Dual Tuner Receiver Installation Techniques

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• Dual Tuner ReceiverInstallation Techniques

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Objective

• Educate you on the new dual tuner set top boxes
  features, installation, signal distribution, and
  operation.

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Agenda

• The Dual Tuner Experience
• DISH 322 Overview
• DISH Player-DVR 522 Overview
• Dual Tuner Installation
• Super Home Node
• 2nd TV Installation
• UHF Pro Remote
• DISH Pro Plus Technology

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Dual Tuners

• Primary Tuner
• A/V Outputs
• Channel 3/4 modulator
• RCA or SVHS video
• RCA and digital audio

• Secondary Tuner
• A/V Outputs
• Agile modulator
• MTS stereo on DISH Player-DVR 522

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DISH Player-DVR 522
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DISH 322
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DISH Pro Installation
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Secondary TV Installation

• Check Existing Setup
• TV/VCR already programmed?
• Have original TV/VCR remote?
• Adding channel to TV/VCR
• Set to Off-Air or Cable
• Programming TV or VCR channels
• Check for VCR inline ahead of TV
• MTS enabled for 522 installations
• Use 15dB attenuator under 75 feet

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Signal Distribution

• Site Survey
• RG-6 or RG-59 used?
• Number of coax feeds in each room?
• Number of splitter taps?
• Buried splitters?
• Existing cable or off-air signal OK?
• Tracing signal distribution
• Check signal paths
• Routing additional wiring
• Remote location of receiver

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Signal Distribution

• dBmVs and dBs what are they?
• Video quality levels
• Best video Above 3 below 10 dBmV
• Good video 0 to 3 dBmV
• Acceptable video -5 to 0 dBmV
• Marginal video Below -5dBmV
• Dependent on quality and age of television

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Signal DistributionLevels and Loss

• Signal Sources
• Channel ¾ output level is 6 dBmV
• Agile Modulator output level is 17 dBmV
• Device Losses
• 2 way splitter loss -3.5 dB
• 4 way splitter loss -7.5 dB
• Diplexer TV channel path loss -2 dB

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Cable Losses

• RG-6
• Channel 3/4 1.5 dB
• Channel 21 4.7 dB
• Channel 69 5.5 dB

• RG-59
• Channel 3/4 2.0 dB
• Channel 21 5.5 dB
• Channel 69 7.0 dB

• Levels are for 100 lengths of cable
• Channel 21 off-air Channel 73 Cable
• Channel 69 off-air Channel 125 Cable

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Diplexer Connections

• Use DISH Pro Approved Diplexers
• Double Check Connections
• SAT Tuner or LNBF/Switch
• ANT TV Distribution or Modulator
• IN/OUT Connect to IN/OUT ONLY

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Single Receiver Direct Feed
6.0 dBmV
-3.5 dB 50 RG-59
-7.5 dB
2.5 dBmV
17 dBmV
13.5 dBmV
-3.5 dB 50 RG-59
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Single Receiver with Diplexers
-1.5 dBmV
17 dBmV
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Dual Receivers with Direct or Diplexer Feed
Graphics In Progress - local 3/4 feeds -
backfeeds combined for Agile
3 dBmV 1 -1 dBmV 2
17 dBmV
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Single Receiver Dual Modulators
6 dBmV
17 dBmV
10 dB Amp
-7 dBmV
3 dBmV
-1 dBmV
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Super Home Node

• Why do you need this product?
• Distributes Agile Modulator to multiple TVs
• Combines Off-Air/Cable and Agile Modulator
• Complies with agency requirements
• Super Home Node
• Distributes signals to four televisions
• Outdoor rated
• Power Inserter
• Connect to Modulator In or TV Out Ports
• Different than Switch Power Inserters

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Super Home Node

• Antenna In to TV Out
• Channel 3/4 Amplification 3 dB
• Channel 21/69 Amplification 3 dB
• Modulator In to TV Out
• Channel 3/4 Loss -6 dB
• Channel 21/69 Loss -7 dB

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Single Receiver With Direct Backfeed
3 dBmV
17 dBmV
-1 dBmV
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Dual Receivers With Direct Backfeed
-0.5 dBmV
-4.5 dBmV
17 dBmV
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Single Receiver Dual Modulators
17 dBmV
6 dBmV
3.5 dBmV
Antenna Input
9.5 dBmV
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Single Receiver Dual Modulators
17 dBmV
6 dBmV
Antenna Input
Modulator Input
7 dBmV
3 dBmV
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Single Receiver with Off Air Antenna
6 dBmV
17 dBmV
-5.5 dBmV
-.5 dBmV
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UHF Pro Remote

• New improved UHF remote technology
• Primary factory-fixed IR mode
• Compatible with all receivers except the legacy
  DISH Player receiver
• Secondary UHF Pro mode
• Can switch to IR mode via Key
• Not compatible with Legacy UHF receivers
• 16 addresses available

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UHF Pro Remote Keys
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Limited Mode and Recover Button

• Many customer calls due to loss of video
• Limited Mode Programming
• Only allows On/Off and Volume commands
• Add a 1 to end of TV code to enable
• Works for VCR codes as well
• Recover Button
• Gets customer back to viewing satellite
• TV1 remote needs proper TV/VCR codes
• TV2 set by using key and Agile channel

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• Single cable used by both tuner inputs
• DISH 322, DISH Player-DVR 522
• DISH Pro Plus Separator required
• Supports legacy with direct connection
• Integrates DP Adapter function
• DISH Pro Plus Products
• DISH Pro Plus Twin
• DISH Pro Plus 44 Switch
• DISH Pro Plus Separator

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Review Question

• Scenario I
• DISH 322 installation with 110/119/148W
• Only two cables available at entry point to
  primary location
• Existing cable with 4-way splitter
• Customer will drop cable for locals via satellite
  
• Wants Secondary TV on Master Bedroom and
  Kitchen.

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Review Question

• Scenario II
• DISH Player-DVR 522 installation
• 110/119/148 satellite locations
• Using a DISH Pro Plus Technology
• Customer wants off-air antenna combined
• Feed 4 TVs including the Primary TV

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Additional Resources

• Retailer Care Site
• Diagrams
• Technical Information Bulletins

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