Service Scan
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Just taken the box apart (again haha) and here are a few pictures.
Picture with just the top removed:-
Picture with the Tuner removed. This shows the pin plugs which the tuner plugs into in the left:-
Picture of the underside of the tuner:-
There is no PCI for the tuner, the only plug is the 64 pins.
I bought this box off ebay, it came with a euro plug, Im wondering if the tuner cannot scan the higher frequencies?? maybe it is meant for other countries. Do you think this may be the case?
Picture with just the top removed:-
Picture with the Tuner removed. This shows the pin plugs which the tuner plugs into in the left:-
Picture of the underside of the tuner:-
There is no PCI for the tuner, the only plug is the 64 pins.
I bought this box off ebay, it came with a euro plug, Im wondering if the tuner cannot scan the higher frequencies?? maybe it is meant for other countries. Do you think this may be the case?
Again, doing the service scan it doesnt pick up any channels from the frequency 11720H and above.
So going from the below sky frequencies page I cannot get any channels with a higher frequency than 11720H.
Sky UK on Eutelsat 28A & Astra 2A/2E/2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat
So going from the below sky frequencies page I cannot get any channels with a higher frequency than 11720H.
Sky UK on Eutelsat 28A & Astra 2A/2E/2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat
Just having a look around on the net and I wondered if the ALPS tuner plugs into an adapter which then uses the 64 pin into the motherboard? If that makes sense to you? Looking at the second picture in the below link the right hand side seems to have the 64 pin set up like mine in the motherboard with something plugged into it. Then the ALPS tuner can be plugged into the side of that?
dreamboxON.com | DM800 DVB-S2 tuner, REV:M
dreamboxON.com | DM800 DVB-S2 tuner, REV:M
I'm not sure if there is any such adapter, my tuner plugs in sidewards, and the part it plugs into is soldered directly to the motherboard. Maybe someone with more experience of dismantling the boards will be able to offer some advice if there is a fix, thats of course if the problem is the tuner. Cant you have a word with the person you bought it off fleabay to find out if it has actually been working ok, (they would probably say it was) but maybe worth a try
Im shocked never seen one like that.
Ferret, I don't like your answer.. 
So you mean the general set up of inside the box or mainly the tuner and how that fits?
To rule out my dish I'm going to take the box to someone's house and do another search but I'm pretty certain there are no problems with it.
Thanks
Dan
So you mean the general set up of inside the box or mainly the tuner and how that fits?
To rule out my dish I'm going to take the box to someone's house and do another search but I'm pretty certain there are no problems with it.
Thanks
Dan
Ferret, I don't like your answer..
So you mean the general set up of inside the box or mainly the tuner and how that fits?
To rule out my dish I'm going to take the box to someone's house and do another search but I'm pretty certain there are no problems with it.
Thanks
Dan
The tuner and tuner socket but also mobo components ill need to have a look at mine.
To me your problem may be a LNB one with the lnb not switching through the bands.
Try scanning without the send diseqc option ticked just
Simple
Single
28e
I have been endlessly searching the net to find out what I can. I have found this tuner (the same as mine) on ebay and it mentions something to do with E-Star.
E-Star M Tuner DVB-S2 HDTV für 800 HD 800HD 3D E Star 64 Pin SAT DM | eBay
When I bought my box, It had an E-Star Sim, I had loads of problems and ended up buying a Sim201. I wonder if this tuner would work better with the E-Star Sim refitted?
I find it hard to believe that it would make a difference if it does work for some channels???
E-Star M Tuner DVB-S2 HDTV für 800 HD 800HD 3D E Star 64 Pin SAT DM | eBay
When I bought my box, It had an E-Star Sim, I had loads of problems and ended up buying a Sim201. I wonder if this tuner would work better with the E-Star Sim refitted?
I find it hard to believe that it would make a difference if it does work for some channels???
Drivers not sim card are at issue.
Why not wait until you try scan at the other place.
My personal strategy in fault finding is to be methodical, treat items in isolation one at a time, test things that do not involve money first.
Why not wait until you try scan at the other place.
My personal strategy in fault finding is to be methodical, treat items in isolation one at a time, test things that do not involve money first.
I have a estar 800se or not a 800hd and its a slot but at least you know you can get another tuner if needed.
Mate have you transferred a channel list say Rats 28e or Catseyes 28e and then had a look thorough to see if your getting tuned failed on channels.
If your where and the tuner is setup as it was in your picture that would for me confirm the tuner to be at fault.
Hi,
Sorry I havent responded earlier, i have had to have a weekend off messing with the box, otherwise I would have been divorced by now haha!!
I have tried Rats channel listing and still no success. Therefore I am still wondering about the tuner serviceability or capabilities. Not many people seem to know much about the tuner which worries me as to why this box has this tuner in it!!
Cheers
Sorry I havent responded earlier, i have had to have a weekend off messing with the box, otherwise I would have been divorced by now haha!!
I have tried Rats channel listing and still no success. Therefore I am still wondering about the tuner serviceability or capabilities. Not many people seem to know much about the tuner which worries me as to why this box has this tuner in it!!
Cheers
So the bloke I bought the box off has come back and said that the software used on the box controls the tuner. Do you agree with this? If so, do you know of any good E-Star images I can try. I have used the one off the E-Star website but that doesn't pick up most of the channels. I am struggling to find another suitable image!
Cheers
Dan
Cheers
Dan
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