1st setup TM 2T

[moonbeam]

Hello. I bought a TM 2T several months ago. I bought it from WoS and it came with the latest Vix image installed. I was interested in setting up this receiver using my Mac and iDreamX, but I haven't gotten too far with that. I would prefer to use my Windows computer and the regular USB flash and forget about iDreamX. I am a little confused now, though. Since I have the Vix image already on the box, what do I need to flash exactly? I need the channel list, that's all, I think... Can someone direct me to where to start?

I have the pdf of flashing the TM 2T and also the New Box Set Up Guide. I have Notepad++, Filezilla and 7Zip. I have the formatted USB stick. What now? If the Vix image is already on there, what do I need to do to get the receiver working?

Sorry if this is too simple a question...

[Stanman]

Ehiv




Which satellite?
If only 28.2E. Then use the the built in autobouquet maker. It's in services.

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[moonbeam]

Unfortunately, I am in 19.2E Astra whether or not I am using LNB1 or LNB2. I want to use this TM 2T for 28E UK channels. Maybe when I tried to set up with iDreamX, I got stuck in 19E on this TM. In fact, I am stuck in STAR NetMed, and I want to get out of that. Must have been something that got into my settings from when I set up the TM 2T with iDreamX. Most likely the iDreamX settings are 19E. How do I dump that and get into 28E?

How do I get out of 19E and into 28E? I had to take away my trusty old TM 1500 CI+ today, as the remote no longer is usable. That was set to 28E UK channels.

I have an Orange Livebox that is set to HDMI1 on my TV. It has its own satellite cable from my fixed dish with 4 double heads. My old TM had its own sat cable set to 28E. I am using that to connect my new box, but unfortunately the Vix settings show Star Netmed and 19E.

[judge]

First of all, what build are you currently using? Menu -> Information -> About
Also, how are your tuners set-up? Menu -> Setup -> Service Searching -> Tuner Configuration

[moonbeam]

Tuner A is at 19 and Tuner B is definitely at 28. Should they both be the same? Seen in Tuner Config.

Build is 679.

The date and time is wrong. I'd like to fix that, in case that corrects other, general info.

[judge]

I'd usually advise to update to latest image available on http://openvix.co.uk but as it's a TM, i'd stick with your current build for now.
What are you trying to do, do you want both sats on the box or just 28.2E?

[moonbeam]

I would like both sats for free to air TV. Could I add all the providers, start the scan and see what happens?

[judge]

You could try a premade set of channel lists, look in the E2 settings section.
Or try the inbuilt ABM, not sure what providers it has for 19E though?

[moonbeam]

I am having lots of problems. The inbuilt ABM doesn't do anything. I get no channels. 19E gets some channels, like Star...nothing like what it should be getting. 28E shows that it has been scanned but has found 0 channels! I think the configuration is faulty, maybe because I 1st stated it up through iDreamX with someone else's preferences. Dunno really.

Maybe both my tuners should be at 28E if I want to watch those channels and record them?? Will have to try again in the morning. Hope some of you guys will be around then :).

[judge]

"someone else's preferences"?
TBH, I'd just re-flash & start from scratch.

[moonbeam]

I hope to have time in the morning to do that. By the way, I have been looking for the bootloader. Do you have a link for that?

[Larry-G]

Bootloaders can be found here.

http://openvix.co.uk/index.php?dir=Bootloaders/

but make certain your downloading the correct one for your box as using the wrong one is the easiest way to kill a receiver.

[moonbeam]

Thanks, Phoenix. I see there are two similar TM names. One is TM-2T (this should be right) but the bootloader download says -CFE- after, so TM2T-CFE then a string of numbers. My TM2T is TM2T-OE. Is this the correct bootloader? What does CFE signify?

The other bootloader is TM-TWIN-OE. I think this is an older model TM.

Just want to be sure.

[moonbeam]

I have both my coaxial cables plugged into the back of the tm2t now. LNB1 is using the 19e LNB. Normally, this is plugged into my French Orange decoder sat receiver. I was able to scan into this tuner lots of 19E channels, some of which I can watch! I can't seem to get the tm2t to change to LNB2 for 28E. Is there a disecq setting I need to do? My dish is fixed. I have one lnb for 19E and another for 28. Two separate cables coming into the house.

So far, I can't get ABM to work. What do I need to do to download the 28E channels onto the box? I have had Timeout for Tuner lock so many times, it's sad. I don't know how to configure around that. Can you help?

[moonbeam]

I have not reflashed the tm2t yet, but have managed to download Ondemand. I am getting 28E no problem with Ondemand, am watching Eastenders right now, lol. Otherwise, I can'not seem to get 28E to downlaod channels onto tuner A or Tuner B. No matter what I do, I only am able to scan 19E channels into it. Have so far tried to get Disecq 1 on tuner B, but no changes ever kick in! Why not? What basic thing is all wrong here? I need my coaxial cable on my Orange decoder, so I am wondering if I should just try to get 28E on each tuner.

[abu baniaz]

Describe what your dish/lnb setup is. ( include how many ports, any diseq switches any other devices, how many cables, in which port they are connected to in the receiver).

Then describe what the tuner configuration is for dish input A. (Not the same as Diseqc port A)
Then describe what the tuner configuration is for dish input B. (Not the same as Diseqc port B)

[moonbeam]

I have a Visiosat dish with 2 twin head LNBs. One feeds my Orange setup on 19E and the other feeds in 28E to my new Technomate TM2T OE. One twin head has 4 coaxial cables coming out; I think this is the 19E Orange one (I am in France). The second twin head LNB has 3 coaxial cables coming out. They all go to a switcher behind the dish and then come into the house on 2 ways. A coaxial cable goes to two different sat receivers, to an Orange Livebox decoder and to a Technomate. There is a 3rd head, a single head, an old one I never upgraded, and it used to give me Hotbird 13E. It's been disabled as far as I know.

I have an ethernet network in the house. There are coaxial cables that go from the outside dish with its LNB heads, and instead of coming into the house where they do for the decoders/receivers, they are diverted into some larger cables that lead them to another room. I use one for an internet based music system. I intend to use the ethernet switch right next to that one to set up another TV with 28E channels, hopefully.

On my old Technomate 1500CI+, the system was set up to use a diseq for three satellites, 19E, 28E and 13E (until that was disabled). Never had a problem with it, everything was automatic when I switched channels. I am using the exact same coaxial on my new technomate as I used on my old one.

Right now, I have set up both dish port A and dish port B to 28E. I did a channel search and get a bunch of providers, but only a handful of channels are able to be watched. These are NetMed, Globecast and some othre small providers. It is nothing like what I got on my old technomate. Free t air, all. I have not been able to search freesat as the timer tunes out "Timeout for tuner locked"is what I see. ABM has not worked.

I flashed the box today, no joy! Nothin new happened. If I could start all over, it might be nice. I would like to be able to delete what shows up to give the NetMed stuff. Shows as 19E.

[abu baniaz]

I am struggling to understand your setup. (2 x twin head means 4 lnbs?) Hopefully some else will understand better and afford you a better response. Can you keep any responses specifc to the wires going to the TM for the time being.

How many satellite cables have you got going to the TM? One of them must be set as Diseqc with you populating each port as per your setup. If there is no second cable from another switch, then it should be (For time being, until you can view chanels properly, be set as not configured. Afterwards you can set as loop through or better still run another cable including a switch)

Picture attached is what a basic diseqc setup on one dish input looks like.

[moonbeam]

I have set up the TM with just one sat cable, then tried with two sat cables. When I tried to download channels while using two sat cables, I was able to download all the 19E channels. However, only a handful of them are actually viewable. It seems to me I need a card to watch the channels. I can't do that, because I am using that card in my Orange decoder. I am not able to view even the 'free' channels in France, I am only able to view channels that don't interest me...just a handful of channels are actually viewable.

At any rate, I want to watch UK Freeview channels on 28E! I want to get around the geolock using the Ondemand plugin.

During setup, I seem to be stuck on Tuner A. I have never been able to downlaod 28E onto Tuner B. Or Tuner A when I tried to setup only 28E on both Tuners A and B.

Sorry for any confusion. Believe me, it's worse for me, lol. Not really joking. I don't know what it is I am doing wrong. ABM has never kicked in, which is why I went to manual scan.

My setup is not too different from your illustration, except I don't have several dishes, I have several LNBs. I said they are twin head, but I think they are actually quadruple headed, with one unused slot each. Each picks up 19E and 28E and maybe 25E gets mixed with 28E. One cable is dedicated to some outlets in a second room (near my secon ethernet connections). So, there is a 4th outlet I could use, but probably won't.

[judge]

The Ondemand plugin has nothing to do with tuner configuration, it needs internet access to work.
Have you a dish able to point to 28.2E?

[moonbeam]

I have a dish that is pointed to pick up 28E and 19E, yes, and have for years. It's not motorised.

[abu baniaz]

Best thing to do is trace and label your cables.

Software config must match hardware config.