RG6 is most likely going to the regular antenna booster first. This will not work with Directv as you cannot have splitters etc. on the input side between the dish and the receiver. Disconnect this connection and connect it directly to the receiver input.

[Stanleyg]

Originally Posted by Grey9712

It's not a phone line it's end fits in the rg6 cable.

Do you have a pic of it?

[JDWeir]

Originally Posted by Grey9712

It's not a phone line it's end fits in the rg6 cable.

I seem to recall a flat coax cable to use for coming in through a window, its flat so that you can close the window.

YMMV

[jimh]

the window feed thru would be my guess also. or if they don't have a short cable to attach to the dish, it could be used to connect there and the other end to the sat finder. that way u can watch the meter as u adj the dish.

when ur looking for the sat, turn the control (on the sat finder) all the way up then start searching (moving the dish back and forth then change the plane a little and repeat). once u get movement, try zeroing it in. adjust the meter gain (that control) down to keep the needle around half way or less on the scale.
if ur aiming a single LNB, it should be easy. if u have more than one LNB (feed horn), it is a little trickier...

[Grey9712]

I read through some old threads and it is for going through a window!This solves my previous issue now to just get the signal sorted out.

[Grey9712]

I got it today!

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by Grey9712

I got it today!

Great!


Turbs

[Grey9712]

I made a box for the receiver and tried to hide as much cord as possible.I ended up having to use the flat cable but at least it works.

[jimh]

enjoy. glad u have it working!

[Freds342]

Originally Posted by Vinster30

You must use and have RG6 cable. The photo shows that your connection is for Cable and may not be RG6. You said that you did a direct connection, was that a RG6 cable?

I used RG-59 for 10+ years with DirecTV, with virtually no degradation. RG-6 is for long runs, and RV's can work fine with RG-59. My MoHo still has RG-59, and I get fine HD service. My long (50') cables are RG-6, but only because the connectors for '59 are hard to come by these days.

I just retired from Northrop Grumman as a Principal Information Technologist, specializing in Microwave, Satellite, and data communications.

There are probably a thousand websites that show the loss difference between 59 and 6 at the sat frequencies, and the short runs that we use make 59 very applicable, due to its flexibility and lack of set memory (being laid out into a particular config, particurlarly in sunny or cold spots). Short corners in 6 also cause "cold flow", moving the center conductor off center, causing greater loss than 59 might have for the same turn radius.........

Rant off!