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Installing a DISH 500 Antenna
23. After you select Yes, the receiver will begin taking a software upgrade. You
will see a Warning that “Vital program information will now be
downloaded into your re ceiver.” You will also see a status bar showing the
progress of this upgrade.
24. Once the software upgrade is complete, you will see a m essage that your
receiver’s memory is being upgraded.
Do not disturb the receiver while the receive r’s memory is being upgraded.
Note: If you are installing other DishPro receivers, be sur e to run
Check
Switch
on all of them, and allow them to take the necessary software
upgrade.
If you will be installing a multi-dish system, follow the instructions that
begin below.
Installing a Multiple Dish DishPro System
Note: You cannot use DishPro LNBFs and switches (those marked with the
DishPro logo) with Legacy (non-DishPro) switches and LNBFs (those without
the DishPro logo). You must install your DISH a ntenna system with either all
DishPro LNBFs and switches or all Legacy LN BFs and switches. If you mix the
two, the system will not work.
Note: You can have as much as 200 f eet of cable between the DishPro LNBF
and the DishPro receiver. However, you must use only RG- 6 coaxial cables
rated for 950 to 2150 MHz. Some cables m ay say "Swept tested f or 2150 MHz."
If you have any doubt about this, ask your DISH retailer, or look on the
container the ca ble came in. Do not use cable c ompany TV ca bles or cables
from other sa tellite TV systems not rated for 950-2150 MHz. These other cables
may cause signal loss. Do not use existing c ables such as R G-59. Also, be sure
that any outdoor connections are ma de using waterproof F-connec tors.
Once you have installed the DISH 500 with its DishPro Twin LNBF using the
preceding instructions, you can install a DISH 300 with a DishPro LNB F a s
follows:
1. Turn on the television and the receiver if they are not already on. You
should see the
Point Dish/Signal scree n. If not, open the Main Menu and
press 6-1-1 on the r emote.