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DISH Pro Plus 44
Multi-Dish Switch
Installation Guide
Страница 1: ...2 DISH Pro Plus 44 Multi Dish Switch Installation Guide ...
Страница 2: ...rvicing to qualified personnel Keep safety in mind while installing the DISH Pro Plus 44 Switch In this guide the following notes tell you when you need to pay special attention Marks a procedure where the following may happen Personal injury or death may occur Equipment or property may be damaged Marks the following issues Important operation or maintenance instructions follow Special attention i...
Страница 3: ...r proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Ground Clamps Ground Clamp Electric Service Equipment Power Service Grounding Electrode System Satellite Dish Grounding Conductors Antenna Discharge Unit NECArt 250 Part H NEC Section 810 21 Coaxial Cable from Satellite Di...
Страница 4: ... Contents Introduction 6 Features 6 Installation Instructions 7 Mounting and Connecting the Switch 7 Run Check Switch 12 Adding More Switches 16 Wiring Diagrams 17 Limited Warranty 19 If You Need Help 23 ...
Страница 5: ... four DISH Network satellites and route these signals to as many as four DISH Network satellite receivers per switch Supports receiving signals from up to four DISH Network satellites Supports DISH Pro Plus DISH Pro and non DISH Pro receivers some limitations apply Supports trunking together DISH Pro Plus or DISH Pro switches to allow adding more receivers Supports connecting to a DISH Pro Plus tw...
Страница 6: ...u can complete these installation instructions with only one SATELLITE IN connected Note Legacy receivers may be directly connected to a DISH Pro LNBF to peak the satellite dish and take the software download using odd transponders for example transponder 11 Mounting and Connecting the Switch Refer to the wiring diagrams starting on page 17 and complete the instructions below to mount and connect ...
Страница 7: ...into switch connections The switch is UL approved to take the place of a ground block You can have up to 200 feet of cable between a DISH Pro LNBF and a satellite receiver with the DISH Pro Plus 44 Switch connected at any point along the 200 feet of cable The cable must be rated for 950 to 2150 MHz Some cable is labeled Swept tested to 2150 MHz If you are unsure whether your cable is rated to 2150...
Страница 8: ...xial cables from the LNBFs in your system to the ports on the switch labeled TO DISH see also the wiring diagrams that begin on page 17 Note You can only connect to LNBFs marked with the DISH Pro logo DISH Pro Plus logo or those used with a SuperDISH ...
Страница 9: ... to PORT f since the receivers listed in this note cannot receive signals from FSS satellites anyway 3 Connect a cable between TO POWER INSERTER 1 connection on the switch and the power inserter marked TO SWITCH INPUT 1 Do not install any devices between the power inserter and the switch The power from the inserter may damage the device The power inserter must be installed in the cable connected t...
Страница 10: ...us Separator as follows a Connect a cable from a TO RECEIVER SATELLITE IN port on either the switch or power inserter to the DISH Pro Plus Separator b Connect cables between the receiver SATELLITE IN 1 and SATELLITE IN 2 to ports 1 and 2 respectively on the DISH Pro Plus Separator 4 Make sure all connections are secure 5 Plug the power supply for the power inserter into a power outlet Do not conne...
Страница 11: ...em one at a time Follow these instructions for each receiver 1 Open the Point Dish Signal Strength screen See your DISH Network satellite receiver user s guide for instructions A Point Dish Signal screen similar to the one shown as Figure 2 will open Note Models 2800 3900 4900 and 6000 must select SuperDISH 129 to see the fourth port Figure 2 Point Dish Screen ...
Страница 12: ...t finishes you will see an Installation Summary screen For DISH Pro and DISH Pro Plus receivers this screen should identify the installed switch as a DISH Pro Plus 44 You should see all of the satellites received by your system on the Satellite line and the word All under the Dish Input numbers You should also see the message Satellite reception verified Figure 3 DISH Pro Plus Installation Summary...
Страница 13: ...tify the installed switch as an SW21 4Sat You should see all of the satellites received by your system on the Satellite line and the words Even and Odd under the Dish Input numbers You should also see the message Satellite reception verified Figure 4 Non DISH Pro Installation Summary ...
Страница 14: ...alled switch as an SW21 4Sat You should see all of the satellites received by your system from switch ports c through e except FSS satellites on the Satellite line and the words Even and Odd under the Dish Input numbers You should also see the message Satellite reception verified Figure 5 Non DISH Pro Installation Summary ...
Страница 15: ... Pro Plus switches to the system to support up to 12 satellite receivers total Add the switches by repeating the previous installation instructions except connect the ports marked TO DISH on each added switch to the ports marked TO ADDITIONAL SWITCHES on an installed switch See Figure 6 Note You must use the same group of trunk ports on each switch throughout the system However cables can be conne...
Страница 16: ...DISH Pro Plus 44 Connections The wiring diagram in this Guide omit cable drip loops and grounding for clarity Make sure to use drip loops and to ground the system per the National Electrical Code NEC and all local electrical codes ...
Страница 17: ...18 Figure 7 Additional DISH Pro Plus 44 Switches ...
Страница 18: ...inal warranty period This warranty does not cover installation of the DISH Network System consumer instruction physical set up or adjustment of any consumer electronic device switch batteries signal reception problems loss of use of the equipment unused programming charges due to equipment malfunction cosmetic damage damage due to lightning electrical or telephone line surges fire flood or other a...
Страница 19: ...VICE IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO HONOR THIS WARRANTY IF WE DETERMINE ANY OF THE ABOVE EXCEPTIONS TO HAVE CAUSED THIS DEVICE NOT TO HAVE PERFORMED PROPERLY THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE VOID IF ANY FACTORY APPLIED IDENTIFICATION MARK INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERIAL OR CONDITIONAL ACCESS NUMBERS HAS BEEN ALTERED OR REMOVED THIS WARRANTY SHAL...
Страница 20: ...will be charged to your billing account or your valid credit card If you do not ship the defective equipment to EchoStar within ten days after receiving the replacement your billing account or credit card will be charged the market price of the replacement If you return the defective equipment after ten days you will receive a full refund less an administrative fee If your equipment is out of warr...
Страница 21: ... be charged the standard repair fee for the replacement If damage to the defective equipment is found which EchoStar in its sole discretion determines has voided the warranty or makes the equipment unrepairable your billing account or credit card will be charged the market price of the replacement Accessory Warranty An accessory is any DISH Network branded equipment displaying the DISH Network log...
Страница 22: ...ou must package returned equipment properly Follow the instructions that the Representative gives you Write the RA number in large clearly visible characters on the outside of the shipping box used to return the equipment To avoid confusion and misunderstandings we will return shipments without an RA number clearly visible on the outside of the box to you at your expense We will Check the switch i...
Страница 23: ...tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and...
Страница 24: ... changes You should address comments or questions about this Guide to Technical Publications EchoStar Technologies Corporation 94 Inverness Terrace East Englewood Colorado 80112 Document Number 128339 DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Satellite LLC All product names trade names or corporate names mentioned in this Guide are acknowledged to be the proprietary property of the registered owners...
