Can anyone help me with a Technomate (TM7100) twin tuner configuration issue please, in particular the function of the tuner options 'both(tuner1)' and 'both(tuner2)' on the satellite and motorised setup pages? I can't find an explanation of them either in the manual or through a Google search.
My system comprises a motorised dish (USALS) connected to tuner1 and a fixed dish pointed at Astra2 on tuner2. The tuner inputs are configured as 'single' inputs as described in the manual as there are no switches etc. - each dish has a unique connection to a tuner input.
The goal is to have Astra2 available on both inputs so that I can record from different transponders simultaneously. Using the 'tuner1' and 'tuner2' inputs leaves me with only one instance of Astra2 on either tuner 1 or 2 so I lose the twin recording benefits.
I'm thinking that it must have something to do with the 'both(tunerX)' setting but I've tried them without success: if I configure Astra2 as 'both(tuner1)' on the motorized setup page then the USALS control on tuner1 stops working and refuses to position the dish to Astra2, so it's not possible to even scan the channels. If I set Astra2 to 'both(tuner2)' then the box just reboots instantly upon trying to save the change and won't store the setting..
I've managed to get the twin recording working but it is a fudge – I've configured a second Astra2 satellite by editing one of the unused sats, so my sat list now has 2 x Astra2 and 2 sets of identical channels (one on tuner1 t'other on tuner2) and I have to make sure I select the correct ones when setting the recording timer. I was hoping that there was a way to configure the system so that it would do all the thinking and use a second tuner input automatically when necessary (moving the dish if required).
Any help with what the 'both(tunerX)' settings actually do would be much appreciated.
My system comprises a motorised dish (USALS) connected to tuner1 and a fixed dish pointed at Astra2 on tuner2. The tuner inputs are configured as 'single' inputs as described in the manual as there are no switches etc. - each dish has a unique connection to a tuner input.
The goal is to have Astra2 available on both inputs so that I can record from different transponders simultaneously. Using the 'tuner1' and 'tuner2' inputs leaves me with only one instance of Astra2 on either tuner 1 or 2 so I lose the twin recording benefits.
I'm thinking that it must have something to do with the 'both(tunerX)' setting but I've tried them without success: if I configure Astra2 as 'both(tuner1)' on the motorized setup page then the USALS control on tuner1 stops working and refuses to position the dish to Astra2, so it's not possible to even scan the channels. If I set Astra2 to 'both(tuner2)' then the box just reboots instantly upon trying to save the change and won't store the setting..
I've managed to get the twin recording working but it is a fudge – I've configured a second Astra2 satellite by editing one of the unused sats, so my sat list now has 2 x Astra2 and 2 sets of identical channels (one on tuner1 t'other on tuner2) and I have to make sure I select the correct ones when setting the recording timer. I was hoping that there was a way to configure the system so that it would do all the thinking and use a second tuner input automatically when necessary (moving the dish if required).
Any help with what the 'both(tunerX)' settings actually do would be much appreciated.
If i have got it right you got the motor hooked on tuner 1 and fixed astra 2 28E on tuner 2.
