Can't get a lock

[drzaphod]

Hi,

I am trying to install my new VU+ Solo2 but I can't get it to lock on the satellites here in Sweden. The signal is constantly fluctuating between 0 and 99 so no lock. Both my Dreambox and ClarkeTech has no problem getting a good signal lock. Could this be a driver problem?

Any sugestions to how to solve this. Running the Black Hole v3.

[Larry-G]

Which satellite is this happening with ?.

[basilyoung]

I take it you are using the coax cables from your other units??

[drzaphod]

It is the Sirius 4,8E and Thor 0,8W here in Sweden. And yes, I am using the same coax as I use for my other receivers.

[Larry-G]

unfortunately i have never used one of these dual Vu tuners so i have no idea as to their sensitivity, but i know of 4 of the team who have had one or more of them for a number of months now with no reported problems.

hopefully one of them may see this thread and be able to help you more than i can.

[Rob van der Does]

The signal is constantly fluctuating between 0 and 99 so no lock.

Is it signal strength (AGC) or signal quality (SNR) you're talking about?
What is your tuner setup?

Anyway: such fluctuations are usually an indication of bad contacts (a loose F-connector? a shortcut between inner and outer cable? water in a connection?) or a bad LNB.
You could try scanning a dedicated 'quadrant' (i.e. High/Low-Horizontal/Vertical) as a LNB can also be partly defect.

The sensitivity of the tuners of the Solo2 is comparable to those of the UNO/Ultimo.

[drzaphod]

Thanks Rob,

I'll check everything again and se what is wrong. The strange thing is that when the same cable goes into the DB or ClearkTech it is a stable signal, no fluctuation at all.

I'll verify my setup and see if I have missed anything.

[Rob van der Does]

The strange thing is that when the same cable goes into the DB or ClearkTech it is a stable signal, no fluctuation at all.

Is it one cable or two? Makes any difference if you swap the cable between Tuner A & B? Is the problem there for all channels or only specific ones?

[drzaphod]

Is it one cable or two? Makes any difference if you swap the cable between Tuner A & B? Is the problem there for all channels or only specific ones?

It does not matter if I connect one or two cables, same issue. It seems to be on all channels and I can not make a new search ether as the same receivers do not get a luck. But I will try later when the family don't want to watch TV and I have it to my self.

[Rob van der Does]

It does not matter if I connect one or two cables, same issue. It seems to be on all channels and I can not make a new search ether as the same receivers do not get a luck.

Hmmmm, then the only thing I still can suggest is to double check the tuner-configuration.

[Delagroov]

Are you using a channelist you uploaded?

What is your channel setup?
Try a manual transponder scan with exact values, you know off its working to get a lock
You can check King of Sat for transponders for Sweden

 http://se.kingofsat.net/

For Solo2 the exact FEC value is imortant to get signal

What happens if you do scan with Search network=yes

Does it find a transponder where it locks?

[drzaphod]

Thanks for all your help.

Solved the problem today and it was all my fault. Made the error of reading wrong on the box and connected one antenna to Coax 2 instead of 1 (Wanted to test first before committing) and then tried to scan coax 1. My bad, so ashamed.

Thanks again all! And I wish you all a Happy New Year!

[panda23]

Thanks for all your help.

Solved the problem today and it was all my fault. Made the error of reading wrong on the box and connected one antenna to Coax 2 instead of 1 (Wanted to test first before committing) and then tried to scan coax 1. My bad, so ashamed.

Thanks again all! And I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Thanks for updating the thread with this info, a lot of people would not have admitted their mistake. All the best

[Tkr001]

Thanks for all your help.

Solved the problem today and it was all my fault. Made the error of reading wrong on the box and connected one antenna to Coax 2 instead of 1 (Wanted to test first before committing) and then tried to scan coax 1. My bad, so ashamed.

Thanks again all! And I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Hey something like this has happened to us all at some time or another Thanks for posting what the problem was.

[drzaphod]

Well, everything works perfectly now and I appreciate all the help and suggestions that was offered.

Now I am going to install the VXI image instead of Black Hole and get back to normal.

Happy New Year everyone!