I need some advice. I have a Pansat 3500 and all I am getting is scrambled channel message. I have the latest bin file. It was working a few days ago. I checked the keys I have, they too are the latest. I turned autoroll both on and off and reset my unit...still nothing. I even re-loaded the bin, manually entered the keys, still nothing. I checked the hardware connections, everything seems to be fine. Any advice will be appreciated
Actually, I did do a factory reset, but aren't the keys supposed to change when I do a factory reset? But on mine, the keys stay the same. Its almost like the factory reset doesn't really reset the box. Any suggestions, thanks!
Then the factory reset might not be taking properly. When you do a factory reset all of your receiver setting (e.g. antenna setup) should be cleared and your keys should be back to the default for that particular bin. Also, when you restart your receiver you should get a screen that asks you to choose your language.
Try reloading the factory bin, reboot the receiver, do a factory reset, and verify that you have the language screen.
Then reload the latest bin and do your config, turn autoroll on, and do scans.
Jason, I did all of the above and unfortunately, nothing. All I am getting is the "free preview channels". I doing a blind scan. I have a superdish. diseqc 1, 2, 3 to 110, 121, 119 respectively. Any other suggestions please. Thanks.
Thanks Nikk, but when I go to parental control, all I get is "Change Pin Code". however, I can press 8282 and I get to the autoroll and keycode options which are already all on. Still no luck. Thanks
Sorry to read that...another thing I can think about is a bad Diseqc or whichever switch you have, try connecting one of the LNB cables directly to your receiver and turn the Diseqc setting to OFF and check if you can get video for that sat...if you can get it then you must replace the Diseqc...
Tom...try what I was suggesting in the last post, also to access to Autoroll options through the Parental control you must go to the "Secondary Pin" and press "0000" that must take you to the autoroll options also...
no because when I press 8282 it takes me to the cas system menu where it lists Seca, Viaccess1, etc.. Nagravision 2 where I am inputting the new keys. But I can not figure out why I am getting scrambled or bad channel message
hook your receiver directly to the 121 lnb, reprogram your receiver settings by turning off disecq setting for sat 121. Now you've bypassed the switch.
Next, delete all of your channels, do a sat scan, make sure autoroll is ON and wait for keys to roll (can take a few minutes). You should have channels on sat 121.
If this works then your receiver is working fine (as well as your 121 sat lnb).
Ok, this is what I have discovered. I believe there is no problem with the switch and the reason for this is I am tried another receiver and I was able to check the switch using the diagnostic test. It passed. Do you think I the problem is with the receiver?
Yes, but let me explain to you my setup. Superdish connected to main TV receiver(paid sub)and also to secondary tv (pansat)out to main TV. secondary tv is the one that I am having problems with (pansat) Main TV is ok. I think there might me a problem with the connection.