In today's developed society, no one can refuse to watch television. News, entertainment shows, educational programs - without this, an ordinary person is unlikely to be able to spend his day. And of course, in order to maximize the enjoyment of watching TV, people choose high-quality means for broadcasting TV channels. A satellite tuner is considered the most reliable and popular equipment for this. But if it is not a problem to purchase it, then how to set up channels on a satellite tuner? All information about this issue is provided below.
What's included in the satellite TV kit?
Today everyone can buy a kit for installing satellite TV. The standard and most optimal kit will cost from 50 to 80 US dollars. Usually includedsuch a list:
- The tuner, or receiver, is also called a receiver. This is the most expensive part in the installation kit, and you need to choose it very carefully, since the quality of the video broadcast depends on it. It is better to choose the broadcast in mpeg4 format, but mpeg2 will also work. How to install it, and how to set up satellite channels on the tuner yourself, will be described below.
- Antenna. Necessary in order to receive a signal. It can be from 70 centimeters to 1.2 meters in diameter.
- Head, or converter. There may be several of them at once, but models with three heads are more common. Each of them is receiving from a single satellite.
- Multifeed. This is the name of a special mount for the head. In the standard kit, they are attached 2.
- Disek. He switches converters.
- TV cable. Should have a resistance of 75 ohms and a length of 3 to 5 meters, with a little margin.
- F connectors. Are intended for connection of details of a set. For a satellite dish with three LNBs, 8 of these plugs are provided.
- Bracket and dowels (anchors) for mounting the antenna.
Before you set up the channels on the satellite tuner yourself, you should figure out how to properly install and tune the antenna itself.
Required tools
To start installing the antenna at hand, you must have:
- Extension for outlet.
- Puncher to make holes for fixing the bracket on the surface withdowels or anchors. You can also use a drill for this purpose.
- Drills for a drill or puncher.
- Two wrenches, diameter 10 and 13 mm.
- A Phillips screwdriver.
- Hammer.
- Insulating tape. Plastic ties can be used instead.
Installation
Next, we proceed to the process of installing the antenna, and after that we will consider the process of how to set up channels on a satellite tuner.
- First, we completely assemble the antenna. All fasteners must be well tightened. Bolts, washers and engravers should be carefully checked for strength.
- The next step is to attach the cartoon to the head holder on the right and left sides. Here we also fasten the converters themselves, that is, the heads. Don't overtighten them.
- We fix the bracket to the wall and hang the antenna on it. It should be directed to the south or southeast. You can determine the cardinal direction yourself, or you can look around and pay attention to where the neighbors' antennas are "looking".
What to do next?
In fact, the installation of the antenna is completed, now you should correctly connect all the cables between the antenna, tuner and TV. Please note that the cables are only connected to the tuner when it is not plugged into an outlet. It is not enough to just turn it off, you must unplug it.
So, you need to make at least two connections. Then you need to figure out howtune channels on the satellite tuner.
- Connect the antenna and receiver (tuner).
- Connect the tuner to the TV.
- If necessary, you can also make a third connection, namely, connect peripheral devices.
Connecting the antenna to the tuner
F-connectors should be screwed onto the ends of the cable from the satellite dish, they are needed for direct connection to the tuner. And on the tuner itself there is a connector called LBN IN, designed for this connection. This connector must be connected to the connector, screwed on. Before setting up the channels on the satellite tuner yourself, we remind you that the tuner must be completely disconnected from the mains during the connection process.
Connect to TV
You can connect the tuner to any of the TVs; for this, a number of special inputs are placed on the rear panel of the receiver:
- antenna cable input;
- tulips;
- scart or HDMI connector.
How to connect is chosen either by the capabilities of the TV (it all depends on its model), or by the desired playback quality.
Connection via HDMI is considered the best, the picture quality will be at the highest level. Further, based on this criterion, the connection should be made using a scart connector, followed by tulips. And in the very last place in terms of quality is the antenna output.
Only veryolder TVs have one antenna output without the additional ones listed above. New TV models have at least two of the above, and most often all four. But if it happens that the TV has no other connectors than the antenna, then you will need an antenna cable with special connectors, which are called "antenna mother" and "antenna father". These connectors are simply screwed onto the ends of the cable and the "mother" is connected to the tuner, and the "father", respectively, to the TV.
All other connections are made using a connecting cable with the appropriate connectors. These cables may be bundled with your TV or satellite dish, or can be purchased at any electronics store.
Setting up the receiver
It is best to start the process of getting acquainted with the menu of the purchased tuner by reading the instruction manual.
The first thing to do is to check if the signal from the desired satellite is being received.
Second, check the settings of the satellite heads. The label from the head must indicate its type and the local oscillator frequency necessary for high-quality work.
Third, you need to map each satellite to the DiSEqC ports. To do this, when installing, you need to write down which head is connected to which of the DiSEqC outputs. Then, in the tuner menu, set the switch in the order in which the heads are connected to the ports.
If this was not done when installing the satellite dish, then you need to carry out this setting by the selection method, alternately selecting the corresponding satellites to the ports.
These are the basic settings you should make before you tune channels on your satellite tuner.
Channel Search
In order to search for channels on the receiver, you need to scan the corresponding transponder on a specific satellite.
First you need to know the characteristics of the transponder. To do this, you need to decide on the channel that you want to broadcast. So, the channel is selected, now you need to find out on which satellite it broadcasts, and see the transponder settings for it. For example, consider how to set up an NTV channel on a satellite tuner. Note that the NTV channel is broadcast on the ABS1 satellite, and there are 2 types of transponder settings for it. If the receiver plays video in mpeg-4 format, then you need to make the following settings: transponder 11473, vertical polarization, speed 22500. If this is not possible, then you need to select another speed (43200).
Now that all the information about the settings is known, the process of how to set up an NTV channel on a satellite tuner will not take much time. You need to go to the settings of the satellite tuner and select the sub-item responsible for setting up the transcoder. In this menu, select or manually register the appropriate settings for the NTV channel, and press the button on the remote control to start scanning. A hint at the bottom of the screen should appear on the TV screen (which button on the remote control is responsible forscan).
Experts recommend to automatically scan the channel list once every two weeks.
Auto search
When the button for scanning has already been pressed, a button with the option to select the type of scanning will appear on the screen. Depending on the model of the receiver, the names of the menu items may differ slightly from each other. For example, when considering how to set up channels on an Openbox satellite tuner, the menu will offer "Blind search", "Auto scan" and "Manual search". Auto scan is convenient because you will not need to enter transponder settings will independently select all the transponders that the satellite dish receives.
If the search returned no results
It happens that the channel search did not work, the antenna cannot reproduce it and shows a black screen when the settings are correctly entered. Most often, the problem is that the antenna itself is poorly tuned. This is worth checking out, and it is better, of course, to involve specialists in this field who can help at any stage of the process of installing and configuring a satellite dish and tuner.
You can also independently check the availability of a custom channel according to DVB-S or DVB-S2, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 standards.
You can also double-check the settings for the selected channel, maybe outdated information about the satellite, transponder and its speed was initially found. Yes, manyusers are faced with the problem of how to tune the Inter channel on a satellite tuner, because such a large media group is constantly evolving, growing and changing. And in parallel with these processes, it also changes satellites for broadcasting. This happened recently, now you can watch Inter on two satellites - Astra 4A or Sirius 5 with transponder settings:
- Frequency - 12399 MHz;
- Polarization – V;
- Speed – 27500;
- FEC – ¾;
- Standard/Modulation – DVB-S/QPSK.
Today, the process of how to tune the "Inter" channel on a satellite tuner can only be carried out in this way, and in no other way.
Creating a channel list
In the instructions for each receiver there is an item on creating a list of favorite channels, where everything is described step by step.
In order to go to the menu item, how to set up channels on the Eurosky satellite tuner, you should find "Channel Editor" in the general menu, and then "TV channels" and mark the necessary and most interesting ones one by one.
In most receivers, including those on the Orton tuner, you can tune in satellite channels either using the joystick buttons on the remote control or using colored additional keys. This makes setup much easier.
All questions about how to tune channels on a satellite tuner have been settled, so you should carefully read this instruction again point by point, and you can proceedto installing a satellite dish.
