Rescan on DTVS-1B

The following instructions are supplied by the manufacturer and extracted from the DTVS website.

With some channels being transmitted from a Sky transponder, the device may require a rescan to locate the transmission.

1. Press the Menu button on your remote control
2. Select Installation and press the OK button
3. Select Transponder setup and press OK
4. Select "Add" and press OK
5. Enter 12644 under frequency
6. Enter 22500 under Symbolrate
7. Change Polarization to Horz
8. Change Service Type to FTA
9. Change Network Search to off
10. Press OK if you can see signal strength and quality bars come up. See the troubleshooting section below if signal strength and quality are zero.
11. Select Yes when asked "Do you want to scan" and press OK.
12. The tuning window will appear and your receiver will start to search for channels.
13. Once complete, the channels will be saved and the screen will return to "Transponder Setup"
14. Press the Exit button three times to get out of the menu.
15. Check if you have THE EDGE TV on channel 11.

Troubleshooting

If you do not see the signal strength and quality value (in step 10), then please check that you have entered the correct numbers and the settings are the same as given in the instructions. If the settings are correct, then you have a signal problem. This can happen if your signal is coming from the dish incorrectly. It is a common and known issue on many aging Sky installed dishes on which the LNB (equipment that sits on the arm of the dish) converts the signal incorrectly.

If you are using a Sky dish and you do not see signal strength and quality, you can try the following to force a signal:

Increment the frequency by 3 until you get a signal. For example for THE EDGE TV, the frequency is 12644 and adding 3 to it will give a new frequency of 12647 and adding another 3 will give 12650.

To get a permanent fix, it is best to replace the malfunctioning LNB as over a period of time, the calculated value will change and you will eventually lose the signal.