Dish 500 twin lnb setup
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Silver Member Username: ShayeileenPost Number: 140 Registered: Aug-06 | Hi I just got the full dish 500 setup. I used the satellite finder to make sure both outputs from lnb had signal strenth. then I put both coax to a pansat switch then to my receiver. When I do blind scan on both 119 and 110 i only get 119 channels??? Any help.thanks |
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Silver Member Username: ShayeileenPost Number: 141 Registered: Aug-06 | here is the lnb i have and the switch if you need to know.....   |
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Silver Member Username: ShayeileenPost Number: 142 Registered: Aug-06 | got it....forgot to change diseq settings on receiver.....but thanks for all the posts...lol |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2254 Registered: Oct-05 | Shay - That would be because you are not supposed to use a switch with that LNB. That is a DishPro Twin which already has a built in switch. Each output carries signal for both 110 & 119. Go here to learn more about it. https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/325574.html |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-07 | prfrmnj, are you saying that the connection needs to be made direct betweeb lnb and the reciver and bypassing the switch? thanks |
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Gold Member Username: RyersonresurrectedCANADA Charlatan... Post Number: 1017 Registered: Sep-06 | My Dish 500 (110 & 119) is connected 2 a diseq switch. It looks just like urs. Everything works fine - but it is problematic. To blind scan, i need 2 shut it off at the back before scanning each satellite - or else, for some reason, the channels get crossed over. I also have 2 do a factory reset before the first blind scan. This is all because the Dish 500 is a pain. |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 2 Registered: Mar-07 | I've got a dish 500 w/ dishpro plus twin lnb. Thats why i was wondering if do need the diseq switch. Right now I am using it, but after reading the post from prfrmnj, he is saying you don't need it since the dishpro plus twin has a built-in switch already. right now i get duplicates, channel names are incorrect, etc. |
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Silver Member Username: Micklee11801Post Number: 106 Registered: Feb-06 | I got the same thing, but did not set up yet. However, after I read on prfrmnj. I think you suppose to scan 1 sat first and make the lnb off for the other. Then scan the other and ture the first one off. After both finish scanning, you have to set both lnb back on. Then watch TV. |
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Gold Member Username: RyersonresurrectedCANADA Charlatan... Post Number: 1018 Registered: Sep-06 | Oh, ok.... i need it for mine because i have two other dishes, bev, and echo9, so i do need to use it. The dish 500 does have its own switch... i've read a lot of complaints about it though. If ur just using the 110/119 combination, PRFRMNJ is right - u may not need that switch. |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2285 Registered: Oct-05 | Okay, Dish 500 is just the dish itself. DishPro Twin or Quad and DishProPlus Twin LNB's are something else. These LNB's are associated with the Dish500 dish because that is what they were designed for. But you can use single LNB's rather then the DishPro's. Now, you do NOT need a switch (specially a DISEcQ) switch if you are running DishPro Twin/Quad or DishProPlus Twin LNB's. You can NOT run TWO DishPro Twin/Quad or DishProPlus LNB because of the Internal Switch configuration. What I mean is this switch is setup internally to receiver as follows: 119=1 110=2 91=1 82=2 This creates a problem when switching channels because you cannot have two. You can solve this by either using Single Dual output LNB and running them directly to a DISEcQ Switch. Ryerson - That is why you are having problems. |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2286 Registered: Oct-05 | Shane - You do not need a switch just run a line directly into the receiver. |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 3 Registered: Mar-07 | mickey lee: I can scan on 1 but when I pick 2, I get no quality signal. Ryerson: Thats interesting. what if i'd like to use 110/119 combination and have another dish (direct TV) and get a different satellite? in this case, do I need the desc switch? |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 4 Registered: Mar-07 | mickey lee: I can scan on 1 but when I pick 2, I get no quality signal. Ryerson: Thats interesting. what if i'd like to use 110/119 combination and have another dish (direct TV) and get a different satellite? in this case, do I need the desc switch? |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2288 Registered: Oct-05 | Shane - You would not use a DISEcQ switch. You need to use either a DP34 or DPP44 switch depending on your lnb's. You'd have to use all DP lnb because you can't mix match lnbs and you con only use dishpro switches with dishpro lnbs. |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 5 Registered: Mar-07 | PRFRMNJ: Thanks for clarifying this. Since I have a Dish 500 with DishPro Twin LNB and Panasat 3500SD rec, if I want only 110/119, i would eliminate the switch and connect it directly and use only 1 port from the lnb. But if I want additional satellites, I need DPP34 or DPP34 switch, right? Thanks for your help. |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2295 Registered: Oct-05 | Shane - The switch depeneds on the LNB. If you are running DishPro Twin/Quad then use a DP34. If you are running DishProPlus Twin then use a DPP44 |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 6 Registered: Mar-07 | PRFRMNJ - Thanks. Lastnight I decided to eliminate the DirectTV dish. So I ran the straight cable from the dish to the reciever (panasat 3500sd). After reading your other threat on how to scan, I tried all combinations and it seems like i still get same channels. In the DISEcQ setting on the reciver, I get signals when I put it on #1, and when I try #2, I don't get any signals. Could this be that I am only getting 119 and not 110? |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 8166 Registered: Jan-06 | If U have correctly aligned the dish, and correctly input BOTH the 110-119 LNB settings into your receiver, and then correctly scanned each satellite, then all should be well and get BOTH sats.. If NOT, then first try moving the cable to other output on the LNB (possible bad output cabled into now)...if that doesn't fix it, then U have a bad internal switch in the LNB and must replace the entire LNB.. |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2298 Registered: Oct-05 | Shane - You need to configure you antenas properly. 119 = 1 and 110 = 2. You will NOT get any signal in TP 12224 which is the default TP for 119 and this can cause you to think it is not working. It is! If you go down to the TP's and change tp's you'll see the signal vary from tp to tp. But as I said, you need to configure you antenas properly in order for this to work! |
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New member Username: Shane2000US Post Number: 7 Registered: Mar-07 | LK - Thanks for the reply. I have a Dish 500 w/ DishPro Plus Twin LNB. Based on some readings, there are 2 outputs and 1 input. Each output carries both 119 and 100 since it has a internal switching. Unless I am wrong. PRFFRMNJ: Thanks. I will tried to configure the antenas properly. It's possible it's not aligned correctly. |
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Bronze Member Username: Sjain80Post Number: 54 Registered: Jun-06 | can anyone answer this..I have looked for all the forum as much as I can but couldn't find the answer..can plz someone guide me I am currenly using a dish to get 61.5 but can someone tell me what other satellite can I get without moving my 61.5 lnb. I have a place to put another lnb in the bracket. My 61.5 lnb is in the right socket of the bracket. hope I am making sense.. can I get Nimiq 2 (82w) may be..I am not really trying to get more channels just want to try something new that's all..thanks for help anyway |
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Silver Member Username: TapemanPost Number: 727 Registered: Oct-06 | Not much you can get besides 61 if you got 18" dish What is the big deal get a second dish join the 2 with a DISEqC switch |
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Gold Member Username: PrfrmnjPost Number: 2318 Registered: Oct-05 | With that dish you can only get sat that are 10 degress of less of distance between then. Example 110 & 119 or 82 & 91. As King stated above, get a second dish and joing using a Switch. The type of switch you use will depend on the LNB's you use. |
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Silver Member Username: Cartier1Post Number: 269 Registered: Feb-07 | shawn if u like to test little . u can use dish 500 you get 119/110 and if u use a bracket u will get 91 in same dish. i dont think there is braket in market but you can do it yourself. and if u are interested i will show u picture with that. |
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