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Installing a Legacy DISH 500 System
INSTALLING A LEGACY DISH 500 SYSTEM
If the LNBFs in your system do not have the DishPro logo, you are
installing a Legacy system.
• DishPro antenna systems which can be identified by the Dish-
Pro logo shown below.
• Legacy antenna systems which do not have the DishPro logo.
Important: You cannot use DishPro LNBFs and switches (those marked
with the DishPro logo) with Legacy switches and LNBFs (those without
the DishPro logo). You must install your DISH antenna system with
either all DishPro LNBFs and switches or all Legacy LNBFs and
switches. If you mix the two, the system will not work.
Note: If you have a Dish antenna system already installed, and the dish
has been pointed for the strongest possible signal strength, you can skip
this chapter and go directly to Appendix A to install the satellite receiver
in an existing system.
Note: If you are installing a Legacy system with two single or dual
LNBFs, follow the instructions that begin below. If you will be installing
a Legacy system with a Twin LNBF, skip the following section and go to
page 82.
Note: If you are installing a multi-dish system, follow either these
instructions or the instructions for installing a system with a Twin LNBF,
and then follow the instructions that begin on page 86 to complete your
system.
INSTALLING A LEGACY DISH 500 SYSTEM WITH TWO SINGLE OR
DUAL
LNBFS
Note: If you are installing a Legacy LNBF (that does not have a DishPro
logo), you can have up to 100 feet of cable between the satellite dish’s
LNBF connectors and the receiver, if you use only RG-6 cable. Also, be
sure that any outdoor connections are made using waterproof F-
connectors.
1. Once you have the dish mounted by completing all the steps in the
section titled Mounting the Dish, label both ends of one coaxial cable
“119”, and both ends of the other coaxial cable “110.” These cables
need to be long enough to reach from the receiver to the LNBF. If you
are installing dual LNBFs and want to support two receivers or
multiple dishes (see the Alternate Legacy Wiring Diagrams on
page 88), you will also need to thread two additional cables. If you
do, make sure you also label one cable “119” on both ends, and the
other “110” on both ends. See the section Grounding the Dish on
page 94 for detailed cable installation instructions.
Tip: Look for the
DishPro logo to
determine if your
system is a Dish-
Pro or Legacy
(non-DishPro)
system. After you
determine the
type of system
you have, use the
instructions that
apply to that sys-
tem.