2 satellite in lines

[dcavaiani]

On my 2017 401flx there are 2 satellite in plugs on the outside. I know one goes to the "living" room, but does the other one go to the bedroom?

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by dcavaiani

On my 2017 401flx there are 2 satellite in plugs on the outside. I know one goes to the "living" room, but does the other one go to the bedroom?

Are you positive that both are for the satellite, and one is not for cable? Something similar to this pic?

[Mr. Dan]

I don't have the same unit but I have Sat1, Sat2, and Cable. I could never get service through Sat1 but Sat2 on mine goes to the living room TV cabinet.

[dcavaiani]

There's 2 Satellite and 1 Cable

[dcavaiani]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

I don't have the same unit but I have Sat1, Sat2, and Cable. I could never get service through Sat1 but Sat2 on mine goes to the living room TV cabinet.

Did you try Sat. 1 in the bedroom ?

[Mr. Dan]

No. I didn't need to. I have one DIRECTV Genie controller on that Sat2 connection behind the living room TV. Then out of my splitter through the antenna coax to the bedroom, I connect the Genie mini to the bedroom TV.

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by dcavaiani

There's 2 Satellite and 1 Cable

Gotcha, thanks.

[5picker]

Typically.... Sat 1 goes to the living area and is a homerun. (no splitters)
Sat 2 goes to the bedroom and is a homerun. (no splitters)

Many satellite receiver/dish combinations allow hooking up multiple receivers to the dish from various locations within the rig. The Sat 1 & 2 connections allow this type of operation

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by 5picker

Typically.... Sat 1 goes to the living area and is a homerun. (no splitters)
Sat 2 goes to the bedroom and is a homerun. (no splitters)

Many satellite receiver/dish combinations allow hooking up multiple receivers to the dish from various locations within the rig. The Sat 1 & 2 connections allow this type of operation

Then I can only assume mine is atypical.

[5picker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

Then I can only assume mine is atypical.

atypical or not, if I had two sat inputs, I'd be trying to figure out why one didn't work.

[Mr. Dan]

I was in a remote campground north of Altus, OK with a new dish antenna and a trailer coax system I didn't understand. I only have 2 TVs and 2 receivers in my trailer. I can see different programs simultaneously on those 2 TVs... so I could not care any less whether I'm using the Sat1 or the Sat2 coax input. Why would I want to debug Sat1 if my system is working to max capability? See my post #6.

[5picker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

I was in a remote campground north of Altus, OK with a new dish antenna and a trailer coax system I didn't understand. I only have 2 TVs and 2 receivers in my trailer. I can see different programs simultaneously on those 2 TVs... so I could not care any less whether I'm using the Sat1 or the Sat2 coax input. Why would I want to debug Sat1 if my system is working to max capability? See my post #6.

I didn't say you... I said if I had 2 sat inputs and one didn't work, I'd want to know why.

You are welcome to use your system however you deem fit.

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by 5picker

I didn't say you... I said if I had 2 sat inputs and one didn't work, I'd want to know why.

You are welcome to use your system however you deem fit.

More facts from my newbie set-up experience:
I made about 30 one-at-a-time adjustments including about 3 50 mile round trips for different "enhancements" in coax, etc., plus adjustments to my antenna, permutations to my wiring. When I finally got it to work with independent receivers for the 2 TVs, I left it alone. The possibility exists that I could switch to Sat1 and it would work... but that wouldn't add anything to my system's capabilities/function. I am a recovering perfectionist but, in this case, I don't feel the need to see if other permutations work. 😀

[5picker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

More facts from my newbie set-up experience:
I made about 30 one-at-a-time adjustments including about 3 50 mile round trips for different "enhancements" in coax, etc., plus adjustments to my antenna, permutations to my wiring. When I finally got it to work with independent receivers for the 2 TVs, I left it alone. The possibility exists that I could switch to Sat1 and it would work... but that wouldn't add anything to my system's capabilities/function. I am a recovering perfectionist but, in this case, I don't feel the need to see if other permutations work. 😀

You are right Dan, for your situation having the other sat input isn't critical.
Using the Genie/Mini Genie the way you have it configured is perfectly fine using only one Sat input.

However... the OP asked about having two satellite inputs.
Again, if someone wanted to use two conventional, stand alone satellite receivers (not Genie's) in their rig, it would be imperative that both connections work.

Apologies to the OP for the thread drift.

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by 5picker

Apologies to the OP for the thread drift.

I also apologize. dcavaiani, are you gleaning any helpful info here?

[dcavaiani]

Originally Posted by 5picker

Typically.... Sat 1 goes to the living area and is a homerun. (no splitters)
Sat 2 goes to the bedroom and is a homerun. (no splitters)

Many satellite receiver/dish combinations allow hooking up multiple receivers to the dish from various locations within the rig. The Sat 1 & 2 connections allow this type of operation

Awesome, perfect, thank you!

[dcavaiani]

One last question - I have only one long run (100') from a tree mounted dish. I plan to just split the signal right before connecting to Sat1 and Sat2 outside camper. Originally, I now have a just an oval dish and will use that for a few weeks UNTIL I put up the Slimline and then attach the appropriate connectors needed for that signal. Comments?

ACTUALLY, ONE other question: Is the outside tv "out" connection (which is outside the bedroom) capable of getting the directv box signal from the sat2 box which I will have in the bedroom (so I will be able to watch Directv outside as well)?

[5picker]

Originally Posted by dcavaiani

One last question - I have only one long run (100') from a tree mounted dish. I plan to just split the signal right before connecting to Sat1 and Sat2 outside camper. Originally, I now have a just an oval dish and will use that for a few weeks UNTIL I put up the Slimline and then attach the appropriate connectors needed for that signal. Comments?

ACTUALLY, ONE other question: Is the outside tv "out" connection (which is outside the bedroom) capable of getting the directv box signal from the sat2 box which I will have in the bedroom (so I will be able to watch Directv outside as well)?

dcavaiani,
As you can see from our comments there are MANY different ways a satellite receiver/dish can be set up.

And then there's Dish -vs- DirecTV.
Sounds like from your 'Slimline comment, you have DirecTV.

Newer technology such as the one Mr. Dan is using is not dependent on having two sat connections.

Older 'stand alone' receivers HAVE to have separate 'home run' connections from the receiver to the dish. Normal CATV splitters will not work and that's why the 'home run' connection. (home run meaning no splitters)

So... on to your questions... I'm not sure why you'd want to try to split the 100' run of coax at your sat input connectors?
And again, using normal CATV splitters in a sat set-up won't work. You need special power passing splitters.

If you are simply using a standard receiver with the small oval dish, you will hook up the 100' run to one of your sat connections and then hook the receiver to wherever that connection terminates in the rig.

Once you get a slimline dish, providing you are using the same receiver, the connections would be the same. If you want to use that same receiver in another room you would hook the 100' run to the other sat connector and use the receiver wherever that connection terminates in the rig.

If you are wanting to use TWO stand alone receivers, you would have to have TWO 100' runs to the dish and hook both to the sat 1 and sat 2 and then put the receivers at each location where the outside connections terminate.

To further complicate, there are various configurations of satellite dish feedhorn (LNB) electronics (SWM and non SWM) and you'll need to take that into consideration when choosing a Slimline dish.

Unless we would know exactly what you are using, we are simply giving suggestions.

[dcavaiani]

I think I am getting it. I cannot connect 2 separate boxes at the same time with just the 1 long run UNTIL I get the SWM LNB and SLimline HD dish all up - along with the power splitter, power adapter, etc.

[B and B]

Yes.
Two home runs to the dish, no splitters allowed. Each receiver provides switching voltage to the LNB to switch polarity or in my case with Shawdirect between 3 different satellites.