How to set up DiseqC correctly

[themaster1]

I have bought a monobloc lnb in order to receive 2 sats hotbird 13° east/astra 19° east the which understand diseqC 1.0. instructions.

 

My dish point toward Hotbird, so hotbird would be position A i believe

 

What would be a suitable configuration for these 2 sats in DVBViewer (v3.92)

 

Example

 

HB : position A/option A

Astra : position A / option B

 

or else?

 

Also,

What am i supposed to enter in the diseqC editor ?

 

I appreciate your help

[Darwin]

If Hotbird 'first' LNB and to use adjusting the dish (see monobloc doc),

then Hotbird = PosA/OptA

and Astra 1 = PosB/OptA

[themaster1]

If Hotbird 'first' LNB and to use adjusting the dish (see monobloc doc),

then Hotbird = PosA/OptA

and Astra 1 = PosB/OptA

 

Well i found out, strangely enough it's the following one:

 

Astra 19° = PosA/OptA

Hotbird 13°= PosB/OptA

 

HB being the sat my dish point to, so that's kind of mysterious.

[Derrick]

..no, it's not mysterious It depends on the switch and the wiring inside your monoblock. Where your dish is pointing is not relevant for diseqc. Standing behind your dish, Astra 19E is more to the left and Hotbird is more to the right, if the dish is pointing in between. Because the dish is a mirror, the left lnb of the monoblock receives the signal from the right satellite (hotbird) and viceversa. If the left lnb is connected by A/A Astra will be B/A.

[themaster1]

..no, it's not mysterious It depends on the switch and the wiring inside your monoblock. Where your dish is pointing is not relevant for diseqc. Standing behind your dish, Astra 19E is more to the left and Hotbird is more to the right, if the dish is pointing in between. Because the dish is a mirror, the left lnb of the monoblock receives the signal from the right satellite (hotbird) and viceversa. If the left lnb is connected by A/A Astra will be B/A.

 

I understand the mirror principle but i still don't understand the Pa/Ba / Pb/Ba principle

 

My logic being the following one:

The default LNB of this monobloc is HB (LNB on the left) (that's for certain) hence, in my mind, the assumption i made HB= Position A Astra = Position B

 

I guess i should open the monobloc for an insight lol

 

Actually we should discuss semantics i believe: what means "Position" and what means "Option" as far as DiseqC is concerned.

[Derrick]

I guess i should open the monobloc for an insight lol

..no need for opening. You have a 50% chance to get it right at the 1st try