LOF and LNB Settings for DishProPlus and Twinhan 1020A

[jman11]

Do you have the DP Twin or The DP Plus Twin (what I have)? I've heard that the DP Plus can be trickier due to extra power consumption, type of built-in switch, etc.

[observer_11]

I have the DP Twin.

[observer_11]

Setting BDATwinhanDiseqcMethod to "0" in config.xml seems to have corrected my switching sat problem.

[jman11]

Thanks for the tips. The config file change didn't work for me, unfortunately. I'm going to Pick up a DP Twin or Quad and try that out.

Do you drive your DP Twin with just the 1020A, or do you hook up another power supply too?

[observer_11]

Just the 1020A.

[jman11]

For posterity's sake, I switched to a DP Quad (not a "Plus") and everything worked well. Seems Twinhan 1020A and DP Plus lnb's don't play well together.

[observer_11]

For posterity's sake, I switched to a DP Quad (not a "Plus") and everything worked well. Seems Twinhan 1020A and DP Plus lnb's don't play well together.

Thanks for posting the follow-up. Thess kind of 'lessons learned' are good to record for others in the future.

BTW, are you having any trouble initially tuning HD channels? Sometimes I only get audio and I have to go back to the EPG and re-select the channel before I can get audio and video.

[jman11]

I don't believe I have tuned any HD channels - my system doesn't seem to pull them in, though I haven't paid much attention to it because HD won't look much different on my 1997 GE television ;-). I'm going to do a rescan this weekend, so I will let you know.

[drugstore_cowboy]

Well I tried using my DishPro Plus twin LNBs with no success. I do not however, have a power inserter or old sat box to help power the LNB. I tried adding the terminator cap to the out port of my 102g card but still no luck.

I have since given up and thrown a single legacy LNB on the dish and have been smiling ever since !!

[jman11]

From my experience, a 1020a is not able to power a twin by itself - I believe a power injector (or an old receiver) is required.