New install add c-band signal

[Flyingfluco]

Our new system was installed today, sort of. The dish is mounted on a fence post and the installers don't trench so there is about 75' of coax strung on the gorund between the dish and the receiver. Other than that everything seems to work OK, the signal to the tv on the second floor is fine and we are getting the programming we paid for. We're not getting rid of the big dish and I need to reconnect it so that the two TVs on the first floor can receive that signal as needed. Can someone sugggest what I'll need to do that, would appreciate specifics such as brand and model for any splitters, etc. required. If this info is already available on a web site, a url would also be appreciated
We'll move the Dish Network dish to a more permanent situation adjacent to the big dish in the spring. It is time to replace the ribbon cable and we can lay the Dish cable at the same time.

[JohnH]

How many DISH Network receivers are involved? What channels are you receiving them on your TVs?

[Flyingfluco]

Just one receiver, a 322. The nearest TV is on channel 3 the remote tv is on channel 60. The manual is very skimpy in that it shjows "antenna/cable in" which I thought I caould use for the C-Band feed but I can't see how to make this happen.

[SimpleSimon]

The C-Band feed is a satellite signal - NOT a TV (antenna/cable) signal.

The OUTPUT of your C-Band receiver is a TV signal - and RF ("channel 3/4") is probably there.

The E* receiver's antenna/cable input will ONLY feed TV1. However, you can "share" the TV2 RF coax feed between the 322's TV2 output and the C-Band receiver's output. A standard UHF/VHF splitter used "backwards" should do the job.

So, C-band box output to splitter "in". One splitter "out" to 322 antenna-in, the other "out" to an "out" of the SECOND splitter. 322 TV2 out to the other "out" of the second splitter. "in" of the second splitter goes to the second TV - which now has a choice of 2 channels - 60 (the 322) and 3/4 (C-Band).

[Flyingfluco]

Sorry for the confusion with the terminology. We only want c-band signal for TV1 and have that working now. Still haven't gotten everything set up the way it was with the C-Band/OTA antenna set up.
The SAT signal entered a downstairs room where we ran it through a vcr and attached it to an amplifier with 4 outputs. One each went to the two tvs downstairs and a third was a length of coax routed upstairs where it was split to two rooms. The fourth connection was terminated. Downstairs we also had a DVD player attached to TV1 via RCA connections.
For now we are splitting the TV1 output and routing to the two downstairs tv's. Would it be OK to use the RCA connection to TV1 and use TV1 coax output to the second downstairs TV? If I can do that what about the DVD player connection? It has two sets of RCA ouptuts and an S-video output.
To further complicate mattters we have a brand new Bose home enterttainment system sitting in the box awaiting installation. The issue we have there is that both the Dish and C-Band cables enter the house at a corner of a room roughly 32x20 and we want to put the tv and Bose system at the opposite end of that room from where the signals enter the house.
Thanks for your response, I've learned a lot fromlurking on this forum and reading your posts.

[SimpleSimon]

Still confused. There's NO way you're running a "SAT signal" through a VCR.

So, I can't comment on your entertainment room because I don't really know what type of signal you're talking about.

SAT signals can ONLY go to a satellite receiver (Dish or C-Band as appropriate). The OUTPUT of those boxes is typically RF (coax - Channel 3/4 or UHF), RCA (composite), and/or S-Video. RCA (better quality) & S-Video (best quality) don't go very far without "help".

As for your question about using both TV1 RCA & TV1 coax - I have no idea which box you're referring to. However, I've never seen a box (VCR, DVD, or receiver) where you could NOT use both of those outputs at the same time.

I'm sure YOU understand which cables and boxes are going where, but it's not coming across to me. :(

That being said, I think you're going to be able to spread decent signals around the house to the places you want - we've just gotta communicate. ;)

A diagram would be great, but if you can't do that, at least a table format of rooms, boxes, and cables would probably help a lot. :)

[pez2002]

tv one the channel that was just added on directv ch 241 ???