Those 2 lines that come into the house and enter "the things that look like splitters" are NOT splitters, they are switches. Prolly SW-21s, if I were to guess. You will need to run 4 cables total (upgraded from 2) to the Dish and then get a different switch solution to go above 4 Dish boxes. The LNBs are actually switching as well, when you used a splitter, either no channels work or only select channels would have the correct switching as default to lock.
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Originally Posted by pokeyron /forum/post/16837816
Just finished our basement out, and the contractor terminated and ran eight seperate RG6 wires back to the home panel in the garage. We currently have Dish Network with a 625 DVR and a 322G. We are able to watch four different channels on four different TV's. I have one satellite (and best I can tell), there are two incoming cables from the satellite that each go to a "diplexer" marked "In/Out", and there are two lines come out of each one (one is marked TV and one Satellite) for a total of four cables.
I have a TV in one room on the main level of the house and now I want to move that signal downstairs to the basement (there is no receiver in this room). I have been able to isolate this room where I want to move the signal from, by disconnecting it at the home panel (the TV loses the satellite feed, and the other 3 TV's are showing programming fine). The feed that I wish to relocate to the basement is TV2 on the 322G, so it's nothing special.
I purchased a digital splittler for $10 (nothing fancy, one in/eight outs) hooked up the 8 RG6's and found I was unable to receive a signal downstairs. I disconnected everything (thinking the splitter wasn't working) and then with a male coupler connected the signal I was moving to each of the RG6's one at a time; running and checking the TV in the basement each time. Still no signal, but now tired legs and being short of breath.![]()
I made sure that the basement TV was set to the correct channel (the same channel that it was set to on the main level when it was working), still no signal. When I connect the signal back in the original configuration, the room that I want to "move" comes right back up. I can't think of anything else to troubleshoot.
Any suggestions?...(Let me know if I need to provide a diagram or pictures for clarity).
Those 2 lines that come into the house and enter "the things that look like splitters" are NOT splitters, they are switches. Prolly SW-21s, if I were to guess. You will need to run 4 cables total (upgraded from 2) to the Dish and then get a different switch solution to go above 4 Dish boxes. The LNBs are actually switching as well, when you used a splitter, either no channels work or only select channels would have the correct switching as default to lock.
