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Since our establishment, we've been on a mission to redefine convenience, comfort, and connection for individuals who are passionate about caravans, boats, and living off the grid.
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With over 20 years of sales and technology experience, we take pride in providing our customers with superior quality 12 volt systems and accessories at affordable prices.
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The Optus D2 satellite will soon be decommissioned with TV services moving to a new satellite.
Apollo-12V has been installing and distributing satellite systems for more than 20 years. Duncan recently spoke to the NZMCA about the upcoming changes to Satellite Services in New Zealand, you find these tips for a successful transition to the new satellite below.
Our main Satellite for TV, both Freeview and Sky, has been Optus D1 for almost 20 years. Last year Optus D1 came to the end of its life and we transitioned to Optus D2, the backup satellite. This has been a seamless transition. Optus D2 was moved into the satellite position of 160E and transmission carried on as normal.
In some time around April or May, the Optus D2 satellite will be decommissioned with TV services moved to a new satellite.
Ahead of the planned decommissioning, the Optus D2 Satellite has started drifting from its designated orbital position. This drift is causing intermittent disruptions to Freeview satellite reception, particularly for viewers with misaligned satellite dishes. These disruptions typically occur for short durations at similar times each day and are indicative of a misalignment issue.
If you find you are parked up with your satellite antenna up and have lost signal, simply close and re-open your antenna to reacquire the satellite as it may have drifted away from when you had locked on – basically the satellite is doing figure 8’s in the sky, in the same way that Optus B1 did 20 years ago.
Moving forward, what are the requirements for the new satellite and the connectivity?
The replacement satellite will be transmitting in a MPEG4 format to provide the TV services in HD (high-definition resolution), instead of the MPEG2 SD (standard definition resolution). Some older automatic satellite antennas that have SD tuners won’t work with the new satellite. Also, anyone using a decoder that is SD – standard definition – will lose reception as a new HD – high definition – decoder will be required from April/May.
In preparation for upcoming changes, we also suggest customers check their decoders/set-top boxes for DVB-S2 compatibility. Those that do not support DVB-S2 will need to be replaced, or they will not receive satellite transmissions after the satellite change. As a general guideline, devices manufactured from 2017 onward, and all dual-tuner TVs should support DVB-S2 without issue. However, we suggest checking any satellite box or TV you come across to make sure.
To check if a satellite box/TV needs to be replaced, go to channel 20 on the device, if you can’t watch Al Jazeera English on that channel, then the box/TV needs to be replaced.
If you have any queries, feel free to reach out to the Team at Apollo on 094241427 or info@apollotv.co.nz.
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