Extremeveiw magg xv3300 33" dish sg2100 motor

[wildvines]

Trying to hook up my free to air system this is what i have xv3300 33: Fortec star dish moteck sg2100 motar and the inviacom lmb my long 34 my latt is 79 i have a clear veiw of the sky which satellite would be the one im looking for my pole is plum when im aiming where dish pointer shows im not picking up 70 or oops im picking up 83 and 97 but the box is showing 79 when i move to 97 it does not have a signal can someoen point me in yhe right dir. Ps sorry about the cap locks its stuck on cap locks im using rg6 cable wire one more thing is this fortec star supposed to be on 24 or 30 very confused been at this for a month any help thanks for reading

[Gary Gnu]

Make sure you are on a strong TP and that you assigned the right diseqc port )circular or linear).

Aim for the closest sat to your longitude.

Have you gone to /www.satcalculator.freehostia.com and got your dish and motor elevation ?

[lutz diagram]

Use the new york network on 79w to aim.
Set the motor to your latitude and see if 30 degrees works for dish elevation.
Some manuals say use 30 degrees,others say 30 - 6.xx degrees.
Use firmware older than v130,(which was the last) that version isn't too good for blindscan which for true fta is a must.

[wildvines]

thanks i tryied 30 degrees but when i put on satellite 79w all i get is an 80 signal no quailty but nimque says 83 west maybe im doing something wrong

[lutz diagram]

The magnum is famous for wrong names when it comes to linear sats,the goal is to get the correct transponder for the dead south sat and ignore the sat names.If 30 degrees doesn't work use the degrees in the declination table for your motor.
You can also pre-set the motor for any strong southern sat and use that to aim.
TP1 is often the wrong freq,make sure that is correct.

[wildvines]

thanks will try