Brand New clueless FTA owner!

[alsouthster]

Just for FUN went out and got myself a new straight outta box Viewsat extreme 2000
Already confused!
Got the Loader 2 but what am I supposed to load onto it? which pgm? not the autorolling one I take it as it is not autorolling...
Is there anything else I need to load on seeing as the unit is totally new? what is the opkey I see people downloading?
thanks for any advice, yes I have read how tos but not sure what are the current programs

[spanky macdouga]

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but you have a respectable amount of posts to your credit. I can't beleive you're asking a very basic question without searching for your answer within this forum for help. Look for the 'stickies' in this same forum that you posted. Read anything and everything by crow492...he da (FTA) man!

[alsouthster]

So I'll take that as you know that answers but don't want to tell me LOL
That's my favourite part of the hobby!
Have read Crow's sticky's, and Teach's
but I wasn't sure which was the best PGM to use right now
in the sticky it says
ViewsatUSA_V77.PGM”
but I know there are others and wasn't sure which to use
but never mind someone else alreay pmed with some help
thanks anyhow ;)

[alsouthster]

Not that anyone cares but .....up and running!
just in case anyone is as dumb as me here is the pgm I used
DBPSW_061007CS_XTREME.PGM
didn't autoroll but entered keys manually

Hardest part was putting in cables and switch in freezing rain
and figuring out how to enter F key on remote!
Gonna put valuable scary plastic on ice and play with this for a while...kinda fun The epg seems to suck but maybe I haven't programmed it right yet
Anyway if it goes down big time well there is always True FTA or REal FTA or whatever it is called, right?
thanks to Tinhorse for help
and Crow and Teach's excellent stickies

[burnt_servo]

not sure if this will help , but here it goes , i just got a pansat2700 ..... i loaded it with the latest software , then afterwards i went in and disabled auto roll .

i suspect you might have to do the same thing , instal the autoroll bin , then later go through the menu's on the reciever and disable autoroll

[filippb]

veiwsat home page is at
t o t a l f t a d o t c o m

u can get all the bins there and it does autoroll.

[Crow 492]

Not that anyone cares but .....up and running!
just in case anyone is as dumb as me here is the pgm I used
DBPSW_061007CS_XTREME.PGM
didn't autoroll but entered keys manually

Hardest part was putting in cables and switch in freezing rain
and figuring out how to enter F key on remote!
Gonna put valuable scary plastic on ice and play with this for a while...kinda fun The epg seems to suck but maybe I haven't programmed it right yet
Anyway if it goes down big time well there is always True FTA or REal FTA or whatever it is called, right?
thanks to Tinhorse for help
and Crow and Teach's excellent stickies

For your EPG set your time in and date see if that gives you a better EPG.

I know with my Pansat I stay in the hour for EPG.

[burnt_servo]

For your EPG set your time in and date see if that gives you a better EPG.
I know with my Pansat I stay in the hour for EPG.




AHA.......... that would explain why the epg on my pansat doesn't work very well.... guess i need to set the time and date .:):):D

thank you Crow .

now everything else that blinks 12:00 ..... will be jelous that i took the time to set the right time with the fta box :D