X2 with DiseeqC 1.2 Motor

[Costactc]

Hey Costatc or anyone using the X2 with a V-Box/G-Box please help this guys and let them know how is your X2 handling the 10 footers via the V-box. Mine is fixed. Thanks

The vbox 7 that replaced my pansat positioner is only being used as a stand alone. All sat positions are stored by myself and then I tell the positioner, not receiver, where I want to go.

[easily confused]

The vbox 7 that replaced my pansat positioner is only being used as a stand alone. All sat positions are stored by myself and then I tell the positioner, not receiver, where I want to go.

That is where the difference lies. Every other receiver I have had, I entered the sat # as I found and scanned them. I did the same thing on the X2 but it does not work in the same manner and I am working on getting the receiver to tell the V-Box where to go.

[Costactc]

That is where the difference lies. Every other receiver I have had, I entered the sat # as I found and scanned them. I did the same thing on the X2 but it does not work in the same manner and I am working on getting the receiver to tell the V-Box where to go.

Most receivers have hiccups once in a while and I prefer to leave it in my hands. I will be using diseqc 1.2 to move my 4' ku dish and of course will report back.

[Lone Gunman]

That is where the difference lies. Every other receiver I have had, I entered the sat # as I found and scanned them. I did the same thing on the X2 but it does not work in the same manner and I am working on getting the receiver to tell the V-Box where to go.

Ok so this is an ongoing problem that I've been beating my brains out for two days now trying to get it to work?? I'm not a happy camper about now.

And not only that, but this X2 won't allow me to use the same position for a C/Ku Hybrid satellite, ie, 72W is both C and Ku and I have it stored as P35 in my Vbox X. X2 will NOT allow me to assign that P35 number to two sats programmed in, ie, 72W C and 72W Ku?? That one is a deal breaker as I've got two systems that are mirrors of each other with ALL the sat positions between the two being identical in 4 different receivers so I'm not about to start reprogramming all that crap because this one won't do that.

[el bandido]

Ok so this is an ongoing problem that I've been beating my brains out for two days now trying to get it to work?? I'm not a happy camper about now.

And not only that, but this X2 won't allow me to use the same position for a C/Ku Hybrid satellite, ie, 72W is both C and Ku and I have it stored as P35 in my Vbox X. X2 will NOT allow me to assign that P35 number to two sats programmed in, ie, 72W C and 72W Ku?? That one is a deal breaker as I've got two systems that are mirrors of each other with ALL the sat positions between the two being identical in 4 different receivers so I'm not about to start reprogramming all that crap because this one won't do that.

There is a trend now where receivers automatically assign diseqc 1.2 positions. I have a few that do that and they all cost considerably more than the X2.
The X2 stores the satellites in ascending numbers. I do not know how you can assign two satellites to have the same diseqc 1.2 position number, but you can assign most Ku motors and positioner boxes several different numbers for the same position.
As an example, I have positions 35 and 26 stored in my diseqc 1.2 positioner for the satellite at 103W. This allows me to have two different satellites that will stop the dish at the exact same position.

There are several work-a rounds available for the Hybrid satellite issue that you describe. The universal lnb setting may also be changed to accept most c/ku combination lnbs.
Hopefully a future firmware will allow us to have user adjustable diseqc 1.2 positions. EB

[dr.zin]

you have to start at position 1

[easily confused]

you have to start at position 1

Yup, started at position #1 for 55 W then #2 for 58 W and so on to 125W. I have found that the only position it has retained is #1. If I power the receiver off, it immediately goes position #1 when I power it back on. I am sure it is just a matter of time to figure it out.

[dr.zin]

I made the mistake of playing with another old receiver today and used that to set 72w to 97w which screwed up the settings for x2 when I switched back tonight.It took about an hour to get the settings correct again.

[chifut]

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I made the mistake of playing with another old receiver today and used that to set 72w to 97w which screwed up the settings for x2 when I switched back tonight.It took about an hour to get the settings correct again.



I did it same thing with my Openbox 9 and X2 ,,,But there is cure , -Antibiotic ..

[Lone Gunman]

I tried again this morning around 9:30am starting with P1 and so on programming in 6 satellites and that doesn't work either. I've tried it with firmware from April 9th, May 20th, Sept 17th and Sept 26th and NONE of them will allow the X2 receiver to move my dish via that Vbox X that my AZBox and Openbox S9 use with zero problems.

I'm beginning to think this is a defective receiver?? I've been fooling with this thing now for the better part of 3 days and still can't get it to move the dish.