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ikjadoon
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Hi! I'm new and need some seemingly simple help. I looked at the thread of the guy who had TV2 working, but then it stopped working after he disconnected/reconnected. However, I don't completely understand how I can "un"-diplex the output. Let me explain fully.

So, my parents were coaxed (no pun intended) into getting Dish for the summer. But, they hooked up a TV that had to be moved (for a party they were throwing).

Long story short, my "TV2" got moved. TV1 is in the same spot and fully functioning.

Here is the setup.

[ame="http://s1017.photobucket.com/albums/af293/asadjadoon/?action=view&current=IMG_6892.jpg"]Receiver hookups picture by asadjadoon - Photobucket[/ame]

So I actually have two satellites. So the two far left connections to the receiver can be thought of as "one". Now comes the red diplexer, which combines the INPUT of the satellite [the left cable on the diplexer] and the OUTPUT of the receiver (to TV2) [right cable on the diplexer].

Outside my house, I have something else. Is this also a diplexer? How many things need to be attached to this? I tried attaching some junk old TV to both open coaxial ports and tuned into channel 60 (as set on the modulator in the receiver) and nothing came up. Is there a third coaxial that needs to be connected here? My dad had already messed with it before I got there and he can't remember.

[ame="http://s1017.photobucket.com/albums/af293/asadjadoon/?action=view&current=IMG_6886.jpg"]Diplexer thing outside picture by asadjadoon - Photobucket[/ame]

Satellite cable --------|this metal thing|---------- Receiver cable (presumably)

Now, here's my question. How do I hook up my "TV2" to this receiver? I could easily disconnect the "yellow" tag cable in the first picture (OUTPUT of receiver to TV2) to the TV, but obviously that's not how it is supposed to work.

I moved my TV upstairs and plugged it into the coaxial wall outlet. No luck. I tried attaching the wall outlet cables of the new room into both of those openings on the outside metal thing, no reception on air or cable 60/70-whatever-channel. I tried attaching a small TV to both of those connectors, nothing.

How do I "move" the output of the receiver to a new room?

Thanks,

~Ibrahim~
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TC's are bound to happen for lots of different reasons even when you do things right. Anybody else notice the ground block's not secured, no sign of messenger or other ground...
Pepper
Well apparently the OP doesn't have a problem anymore, according to my reading of this thread, he figured it out. Which is exactly what this forum is for in the first place.

OP learned how his system works and increased his expertise, didn't have to spend money for a service call, and didn't get the original tech written up or charged back, hopefully. Win-win for everyone.

I've had dish tech out a couple times for an upgrade job. Which I had completely ripped apart and put back together within a week or so. Not because they did it wrong, just because that's the type personality I have, want to take it all apart and know how it all works. And it goes without saying but I'll say it anyway, if I screwed it up, no way would I do anything to get the original tech in hot water. He left me his number for the exact reason of being able to fix an issue before a TC is issued against him, worst case I'd call him and arrange to make it worth his while to come back and un-botch whatever I had done.

By the way, the knowledge and practice gained working on my own stuff has enabled me to make a non-trivial amount of extra income on GloryStar/3ABN/LLBN repoint jobs I wouldn't have attempted otherwise.
dishcomm
Well apparently the OP doesn't have a problem anymore, according to my reading of this thread, he figured it out. Which is exactly what this forum is for in the first place.

OP learned how his system works and increased his expertise, didn't have to spend money for a service call, and didn't get the original tech written up or charged back, hopefully. Win-win for everyone.

I've had dish tech out a couple times for an upgrade job. Which I had completely ripped apart and put back together within a week or so. Not because they did it wrong, just because that's the type personality I have, want to take it all apart and know how it all works. And it goes without saying but I'll say it anyway, if I screwed it up, no way would I do anything to get the original tech in hot water. He left me his number for the exact reason of being able to fix an issue before a TC is issued against him, worst case I'd call him and arrange to make it worth his while to come back and un-botch whatever I had done.

By the way, the knowledge and practice gained working on my own stuff has enabled me to make a non-trivial amount of extra income on GloryStar/3ABN/LLBN repoint jobs I wouldn't have attempted otherwise.
Why then did you post " a couple of times on an upgrade"?
There is really nothing to be gained by dismantling someone else's work.
All you had to do was ask the tech while he was there. In the past I have run into this. I had no issues with explaining to the customer what they wished to know.
Yes, you can say "it's my stuff and I will do what I want with it"...I agree. To a certain extent.
One thing you must know. With Dish's new rules that make the last visiting tech responsible for the entire system including customer owned equipment connected to the satellite sysytem, if ANYTHING goes wrong within 60 days of that visit, the tech must perform a service visit and not only is he not paid for the visit , he also is penalized in the form of a charge back by his employer.
So, you post you've put it all back together. Ok. Is it back together and in compliance with Dish's quality control standards?.....Suppose it isn't and you decide to order a new receiver, or upgrade another.....The tech arrives , sees your handiwork has created a violation of Dish's specifications. Now that tech is stuck reinstalling everything you tampered with.
This is not personal. This is for your information.
Please do not be offended, but my worst customers are the tinkerers. The ones that decide it's their day to " take a look at what the guy did" and start taking stuff apart.....Trust me, 99% of these geniuses get themselves into trouble and end up calling the satellite company for assistance. Invariably, to avoid paying fees which they rightly should have to, they tell the CSR they "lost signal"..
DO us techs a bug favor.....If you decide to take stuff apart, make sure you put it back EXACTLY how you found it.
We thank you for your attention to detail....Good day sir.
the mack
One thing you must know. With Dish's new rules that make the last visiting tech responsible for the entire system including customer owned equipment connected to the satellite sysytem, if ANYTHING goes wrong within 60 days of that visit, the tech must perform a service visit and not only is he not paid for the visit , he also is penalized in the form of a charge back by his employer.
So, you post you've put it all back together.
that is a bunch of B.S. reason I would never work for them. get a bad lnb or ird and you get taxed? total B.S. and probably illegal.
dishcomm
that is a bunch of B.S. reason I would never work for them. get a bad lnb or ird and you get taxed? total B.S. and probably illegal.

Yep....Failed equipment is non-pay. Essetnially, Dish blames the tech.
That is within the first 60 days. After that, it's a regular service call.
I have back way off on fulfillment work. I hardly do any at all. Strictly part time. It's beeb so slow, I haven't done any jobs in quite some time.
The other guys are pretty steamed about the new rules.
They need to make a living, so they deal with it.
I have found another career, plus started my own business.
ikjadoon
All right, clarifications:

1) I had no way to contact the technician. No number, no card, Dish wouldn't connect me. What was I supposed to do? Flip through the white pages until it magically hit me?

2) I put it back, exactly as it was (except for the cable change that I had to do, obviously the point of this thread). I tightened the coaxes as far as my meager hands could.

I realize tinkering isn't always the best idea, but seriously.....it was one cable. Take out one cable, put the new one in the exact same connector. It's like not I tried to readjust my satellite dish...

~Ibrahim~
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Anybody else notice the ground block's not secured, no sign of messenger or other ground...


Sounds like that ground block was used simply as a barrel connection.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
rvvaquero
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
long_time_Dish
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
Almighty1
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
navychop
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner

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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
🤣

Oh....you were serious
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Hondo is back with a new squad 9/25 only on Starz.


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Never watched the previous shows, so doubtful.
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Started watching yesterday. Not too bad.
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Wife likes it.
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I like Zyra from La Brea (one with the prosthetic).
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren
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Little Bit Of Light - Strange Weather
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A Little Bit of Soap -- The Jarmels
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
osu1991
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
R
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
long_time_Dish
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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