linkbox9000i set up question

[matty1234]

First of all good morning I have a dish 500 on dish and also have a telus dish with quad lnb I am wondering how I can hook both of these up to one receiver thanks for any input and am also wondering what the proper setting are for bel this is my first try at bell dish is no problem

[nobodyspecial]

you need to post more info, lnb type on your dish 500 Also what type of lnb telus uses etc

[jedi]

First of all good morning I have a dish 500 on dish and also have a telus dish with quad lnb I am wondering how I can hook both of these up to one receiver thanks for any input and am also wondering what the proper setting are for bel this is my first try at bell dish is no problem

What the heck is a Telus dish? The Dish 500 can be used for either Dishnet or Bell - but in the case of Dishnet you won't get many HD channels unless you get another dish pointed to their 129 sat. What is the LNB on the Dish 500? - if it's a quad or twin you could always swap out that LNB for single/dual LNBs and use a DiSEqC switch to connect to the Telus (maybe??) and to a separate 129 dish.

[nobodyspecial]

What the heck is a Telus dish? The Dish 500 can be used for either Dishnet or Bell - but in the case of Dishnet you won't get many HD channels unless you get another dish pointed to their 129 sat. What is the LNB on the Dish 500? - if it's a quad or twin you could always swap out that LNB for single/dual LNBs and use a DiSEqC switch to connect to the Telus (maybe??) and to a separate 129 dish.

sat provider in bc and alberta canada

[matty1234]

I have my dish 500 with dish pro lnb built in switch pointed at 110 and 119 and the telus dish pointed at 82 and 91 I am needing to know how I can run both on my receiver basically what external switch I need for both providers on one receiver

[nobodyspecial]

I have my dish 500 with dish pro lnb built in switch pointed at 110 and 119 and the telus dish pointed at 82 and 91 I am needing to know how I can run both on my receiver basically what external switch I need for both providers on one receiver

I dont know if telus lnbs work for bell and what kind they are Are they working now?

[matty1234]

yes it works for bell when I do a check switch on my receive it says its a dp quad lnb

[nobodyspecial]

use an ecoda 0/22 switch to combine both set-ups. I am assuming you have a provider box hooked up to power the lnbs

[jedi]

Since they are both Dish Pro LNBs - couldn't he use a DP44 switch?

The Ecoda switches would be a much cheaper way of going but if he has 4 sat signals coming in - how would you hook up the ecodas and your config file?

I have some 22 KHz switches but have never had much luck with them.

[matty1234]

I think I will order a dp44 and try the thing is I am getting rid of the providers receiver so maybe I should also just get single lnbs and run all the cables to the switch and then run 2 to a different switch then one to the linkbox receiver would that work?

[Mavrick]

Since they are both Dish Pro LNBs - couldn't he use a DP44 switch?

The Ecoda switches would be a much cheaper way of going but if he has 4 sat signals coming in - how would you hook up the ecodas and your config file?

I have some 22 KHz switches but have never had much luck with them.

If he had 4 DP single lnbs then he could use the DP44 switch, having DP quads will cause issues with a DP44 switch (see thread below this one). Those DP lnbs have an internal diseqc switch so only one line from each lnb is needed and the 22 KHz switch can be used to join 2 of them to a receiver, just use the same diseqc commands that are being used now and add in the 22 KHz commands.

[matty1234]

so the ecoda switch will work on my set up is that the best one on the market right now

[nobodyspecial]

so the ecoda switch will work on my set up is that the best one on the market right now
Ecoda is the brand and works with the diseq commands However there is no way a Fta rcvr will power those lnbs by itself.