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  • Dogman12
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 28

    #1

    Two Boxes one dish

    I want to run DM800HD and a protek STB from one motorised dish to serve one TV. Can someone direct me to a post or explain how please. i have tried to loop through but not working. Both boxes are set up for usals. Thanks in advance
  • andy91
    V.I.P. Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 3583

    #2
    Originally posted by Dogman12
    I want to run DM800HD and a protek STB from one motorised dish to serve one TV. Can someone direct me to a post or explain how please. i have tried to loop through but not working. Both boxes are set up for usals. Thanks in advance
    Just have another line put in.
    Ive a Dreambox downstairs and one in the bedroom.
    Only the downstairs Dreambox will move the dish so you have to watch the same sat on both boxes.

    Andy.
    New Members http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/fo rums/f5/forum-rules-2/ A Good Place To Start

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    • Dogman12
      Junior Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 28

      #3
      Originally posted by andy91
      Just have another line put in.
      Ive a Dreambox downstairs and one in the bedroom.
      Only the downstairs Dreambox will move the dish so you have to watch the same sat on both boxes.

      Andy.
      thanks Andy. Do you mean put another coax line to the motor ie heve separate lines from motor to each box. Both boes are beside the TV in same room

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      • dave-h
        DK Veteran
        • Apr 2010
        • 659

        #4
        Only one box can/will drive the motor. You need to fit a twin LNB to your dish and run a second cable/feed to your second box.

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        • Dogman12
          Junior Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 28

          #5
          Originally posted by dave-h
          Only one box can/will drive the motor. You need to fit a twin LNB to your dish and run a second cable/feed to your second box.
          Maybe a bit thick here but a twin LNB one motor. How do I attach atwin LNB to the motor and run 2 cables back to the 2 boxes . Sorry bout this

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          • opsmonkey
            V.I.P. Member
            • Nov 2008
            • 5379

            #6
            the LNB is on the end of the arm of the dish mate, you need one with two or more outputs..

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            • tango
              DK Veteran
              • Aug 2008
              • 1033

              #7
              one cable goes from twin lnb to motor other cable from twin lnb to new box
              old box still having cable from motor

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              • Dogman12
                Junior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 28

                #8
                Originally posted by tango
                one cable goes from twin lnb to motor other cable from twin lnb to new box
                old box still having cable from motor
                Thanks Tango. I just thought there might be a more easy to operate system. My boxes have separate connections to Tv. So if boxes are A which can move dish an B is second box direct to twin LNB. When I watch B and want to change satellite i have change tv input to A ,change satellite, then change input of TV to B and select channel on B.....life is very dificult. What do diseque(spell) switches do

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                • tango
                  DK Veteran
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 1033

                  #9
                  not fully sure but off top of my head i think there used to wire 1 box to 2 dishes etc

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                  • andy91
                    V.I.P. Member
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 3583

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Dogman12
                    Thanks Tango. I just thought there might be a more easy to operate system. My boxes have separate connections to Tv. So if boxes are A which can move dish an B is second box direct to twin LNB. When I watch B and want to change satellite i have change tv input to A ,change satellite, then change input of TV to B and select channel on B.....life is very dificult. What do diseque(spell) switches do
                    That is the easy way,2 lines coming from a twin or quad Lnb but only one will drive the motor.
                    I tend to stick to Sky Uk in my bedroom but only one line will drive the motor which is my downstairs box.

                    Andy.
                    New Members http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/fo rums/f5/forum-rules-2/ A Good Place To Start

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