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You can scan all at the same time, there is always an option to select satellites you want to scan in automatic and blindscan modes of satellite receivers.

I have not used a Technosat before but under scan - you should highlight each sat and press the "OK" or "Enter" button on your remote before giving the scan command.

Opticum HD TS 9600 Test Reports Continue

Pressing the Status button displays (Note this is for RTS on W3A @ 7E)

Video ---------------------- MPEG2 (MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, etc)
Size ------------------------ 352 x 576i ( up to 1080i)
Aspect Ratio -------------- 4:3 (4:3, 16:9)
Frame Rate --------------- 25 FPS (FPS = Frames Per Second)
Bit Rate ------------------- 0.625MBPS (MBPS = Mega Bytes Per Second)
Audio ---------------------- MPEG2 (MPEG1, MPEG2, AAC, AC3, etc)
Frequency ---------------- 48000 (Some Channels have higher)
Mode ----------------------- Stereo (Mono, Mono L, Mono R, Stereo)
Service ID ----------------- 0x1704
Provider -------------------- Eutelsat (LCF, MBC, OSN, Al Jazeera, etc)
CAS -------------------------- FTA
Vid/Aud/Per/PMT ------------ 6102/6103/6102/6100
Satellite --------------------- Eutelsat W3A Diseqc1.0-2 (Diseqc1.0-2 [protocol used 2 Indicates to port the sat is connected
Transponder ------------- 12728/30000/H
Card Reader Up -------------- Irdeto
Card Reader down -------- Conax
Common Interface Up
Common Interface Down
Software Version ------- 1.26
HDD Speed ------------------- N/A
HDD Free Size -------------- N/A
Ethernet IP ------------- 0.0.0.0 (not configured, if configured it displays IP Address)
Signal 69% [IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ]
Quality 49% [IIIIIIIIIIIIII ]

Pressing the (i) Info button if there is EPG Displays
expended duration in percent eg 84%
EPG Now : Program
EPG Next : Next program

Current time by satellite (EG: If you are on MultiTV channel on Astra 2B Nigeria is 1hr ahead of Ghana it shows 4pm for 5pm Nigerian time, etc, But if no time is broadcast from the satellite it shows the Nigerian Time = 5pm
Then Signal box [ ]. (Green = Signal, Red = No Signal)

Loop Through is poor - If I loop through from the strong SRT 4669x and it's on standby the opticum receives from all dishes and transponders, but if you reverse, i.e. loop through from opticum to strong, you only get the same transponders and when on standby no transponder.

I am just curious why all the Nigerian TV Channels on satellite cannot be received on KU here as is applicable the world over the local channels on satellite are receivable with small dishes, BBCs in UK, DW in Germany, France TVs in France, back to Africa; SABC is beamed free to South Africa, KBC, K24, NTV etc beamed free to the East Africans respectively, GTV to Ghanians, STV1 to Cameroon, RTS to Senega, LCF, LC2, Canal2, Canal3 etc to Togo/Benin, just don't have time to list all.  But come to Nigeria; AIT, NTA, MiTV, NTA Lagos, etc only on DSTV, MyTV, HiTV platforms (all paythieves) now on Startimes.

Note: GTV, SABC, LCF, LC2, RTS, KBC, NTVU, NTV, STV1, etc are all on one paytv platform or the other yet can still be received on KU with small dishes by their citizens.

2legit2qt:
But am still baffled y people stil patronize d shylock likes of DSTV wen there is channels like dis. i dont c any difference between DSTV and INFINITY with MULTI TV. They both av Nigerian home video, sports, news & cartoons. Abeg, u guyz r d bomb!!!!.

Infinity is a PayTV, it will soon be encrypted.

SATMAN's attached map above shows the maghreb beam on Badr-5 which is what Badaru posted on.  Most satellites have KU-beams receivable in Nigeria with 60 - 90cm dishes. But for now no channels

EW4/7
12034V27500 temporary FTA

SET
BBA
HISTORY
CITIZEN
TCM
SS MAXIMO
TV ZIMBO
, TWO EDUCATION CHANNELS

Enjoy while it lasts

JMS:
I am waiting" A friend in need is a friend indeeded".

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=420492.msg5856526#msg5856526

@ zobo-i-zee

Please don't spam the board, you first post is okay. The sellers will contact you soon.

twinskenny:
which channel(s) did yu pick with this?

A transponder being active does not mean there are live channels on it. It simply means that the transponder turns green or whichever colour is displayed by the receiver when you hit a receivable bird.

Active transponders on Astra 2B (No Channels)

12597 H 12.999
12615 H 9.999
12515 V 9.999
12697 V 21499
12638 V 21.211

iykemann:
@all,
can someone pls give a link to the childboard.

see here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/board-58.0.html

alternatively just at the top above where the reply button is, you will see

Nairaland Forum  |  Entertainment  |  TV/Movies  |  Satellite TV Technology  |  Post reply ( Re: Official Thread Of Free To Air Satellite Tv (part 5 - The Final Part) )

click on  Satellite TV Technology it takes you to the childboard

microgiant:
Test Reports to follow on Monday

Sorry for being late with the Test Report for the Opticum HD TS 9600

here goes

1. Zapping time is faster than my 4669x
2. NewCAMD possible to connect to 10 servers
3. Possibility to use as Card Server
4. Home networking possible without internet
5. Higher signal quality compared to the 4669x some transponders up to 100%
more to follow ,

segunfms:
@solo1ng1

you are right, but i want you to know something, when Dstv clock 4 years do you know Dstv then? and they dont have good stations then and there station is not up to 32. but Hitv just clock 4 years and we are complaining. i tell you most of this Dstv station are FTA station.

MultiTV Free To Air better picture quality than HiTV

there is already a thread on solar energy and George D was the last poster
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-390522.32.html

please avoid starting duplicate threads like these Startimes TV threads
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-474467.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-436700.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-425459.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-476551.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-462251.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-434884.0.html

these threads should have been merged

@ blexxonmak

I think it is good news in some ways.  With the advent of cardsharing, most of the coders stopped making keys and emus, everybody started switching over to cardsharing.

@ my main  man Pwr VU is compromised and the numbers are already out. Just remaining for the products emu fm to be released.

and the coders will also start working on the almighty N that deprived us of Etv and Sabc.

There are so many active transponders on Astra 2B, eg 12616H and V

Hotwire:
@Jesu De
@Freshp
@Magaddai

I have taken four shots of the dish with a high res digital camera but each file is more than 1.2MB. I just realised that this forum has a restriction of 200KB as file size to be attached. Pls give me your Emails otherwise I will have to re-snap using a camera phone which is 1 Mega Pixel.

Send let me attach it, (Pictures of Triple LNB Setup by Hotwire) Nilesat, Madagascar NSS7 & Astra 2B

freshp:
@ hot wire
i will really love to see how you did it since to the best of my knowledge multi tv is on the east while nilesat is on the west. . . for malagasy i can understand its close to nilesat. but multi tv. . .well
i need to know

solo1ng1:
@all,

The new W3a signal facing full west!!! Pls if you have difficulty tracking that bird, try to track from west, who knows your lucky dip
Thanks all, Twinskenny, tnks, i beg no 4get dat stuff 4 evening.

See this post by baba egun https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-7715.1279.html

receiving W3A @7E on a dish facing west with the center lnb for nilesat @7W, and another for NSS7 @22W

There is another post with 4lnbs - 1-nilesat, 2-NSS7, 3-W3A/Sirius4, & 4-W4, but i can seem to remember the page

Opticum - HD TS 9600

FEATURES:

1. Two slots for Smart Cards in Conax System
2. Two slots for Common Interface Modules
3. Support SD/HD (MPEG2/MPEG4 H.264), DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T System
4. Supported bandwidth - 6MHz, 7MHz or 8MHz
5. High resolution video output - HDMI, YPbPr
6. Supported video resolutions - 576p, 720p, 1080i
7. Text front panel display - VFD 8 characters
9. Digital audio output - RCA stereo
10. Software update by USB, RS-232C
11. Possibility to upgrade software by Astra 19.2E satellite - OTA
12. Possibility to connect external IR sensor
13. 0/12v out for connecting external devices
14. LAN connector (Ethernet)
15. USB connector compliant with USB 2.0 standard
16. Low power consumption in stand-by mode, below 1w
17. Automatic Stand-by mode after 3 hours from last using receiver for power saving
18. Compatible with Unicable, Diseqc 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and USALS
19. Electronic Program Guide - EPG
20. Multilingual Menu, including English
21. Time Shift (Video pausing, rewinding)
22. PVR Ready - Possibility to record on external USB drive
23. Parental lock for channels and Menu
24. Possibility to save up to 5000 channels (TV and Radio)
25. Fast channels switching
26. Possibility of creating own channels lists
27. Possibility of creating Favourite Lists
28. Sort/Group/Channels search options
29. Channel Editing features - Remove, Lock, Skip, Move, Rename
30. Subtitile support - Teletex and DVB
31. Teletext Support
32. TWEETER service support
33. Picture browser
34. Build-in Dolby Digital decoder (downmix to stereo)

Received the Opticum - HD TS 9600 with Invacom C120 LNB & Feed Horn today

Test Reports to follow on Monday

Received Opticum - HD TS 9600 today

Features:

1. Two slots for Smart Cards in Conax system
2. Two Slots for Common Interface Modules
3. Support of SD / HD (MPEG2 / MPEG4 H.264), DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T system
4. Supported bandwidth - 6MHz, 7MHz or 8MHz
5. High resolution video output - HDMI, YPbPr
6. Supported video resolutions - 576p, 720p, 1080i
7. Text front panel display - VFD 8 characters
8. Digital audio output S/PDIF - coaxial/optical
9. Analog audio output - RCA stereo
10. Software update by USB, RS-232C
11. Possibility to upgrade software by Astra 19.2E satellite - OTA
12. Possibility to connect external IR sensor
13. 0/12V out for connecting external devices
14. LAN connector (Ethernet)
15. USB connector compliant with USB 2.0 standard
16. Low power consumption in Stand-by mode, below 1W
17. Automatic Stand-By mode after 3 hours from last using receiver for power saving
18. Compatible with Unicable, Diseqc 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and USALS
19. Electronic Program Guide - EPG
20. Multilngual Menu, including English
21. Time Shift (video pausing, rewinding)
22. PVR Ready - possibility to record on external USB drive
23. Parental Lock for channels and Menu
24. Possiility to save up to 5000 channels (TV and Radio)
25. Fast channels switching
26. Possibility of creating own channels lists
27. Possibility of creating Favourite Lists
28. Sort / Group / Channels search options
29. Channel Editing features -Remove, Lock, Skip, Move, Rename
30. Subtitle support - Teletex and DVB
31. Teletext support
32. TWEETER service support
33. Picture browser
34. Build-in Dolby Digital decoder (downmix to stereo)
35. Colour - black
36. OPTICUM USB HDD supported
37. External IR supported

Multi LNB setups are very common in the middle east. Just google Multi Lnb with pictures

no mind the i.d.iots them think say we be fools, we just prefer to be docile

litaninja:
So I think the toroidal sat theory is wrong and Spaceman's explanation is actually closer to the mark. The elevation is so high that the azimuth makes the dish seem like a plate that is receiving the signal direct from the sky, so no matter the azimuth (within reasonable variation), you still hit green.

sorry my bad, I didn't understand the original post before replying. Since he mentioned HiTv direction and I saw the HiTV dish, my understanding was that it was the HiTV dish receiving the signal, not the 1m dish.

That is what he is expected to say. It's not new to us, we have been hearing "No more business as usual", "New generation", etc. nothing spoil

solo1ng1:
@Microgiant,
I get your point…but the issue here is that, this dish is not a Toroidal dish, but 1m daarsat dish…

Remove the 1m daarsat dish and confirm if the Sirius is still available.

obnelly:
tracking Hotbird is a little bit easier than nilesat.The signal is ok on 2.4m.The only problem is that most of the channels are encrypted.

It is common knowledge that the European and Middle East Sats are the most porous. most people over there work only seven hours a day, plus no weekend work, so they have enough time to play with FTA

you can ask the gurus badaru, olofofo et al, for direction

@solo1ng1

It's possible. Haven't you heard of Toroidal dish? facing one direction and receiving from both directions.  The Sirius dish is creating a Toroidal effect on the HiTv dish due to the closeness.

Read more about the Toroidal Dish here http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod275.htm

@solo1ng1

It's possible. Haven't you heard of Toroidal dish? facing one direction and receiving from both directions. The Sirius dish is creating a Toroidal effect on the HiTv dish due to the closeness.

Read more about the Toroidal Dish here http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod275.htm

iykemann:
@all,
i need someone with idea to help me with the password of this PRIMA XDS-2103.

It's not a common box. So, please check the manufacturer, date of manufacture, country, etc at the back and post it here lets see how to help.

If possible check the  processor

Opticum 9600HD Satellite Receiver only

arriving soon, test reports to follow. downside - no blindscan

2 card slots and 2 cam slots total 4 cards possible at once.

can be configured as a server and client

Opticum 9600 HD TS / TS20

tivta:
Any body here? Am i talking to my self? Please any the above question. Curiosity is killing me,

Yes EPG is possible but it has to be done by star tv, in fact interactive services are possible with digital terrestrial tv. If you check most of the tv remote controls, there is button for teletext, but in africa broadcasters have not been utilizing teletext capabilities.