EchoStar DISH Pro Plus 44 User Manual

DISH Pro Plus 44

Multi-Dish Switch

Installation Guide

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

6. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

Keep safety in mind while installing the DISH Pro Plus 44 Switch. In this guide, the following notes tell you when you need to pay special attention:

Marks a procedure where the following may happen:

• Personal injury or death may occur.

• Equipment or property may be damaged.

Marks the following issues:

• Important operation or maintenance instructions follow.

• Special attention is required.

Note to Satellite TV System Installer: This reminder is

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provided to call the satellite TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Satellite Dish

Coaxial Cable

Ground Clamp

Antenna Discharge Unit

Grounding Conductors

NEC Section 810-21

from Satellite Dish

Electric Service Equ ipment

Ground Clamps

Power Service Grounding Electrode System (NEC Art. 250, Part H)

Introduction .....................................................................6

Features ...........................................................................6

Installation Instructions ...................................................7

Mounting and Connecting the Switch..........................7

Run Check Switch......................................................12

Adding More Switches...............................................16

Wiring Diagrams ...........................................................17

Limited Warranty ..........................................................19

If You Need Help...........................................................23

Introduction

This guide explains how to install the DISH Pro Plus 44 Multi-Dish Switch. You should use this guide along with the Installation Instructions provided in your receiver user’s guide.

Features

A DISH Pro Plus 44 switch allows you to receive signals from up to four DISH Network™ satellites, and route these signals to as many as four DISH Network satellite receivers per switch.

• Supports receiving signals from up to four DISH Network satellites.

• Supports DISH Pro Plus, DISH Pro, and non-DISH Pro receivers (some limitations apply).

• Supports trunking together DISH Pro Plus or DISH Pro switches to allow adding more receivers.

• Supports connecting to a DISH Pro Plus two-tuner receiver using only one cable (requires a DISH Pro Plus Separator).

Installation Instructions

The following instructions assume you have already installed and pointed your dish(es) for the strongest possible signal, have run Check Switch, and have allowed the receiver to take a software upgrade. If not, you must complete the dish installation using the instructions which came with the dish and receiver before starting this switch installation.

Note: For DISH Pro Plus-compatible receivers, you can complete these installation instructions with only one

ATELLITE IN connected.

Note: Legacy receivers may be directly connected to a DISH

Pro LNBF to peak the satellite dish and take the software download using odd transponders (for example, transponder

11).

Mounting and Connecting the Switch

Refer to the wiring diagrams starting on page 17 and complete the instructions below to mount and connect the switch to your system:

1. Mount the DISH Pro Plus 44 switch onto the side of a building, or on some other sturdy structure. Make sure that the mounting location is stable, and that you fasten the switch tightly to the surface.

The switch is UL approved to take the place of a ground block.

You can have up to 200 feet of cable between a DISH Pro LNBF and a satellite receiver with the DISH Pro Plus 44 Switch connected at any point along the 200 feet of cable. The cable must be rated for 950 to 2150 MHz. Some cable is labeled “Swept tested to 2150 MHz.” If you are unsure whether your cable is rated to 2150 MHz, check the container it came in or talk to your retailer.

: The DISH Pro Plus 44 switch can be installed

Note

inside or outside your home or building.

Note: Mount the switch so that the dish connections are horizontal (as shown in Figure 1), and put drip loops in all coaxial cables. This helps prevent water from dripping into switch connections.

Figure 1. Mounting the Switch

2. Connect the coaxial cables from the LNBFs in your system to the ports on the switch labeled T

O DISH (see

also the wiring diagrams that begin on page 17). Note: You can only connect to LNBFs marked with the

DISH Pro logo, DISH Pro Plus logo, or those used with a SuperDISH.

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