Multiswitch installation

Buy SWM8. This site was designed to give full information on using the SWM products, from the simple to the complicated. Where previously several lines were required to run from a dish or multiswitch through outside walls and into individual rooms, the SWM-8 allows the signal to be run much more like a standard cable TV installation - only one line needs to run from the outdoor dish to the inside of the house.

If you have cable TV and are considering switching to DIRECTV, if you have a DVR where you want both tuners to be active, and if you have multiple rooms sharing a signal from one dish, a SWM-8 can make our installation much easier and more efficient, and may totally eliminate drilling holes through walls. In addition, the SWM is now available with support for 16 tuners.

If the communal Legacy multiswitch is a 9 wire device, it will be capable of providing Legacy Universal LNB mode satellite transponder signals from two different satellites, which unfortunately means that a standard Unitron dCSS Sky Q Plug-In Adaptor installation cannot be implemented in order to provide you with a feed suitable for a Sky Q receiver. To the best of my knowledge, no global manufacturer has yet considered it financially viable to develop a communal dSCR that can also handle two, three or four different satellites.

There are obviously solutions where the four 'Trunk' feeds could be split, by either passive or active devices, to provide the four additional feeds that either a Sky Unitron dCSS or an additional dSCR multiswitch require in order that one of these devices could be installed in parallel with the existing Legacy Universal LNB multiswitches, but, apart from the cost, if you moved out of your flat the original twin satellite Integrated Reception System feed would require to be restored for the next resident, if they wanted to be able to access the second satellite connected to the original IRS distribution.

But, if the 9 wire multiswitch that is presently providing two feeds to your stacker is also supplying two more feeds to your flat, and not presently supplying any other resident, then, if this device was exchanged for a standard 4 or 8 port 5 wire dSCR multiswitch or a Sky Unitron dCSS you could have a Sky Q compatible feed, by just using the four outputs from the present 'Trunk' splitter that are connected to the Astra Whether your management agents would allow this, is another matter, but it would then be capable of providing a Sky Q compatible feed for multiple additional residents in the future.

If the multiswitch that is presently feeding your flat is in fact a Vision V device then it is just a standard 5 wire multiswitch, and obviously already connected to the correct Astra So it should still be able to support a Unitron dCSS device. Is the signal quality the same on a communal dish as it would be on a private home? Will the picture quality be the exact same? A few of the tenants have asked if they can put up their own dishes to receive European channels.

If the landlord only allows this through another communal dish, is it possible to do this while also having Sky Q? A Sky Q receiver requires the satellite transponder signals to achieve a Modulation Error Ratio MER quality greater than 11 dB from all of the 65 satellite transponders that Sky presently use.

The picture quality will be the same whenever the MER quality is reliably greater than the required value of 11 dB. Alas, Sky Multiple Development Unit trained engineers will not currently attempt to install Sky Q receivers when connected to communal IRS installations that involve the distribution of satellite signals from more than just one satellite position.

Does that mean all the necessary adapters are already pre-installed? Does this mean I can get Sky Q installed without the engineer needing any special access? Ibrahim nobody can tell you thst in advance as the Sky MDU engineer will have to test the signal strength in your flat before you will get a solid answer.

This is routinly done during an installation call. The Sky customer services rep will normally ask you to get permission for engineer to access the head end equipment if required when you book an installation. That permission should be given by your buildings managers if they advertise Sky services as being available. If for any reason thecdish based Q servicecdoesnt work then you now havecan option ofvtge new Sky Glass serrvice delivered over your internet connection assuming that is fastvenough.

About Sky Community Offers. Sign In. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. This type of setup is based upon switches, and each receiver must connect each tuner to the switch at the dish or the additional switch. A legacy dish non-SWM has four outputs that carry all the signals between these four.

Connecting a switch down the line with one of these units means all four cables need to connect. Remember, each tuner sends a voltage and a signal that controls the switch position, powers the buffer amp, and ends up powering the LNB at the dish.

If you need to change out the LNB, do that first. When changing out the LNB, remember to be careful. Use a pencil to note the mounting angles on the dish. This will help you see if you have inadvertently moved the dish. Gently mark the position of the dish on the dish bracket, and also mark the angle on the top and bottom adjustment areas on the mounting arm. Disconnect and remove the old LNB then attach the new one. You will need to run four wires to the multiswitch, so connect those then run them inside.

If you do want to stay with this older technology, you can purchase another one from Solid Signal and use up to 16 tuners that way. While many homes were wired with high-quality RG6 cable, the standard was for only one wire per room.

The new switch requires that power be inserted into the system through a separate module. If you have a SWM-8 multiswitch, you have two choices.

You can add another SWM There are ways around this and the risks of these are discussed below. An easier, although more expensive, option is to use the SWM multiswitch. First, look at the power inserter. Switch out the power inserter before making any other changes. This will be especially obvious if there is no wire coming from the Legacy 1 and 2 ports.

When replacing a SWM8 with a SWM, connect all the lines in the same places as before, except if you noted the line from the Legacy 3 port. On the SWM8, that separate line runs to the Legacy 3 port. Connect the inserter line appropriately. There is a clear benefit to having a specific line run from the power inserter to the switch. Wiring this way will make it impossible to accidentally fry a receiver if you incorrectly hook up the power inserter.

If you have one SWM, then you have more options. Two multiswitches with power inserters. Remember not to oversplit the signal and terminate any unused connections. Better to ground too often than not often enough. Lines from the dish should be run to the four power-passing splitters.

Run each line from each splitter into the same port in each multiswitch. In other words, the 18V line for each multiswitch should come from the same splitter. You will not be able to run a receiver from this connection.