FREE-TO-AIR TV CHANNELS ON PAS7/10 IN SOUTH AFRICA A while ago I posted a rite on
how to receive Don't Panic TV,
which was a channel
broadcasting adult (XXX)
programming to Southern
Africa off PAS7/10. It was interesting, because when
they weren't broadcasting
shows, their encryption was
off, and you could see their
advertising card. Also, they
came with 2 Italian music channels. Don't Panic TV are no
more (for now). However, there are a couple
of free-to-air (FTA) Ku-band
channels available off PAS7/10
in South Africa, as of this
entry (check LyngSat for the latest details). I've put all the settings I
know about down here, with
their appropriate tuning
settings. Read below for
directions. If the directions
don't work for you, that's not my problem. Don't bother
contacting me - I won't
respond. Channels available : Sentech Vivid SEN1-6, including Mindset
Network channel 1
(education) and 2 (health),
Jet TV. PTV1-6 (some Nagravision-
encrypted). SABC1/2/3, e.tv (all
Nagravision-encrypted). LCN, Hope, Ps91, ITV, DTBC,
God Channel, TCT, DayStar
(free-to-air, religious). Guide (interactive channel,
probably won't work). There are also some audio
channels available (some
free-to-air, some
encrypted). Botswana TV BTV (free-to-air, general
entertainment channel).
There are multiple audio
tracks on BTV, which
sound like radio stations. Fashion TV FTV (free-to-air). ManaSat ManaSat 1 (religious, free-
to-air, Portuguese, 2 audio
tracks). ManaSat 2 (religious,
sometimes encrypted,
Portuguese, 2 audio tracks)
. Novacom Novacom (test card). DayStar, LoveWorld, God
Channel (religious, free-to-
air). RTNC (free-to-air). APNA (free-to-air). BEStv (free-to-air). Extreme Sports (free-to-
air). Directions : 1. Using your remote
control, press MENU. 2. Now select ADVANCED
OPTIONS, and press OK. 3. Now select LNB
CONFIGURATION, and
press OK. 4. Select LNB 1 SETUP, and
press OK. 5. Verify that LNB HI
FREQUENCY is 10700. If
it isn't, change it to
10700, and select
ACCEPT THESE
SETTINGS. 6. Press EXIT. 7. Now select DISH
INSTALLATION, and
press OK. 8. Enter the PIN number
9949. 9. Now select NETWORK
CONFIGURATION and
press OK. 10. 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. 11. 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:
266652 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 4)
. 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.
