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Satellite Multiswitch / DM800HD & Technomate 5400CI+

  • 08-09-2011 04:07PM
    #1
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭


    Setting up my multiswitch in a couple of weeks.

    I have a 1.2m dish (that was on a motor before)

    Going for the fixed option. So I have a multi LNB arm.

    Probably going to have 28e / 19e / 16e / 28e as the inputs and Ordinary Aerial as the 5th input. (maybe another satellite rather than 2 28e connections)

    This is the switch I have

    http://www.satshop.tv/Spaun-SMS-5803-NF-5-8-Compact-Multiswitch

    With a DM800HD reciever in sitting room and Technomate 5400ci+ in the bedroom.

    Will this work ok? Do I need to do anything special to the switch to make it work?


    Any suggestions?


Comments

  • #2
    Apogee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭Apogee


    No, it won't do what you want it to do. That switch is designed to 'split' one satellite position (from a Quattro LNBF) between 8 different receivers.

    You seem to be looking for a setup where you share 4 satellite positions between 2 receivers.

    So you need 4x twin (or quad) LNBFs and 2x 4-way diseqc switches.
    http://www.satshop.tv/EMP-Centauri-P164-TW-DiSEqC-Relais-4-1-terr


  • #3
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    How do you intend to feed 4 seperate sat. positions into that switch? Diseqc switches? :confused:


  • #4
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    How do you intend to feed 4 seperate sat. positions into that switch? Diseqc switches? :confused:

    There are 4 inputs for satellite feeds. Im not sure what you mean? The DM800HD does the switching not sure on the other box


  • #5
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Apogee wrote: »
    No, it won't do what you want it to do. That switch is designed to 'split' one satellite position (from a Quattro LNBF) between 8 different receivers.

    You seem to be looking for a setup where you share 4 satellite positions between 2 receivers.

    So you need 4x twin (or quad) LNBFs and 2x 4-way diseqc switches.
    http://www.satshop.tv/EMP-Centauri-P164-TW-DiSEqC-Relais-4-1-terr


    Yes thats what im trying to do. So the switch itself is no good or I use these with the 4-way diseqc switches.


  • #6
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    If I connect the 4 lnb feeds to 1 switch and then that feed into the multiswitch times 2 will that work?


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  • #7
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    No, use 2 x 4 way diseqc & forget the multiswitch. Do you only have single lnbs?


  • #8
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    No, use 2 x 4 way diseqc & forget the multiswitch. Do you only have single lnbs?

    Have one quatro lnb for sky and a few single lnbs but might get a couple of duals

    I want to put all 4 satellites to 2 rooms/recievers

    So I need

    4 x dual lnbs
    2 x 4 way diseqc

    Ok grand job. Could I use the switch for something else? (got it cheap) feels like a waste but suppose if I dont really need it .


  • #9
    Apogee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭Apogee


    Something like this:

    switch.jpg


  • #10
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    Could I use the switch for something else? (got it cheap) feels like a waste but suppose if I dont really need it.

    If you know someone who needs 4 - 8 rooms fed with (say) Sky/Freesat & terrestrial, it would be just the thing. :)


  • #11
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Apogee

    Thanks for that !

    1 more question. How do these dual LNB's / 4 way diseqc switches work with breaks in the line? Any known issues as I dont have a straight run there will be 1 break between the lnb & the reciever. It worked ok when I had the motorised dish setup


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