I have heard that since they keys changed their is no way to input new keys after doing this plastic to FTA conversion..thats what plastic users and people who have done this conversion are saying..
Changing keys to a vidmoded 301-013 to pansat2500a. this came from other site. I don't take credit. just trying to help. 1) Press menu................. 2) select parental control.......... 3) scroll down to second pin......... 4) press 0000........ 4a) select autoroll an turn off all of them off. (repeat fro1 to 4 step. .... 5) new screen should pop up select set defaul and wait 10 seconds............. 6)select niagra2................. 7) use right arrow key to scroll to 0101,,,, 8)change 0101 to 7101 and press ok........ 9) press the right arrow key once.you will see 0901.................................... 10) press the right arrow key again.you will see C001............................. 11) change C to 0.......................... 12 press the down key once and you will see 00 13) enter the first set of active key code in (00 13a) for letters use PAGE button UP or DOWN to change letters....................... 14) press select twice and make sure the OK button on the right of the TV screen flash.then wait 10 seconds.................. 15) press the UP key once.............. 16)use the right or left key to change the 00 to 01....................................... 17) use the down arrow key and input the second set of key..................... 18)press select twice..etc. 19) press CANCEL key untill you get the screen....and watch TV>......
Thats the same procedures for ANY FTA by pansat or pansat clone...its just giving U the Bev (0901) DN (0101) and globcast (C001) options to choose from..but good effort Juan...yes I have seen that too, but hear its not working on these converted 301's..I dunno, I didn't try this..
I personally did convert one and I still can't get it to work, it is a time consuming and for the comments that I'v seen, "is not worth it". After you get it up and running you will only get sat 110 channels and not all of them from what I know. Also you cannot use any switches for multi-satellite. My sugestion is sitck up with regular fta recievers. Your time is more valuable than what this convertion is worth.
I just recently spoke to a few who did this conversion, and they all say now that they love it, confirmed it works great, and receives all the same 110 and 119 channels...and the manual input of keys is working well and in the EXACT same manner as U would input them into the Pansat 2500...no plastic card or programmer is used when inputting keys!
The conversion is really simple if you follow the correct procedures. I say this beacause there is some people that is giving the wrong info and this makes something simple into a very complicated challenge. After all, this becomes to be a very simple conversion and You will be satisfied to see your old and dusty reciever back to life again...
da-neegha. remember ,its now a pansat2500, don't use Sw21, or Dishpro 500 LNB's. Legacy LNB's in conjuction with a DiSEqC scan more channales than legacy twins LMB's