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Frequently Asked Questions
S7070r Satellite Receiver– Use with Satellite Dish Only
Troubleshooting FAQ’s
Q. Message on TV says “No signal”
A. Either it is because of a faulty LNB or the satellite dish is not aligned correctly or the coax cable is
damaged
Q. TV picture is pixellating while watching live TV or cannot get any channels.
A. It is because of weak signal which can be due to:
1. Old LNB which is drifting off frequency or
2. LNB skew not correct or
3. Dish not aligned correctly or
4. Coax cable damaged or
5. Signal split to too many rooms
Q. Usb drive is not working.
A. Make sure your USB drive is formatted to FAT32
Q. I cannot watch some channels when i am recording.
A. This unit only has one tuner and this means you can only look at or record from 1 of the 2 channel
groups for Freeview.
Q. Cannot record SBS and watch Freeview
A. SBS is on vertical polarity and Freeview is on horizontal polarity, you can only view one polarity at a
time.
Q. Cannot get EPG
A. Use the
Grey
button above the letters EPG on your remote to access the EPG.
Q. Not responding to remote / receiver locked up.
A. Power spike can lock the processor, Power you unit off and on from the wall to make it work again.
Q. Can I use the satBox S7070r to receive DVB-S2 HD channels?
A. No the S7070r is DVB-S only which is the format Freeview Satellite and most other channels
available in NZ are broadcast in.
Before returning the unit back to your supplier:
1. Do a factory reset by going to MENU>Installation>Factory Reset> Pin 0000
2. Check Software version by Clicking MENU>CONFIGURATION>VERSION>SOFTWARE VERSION and
check on www.dishtv.co.nz if not latest please follow the instructions on the web site to update to
the latest software version.
