Hello All,
First off thanks for any advice given, I am at a standstill. Problem: Installing Western Arc Turbo HD triple LNB Dish Network dish. The previous owners of the house had DISH but non-high def. Prior to installing the HD dish I hooked the receiver up and checked to see if it was locked on. It was locked on to 119 and 110. The previous owners had a current subscription when they moved. I checked because there are some trees in the way so i was worried but it was getting a steady signal. I put the new HD dish up and am using a DP-34 switch and 2 dual VIP 722 receivers. Twice now I have had all 3 satellites locked on with around 70ish on the meter for 119 and 110, but around 30% on 129. My home about an hour away gets good service with those sorts of stats, so not sure if it is normal in this area or what.
Each time I have had the 3 satellite signals locked in, I run a check switch, and then both times once the check switch runs all signals go to 0% and it gives the error message about it finding less satellites than previously installed. This happened once on each receiver so I am pretty confident it isnt a bad receiver. The zip is 64640. Weird thing is, the receiver, book and where the old dish was previously set, show different elevations for the zip. I think the receiver says 39, book 41, and previous install had elevation at 46. I seemed to get it locked in around 43sh...but then lose signal and its hard to find again.
As mentioned before, the signal looks to be somewhat blocked by tree branches but it was getting signal prior to the HD dish (i viewed the signal and preview channel on the low def dish) and looks to have been installed professionally by DISH, the dish is mounted on the roof. It just loses all signals after a check switch in the install section of the receiver's guide.
Any suggestions? Could it be a bad or incorrect switch (DP-34)? Bad LNBs? (Dish and LNB are BRAND new, were in sealed box), Do I need to move the Dish a few hundred feet away where there are no trees and set on a pole and concrete? I just dont understand on how it was locked on with the old dual LNB dish and now when I run a check switch it loses all signal? Please help! Thanks!!
First off thanks for any advice given, I am at a standstill. Problem: Installing Western Arc Turbo HD triple LNB Dish Network dish. The previous owners of the house had DISH but non-high def. Prior to installing the HD dish I hooked the receiver up and checked to see if it was locked on. It was locked on to 119 and 110. The previous owners had a current subscription when they moved. I checked because there are some trees in the way so i was worried but it was getting a steady signal. I put the new HD dish up and am using a DP-34 switch and 2 dual VIP 722 receivers. Twice now I have had all 3 satellites locked on with around 70ish on the meter for 119 and 110, but around 30% on 129. My home about an hour away gets good service with those sorts of stats, so not sure if it is normal in this area or what.
Each time I have had the 3 satellite signals locked in, I run a check switch, and then both times once the check switch runs all signals go to 0% and it gives the error message about it finding less satellites than previously installed. This happened once on each receiver so I am pretty confident it isnt a bad receiver. The zip is 64640. Weird thing is, the receiver, book and where the old dish was previously set, show different elevations for the zip. I think the receiver says 39, book 41, and previous install had elevation at 46. I seemed to get it locked in around 43sh...but then lose signal and its hard to find again.
As mentioned before, the signal looks to be somewhat blocked by tree branches but it was getting signal prior to the HD dish (i viewed the signal and preview channel on the low def dish) and looks to have been installed professionally by DISH, the dish is mounted on the roof. It just loses all signals after a check switch in the install section of the receiver's guide.
Any suggestions? Could it be a bad or incorrect switch (DP-34)? Bad LNBs? (Dish and LNB are BRAND new, were in sealed box), Do I need to move the Dish a few hundred feet away where there are no trees and set on a pole and concrete? I just dont understand on how it was locked on with the old dual LNB dish and now when I run a check switch it loses all signal? Please help! Thanks!!
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