what cable?

[valiant]

hi all take no credit but this is a good read for first timers What cable??

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Want to know what cable you need to flash that shiny,new receiver ? There are two types of cables used, and both look the same on the outside, but are wired differently internally. They are the straight DB9 RS232 female to female cable, and the Null 9 pin RS232 female to female cable. The straight DB9 cable has all pins connected the same at both ends(pin 1-1, 2-2,3-3,etc.). The Null cable(also known as a Null-Modem) has pins 2 and 3 crossed(pin 2-3, 3-2). You can use a straight DB9 cable to program receivers requiring a Null cable, by purchasing an inexpensive Null adapter to attach to one end of the straight DB9 cable. This allows one cable to be used for any receiver. ( Radio Shack Part # 26-0264 ~ female DB9 to male DB9 ~ pins 5 straight & 2 & 3 crossed .. for about 12 bucks.)


Here is a list of the most popular receivers on the market and the cable needed to program them.

Ariza Ultra 400/500- Null
Astrovox 2600-Straight DB9
Blackbird and all Blackbird clones(BOB, Max 1000, Stealth II, MS1000, ,etc.)-Null
Captive Works CW-600S- Null
Coolsat 4000 Plus-Null
Coolsat 4000 Pro-Straight DB9
Coolsat 5000 Platinum - Straight DB9
Coolsat 6000 - Straight DB9
Coolsat 7000 miCro PVR – Straight DB9
Coolsat 8000HD - Null
Coship (All)-Null
Digiwave 6800/7000-Null
Digiwave Diamond-Straight DB9
Dreambox (All)-Null
Extremeview Magnum 3300 - Null
Fortec lifetime-Straight DB9
Fortec Lifetime Ultra-Straight DB9
FORTEC LIFETIME CLASSIC NA - Null
Fortec Mercury 2 - Null
Lava 2600-Null
Max 2500-Null
Megasat (All)-Straight DB9
Microroyal (All)-Null
Neusat SP6000 - Null & USB Flash Drive.
Orasat 3.0- Null
Pansat 2300a/2500a and all clones-Straight DB9
Pansat 2700-Null
Pansat 3500-Null also sd memory card
Pansat 5000HC-Null(Also can program through USB)
Pantec/Multistar Max (All)-Null
Pantec/Multistar MS (All except MS1000)-Straight DB9
Pantec MX/Ultra-Straight DB9
Rex1-Null
Silver bullet/ST 1000/2000-Null
Skyview 500-Straight DB9
Skyview 600S-Null
Sonicview SV-1000 - Null
Sonicview PVR 1000 - Null
Sonicview SV-4000 - Null or USB Flash Drive
Sonicview SV-8000 - Null or USB Flash Drive/Hard Drive
Spacestar DVB500-Null
Stealth 2000a-Null
Ultrastar 5000-Null
Viewsat VS2000-Null
Viewsat VS2000 Lite - Null
Viewsat VS2000 Platinum - Null
Viewsat VS2000 Ultra - Null or USB Flash Drive.
Viewsat PVR7000 - Null or USB Cable/USBExplorer
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[fraytv]

You can give credit to Blackswan for this one.
A helpful guide.
Thanks for posting it here.