Switch wiring?????????????

[spanky0622]

I am running a DPP Quad LNB getting 92&81 running 3 lines to 3 dreamlink receivers. Now I want to set up another DDP Quad to hit 110&119. I want to run all birds to 3 receivers. I have an SW21 switch and a DP44 switch. See pics. Can I do this with these switches and how? Thanks


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[Terryl]

First off that's not a DP44 switch in the photo but an old SW44, the SW44 can only be used with legacy LNB's ()voltage controlled switching) not the DP quad.(unless it's a very very old one, then it may be a legacy type)

I would dump the DP quad idea and get 4 DP single (DP duals) LNB's, then replace all LNB's for those.

Then a true DP44 switch will work, you can then setup the Diseqc switching as you like as the DP duals do not have an internal switch to contend with.

Or you can use a DP quad on the new setup and then use 3 SW21's to switch between them.

Be sure to use some good quality coax, and ground the system correctly as the switching signals can cross-talk between the two setups and cause you some big headaches.

[spanky0622]

If I stick with quads on both can I use a dp44 to still do the job?

[Terryl]

The DP quad has an internal switch, it will conflict with the DiSeqc switching commands from the receivers to the DP44 switch, 119W (or 91W) is on DiSeqc port #1, 110 (or 82W) is on DiSeqc port #2, if you try and use DiSeqc port #3 for the other satellites it will hopelessly get confused as the other DP quad will try and send info to port #1 or #2 and only see a #3 command, it wouldn't do anything but shut down the internal switch.

You could use two DP singles on the new proposed setup,(one for 119 and one for 110) then the DP44 switch and it's commands will work fine, put two outputs of the DP quad (#1 and #2) to the #1 and #2 port on the DP 44 switch and the two signal DP LNB's to ports #3 and #4 of the switch.

The only problem may be the DC power inserter for the DP44 switch, it sometimes affects the FTA receiver attached to it, so a separate coax must be used to run the switches power out to it's #1 receiver output port, do not connect a receiver to this coax, then ports 2, 3 and 4 of the DP44 switch will run the receivers just fine.

Ground everything (the DP44 switch has ground lugs on it) and it should work fine.
Then your settings would be DiSeqc port #1 = 91W, DiSeqc port #2 = 82W, DiSeqc port #3 = 119W, DiSeqc port #4 = 110W