NextStar ye-5500 Receiver's System Menu

From left you find the System Menu screen captured, includes:

Preference

Channel

Channel Manager

edit channel setting of TV or Radio

Config

PAL and NTSC setting is under TV Setting

INSTALLATION

here has most of the installation related settings that you need to verify or change.

ANTENNA SETUP

Select the Satellite name you want from the list. Default PIN is 1234

you need to select the lnbf type for tuning the signal.

lnbf : ku band Normal 10750 type, most of the lnbf use 10750 as the american standard.

or universal 10600 ex: ( If you have Universal LNBF such like 321-2 LNBF , then use Universal LO - Low 9750 High 10600 ) model asc321-2.

TP(Transponder): use a working ku band Transponder frequency

C band Frequency is 4 digits, ex: 4444 , if you are using ku band dish to find the satellite, then don't use the c frequency, which is 4 digits Frequency. Ku band frequency is 5 digits, ex 55555, use a good working transponder Frequency to tune your antenna. recommend you use those as following:

SAT: Freq/Symbol/Pol

G3C: Freq: 11780 / 20760/H

T5: Freq: 11836

T5: Freq 12177/23000/V

AMC4: Freq11860/28130/H

the left screen is showing the red bars of both Level and Quality, it means satellite is not locked.

locked the signal and ensure your picture quality, Green Bars are locked

No quality bar = No picture

Do the Satellite Scan AFTER you completely the satellite locking.

Setup With H-H-Mount Motor SG-2100.

enable the LNB Dish as Moved.

high light the Positioner, press ok

you will see the Motor function come out. use your remote control to move the dish East or West until the satellite locked. remember to save all data into the system database when exit or power down.

usually people save the east west limit to protect the motor, it is your option to save or not .

• Move motor by remote or manual press the motor direction button to store the limit.
• store east when dish at the end of east side
• store west limit when dish at the end of west side

Use this screen when you are tuning the dish to get the signal, after that, scan the satellite to get the channels list.

Add a new Transponder (TP)

press remote green button to edit the TP

So Far, not other model receivers can show the motor status, this Nextstar receiver has a new Motor Moving info designed. The best design here. You can see the dish is moving from a satellite to the new AMC 4 direction .