Optibox Anaconda Question Thread

[Guest]

Just thought I'd start this sticky for and Optibox Anaconda questions that our members might have.

I'll start by asking if there is someway to have your channels sorted by satellite? I don't see a sat button on the remote.

[Guest]

I just figured out how to get your satellite list with the anaconda. Just by pressing FAV will bring in a list of all saved sats.

[easily confused]

Great thread, Costa. I am hoping to see my Anaconda arrive withing the next short while and, no doubt, will have questions.

[Guest]

I have had my Anaconda for about a week now and have only come across one issue. When doing a blind scan the receiver can't seem to get by some of the encrypted tp and thus does not move on to finish the blind scan. I am using it on ku now that I have all c band sats and channels scanned in on it across my arc. My suggestion is that when performing a blind scan choose the option for all channels and not fta only which is the one I usually choose.

[Guest]

Also another suggestion when doing a blind scan with the anaconda- change auto to manual to increase the scan spped:

c band will default to 3700-4200(there are several sats where it should start at 3600)

ku band will default at 9750-12750- I change it to 11700-12200 unless I'm scanning a sat with universal tp.

[el bandido]

I do not think 3700-4200 are the automatic default scan parameters because my Raptor finds transponders below 3700 during a blind scan without me changing anything. 3700 and 4200 are the high/low defaults that you will see when switching from auto to manual. But I do believe the whole range of the c band lnb is being scanned in auto. Double check me on this. EB

[Guest]

Yes that's correct EB, its scan starts at 3000. When I mentioned default 3700-4200 is when its switched out of auto. I also noticed on a scan of Telstar12 at 15w that the blind scan got stuck on tp 11860 so I had to stop it. When I attempted this tp again on manual all channels scanned in once I changed it from dvb to dvb-s2 and 8psk.

[el bandido]

What firmware version are you using?

[Guest]

H/w version: Hs 7810a 1.00

App version: Hs v2.10.29

[rrob311]

Costa are you able to blind scan in the low SR (1562) mexican locals on 99w cband with this box?

[Guest]

Costa are you able to blind scan in the low SR (1562) mexican locals on 99w cband with this box?

Not yet Rob, this might be an issue that needs looking into.

[el bandido]

Does the 1562 transponder work if it is entered manually?

[Guest]

I'll have to check later EB, anaconda is in the basement on my ku dish.

[ViP3R]

Scanning issues have been reported and sent off for review, I'm told any issues will be fixed.

Going by what they have done for us so far I no reason to doubt this at all.

[satcrazy]

Hi EB. My anaconda is able to lock this transponder manually, but not with blindscan.

[Bellboy]

Got mine a few minutes ago, How do U set your postion my gbox has 33

[el bandido]

There are no provisions to set diseqc 1.2 positions. These are automatically set in the receiver depending on which satellite you choose. Hopefully they will give us the option to change the diseqc 1.2 positions as we see fit.

[easily confused]

Not a question about the Anaconda, itself, but the plug. Any ideas where to pick up the European to NA adapter? I would take the one off of the S-9 but I have been married for almost 35 years and I know better than to mess with my wifes TV for the evening.

[Guest]

I bought one the other day at The Source EC. The adapter says compatible for Central and South America and costs about $10.

[easily confused]

Called all but one store in town and they had no idea what I was even talking about. One guy even had the nerve to tell me that there is no such animal so I went to town and the last electronics store. Showed him the plug and he took a box off the wall with adapter for EU, UK and AU to NA. Now let the fun begin.

[Bellboy]

The unit came with 3/22 firmware, What firmware should we have on the the units at this time. This is the Optibox Anaconda Question Thread. I'm going to have alot of Questions lol

[Guest]

Same here on my anaconda as well BB, latest that I know of.

[el bandido]

The Anaconda NTSC firmware is what you want to load. I do not know the build date on it, but the NTSC file is posted on this site.

[rodder]

Wish Mine Would get here been sitting in NY since the 14th.

[rodder]

It Here Time To Play And Ask Questions.

[rodder]

First question tying to load ntsc file 10 min and it still says do not turn off receiver how long dose it take.

[el bandido]

It takes between 5 and 10 minutes to load a firmware file.
What kind of usb stick are you using and how many MB will it hold?

[rodder]

its a 4gb PNY

[el bandido]

it should be formatted to FAT32. The NTSC file should be unzipped and placed on the usb stick by itself.

[ViP3R]

Also I high quality USB flash drive is recommended..Kingston is the recommended brand. If you have gone longer that 10 minutes I would remove the USB flash drive and do a hard boot from the rear switch.

You can try again and make sure that Drive is formatted..but if you still have problems I would get a Kingston stick.

[rodder]

Ok I Finally got it to load the only way i can see a picture is with a yellow video cable it is showing 480i im in ntsc mode but every time i try to change it says output not available

[el bandido]

Do you have the HDMI cable connected along with the yellow cable?
Also, Have you verified the correct file is actually in the receiver? What firmware version does the receiver say you have? Look in Main Menu--->Installation--->System Information. Then read what is across from Application Version.

[rodder]

yes hdmi And The Yellow Cable Firmware version 2.10.29

[Guest]

yes hdmi And The Yellow Cable Firmware version 2.10.29


That version is correct.

[rodder]

Got it going it would not work with the Hdmi cable i have been using changed cable and it is working fine now thanks.

[Guest]

Good to hear rodder, any issues don't hesitate.

[rodder]

Got everything set up sat's and channels scans in working great i think this is the best receiver i have had in a long time and i have owned about all of them.

[Guest]

Wait till you try the multi media center on this stb, you won't regret it- awesome.

[ViP3R]

Got everything set up sat's and channels scans in working great i think this is the best receiver i have had in a long time and i have owned about all of them.

That's great rodder! I am very happy you are enjoying it. People are missing out on a great STB. quality boxes no doubt!

I think the menu's are awesome..best I have seen! not to mention all the features!

How do you like the picture quality on HD and SD ?

[rodder]

picture quality is about the best i"ve seen .

[rrob311]

Does the 1562 transponder work if it is entered manually?

Ya the 1562 tranponders will all come in if entered manually on most all receivers. It just takes several seconds to lock.

[easily confused]

Well, got the Anaconda on Thursday and I've been as busy as Colombian Hooker with the US Secret Service ever since. Finally got it out of the box and it is up and running. Got it booted in NTSC and, I must say right off, the picture is amazing. I was wondering if there is a way to delete specific channels? I have looked and it is probably right in front of me but I have missed it if it is there.

[Guest]

Have a look in the channel manager part of the system tools section of the main menu.

[el bandido]

The Channel Manager is very powerful once you learn and understand all of its features. I discussed this a little bit in the Raptor review thread. EB

[easily confused]

Got it, thanks. Now that is one nice system to delete channels. No more one at a time and taking forever.

[Bellboy]

Can some one point me were to add TP's?

[Guest]

In the dish install menu scroll down 1 to tp and press green button to add or yellow to edit.

[easily confused]

I knew all was going too well. Everything was working fine until I got to 91W. When I tried to blind scan I got a message that said scanning single horizontal LNB and then a message that said L-Band of Universal LNB with Vertical Polarity. I have blind scan set for manual, 3700 to 4200, All Polarity, All Channels and 5150 Tried a few other sats and same thing. Auto scan works fine but obviously doesn't find new tp's. Any suggestions?

[rodder]

It scanned in fine for me.

[Guest]

Just keep scanning EC, that is a message I've seen before when I was scanning on c band. Another thing I've noticed, as with all stb, they need to a reboot every so often including the anaconda.

[easily confused]

Thanks, bud, did a reboot and went back to G17 and blind scan is now working fine. The more I see of the box, the more I like it.

[rodder]

TP Problem trying to scan 3920-V-30000 s/2 5/6 8psk on 105 got a 84% signal it will scan half way and lock up.

[Guest]

TP Problem trying to scan 3920-V-30000 s/2 5/6 8psk on 105 got a 84% signal it will scan half way and lock up.

First time I tried that tp I had issues as well. I scanned the 3920 tp yesterday without any problems on a blind scan- all channels not just fta only. Most of those channels have now gone encrypted, if I'm not mistaken the only 2 still open are Pursuit and Bounce.

[el bandido]

TP Problem trying to scan 3920-V-30000 s/2 5/6 8psk on 105 got a 84% signal it will scan half way and lock up.

Thanks for the info.
What scan settings are you using?

[rodder]

i was scanning tv only and all on manual scan

[Guest]

Try a blind scan with all channels and see if they scan in.

[rodder]

tried a blind scan again it locked up on the first tp 4001-v-29999

[easily confused]

Try changing the parameters so that your scan does not go above 4000. Nothing above that, that isn't encrypted. I had the same problem on another sat with tp 4161 and stopping below it solved the issue.

[el bandido]

I appreciate these problems being posted where we can see them. They have promised to work on the blind scan issues.

EC, If the receiver is hanging on a blind scan, I would like to know what satellite and what transponder(s) it hangs on. Hopefully there will be a pattern so we can understand the problem better. EB

[easily confused]

The main reason I didn't post it, EB was that the tp it hung up on was well above the highest tp listed with Lyngsat. It just seem very strange that it found such a high tp. I wil try to find it again. If memory serves correctly it was tp 4161 on 105. I'll move the bud over and run a blind scan right now.

[Bellboy]

The main reason I didn't post it, EB was that the tp it hung up on was well above the highest tp listed with Lyngsat. It just seem very strange that it found such a high tp. I wil try to find it again. If memory serves correctly it was tp 4161 on 105. I'll move the bud over and run a blind scan right now.

It locked up on the same TP & sat for me as well

[easily confused]

Now that didn't take long. It is the first tp that comes up. It is 4161V 29998. I scans it but when the receiver tries to scan the tp it locks up on it. I've also, always had problems bringing in 105. Both 103 and 107 are fine but 105 is very weak.

[rodder]

Try changing the parameters so that your scan does not go above 4000. Nothing above that, that isn't encrypted. I had the same problem on another sat with tp 4161 and stopping below it solved the issue.
itried it on a scan from 3900 to 4000 it still locked up.

[Guest]

Now that didn't take long. It is the first tp that comes up. It is 4161V 29998. I scans it but when the receiver tries to scan the tp it locks up on it. I've also, always had problems bringing in 105. Both 103 and 107 are fine but 105 is very weak.

That's too bad EC, the s2/8psk NBC channels are on that sat.


itried it on a scan from 3900 to 4000 it still locked up.

I did it yesterday but I'll try it again and report back.

[easily confused]

itried it on a scan from 3900 to 4000 it still locked up.

Try going with 3700 to 3960. It was above 3960 that I had problems

[easily confused]

[QUOTE=Costactc;30885]That's too bad EC, the s2/8psk NBC channels are on that sat.


I managed to find that tp but it is very hard for me to get a solid lock on it. For some reason I have always found 105 hard to hold.

[rodder]

i can scan in NBC just cannot get this 3920.

[easily confused]

Can't get it here either. Not a hint of action it.

[Guest]

Ok I brought my receiver upstairs and hooked it up to my c band feed. All channels scanned in both manually and on a blind scan for that tp. I remember the first time I attempted 105w my box got stuck on tp 4160 as well, not quite sure why that issue hasn't arisen on my 2 last scans:


328432853286

[Guest]

I just re blind scanned to reassure myself. The anaconda got stuck on tp 4160 for about 20 seconds then it scanned all tp, 50 channels showing up:


3287

[easily confused]

Just tried again and hung up on the same tp. Finally cancelled the blind scan again after over 10 minutes on the same tp.

[Guest]

Just tried again and hung up on the same tp. Finally cancelled the blind scan again after over 10 minutes on the same tp.

Did you try to scan it in manually?

[el bandido]

Is everybody using the same firmware? it seems Costa is having better luck for some reason.

[Guest]

My system info:


3288

[Bellboy]

I'm using the same firmware as Costa

[easily confused]

Same firmware here, as Costa and I tried scanning 4161V 29998 manually and locked up again. gave up after 5 minutes. Also tried 4160 but no signal on that tp here

[Guest]

Same firmware here, as Costa and I tried scanning 4161V 29998 manually and locked up again. gave up after 5 minutes. Also tried 4160 but no signal on that tp here

Actually EC I meant a manual scan of tp 3920.

[easily confused]

I don't get any signal on 3920 at all

[Guest]

I don't get any signal on 3920 at all

It's mpeg-4, could be a dish size issue.

[easily confused]

Possible as I am only using a 7 1/2' and I have found similar problems before

[Bellboy]

That is a problem TP for me as well with the 7 1/2. I can get it but weak. The way I got 105 was by using the nasa tp to tune.

[Guest]

If I'm not mistaken BB, all other tp are s2 and thus much more difficult to scan in- dish would have to be spot on accurate.

[Bellboy]

If I'm not mistaken BB, all other tp are s2 and thus much more difficult to scan in- dish would have to be spot on accurate.

Your right Costa I get I think 2 of the channels but it breaks up. By the way I'm using the 9200 for that dish.

[Guest]

Having tested 6 hd boxes up to now the Pansat 9200 has a sensitive tuner but not the best. My rankings of the hd receivers I have tested up to now:

1. Optibox Anaconda
2. Azbox Ultra
3. Pansat 9200
4. Skybox s12
5. Openbox s9
6. Manhattan rs-1933

I would suggest slapping your Optibox on that feed to see if signal quality and stable picture improve.

[el bandido]

When is somebody going to try E2? :hmmm:

There is another whole new operating system available for the Anaconda and Gekko. It would be interesting to see if the blindscan is any better or worse in the Enigma2 operating system. EB

[rodder]

TP Problem trying to scan 3920-V-30000 s/2 5/6 8psk on 105 got a 84% signal it will scan half way and lock up.
For some reason i cannot even get a signal this morning.

[el bandido]

I had a signal on 3920V early this morning. The Raptor does not find any usable tv or radio stations on that transponder for me.

[rodder]

When is somebody going to try E2? :hmmm:

There is another whole new operating system available for the Anaconda and Gekko. It would be interesting to see if the blindscan is any better or worse in the Enigma2 operating system. EB

Give me a little better instruction i ant scared i know you load it on a memory stick do you just select e2 in the box.

[easily confused]

Heading out to an auction sale right now, but I may give it a try later. I have loaded the E2 file into a USB stick and unzipped it so hopefully all will go well.

[el bandido]

Give me a little better instruction i ant scared i know you load it on a memory stick do you just select e2 in the box.

LOL. Very good!

All the instructions we have are posted. Loading the file seems pretty easy. It will be interesting to see what happens after the file is loaded. I cannot give any assistance in this area because the Raptor does not support E2 at this time. EB

[ViP3R]

Another editor will most probably be needed to add your sat list for E2.. the one in the Alien thread should work fine.

[el bandido]

The PolarEdit 10X86 channel Editor allows E2 files to be imported. I do not know how well it will work, but I see the option for it in this Channel Editor.

[rodder]

tried to update boot loader for E2 per instructions and i get a Er- 90

[el bandido]

What kind of USB stick are you using? Ho many MB can it hold?
Try a different usb stick, preferably Kingston.

[rodder]

Using a kingston 4 mb i thing i will hold of on this till we get more info i don"t want to brick my receiver

[el bandido]

Just tried again and hung up on the same tp. Finally cancelled the blind scan again after over 10 minutes on the same tp.

Try changing your lnb l.o. frequency by about 2MHz. Try 5148 or 5152 instead of 5150. See if this slight change in the l.o. frequency makes any difference.

[rodder]

TP Problem trying to scan 3920-V-30000 s/2 5/6 8psk on 105 got a 84% signal it will scan half way and lock up.

I tried this again 4 times no go the 5th time i noticed everytime i would go to that transponder the receiver would have the Fec set at 1/2 so i went ahead and scanned it and it worked all channels scrambled but 3.

[SatelliteGuy]

Can someone please tell me how I can sort the channels by satellite? Most receivers have a "sat" button that you simply push and select a satellite. Then you can change channels up and down only on that satellite.

I've also noticed that the sound level is low compared to other receivers using the HDMI output. I need to turn the volume up on the receiver and TV just to hear it correctly. Does anyone else have this problem with the Anaconda?

[el bandido]

The FAV button on the remote control will list the channels by satellite.

HDMI audio may be adjusted in the A/V Output Setting Menu. See if you can correct your audio problem in this menu. EB

[Guest]

By pressing the yellow button on the remote, you can increase audio by 30%.

[SatelliteGuy]

The FAV button on the remote control will list the channels by satellite.

HDMI audio may be adjusted in the A/V Output Setting Menu. See if you can correct your audio problem in this menu. EB

Thank you very much EL.

[circleman]

hi all, quick plugin to display the menu by pressing the exit button on the remote control a little longer, may be useful.

[SatelliteGuy]

It looks like new firmware version 2.10.52 is now available on the Optibox website ([Only registered and activated users can see links]). However, when you click on "downloads" the files appear, but they can't be downloaded. Am I doing something wrong?

[el bandido]

The file downloads fine for me.
If you download and install this file, your receiver will boot in PAL when you do a factory default. Also, the blindscan is not improved in this file so there is no reason for you to load it.
We have been discussing an optibox North American file today. It is best for you to wait and see what is in it.EB

[SatelliteGuy]

The file downloaded once I switched to using Firefox. The install was flawless.
You're correct, the blind scan was not improved. However, the weather now displays my correct location rather than a nearby location and the weather graphics were also improved. Plus as before the video looked awesome as well as the onscreen graphics.

One thing that bugs me is the constant entering of the "0000" password when selecting menu items. Some receivers allow you to disable this password feature, but I've been unable to find any such selection within the menus on this receiver.

[ViP3R]

The file downloaded once I switched to using Firefox. The install was flawless.
You're correct, the blind scan was not improved. However, the weather now displays my correct location rather than a nearby location and the weather graphics were also improved. Plus as before the video looked awesome as well as the onscreen graphics.

One thing that bugs me is the constant entering of the "0000" password when selecting menu items. Some receivers allow you to disable this password feature, but I've been unable to find any such selection within the menus on this receiver.


This firmware is geared for the EU, you won't see much changes as mentioned in other threads.. One reason why our custom firmware for NA was delayed is because they were working on this file for the EU a much bigger market!

We have been in contact and they are going to try and fix us up here in NA next.

As far as the passwords go just go to Parental Control - enter 0000 or whatever PW you have and change Censorship to No block..;)


The only time you should have to enter a password in any menu after this is when you go back to Parental Control...



Remember you heard it here first on the OTHER forum...lol

[el bandido]

The file downloaded once I switched to using Firefox. The install was flawless.
You're correct, the blind scan was not improved. However, the weather now displays my correct location rather than a nearby location and the weather graphics were also improved. Plus as before the video looked awesome as well as the onscreen graphics.

One thing that bugs me is the constant entering of the "0000" password when selecting menu items. Some receivers allow you to disable this password feature, but I've been unable to find any such selection within the menus on this receiver.

I did not tell you about the weather feature being improved because blind scan seems to be the only feature that you use.
Be careful. If you do a factory default or if you load something the receiver does not like, you will be in PAL video format. It is not hard to get out of PAL if your tv displays that video format, but it can be a pain if your tv only displays NTSC format. EB

[SatelliteGuy]

This firmware is geared for the EU, you won't see much changes as mentioned in other threads.. One reason why our custom firmware for NA was delayed is because they were working on this file for the EU a much bigger market!

We have been in contact and they are going to try and fix us up here in NA next.

As far as the passwords go just go to Parental Control - enter 0000 or whatever PW you have and change Censorship to No block..;)


The only time you should have to enter a password in any menu after this is when you go back to Parental Control...



Remember you heard it here first on the OTHER forum...lol

Excellent! Thank you for the password tip. One less frustration which will probably make the Anaconda my primary receiver. Tonight I'm going to check out the JPEG Viewer improvements as mentioned in the release notes.

[ViP3R]

Excellent! Thank you for the password tip. One less frustration which will probably make the Anaconda my primary receiver. Tonight I'm going to check out the JPEG Viewer improvements as mentioned in the release notes.


Glad to help SatelliteGuy..It does have many options in that menu and takes some time to get familiar with them all.

[delboy]

greetings,

I have one question and I need help. I own Optibox Anaconda for a while now and I've applied all firmware updates regularly and always was working perfectly. But right after the publishing of update version v2.10.52 from the official site (I know, my bad. I should have wait before applying the update), the receiver would not boot. Normally, right after firmware update installation the receiver reboots and starts on normally. But this time, my Anaconda is not booting, and on display I got message of ER.72

What does that mean, and how can I reset the entire receiver and start all over? Please, anyone? Does anybody knows something about this issue?

Many thanks

[ViP3R]

Hi delboy, I'm not exactly sure what that error indicates, EB may know.

What you could try is to force load the file again, use a good quality stick such as the Kingston, they seem to prefer these.
Start with a fresh file and transfer to the USB stick, Turn off the Anaconda from the rear switch and insert the Stick..then while holding the UP button on the front display turn on the rear switch, keep holding in the UP button until the front display starts counting then release.

If all goes well it will count till you see END on the front display, at this point turn off the Anaconda from the rear switch and remove the stick and turn on again from the rear. Give that a try and see how that goes.

[el bandido]

I think your error points to the firmware id and the bootloader id not being the same. Did you make any changes to the bootloader? Did you install the correct firmware for the receiver?

Try this:
Load the unzipped 2.10.29 firmware onto a clean fat 32 usb stick
Turn the receiver OFF using the rocker switch on the back
Insert the stick into the receiver and hold the UP button on the front of the receiver and turn the rocker switch ON. This should make the receiver scan the usb stick and load the firmware file.

[delboy]

Many thanks ViP3R & el bandido

I did the procedure you wrote and it worked with the latest firmware. :thankyou: This is probably the best and the most skilled forum for satellite. ciao

[el bandido]

Lol.
BTW, Welcome to Legit! EB

[udayansen]

hi .. im newbie here, im from Indonesia, I'm waiting for the anaconda

pleased to find this forum to share knowledge and experiences with this box

[el bandido]

Very good!
I hope you get your Anaconda soon!. Welcome to legit! EB

[udayansen]

sorry if it has been discussed before, I just wanted to make sure again, if anaconda can use CCcam emulator? how its performance?

how to OScam?

thank you

[rodder]

Do you lose your settings and channels when you upgrade firmware.

[Guest]

Not if you save them in the menu.

[el bandido]

Do you lose your settings and channels when you upgrade firmware.

There is a folder in the receiver's firmware named var. This folder contains all of your settings and channel information. The var folder is not normally written to during a firmware upgrade, but the receiver may factory default after an upgrade if there is an error.
It is always a good idea to back up your system information and save your settings to the receiver before doing an upgrade.

Also, we only have one firmware file that default boots in NTSC. All other firmware files will change to PAL if a factory default is done. EB

[udayansen]

hi, why do some channels that I watch, the audio was out of sync with the video?

I use firmware June, then I changed firmware december, but still out of sync audio problem still exists......

thks

[el bandido]

What channels are giving you this problem?

[udayansen]

some satellite channels in the area in my country

[el bandido]

I was hoping you would tell me some channels so I could look and see if anyone else had the same problem.


You may try to fix it using the sync adjustment in the A/V Output Setting Menu. See attached picture for location.

[udayansen]

I know that menu, I have tried to use it, but the problem is the audio faster than video,

[Guest]

I know that menu, I have tried to use it, but the problem is the audio faster than video,

That is most likely channel related and probably has nothing to do with your receiver, I encounter this almost on a daily basis.

[udayansen]

okay..thks for response and sharing,