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How do you make a Dish DVR work with Viewsat?

I have recently purchased a viewsat ultra lite, and I can not get it to work with my Dish Network DVR. The viewsat works or the dvr works. The problem I believe is with the dual LNBs. There is a single coax/data wire coming from the dual LNBs and I think both receivers are fighting over the signal. Is there any way to make them both work at the same time?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Read the manual under antenna setup. I think both receivers are attempting to power the LNB at the same time. The viewsat allows you to turn off the LNB excitation voltage. Give it a try and let us know how it worked!

  • 1 decade ago

    You need a separate coax and dish for the Viewsat. It does not need to connect to the Dishnetwork system at all.

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