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VIEWSAT 9000HD  User Troubleshooting Guide & Manual.

• is manual was constructed for the FATDOC growing population of  new VS9000HD users.
• Use the manual for a quick reference guide when things go wrong with your unit. Answers are listed below.
• Please read each section of this manual and familiarize yourself with key features for troubleshooting.

is manual was created for all VS9000HD owners of the world..... enjoy.

A paper life raft

Table of Content:

1.............  HOW TO CONNECT YOUR RECEIVER

2.............  8PSK CARD

3.............  SET-UP SYSTEM

4.............  MENU STRUCTURE

5.............  INSTALLING FIRMWARE / BIN FILES

6.............  SPDIF AUDIO

7.............  RECORD/PLAYBACK

8.............  CABLES

9.............  HOW TO RECOVER FROM BOOT-LOOP

10...........  COPY FILES TO FLASH DRIVES

11...........  SAVING CHANNELS/SATELLITE INFORMATION

12...........  SATELLITE DISHES AND LNBs

13...........  SWITCHES

14...........  ANTENNA SET-UP

15...........  CHANNEL SCAN

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16...........  TROUBLESHOOTING / QUICK TIPS

SAFTY PRECAUTIONS:

Do not block the receiver ventilation holes. Ensure that free airflow is maintained around the receiver. Never 
set the receiver on soft furnishings or carpets. Do not use or store the receiver where it is exposed to direct 
sunlight, or near heater. Never stack other electronic equipment on top of the receiver.  Place the receiver at 
least 30mm from the wall. 

CAUTION:

Changers or modifications not expressly approved by manufacture responsible for compliance could void the 
users authority to operate the equipment.  Main Software still resides in BETA.

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VIEWSAT 9000HD User Troubleshooting Guide & Manual.    April /2008

Summary of Contents for VS9000HD

Page 1: ...OP 10 COPY FILES TO FLASH DRIVES 11 SAVING CHANNELS SATELLITE INFORMATION 12 SATELLITE DISHES AND LNBs 13 SWITCHES 14 ANTENNA SET UP 15 CHANNEL SCAN 16 TROUBLESHOOTING QUICK TIPS SAFTY PRECAUTIONS Do...

Page 2: ...nt towards you 2 is is Important GROUND your self or DISCHARGE any static electricity by touching METAL before you continue 3 e 8PSK Module come with two cables one black one white and they will only...

Page 3: ...rted just turn the receiver o in the back and start again After you restart and the display just shows BOOT refer to BOOT LOOP section In this section you can recover from Boot Loop Boot Loop is commo...

Page 4: ...er 8 CABLES 1 RG 6 Copper Coated Steal Coax Cable Standard Shield with Waterproof Layer FR PE Jacket For Direct Burial 60 Aluminum Braid Over Foil Provides 100 Shield Coverage 18AWG Solid 040 Bare Cop...

Page 5: ...and you will feel joy Disconnect every thing and reconnect the receiver back to the Satellite position 9 You are now back to normal and at this point you can load the current bin file via USB Tools yo...

Page 6: ...use an LNBF which integrates the feedhorn with the LNB A new form of omnidirectional satellite antenna which does not use a directed parabolic dish and can be used on a mobile platform such as a vehi...

Page 7: ...for use with up to three orbital locations e first switch in the new DishPro Technology series of LNBFs and switches DISHPRO DP 21 Switch Two inputs for use with up to three orbital locations 1 tuner...

Page 8: ...c 1 0 Port 1 Motor O Legacy SW None Exit save EchoStar 8 10 110 0W LNB power on LNB type ocs dp Set LNB Type Here LNB freq 11250 22KHz o TP Freq 12224 Diseqc 1 0 Port 2 Motor O Legacy SW None Exit sav...

Page 9: ...rt 1 Motor O Legacy SW SW21 DISH 1 Exit save EchoStar 8 10 110 0W LNB power on LNB type ocs dp Set LNB Type Here LNB freq 11250 22KHz o TP Freq 12224 Diseqc 1 0 Port 2 Motor O Legacy SW SW21 DISH 1 Ex...

Page 10: ...2 Add RG6 cable to the center port of Dish 1000 2 port e center port is 119 e other end go s into the INPUT DP 21 Switch 1 3 Dish 500 Pro 2 LNBs Take the RG6 from LNB82 and connect to the INPUT PORT...

Page 11: ...Here LNB freq 11250 22KHz o TP Freq 12224 Diseqc 1 0 Port 2 Motor O Legacy SW None Exit save Anik F3 at 118 8 W LNB power on LNB type Universal Set LNB Type Here LNB freq 975 10750 22KHz o TP Freq 11...

Page 12: ...15 is chosen you should have a Q signal of 20 or higher is signal strength is strong enough to scan TPs and Channels and no pixelation should occur while viewing e larger the dish of course the higher...

Page 13: ...nd LNB problems Poor Reception Possible causes 1 A signal isn t getting from dish to receiver is may be a cabling problem 2 Your dish isn t picking up a signal 3 Your receiver is getting a signal but...

Page 14: ...rrect adjustment of dish polarization SOLUTIONS Check everything that could be preventing the signal transmission 1 Make sure your dish has not moved 2 Make sure nothing is blocking the dish 3 Make su...

Page 15: ...etty much universal and can be used anywhere Load and run the program Let s say our zip code is 20301 Pentagon Washington DC Locate the 110 satellite in the list and you see azimuth of 237 m degrees a...

Page 16: ...signal level and quality great then all you need to do is fine tune the dish If you have no signal quality follow this procedure 1 Use the On Screen Display satellite Signal Strength meter in the rece...

Page 17: ...its predefined information You can add a new transponder if you cannot find it on the predefined transponder list It will be more convenient to use Channel Scan procedure when you want to search chan...

Page 18: ...e problems after changing any new values of channel data and others which may be in error Select Factory Default menu in User Setting menu and press OK key If you want to continue select option Yes e...

Page 19: ...release So to work around this I have compiled this Manual to help other VS9000HD owners a place to come and resolve there problems A paper life raft I call it Quick Tip are all listed here in this m...

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