Cannot acquire 119 and 110 at the same time

[Ricochet]

I have a Dish 500 dish with a dual LNB and a Dish DVR-625 receiver. I have recently installed my dish system in my RV and cannot acquire both sats at the same time. I used the same wiring as the system was set up at my home but cannot get both sats to work together. Do I need to change the wiring. I've spent hours trying to get this to work while traveling and the wife and I are getting ready to pitch it. I've included a drawing of how the system is connected. I set the AZ, Elev and Skew to the recommended settings based on Zip but no luck. What am I doing wrong?

 

[boba]

I have a Dish 500 dish with a dual LNB and a Dish DVR-625 receiver. I have recently installed my dish system in my RV and cannot acquire both sats at the same time. I used the same wiring as the system was set up at my home but cannot get both sats to work together. Do I need to change the wiring. I've spent hours trying to get this to work while traveling and the wife and I are getting ready to pitch it. I've included a drawing of how the system is connected. I set the AZ, Elev and Skew to the recommended settings based on Zip but no luck. What am I doing wrong?

Let me count the ways you are wrong.
1. You probably don't have a DUAL LNB that would only pick up 1 satellite but would only fill 1 side of the "Y" adapter.
2.You can't use a SPLITTER to combine or split satellite signals.
3.You can't use a DIPLEXER except to add TV antenna or cable signals.
4.A DISH PRO SEPARATOR can only be used with a DPP44 switch or a DPP Twin LNB.

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

Yes indeed there are many problems here. For one the LNB needs to be a twin LNB not a dual to recieve 119 and 110. The splitter cannot be in the line at all and diplexors only work in pairs. A DPP seperator only works with DPP twin LNBS. There is no way this config would work in a house or rv or anywhere. If you want to use the 625 with one line you must use a dish 500 with a DPP Twin. You could then diplex a antenna feed in the single line using 2 diplexors and use the dpp seperator.

 

[hokiecb]

Here is a modification to your drawing doing what the others have stated.. more likely to work.

 

[RandallA]

To the OP, make sure you note that on the correct drawing there's a Dish Pro Plus Twin not a dual or twin Dish Pro lnb. Like Boba said, you can only use dish pro separators with a DPP Twin or a DPP44 switch.

 

[Ricochet]

Thanks for the info guys. However, like I said this is the way it was connected at my house before moving the entire system to my RV. Just after posting my original message I was able (for the first time) to acquire both sat 119 and 110 using the configuration I showed in my original message, no changes. ??? Perhaps I should have said "twin" instead of "dual". The two words are interchangeable to me. Also, I have two leads coming from the dish not one. One comes from the 119 connection and the other from the 110 connection. I do not claim to know much about the connections or switches or diplexors...etc. I simply want to connect the dish and watch tv.

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

I am willing to bet he has 2 duals and the splitter he has in his diagram is actually a SW21 switch. This is not a splitter. In order to connect the 625 the correct way follow the revised diagram that was posted. It is correct for what you are trying to do.