Coolsat 5000 Questions PART 2

Thanks for the info, I just got my nf**** up and running good. Only took a week! I noticed I'm not getting as many channels on the nf*** as my CS5000. Doesn't bother my husband though, we're not getting HGTV so I can't watch House Hunters.

 

O.k guy's here we go. I have updated the switches to a heavy duty. I have grounded the dish's and the new switche's. All this worked for about 12 hours. I have figured out that no matter what the vs ultra work's all the time. The cs5000 is still having an issue. How about this, When the vs ultra is on the nimic sat the cs 5 work's on all the sat's, 91 110 119. The minute I change the channel on the vs ultra to a dish channel, ( if it's a 110 channel the cs will only get the 110 stations unless I shut the remote power off and back on then most of the time all the sat's will come back) vice versa for the 119 sat. I know this is alot but if we need some clarity please ask.

 

I just ran out-side and looked at the switch's they say multistar switch.

 

One more piece to the puzzle. At this moment the whole damn set-up is running fine. Could this still be the P.O.S switche's.

 

Again bin 172 is doing some funky things right now, missing channels, tps, etc. When i go into installation and dish set up, 110 sat is 99%S and 0%Q, when i tune to any channel on 110 98-99 all full green circle. Use tuning the channels as a gude for now until software is updated.

 

Upon further inspection, It only seem's to matter on some frequency channels the vs is on. If it is on the 200 channel the cs seem's fine on all sat's. if the vs is on 169 for the kids, witch they are all 119 the cs goes haywire. Could be the switch?

 

Thank-you Blnk, I won't do too much until the update or the next bin. Have you heard of the switche's Multistar? or did I just get screwed!!

 

Your Welcome, Multistar is made by Ariza. Just like cs.ps and vs make their own DiSEqC switches. I changed my switch to a Chieta Heavy Duty WSD-2041 and all isues are gone but the switch was fine before this bin, could be coincidence or the software caused erratic switching strain and the old DiSEqC switch couldn't handle the strain.

 

Ok so what does all this mean in laymen's terms please explain so everyone can understand
Thanks

 

They are working on binless solutions for all FTA stbs to work on IKS same as nFusion

 

If you think about it, IKS isn't much different from the card solution Coolsat had a while back to get their boxes working. The difference being that with IKS the card sharing is done over the net. Coolsat was one of the few boxes that could use a provider's card in the slot and get TV back up and running. They could have stayed with that system but any time you use the providers property or modify it in any way, you leave room for big time legal actions. Thats why they went back to bin files. If all the manufacturers go to IKS, you watch how fast they shut down the IKS systems. Just something to think about.

Jerry

 

I am pretty sure the providers have SOME people working on IKS, but if all the STB's go to it, they will throw all they have at it and take it down pronto. The more that come on board with IKS, the faster they will take it down.

 

hi can anyone tell me if bev and dn do the card swap at the same time or will dn wait for bev to see how it goes , opinion is its just a waste of money for them because a fix will be found if we even go down i suppose they have to try

 

Looks like b3v is doing the card swap now, and DN will do it later this year.

 

Thanks Blnk,
I tried it but it did nothing after waiting a half hour or so, I figure that maybe I blew a switch because when I connected the LNB cable directly to the STB, It worked fine! What would cause the switch to blow?? And what dangers do I run in running the STB without the switch?

 

Jerry, Bill, et al,
It stands to reason that the more companies that switch to IKS the faster and more often they will go down. I dont really understand all of the technical aspects of IKS and do not pretned to but if the sat companies can scramble the non IKS receivers they must be able to do both? That was a good piece of info to mull around the ol noggin. Thanks

 

I think in most cases with the encryption system now being used, its just a matter of time before the encryption is broken, even with a card swap. They have to keep trying to keep the stock holders somewhat happy, even if its a waste of time.

Jerry

 

Matchstick already said he has seen the Nagra 3 and has it all figured out. He's not expecting it to be an issue for him anyway.
I think he's already sitting on the N3 fix.

 

it seems this bin is not allowing the signal to lock on correctly therefore the switch is burning out. Happened with 3 cs 4x1 DiSEqC switches i had. I knew it wasnt lnb because all other stbs in house were fine on all channels. I would recommend Chieta since they are best DiSEqC switch available. There is no harm running directly since if you had only 1 lnb you would not need any switches. Its all low voltage system 13/18 volts.

 

I heard the same thing from the Viewsat guys. It was even stated that the new card would limit the possible changes more than the old card. Seems they are working against themselves if the stories are all true.

Jerry