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Dish Network DP21 manual

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    120131 DishPro 21 Multi-Dish Switch Installation Guide[...]

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    Impo rtant S afet y I nstr uctio ns Yo u must k eep safe ty i n mi nd wh en you inst all and us e the DP21 swi tch. Refe r to the s afe ty ins truct ions i n the ins tallat i on inst ruction s tha t came wi th your s ystem. In this Gu i d e , the f ollowi ng no tes tell y ou whe n you need t o pay s pecia l atte ntio n: Impo rtant Re gu lato ry F a[...]

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    3 Content s Intro duction ....... ........ ... ........ ... ........ p age 4 How to Inst all the DP21 Switch ..... p age 5 Operating w ith a Dis hPro Compliant Splitt er ...... ....... .... .... p age 10 Wiring Diagr ams ....... ... ........ ... ........ p age 10 Limited Warranty .. ....... .... ....... .... .... p a ge 14 I nstr uctio ns_Smal l. f[...]

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    4 Intr odu cti on A Dis hPro 21 (DP 21) Multi -Dis h Swit ch all ows you to re ce ive sig nals fr om tw o Di shP ro LN BF s, an d rou te t he se si gn als to a Dis hPr o sa tell it e re ceiv er ( see pag e 10 for wir in g diag rams) . Th is gu ide exp lains how to i nstal l a DP2 1 Mu lti- Dis h Swi tch . Use thi s gui de a lo ng wit h th e D ishPr[...]

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    5 How to Inst all a DP21 S witch The foll owi ng inst ruct io ns assume y ou hav e alre ady point ed you r dish f or the str onge st poss ible s ignal , that you hav e run Check Switch with th e Dis hPr o LNB F con necte d dir ectl y to t he rece iv er ’ s Sate llit e In po rt, an d that you have t aken a so ftwar e up grade from the s atel lit e[...]

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    6 2. Connec t the co axial c ables f rom a DI SH 500 or a DISH 300 t o the p orts on t he DP21 sw itch l abele d To D i s h as shown in the wi r ing d iagra ms that be gi n o n page 10. 3 . Co nnect th e cabl e fr om the sate llit e recei ve r por t label le d Sa tell ite In to the D P21 port label ed T o Recei ver Satelli te In . Run Ch eck Swit c[...]

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    7 Figure 1. Point Di sh/Sign al 4. T he Check Swi t ch proce dure wil l run. Whe n it fi nishe s, you wil l see a n Inst allatio n Summary scre e n sim il ar to Fi g ure 2 o n p age 8. Th is sc reen sh oul d ide nt ify th e ins tall ed s witch as a DP21. Y ou s hou ld se e eve ry s ate lli te loc atio n t hat y our s yste m is r ec eiv ing on t he [...]

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    8 Figure 2. I nst allat ion Summary with Ident ified Devi ces Note : If you us e a Dis hPr o comp lia nt spl it ter, one si de of th e spl it ter bloc ks the communi cati ons betwee n the rece iv er and the LNBF , but wil l al low t he sa tell ite TV si gn als to p ass . Y ou w ill se e an I nst alla tio n Sum mary screen s imi lar to the on e show[...]

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    9 Figure 3. I nst allat ion Summary without Ident ifie d Devices 5. If th e Inst all ation Summ ar y does not show that Check Switch com plet ed succe ss full y as sh own in ste p 4, chec k your c onnect ions o n all cab le s at the r eceiv er s, swit ches, and LNBFs , an d then ru n Ch eck Swit ch aga in. 6. If you s til l do not se e the Satel li[...]

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    10 7. If you s til l do not se e the Satel lite recep tion veri fied mes sag e, ca ll th e DISH Net wor k Cust omer Ser vic e Cen ter at 1 -80 0-333- DI SH (3474) . Oper ating wi th a DishPro Co mpliant S plitter Wh en us ing a D ish Pro c ompl ia nt sp litte r to s plit t he sig nal f rom a Di shPro s ingle LN BF (as s hown i n Figure s 4 and 5 ),[...]

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    11 Figure 4. DISH 500 with DishPro T win LNBF , DISH 300 with a Single LNBF , T wo DP21 Switches, and a DishPro Compli ant Splitte r . Support s t wo rece ivers from t hre e sa t ell ite l o cat io ns . I nstr ucti ons _Smal l. fm Page 11 T uesda y, J anu ary 1 4, 20 03 2:0 8 PM[...]

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    12 Figure 5. T wo DISH 300s wit h Single DishPr o LNBFs, T wo DP21 Switches, an d T wo DishPro Compliant Spl itters. Support s two receiv ers from two sate llite loca tions. I nstr ucti ons _Smal l. fm Page 12 T uesda y, J anu ary 1 4, 20 03 2:0 8 PM[...]

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    13 Figure 6. One Dish 500 with a T win LNBF , One Dish 300 with a Single LNBF , and One DP21 Switch. Suppor ts one receiver f rom three sat ellite l ocations and one r eceiver from two satel lite locat ions. I nstr ucti ons _Smal l. fm Page 13 T uesda y, J anu ary 1 4, 20 03 2:0 8 PM[...]

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    14 Li mited Warr an ty Thi s war ranty e xten ds on ly to the or igi nal use r of the DISH Net work ™ DP21 Swit ch (“you ,” “your”) and is limit ed to the pu rchase p rice of the swi tch. Echo St ar Commu nicati ons Cor porati on and it s aff iliat ed compa nies (“we ,” “our ,” “us ”) warrant this swit ch contro l against d ef[...]

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    15 USE OF , OR INABILIT Y TO USE, THIS DEVI CE. UNDER NO CIRCUMST AN CES S H ALL OUR LIABILITY , IF ANY , EXCE ED THE PURCHASE PRICE P AID FOR THIS DEVICE. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITE D BY APPLICA BLE L A W , ANY IMPL IED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABIL ITY OR F ITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PUR POSE ON THIS DEVICE IS LIMITED IN DUR A TION TO THE DURA TI[...]

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    16 The shi ppi ng char ge, for receivin g replace ment equip ment and ret urn ing the defec tive eq uipme nt, is a o ne time f ee ba sed on Ec hoStar 's comp etiti ve bulk shipp ing ra tes (ad ditional c harges may a pply ou tside o f the conti nenta l US). Th is fee will b e charged to y our bil ling acco unt or y our valid c red it ca rd. If[...]

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    17 Acc essory W arrant y An ac cessory i s any DIS H Netwo rk brand ed equ ipment, d ispl aying the D ISH Netw ork log o, excl udin g the r eceiver , Smart Car d, cabl es and hoo kup s, and non - me chanical co mponent s. A on e-year war rant y becomes effective u pon the ac tivati on of th e DIS H syste m or d ate of p urchas e, if bou ght s epar [...]

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    18 W e will: Che ck the s witch , includ ing whet her it i s cov ered under the warr anty . Repl ace any sw itch tha t w e find is de fective w ith a new or ref urb ished swi tch, if the def ectiv e swi tch is co vered u nder th e warra nty . W e will s hip th e repla cemen t swi tch at our expense. If a de fectiv e switch is not cov ered un der th[...]

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    Copyri ght © 2003, EchoS tar T echnol ogies Co rpora tion, Engl ewo od, Colora do 801 12. Al l right s rese rved. The info rma tion in thi s Guide may chang e withou t noti ce. Revisi on s may be i ssued t o tell y ou about s uch c hanges . Y o u should a ddres s commen ts or que stio ns ab out this Gui de to T echn i c al Publi cati ons, E choS t[...]