Got my new equipment from my online retailer last Monday and finally got around to installing it the first day I was off work today. I got up early this Saturday and hooked up all my new equipment and then went out to install the e.a. hybrid lnb with the hybrid switch. I had found an abandoned 1000.2 western arc dish in the park where I live and I took it home and switched it to eastern arc. I took my old 1000.4 dish down that I installed 8 years ago. Hooked up the new dish and put the lnb in place and then proceeded to spend hours trying to get it to see both 61.5 and 72.7 sats.
The hybrid switch was simple to install ,but the only problem was I had three coaxes hooked up to my old dish and I only needed one. So I had to hook up to each coax to my sat meter till one of them went green on the meter. I then had to mark it with tape so I didn't lose it again. I took the other two coaxes and hooked it to my terk 44 ota antenna on one end and the splitter I wasn't using now under the house. Just in case I ever need two other coaxes in the future.
So I started around 9:00am and worked and worked and kept looking at my sat meter strength and I had to use my hopper 2 with sling to peak the dish . I couldn't even see the dish with my unauthorized hopper 3 yet. I even went to my parents house to snap a picture with my phone of their eastern arc dish I installed last summer on their roof. There was very little difference in the settings since we are in the same area. I went home and tried their settings and nothing seemed to work . I kept seeing 61.5 at low signal strength and no 72.7. I was beginning to think that the 1000.4 sat dish was easier to install and that took hours too. I also thought that maybe the old dish was bent or the skew wasn't set right because I moved it from western arc to eastern arc.
Finally, I remembered that my old 1000.4 dish was looking at the wrong sats when I had originally installed it in 08 and it dawned on me that this might be the same situation. Sure enough the new 1000.2 sat dish was looking a little to much to the right and the strengths were coming in great with my cheap sat meter, even if they weren't on the receiver. I moved it more to the left almost looking at the back of my house and bingo the meter was buzzing on the lowest setting even. I went inside and the receiver was counting down the check switch and BINGO I had both 61.5 and 72.7 sats and my spot beam for my locals was at 62 strength.
By now it was 3:00pm and I hooked up the hopper 3 in place of my hopper 2 receiver. Then it started downloading the software and counting down the steps . The 4k joey did the same and the joey 2.0 was counting down too. When I got to the step to authorize all 3 , I called DISH to turn them on . I called technical department ,since this receiver is the latest thing and the regular csr would give me grief to try to do it on their end. Well the technical dept. gave me grief instead. " We can't turn on the hopper 3 because you need a tech to come out and install a new hybrid lnb with switch. " I then proceeded to tell him about my eventful day and how tired I was and wanted them to just turn it on ,since I have installed all my receivers in my house going back to the very first dvr receivers like the 500 series. I have had all 3 hoppers and did all my installs , sat dishes, switches etc. I said I had been with DISH 19 and a half years and I was a Sat guys website member and I knew a little more about the switch and lnb that I needed etc. He put me on hold and I waited for ever. When he came back he continued to apologize about the rules and then the receivers authorized while I was talking to him. Then he said that the supervisor approval must of come through and they turned it on . I said thanks and hung up.
The hopper 3 came up and then the 4k joey ,but the joey 2.0 didn't seem to get the software update and it took another call to the tech dept. to get it to authorized it and it took the software update and it came on with the new carbon interface too. I restored my timers and preferences and played with the preference and the ota scan etc. By now it was close to 5:00pm. My wife came home from her weekend only job and looked at me ,since I hadn't even shaved or showered yet and said : "YOU didn't do anything today did you?" After filling her in with my day , she said OK,Ok, I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be that hard.
So far, I like the interface ,not crazy about the 52.0 remote control yet. But I am determined to use it on both the 4 k joey and the hopper 3. But I also have the older hopper 40.0 remotes on both devices in case I can't stand to wait ,till I learn the new remote control ways. I made one ota recording that I did while I was watching and it played fine. Haven't tested the old timers yet for ota . Will find out Monday on what happens on Metv shows. I think that this hopper is really cool ! I love the quick guides and the picture quality is sharper to me on all the tvs on all three receivers. Like the option to use the classic guide or the new modern darker guide.
Well, that is all for my first day with the hopper 3 , 4k joey and joey 2.0. Hope that it only improves and gets better in time for the fall season to start. Really , really want ota to work right, at all times.
Now, I'm going to bed, because I am really tired. Good night to all.
The hybrid switch was simple to install ,but the only problem was I had three coaxes hooked up to my old dish and I only needed one. So I had to hook up to each coax to my sat meter till one of them went green on the meter. I then had to mark it with tape so I didn't lose it again. I took the other two coaxes and hooked it to my terk 44 ota antenna on one end and the splitter I wasn't using now under the house. Just in case I ever need two other coaxes in the future.
So I started around 9:00am and worked and worked and kept looking at my sat meter strength and I had to use my hopper 2 with sling to peak the dish . I couldn't even see the dish with my unauthorized hopper 3 yet. I even went to my parents house to snap a picture with my phone of their eastern arc dish I installed last summer on their roof. There was very little difference in the settings since we are in the same area. I went home and tried their settings and nothing seemed to work . I kept seeing 61.5 at low signal strength and no 72.7. I was beginning to think that the 1000.4 sat dish was easier to install and that took hours too. I also thought that maybe the old dish was bent or the skew wasn't set right because I moved it from western arc to eastern arc.
Finally, I remembered that my old 1000.4 dish was looking at the wrong sats when I had originally installed it in 08 and it dawned on me that this might be the same situation. Sure enough the new 1000.2 sat dish was looking a little to much to the right and the strengths were coming in great with my cheap sat meter, even if they weren't on the receiver. I moved it more to the left almost looking at the back of my house and bingo the meter was buzzing on the lowest setting even. I went inside and the receiver was counting down the check switch and BINGO I had both 61.5 and 72.7 sats and my spot beam for my locals was at 62 strength.
By now it was 3:00pm and I hooked up the hopper 3 in place of my hopper 2 receiver. Then it started downloading the software and counting down the steps . The 4k joey did the same and the joey 2.0 was counting down too. When I got to the step to authorize all 3 , I called DISH to turn them on . I called technical department ,since this receiver is the latest thing and the regular csr would give me grief to try to do it on their end. Well the technical dept. gave me grief instead. " We can't turn on the hopper 3 because you need a tech to come out and install a new hybrid lnb with switch. " I then proceeded to tell him about my eventful day and how tired I was and wanted them to just turn it on ,since I have installed all my receivers in my house going back to the very first dvr receivers like the 500 series. I have had all 3 hoppers and did all my installs , sat dishes, switches etc. I said I had been with DISH 19 and a half years and I was a Sat guys website member and I knew a little more about the switch and lnb that I needed etc. He put me on hold and I waited for ever. When he came back he continued to apologize about the rules and then the receivers authorized while I was talking to him. Then he said that the supervisor approval must of come through and they turned it on . I said thanks and hung up.
The hopper 3 came up and then the 4k joey ,but the joey 2.0 didn't seem to get the software update and it took another call to the tech dept. to get it to authorized it and it took the software update and it came on with the new carbon interface too. I restored my timers and preferences and played with the preference and the ota scan etc. By now it was close to 5:00pm. My wife came home from her weekend only job and looked at me ,since I hadn't even shaved or showered yet and said : "YOU didn't do anything today did you?" After filling her in with my day , she said OK,Ok, I'm sorry, I didn't know it would be that hard.
So far, I like the interface ,not crazy about the 52.0 remote control yet. But I am determined to use it on both the 4 k joey and the hopper 3. But I also have the older hopper 40.0 remotes on both devices in case I can't stand to wait ,till I learn the new remote control ways. I made one ota recording that I did while I was watching and it played fine. Haven't tested the old timers yet for ota . Will find out Monday on what happens on Metv shows. I think that this hopper is really cool ! I love the quick guides and the picture quality is sharper to me on all the tvs on all three receivers. Like the option to use the classic guide or the new modern darker guide.
Well, that is all for my first day with the hopper 3 , 4k joey and joey 2.0. Hope that it only improves and gets better in time for the fall season to start. Really , really want ota to work right, at all times.
Now, I'm going to bed, because I am really tired. Good night to all.
