Newbie to headend systems.

[setsasat]

Hello! I have a question about installing a dish 1000.2 with dpp44 switches in a head end system with 17 chanels.
!st of all I didnt design this I am only folling someone elses lead. I have researched and found that you should use no more than 3 dpp44 switches with a 1000.2 dish. I have been told by someone that this is not true and you can add 5 dpp4 switches to power 17 211 recievers. this will be on the eastern arc. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Scherrman]

Are you a Dish retailer? You need to look into the new SMARTBOX.

Check this out,

 

[setsasat]

Yes and I am signed up for training but this job is already in the works. Im helping somone install this system who was sent the equipment from the company he works for. I contacted the person who sent the equipment and he said this design will work and has done it many times. The only information I can find says three switches max. This person has been doing this along time and seems to know what he is talking about but I would like to hear if anyone else knows the answer.

 

[Scherrman]

I wish I could help more, I've never done one. We do mostly residential installs and service.

 

[setsasat]

Thanks for your reply. I am looking forward to the smartbox training so I can be up on the new stuff.

 

[the mack]

You may have better results if you post in the installer zone.

 

[TimberWolf]

more than three and you will have issues
put up 2 dishes

 

[Claude Greiner]

You can always run 2 feeds from each LNB, and cascade 3 switches.

Really why do that and waste 5 switches?

Just put dishpro lnb's and use regular splitters.

Put the receivers on either satellite 119 or 110 depending on the channel they are going to be set on

 

[britorto]

You can put up dish pro singles. Split the lines before the switch and have a set of 3 switches cascaded and a set of 2 cascaded. Just make sure it's split before the 44 switches and they go to the same port on the sets of switches. You will need power inserters on all 5 switchss.

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