How do I tune my Austar decoder to pick up MediaSat?

Slippery Sam

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Jul 20, 2001, 6:11:14 AM7/20/01

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Is there a FAQ on this?

Ta,

Sam

Peter Bailey

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Jul 20, 2001, 6:34:42 AM7/20/01

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In article <9j9067$9io$1...@suaar1aa.prod.compuserve.com>, so...@nospam.com
says...

> Is there a FAQ on this?
>
> Ta,
>
> Sam
>
>

yep, its a frequently asked question alright - on this newsgroup nearly
every day "can someone tell me how to tune to mediasat"

:):):)

need your pin no, then 12336, vertical, 30000, 2/3rds (i hope thats
right, my memory is not what it used to be)

Windows 4x

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Jul 20, 2001, 7:05:56 AM7/20/01

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> need your pin no, then 12336, vertical, 30000, 2/3rds (i hope thats
> right, my memory is not what it used to be)
>

your memory lol
anyway no comment

Slippery Sam

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Jul 20, 2001, 8:23:44 AM7/20/01

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"Peter Bailey" <bai...@email.com> wrote in message

> need your pin no, then 12336, vertical, 30000, 2/3rds (i hope thats
> right, my memory is not what it used to be)

Thanks, I've tried this a few times but it hangs on the scan screen. The
only way to reset it is to unplug and reboot the decoder holding down the
start button.

Any idea why it mightn't work?

Sam

Glenno

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Jul 20, 2001, 10:52:08 AM7/20/01

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Same here.dosent work on my UEC 700,just keeps scanning

mark

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Jul 20, 2001, 2:14:57 PM7/20/01

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mine is the same maybe the lnb is not properly alinged for vertical
polarization
Glenno wrote in message ...

Michael J Tokarski

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Jul 22, 2001, 12:18:53 AM7/22/01

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That could well be it. Some of the Austar and foxtel installations
have been done with only single polarity LNB's. Only about half the
customers were lucky enough to get a dual polarity one, as far as I
know.

Michael

On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 03:44:57 +0930, "mark" <marklaw "at" ihug.com.au>
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Slippery Sam

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Jul 22, 2001, 10:15:18 PM7/22/01

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How can you tell whether it's single or double?

Sam

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Michael J Tokarski

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Jul 23, 2001, 3:26:07 AM7/23/01

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Don't know, sorry, except that if you try to retune to the mediasat or
aurora transponders and nothing happens then it probably means you
have a single polatity LNB. Maybe someone can clear that up.

Michael

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:15:18 +1000, "Slippery Sam" <so...@nospam.com>
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Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter

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Jul 23, 2001, 9:02:51 AM7/23/01

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"Slippery Sam" <so...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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: How can you tell whether it's single or double?
:
try tuning mediasat

Slippery Sam

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Jul 23, 2001, 6:12:00 PM7/23/01

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It stalls on the scan screen for me.

Sam

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Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter

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Jul 24, 2001, 12:35:15 AM7/24/01

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"Slippery Sam" <so...@nospam.com> wrote in message

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: It stalls on the scan screen for me.

i'm guessing single polarity...

Slippery Sam

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Jul 24, 2001, 1:48:30 AM7/24/01

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"Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter" <bacc...@auspaytv.com> wrote in message

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Is there something I can replace?

Sam