Using DiSEqC

Using DiSEqC, 12 volt, 22k and other switches for selecting C - Ku or multiple antennas with the BEC 6600+ receivers:

Enter the "Dish Setup " menu by entering "menu", "installation", "Dish Setup" "enter" from the remote control. For programming our receivers we always leave line one on "Dish 1". Line 2 should be "DiSEqC. Line 3 should Say "Sat List" . Ignore lines 4 and 5.

Highlight Line 6, "LNB 1" and press "enter". Now program the receiver to select a switch. Line 1 should read "Yes", Line 2 "Normal", Line 3 should be "5150" for C-Band and "10750" for Ku. We place both frequencies in for ease of programming. The bottom 4 lines are the types of switches. The last line is "DiSEqC". We will highlight this line and scroll to "Port A". This means anytime "LNB 1" is selected from the "Transponder Setup" menu (see below) the receiver will go to Port A on a DiSEqC switch. In our preprogramming of these receivers we have arbitrarily chosen port A for C- Band! Before 3/1/02 we preprogrammed a few receivers to identify LNB 1 with Port B. Check "Dish Setup" to identify the port your receiver is set for.

Now we have to program the transponders, that is channels, to go to a specific port on the switch. This is done from the "Transponder Setup" menu ( "menu" "installation" "transponder setup" "enter").

From the "Transponder Setup" menu choose "Dish 1", the satellite you wish to program, and motor is not set. Line 4 selects your LNB. We are using LNB 1 for C-Band and LNB 2 for Ku. If "frequency", line 5, is between 3700 and 4200 you on a C-Band transponder and use LNB 1. If frequency if between 11700 and 12200 which is Ku Band, select LNB 2 (usually port B).

After entering all of your programming information you will need to perform the "Scan" function in order for the receiver to identify and store the tuning information. If you are just adding or changing one transponder select "scan tp" from the bottom of the page

You will need to back out of all menus and on some brands of receivers you may need to turn off the receiver and wait a few seconds and unplug the receiver for the receiver to reboot and activate switch settings.

Suppose you want to use a switch to select C-Band, or Ku Band from the same dish plus other dishes like say a DBS dish. This is the way you will have to program your receiver. You can use a 0-12v, a 22k, or a DiSEqC switch. We sell DiSEqC switches capable of controlling up to 4 pieces of coax .

Lets program our BEC 6600+ for two pieces of Coax one going to the Ku and the other going to the C band lnb on a dual C-Ku feed;

Press Menu and highlight and select Dish Setup. The top line of the screen reads “Dish” which allows the user to use multiple antennas. This is used a lot in the Middle East where one receiver can select up to 16 different small Ku antennas. We use "Dish 1" only. Select Dish 1. On line 2 select fixed if your antenna only looks at one satellite. Select DiSEqC 1.2 if you use an antenna moves, so that the it can look at more then one satellite. On line 3 press “enter”, the middle key on the remote, then place a check mark beside all of the satellites you want to program into memory. You can later go back and add birds. Use Newsat and rename for birds not listed. Ignore East and West Limits, that you control from another receiver When done selecting birds press the back button, ( 5 O’Clock). Highlight LNB 1. Be sure that one of the LNB freqs is 05150 which is C Band and scroll to the bottom (DiSEqC) and select Port A. Now any time you use Dish 1 LNB1 the receiver will select Port A on the DiSEqC switch. Highlight LNB 2 and press select. For LNB Use select “Yes”. Be sure that one of the LNB freq is 10750 for Ku-Band. On the last line select “Port B” and be sure that the coax from B runs to your Ku-Band LNB! If you have one of OUR 4 way DiSEqC switches you can select two more coax cables. If you decide to run one to a Dish Network or Expressview Dish I am told that you can hear some audio. Be sure that the LNB freq. is 11250 for these DBS services. You could also run one coax to a fixed dish, say on Telstar 5. Now that you have made all of these changes back out and “Save” the changes.

Now lets program a satellite. I have swung my dish to the east and stopped on PanAmSat 9. In the Transponder setup line 1 should be 1. Line 2 should have a list of satellites. I highlight and scroll sideways to PanAmSat 5/9. Line 4, “LNB”, should read 1 since this is a C-Band bird we will be looking at and that is the way we set up the switch. The feedhorn at the dish is set on Horizontal by my other receiver. I could use a voltage switching C-Band or Ku feed, which we sell, but this is a multi purpose antenna which is controlled my another receiver. Now I will scroll down to “Scroll 1 Sat” and select. The receiver will scan all the frequencies for PAS 5/9 that have been programmed into memory. I can go back and repeat the process for the Vertical transponders. Later I can edit out all of the unwanted or duplicated channels. If I need to add transponders or stations not in the satellite’s memory I can go to line 5 and scroll to “new” and enter the parameters.

Now go back and program in the other satellites using LNB-1 = port A for C-Band and LNB 2 Port B for Ku or what ever way you want to set it up.

Many receivers shipped by dealers are preprogrammed for a two way switch. When programming additional bouquets or channels into the receiver be sure that you choose either LNB 1 or LNB 2 for line 4 of the “Transponder Setup” menu. Choose LNB 1 for C-Band, or LNB2 for Ku. Once the transponder has been scanned the receiver will no let you go back and change the setting so be careful. If you want to add additional ports or lnbs, this can be done using a 4 way DiSEqC switch programming it under “Dish Setup”. Be sure to get the LO freq right for each LNB.

If you have a bouquet or channel that is not throwing the switch you will need to delete it and rescan it. You can delete by either going to “Transponder Setup” and changing the freq and symbol rate to “0” or going to “menu” , “Channel Edit” and delete the channel. Remember just because it says LNB 2 under “Transponder setup doesn’t mean that the info has been scanned into memory and is operative. Remember to back out of all menus and turn the receiver off saving the information before again adding the information. All new channels are added as the highest number channel and not stored with their satellite name. After adding new channels you will want to go again to “Channel Edit”, “TV Channel”. When the channel list comes up press menu, then sort, I use sat name Z to A.

DiSEqC switch on Telstar 5 and other birds with both C and Ku --not so quick method--

You will need to enter two menus. First go to the "Installation" then "Dish Setup".

Click on SATLIST and place a check mark by the names of all the satellites you want to store in your BEC.

LNB Freq 1 should be 05150 for C-Band and 10750 for Ku band. The only other frequency used in the U.S. is 11125 for DBS

The last line is DiSEqC. Here will tell the receiver to choose a port on your switch, a or b for the two way or a,b,c,d, for the 4 way DiSEqC switch

For Example; From Our "Dish Setup" menu scroll down to and select"LNB 1"Line 1 should be yes (scroll right) Be sure that ONE of the LNB freqs is 05150. You don't need to delete the other freq. Go to the last line and select "A" .

For LNB 2 be sure that 10750 is one of the frequencies and Select B from the last line. We will now use LNB1-a for C-Band and LNB2-a for Ku band. You could use C or D for a different freq or even a different antenna. Be sure to "save" as you exit.