How do you connect a dish pro plus twin lnb to a DPP44 switch?

[rockman]

I have a dish pro plus twin lnb(110,119) and single dish pro lnb's for 91 and 129 satellites.
How would I connect the dish pro plus twin lnb to a DPP 44 switch being that it has a internal build in switch already?
Would I also have to change my satellite settings to do this set up?:noidea:

[junior1]

Take a coaxial cable from both outputs of the twin lnb and put them to inputs 1 and 2 on the dpp44. Put the output of 129 to input 3 on the dpp44 and then put output from 91 to input 4 on the dpp44. Depending on how many receivers you have you may need to power the dpp44 with a power supply. Connect your receiver/receivers to the outputs of the the dpp44. In your satellite settings use 119 for port 1, provided you did put 119 to input 1 on the dpp44. Use 110 for port 2, 129 for port 3 and 91 for port 4. You can also Google this info and find pictures of this set up.

[Terryl]

You will need the DPP44 power inserter to run the DPP44 switch, there is no FTA receiver made that can run that switch directly, it needs over 1 amp DC at 22 volts.

[rockman]

OK i just did a test with just the dish pro plus twin lnb and the DPP44 to see if it would pickup 110 and 119.
What I am getting is no signal from some channels and some channels are strong but after a few minutes it get weak or lose it completely. A lot of 110 channels signal are weak if any signal at all also I notice channels is working for a few minutes and then I lose the signal. Everything is working normal before I connect the switch. I connected the power inserter but no change. Do the DPP44 also have to be grounded? Could this be a ground problem?

[Terryl]

All switches if mounted outside should be grounded.

How old is the switch???

Or is it new?

Also make sure your connecting the DC power supply to the #1 receiver port on the switch, and the type of coax is very important when using DP type LNB's.

The coax from the #1 receiver and power inserter should be the RG-6 type with the pure copper center conductor, it also has to be rated to 2.5 GHz or swept to 3 GHz, coax that was used for an old legacy LNB setup may not work.

The coax should be marked 2.5 GHZ or swept to 3 GHZ, and a small magnet will tell you if the center conductor is copper or copper plated steel, it will stick to the steel conductor.

The DP type LNB's use a much higher frequency then the standard or old legacy LNB's, so the coax has to work out to a higher then normal frequency.


Also some (but not all) FTA receivers do not work very well with the DPP power supply in-line with them, try it (the power supply) on the first coax BY it's self, run a second coax to the receiver from the #2 receiver port on the switch.

[rockman]

I will be mounting the switch inside my apartment.
The switch is new.
I connected the power supply to #1 receiver port also I tried connecting the receiver from the #2 receiver port on the switch.
I have to check the coaxial cable.
I am using a dreamlink T5.

[Terryl]

How long a run of coax is it from the switch to the LNB's ???

Does the switch have a heavy metal case on it or is it a thin metal?

Does it look like this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/260390651650?lpid=82

Or this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IN-BOX-DISH-NETWORK-DPP-44-MULTI-SWITCH-DP44-PRO-PLUS-W-POWER-INSERTER-/251395905799?_trksid=p2054897.l4276


If it's the first one then it can go outside close to the LNB's, if it's the second one then look it over very carefully as it could be a cheap knock off from who knows where, there have been some cheap clones popping up.

[rockman]

How long a run of coax is it from the switch to the LNB's ???
I would say about 10 feet run of coax.


Does the switch have a heavy metal case on it or is it a thin metal?
It's the thin metal case. like the 2nd one. I hope it's not a knock off.

I am in apartment with a balcony so I can have the switch close to the lnb inside my apartment.

[rockman]

I just reconnected everything and it seems to be working now.
I think the problem was the power inserter plug was not push in enough for current.
Thanks Terryl and buddy4406 for all your help and Patience.

[Terryl]

OK great to hear, and thanks for reporting back on the fix.

Enjoy..