There are some interesting channels, including dozens of free South African and international radio stations.
Using your remote control, press MENU
Now select ADVANCED OPTIONS, and press OK
Now select LNB CONFIGURATION, and press OK
Select LNB 1 SETUP, and press OK
Verify that LNB HI FREQUENCY is 10700. If it isn't, change it to 10700, and select ACCEPT THESE SETTINGS
Press EXIT
Now select DISH INSTALLATION, and press OK
Enter the PIN number 9949
Now select NETWORK CONFIGURATION and press OK
Select each network setup from this screen, and enter the settings as below..
The first option is only there for reference. You should not change settings in the home network.
At each point, you may wish to select VIEW SIGNAL STRENGTH to check if that signal is valid for your installation.
Select ACCEPT THESE SETTINGS for each network setup when you are done.
If your decoder does not give you any options
and goes straight to the parameter input menu then you have a decoder
with old software. You will only be able to have either DStv or another
FTA bouquet, one at a time.
Network setup details:
Network 1 Setup (home) [DStv South Africa @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 10970
5. Symbol Rate: 30000
6. Polarisation: Vertical
7. FEC: 5/6
Network 2 Setup [Sentech Vivid bouquet @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 11170
5. Symbol Rate: 26652
6. Polarisation: Vertical
7. FEC: 5/6
Network 3 Setup [BTV @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 11625
5. Symbol Rate: 15000
6. Polarisation: Vertical
7. FEC: 2/3
Network 4 Setup [FTV @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 12722
5. Symbol Rate: 26657
6. Polarisation: Horizontal
7. FEC: 2/3
Network 5 Setup [ManaSat @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 12577
5. Symbol Rate: 3378
6. Polarisation: Vertical
7. FEC: 3/4
Network 6 Setup [Novacom @ PAS 7/10]
1. Signal Setup: Enabled
2. Orbital Position: PAS7/10
3. Use NIT: Yes
4. Frequency: 12682
5. Symbol Rate: 26657
6. Polarisation: Horizontal
7. FEC: 1/2
Scanning:
1. Now press EXIT and go to the DISH INSTALLATION menu again.
2. Select SCAN ALL NETWORKS.
3. Your decoder will now attempt to scan and add all the channels.
4. Once it has tuned and returned to normal viewing mode, press the TV
button to display the bouquet list.
5. Select the last option (Public PAS7/10).
6. You are now in the public TV bouquet. Scroll through the available
channels, which will appear in the order of network setup (DStv test
channels, Sentech channels, BTV, FTV, ManaSat, Novacom).
7. Pressing the AUDIO button will switch to the public audio bouquet.
You may find many South African radio stations here.
Notes:
1. Some of these channels are encrypted.
2. There's really nothing here for free worth more than you're paying
for it. :) You'll see that if you want premium channels, your DStv
subscription is the way to go.
3. Your installation may not be capable of tuning into these settings.
4. Do this while watching an decrypted channel on DStv (e.g. channel
5. You need to have your smart card inserted.
6. To enter a 4-digit symbol rate, place the cursor on the line, press
the 0 (zero) key on your remote control, then press OK, then enter the
4 digit number, then press OK.
7. These settings work for me, on my Dual View decoder, as of this
date.
8. If they don't work on your decoder, that's your problem, not mine.
9. If you mess up your decoder, that's your problem, not mine. Select
RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS and reboot.
