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Thread ID: 90574	2008-06-08 21:55:00	WinTv-Hauppauge 3000 woes.	B.M. (505)	Press F1

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676438	2008-06-09 08:34:00	OK, definitely round and definitely only one connection out the backside. So, back we go to 11300 or should that be 113000 in Khz? It wants to know in Khz so I guess we’d better get that bit right for starters. ;) We started with 113000 for both High & Low with the switch at 0. Have we got the right number of zeros? :confused: Just as well I love a challenge. :D	B.M. (505)
676439	2008-06-09 09:22:00	Another issue . :groan: LNB Skew? I found a site saying it should be -19 . 5 degrees . I take it the LBN is rotated 19 . 5 degrees anticlockwise looking at the Dish End of the LNB? :confused:	B.M. (505)
676440	2008-06-09 11:30:00	Another issue . :groan: LNB Skew? I found a site saying it should be -19 . 5 degrees . I take it the LBN is rotated 19 . 5 degrees anticlockwise looking at the Dish End of the LNB? :confused: As per your earlier post I think it needs to be 11300000 (8 digits) Not sure about the skew as I have never been asked for this in any of the software I have tried . I would disable if possible or set to zero .	CYaBro (73)
676441	2008-06-09 19:43:00	wiki.team-mediaportal.com	Bantu (52)
676442	2008-06-09 20:53:00	Thanks for your patience guy’s . Good link Bantu . :thumbs: Ok, I think I’ve sorted out the frequency part of things . The LNB Local Oscillator is 11,300 Mhz or 11,300,000 Khz . Media Portal has it in Mhz & WinTV has it in Khz so that explains that . Now for the LNB Skew . Apparently, the LNB has to be “physically” skewed in its holder . One site says -19 . 9 degrees and another says the cable out the bottom should be in the 8 o’clock position looking into the dish . Hmmm, this seems to be exactly opposite to the neighbours . :confused: I guess this means I’m off on a trip around town with the binoculars to see how the others are set . Probably get arrested for being a Peeping Tom . :lol:	B.M. (505)
676443	2008-06-10 23:19:00	Just an update . I went cruising with my binoculars yesterday inspecting aerials and what a laugh . The Terrestrial Aerials pointed to every point on the compass and most had elements missing, so I’m picking there is some awful reception in some of these households . :D On the other hand the Satellite Dishes all pointed in much the same direction but the Skew on the LNB’s seemed all over the place . I figure the make and model would have a lot to do with that . Anyway, I was really none the wiser as far as my setup went . :groan: So I decided the only way was to get my little Satellite finder and recheck all the aerial settings . I started by setting the Meter on the finder to two and fiddled with the Azimuth and Elevation angle . The original settings proved to be as good as I could get . However, by Screwing the LNBF in it’s holder I could improve the signal strength from 2 to 4 on the meter . Strange thing here is that it’s now about 50 degrees from where it was . It was set to about -30 degrees and now it is + 20 degrees . :confused: I then went and rescanned and found I had gained another 43 channels but although it now scanned 12456 & 12483 there was no service available . :groan: Amongst the extra channels there turned up one called Test . This produced an excellent test pattern but no sound . Should there be sound? I would have to admit that at the moment I am lost for ideas so I guess I’ll just give it a break and see if anything comes up . One part of me suspects the LNBF, but another says that if that is faulty why are TV1 & TV2 so clear and the signal strength and quality indicators on WinTv both reading full scale?	B.M. (505)
676444	2008-06-10 23:27:00	I would have thought that since the LNB is round it wouldn't matter what the skew is as it is always pointing in the same direction. Skew would matter with the oval ones as they would change as they are rotated around.	CYaBro (73)
676445	2008-06-10 23:42:00	I would have thought that since the LNB is round it wouldn't matter what the skew is as it is always pointing in the same direction . Skew would matter with the oval ones as they would change as they are rotated around . Hmmm, the Dish isn't exactly round either, I guess it's an Ellipse . :confused: However, my little meter assures me that the Skew makes a huge difference . :)	B.M. (505)
676446	2009-02-11 01:20:00	After much testing of Hauppauge's HVR-3000 in NZ for use with a satellite dish, three conclusions standout. 1. Users need to get a handle on their sat dish setups. This requires making sure its pointed properly and reading on the lnb <--the 'collector' that the dish focuses its waves on> whether it is 11300 or 10750 Mhz. To point the disk properly, plug in your address to http://www.dishpointer.com/ That will draw a line over your local neighborhood showing where to point it. Then angle it upwards at 44 degrees and you will be in the vicinity of Optus D1, home of NZ Freeview and Sky. If you hook a borrowed Sky or Freeview box up while adjusting the dish _and_ the placement of its lnb, and have someone keep an eye on the settings that show satellite signal strength, it won't take too much playing around to get 90-100% signal. <--Keep an eye on the signal meter while you tighten screws.> 2. Hauppauge has Really Dodgy Drivers. Win-TV may not work, be that Ver.6 or whatever other patched versions. Nor may anything else! Vista is particularly punishing. All depends on your pc and what it has running. Classic case of device conflicting with god-knows-what. Thus the extensive random problems that can be found in online forums. 3. Once working, even on relatively older machines <--at least with a basic ATI card and decent video mode> the experience of Freeview is pretty damn satisfying. Kudos to NZ govt and private partners for pulling this together. That said, slower machines are going to struggle <--read 'crap out'> with the PVR part of the system. Recording programs is unfortunately /not/ easy-as. Getting a public domain electronic programming guide up and regularly going is a drawn-out hacked process all in its own. Perhaps life will be easier once Hauppauge finishes a NZ specific software package, which it purportedly has been working on in conjunction with Freeview. Cheers...	sifu dai (13846)
676447	2009-02-11 22:51:00	I gave up in the end. Get excellent quality off UHF frequencies (Te Aroha) and channel One and Two off Dish and that's it. I don't think the problem is that great, just the need to recognise NZ Frequencies. There was supposed to be a patch for NZ Frequencies but I couldn't find one that works. Hauppauge were of no help either.	B.M. (505)
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