I was wondering do any know the switch need to hook up 3 recievers to a dish 500. I see one but i want to see what others are using. Im looking for something simple and EASY. any sugguestions or diagrams?
Post Number: 2500 Registered: Oct-05 Posted on Monday, March 26, 2007 - 06:29 pm:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the easiest way to do this. First bypass your DP34 and run a straight line into the receiver and perform this:
UPDATED PERFECT SCAN
Perfect Scan with Dish500 and DishPro (Twin or Quad) or DishProPlus Twin LNB
-First you will need to reset factory defaults
-Then go into your Antenna Setup and configure
NOTE: If you are using Fortec or Pansat you will need to unselect the bird you are not scanning. To do this, use the arrows on your remote to deselect the sat.
- You will then set your LNB type to Standard and select the port on the DISEcQ where for this sat (119 = 1 & 110 = 2).
NOTE: If you are scanning 119 then 110 should be unselected and in the DISEcQ option it should read NONE.
- Now commence your scan as follows:
Viewsats = Sat Scan Pansats/Fortec = Blind Scan
All other = Equivalent to Blind Scan
NOTE: The reason for doing only a Sat Scan for Viewsats is because by default Viewsats will update all TP's on the bird being scanned. If you try to do a Blind Scan without deleting your TP's you end up with duplicate TP's and channels
- At the end of this process do the same for next sat repeating the steps above. Once you have completed all scans you will need to go back and reconfigure your antennas as follows:
For Fortecs and Pansats:
LNB TYPE = DishPro DISEcQ -- 119 = 1 and 110 = 2.
The remaining options will stay the same. Keep in mind that depending on your location you may or may not have any signal on the first TP that appears in your settings for 119. Do not alarm yourself with this.
For Viewsat Owners the steps are pretty similar, but all you do is turn the LNB Power Off in the Antenna Setup.
Once completed you will need to reconfigure as follows:
LNB TYPE = OSC-DP DISEcQ -- 119 = 1 and 110 = 2.
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Post Number: 2501 Registered: Oct-05 Posted on Monday, March 26, 2007 - 06:34 pm:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After you have done this run a direct line into your receiver from your second sat 148 and run a scan off that sat only.
Keep in mind that there are channels that may appear to be duplicates, but are in actually located in two different channel numbers. For example FX, Speed and others.
After you have done this and you have all you channels reconnect everything to your DP34 switch. Making sure the first two inputs of this switch is used for 110 & 119 LNB. The 3rd input is for the 148 dish.
Then set your antenas as follows:
LNB Type = OSC-DP DISEcQ: 119 = 1 110 = 2 148 = 3
Everything else stays the same. Once you exit your menus, you may need to shut your receiver from the back and wait a minute and turn it back on. This will make sure your receiver boots up with the news settings.