SW44 switch discussion - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

dosborne · 2009-04-06, 07:24 AM

If you aren't adding any new equipment/receivers, then you can run the 3 receivers you have off the 1 dish.

First off though, there is no such thing as a "HD dish". I suspect you mean a dish setup with 2 LNBs.

Option using your current equipment:
Using only the dish with the 2 LNBs, take 2 feeds from the LNB in the 91 slot and feed those into the 3x4 MS. Take 3 of the outputs and feeds those to your 3 x 3100 receiver. Take the remaining feed from the 3x4 along with a single feed from the LNB in the 82 slot and input those into one of the SW21 switches. Take the output from the SW21 and feed that to your 6100.

Alternatives:
If you have other programming from 82 that you want to see on the 3100s (non-HD) then you could use the SW44. As a partial solution, using your existing equipment, you could use the second SW21 to make another combined feed for one of the 3100s.

If you are adding or replacing any of the receivers, then your setup may vary, but based on your original post, I suspect you are not.

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2009-04-06, 07:24 AM	#9
dosborne Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON - Sharp Aquos 52" LCD - Bell 9200, 4x5900, 3x3100, E50 DVD-R, Harmony 880, Garmin C550 Posts: 2,814	If you aren't adding any new equipment/receivers, then you can run the 3 receivers you have off the 1 dish. First off though, there is no such thing as a "HD dish". I suspect you mean a dish setup with 2 LNBs. Option using your current equipment: Using only the dish with the 2 LNBs, take 2 feeds from the LNB in the 91 slot and feed those into the 3x4 MS. Take 3 of the outputs and feeds those to your 3 x 3100 receiver. Take the remaining feed from the 3x4 along with a single feed from the LNB in the 82 slot and input those into one of the SW21 switches. Take the output from the SW21 and feed that to your 6100. Alternatives: If you have other programming from 82 that you want to see on the 3100s (non-HD) then you could use the SW44. As a partial solution, using your existing equipment, you could use the second SW21 to make another combined feed for one of the 3100s. If you are adding or replacing any of the receivers, then your setup may vary, but based on your original post, I suspect you are not. [When posting, please try and select an appropriate forum that matches your query. I've moved your post out of the "Member Feedback" forum. Thanks]