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We've been on a DW6000 Dustyfoot tripod system for almost four years, and our modem died a week ago. So we upgraded to the HN7000. We are on AMC9. We had to take down the tripod due to high winds, and today, after the new modem arrived, I put it back up and tried to point the dish. We only use an Align-A-Site and the Hughes System Control Center installation/pointing site (no OPI - the one we had died within a week.) I've always been able to point fairly rapidly - after years you generally get the "feel" of it.
However, today, I can't get the signal above 25 (from the new "baseline" of 15 - the DW6000's baseline is 11.)
Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to upload new files or something? Help, please.
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While waiting for the pros to responds to your questions, it would seem to me that you need to go through the registration/installer procedures with your new modem. Did they give you a new PIN and SAN?
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I was actually able to lock onto the signal and pass ACP, but now when I try and register it keeps aborting due to transmit signal problems.
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Have you tried all the various transponders in the Registration-Installer routine? If so, have you tried pointing to another satellite and running the registration there?
-------------------- Bill Adams Winegard Company Posts: 15697 | From: Traveling the Western US | Registered: May 2003
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I tried the other amc9 transponder, and couldn't get a signal higher than 15. I haven't tried any other satellites, as I didn't know I was allowed to do that. Any in particular?
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You can commission on any satellite (not sure about a 7000 modem on SM6, 113W) but I would suggest that you try SM5, 117W, first and then if that fails try any other that you can get a good signal with.
-------------------- Bill Adams Winegard Company Posts: 15697 | From: Traveling the Western US | Registered: May 2003
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I was on amc 9 with a hn7000 and had signal problems, turned out to be a bad LNB. Hughes replaced it and I was back on line in no time. I did not know the lnbs could go bad. Also did not know that all satellite signals are not equal. Newer satellites are stronger transmitters than older ones. I love my system because it is so versatile. Im on Horizon 2 now.
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