You may want to call and ask for the phone number to your local install company and give them a call just to make sure.
Common mistake, I guess, for someone that dosn't know a damn thing about the D* equipment. 3 LNB horns, must be 3 LNB dish. Time for some remedial training for the order taker.compnurd said:I have had D* installed before but am getting a new install. For some reason they put a 3 LNB dish on my work order not a 5.(getting a HDDVR installed). I called and they say someone must have realized it after they did the order and noted on the install a Ka/Ku dish. Just wondering if i will have an issue with the tech
If someone charged with taking orders doesn't understand the combination, it sounds more like someone in training and/or management is due for a ritual sacrifice.2dogz said:Common mistake, I guess, for someone that dosn't know a damn thing about the D* equipment. 3 LNB horns, must be 3 LNB dish. Time for some remedial training for the order taker.![]()
Don't know if I'd use the word "funny", maybe "sad". Make sure you get all sats on all tuners before they leave. You want to know that this LNB assembly that they come up with is not someone else's problem from yesterday's service call.compnurd said:ah this is great, now he needs a LNB assembly
Yeh, Question, Does the Slim Line Mast still have the level in it? the one they have looks correct but doesnt have the level2dogz said:Don't know if I'd use the word "funny", maybe "sad". Make sure you get all sats on all tuners before they leave. You want to know that this LNB assembly that they come up with is not someone else's problem from yesterday's service call.
It should, but a lot of guys pull them out and throw them away. IMHO, a stupid move, now if it ever needs to be re-plumbed, the dish needs to be removed. Idiots.compnurd said:Yeh, Question, Does the Slim Line Mast still have the level in it? the one they have looks correct but doesnt have the level
I would ask them, if they're still there, or call then to get a bubble level. Probably have half a dozen of them in tool box, glove box, or the floor of the truck.compnurd said:Yeh, Question, Does the Slim Line Mast still have the level in it? the one they have looks correct but doesnt have the level
Yup,IIP said:DirecTV's dish manufacturing subcontractors have changed the 5-LNB dish packaging many times, and when those changes aren't communicated (and they almost never are), techs can end up without all of the needed parts. It's stupid, but it usually isn't the tech's fault.
Well, you're going to have to define "perfect". If 101 and 119 are perfect, then 110 is perfect also, just the geometry of the LNB assembly. For both 101 and 119 you want mostly all 90's with a good sprinkle of 100s. With that, then you just need to use the fine tuning knobs to peak up 103c to 90 and higher. Then you're perfect.compnurd said:Well going to either have to have them back out or peak the dish myself. 101 and 119 are perfect, 110 is low 80's and my 103c is only between 72 and 85.
101 and 119 are 94-100. 110 is 80-85 though2dogz said:Well, you're going to have to define "perfect". If 101 and 119 are perfect, then 110 is perfect also, just the geometry of the LNB assembly. For both 101 and 119 you want mostly all 90's with a good sprinkle of 100s. With that, then you just need to use the fine tuning knobs to peak up 103c to 90 and higher. Then you're perfect.![]()
Concentrate on fine tuning 103c. As you move the fine tuning knobs, you are moving the whole LNB assembly left/right and up/down. Peaking 103c will now peak all 5 LNBs together. Geometry!compnurd said:101 and 119 are 94-100. 110 is 80-85 though
My new "5-LNB" only has 3 horns... I was told one of the horns does the work of 3 LNBs... The pictute in the HD DVR FAQ (post 16) seems to confirm this... I think it's kinda confusing to call something with 3 LNBs (to the uneducated eye) a 5-LNB dish...2dogz said:Common mistake, I guess, for someone that dosn't know a damn thing about the D* equipment. 3 LNB horns, must be 3 LNB dish. Time for some remedial training for the order taker.![]()
It is a 5 LNB. the outer one is the 119, the middle one is the 110. the 99, 101 and 103 are so close together that they appear to be together. If you take the plastic cap off, you will see its actually 3.EricJRW said:My new "5-LNB" only has 3 horns... I was told one of the horns does the work of 3 LNBs... The pictute in the HD DVR FAQ (post 16) seems to confirm this... I think it's kinda confusing to call something with 3 LNBs (to the uneducated eye) a 5-LNB dish...