How To Split Dish Network To Multiple TVs?

To broadcast the Dish Network on several TVs in your house, you have several ways of splitting the signal. If done correctly, splitting a Dish Network feed is quite easy and can be done by any average person with the right equipment and a bit of guidance. This guide will show you how to install multiple Dish Network rooms using splitters, Dish receivers, and coax cables.

What You'll Need:

• Subscription to the Dish Network and the main dish receiver
  
• Extra Dish Network receivers for other rooms
  
• Splitter – two way or three way depending on the number of rooms you require.
  
• Coax cables
  
• DVD player or other device (for hopper setups)

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There are two main approaches to splitting a Dish Network signal:

1. Employing a splitter and other receivers
2. In the case of Hopper and Joey, the following applies:

The splitter method of distributing cables involves having a two-way or three-way splitter and connecting cables to the receivers in the other rooms. This allows you to have more freedom in choosing the receivers and the number of rooms that should be connected. However, extra receiver fees and box rentals for each additional TV will be charged.

In a Hopper and Joey system, the Hopper DVR itself controls the channel tuning and guide, while the Joey boxes are very much like TVs displaying the video. There is less cabling required but as of now, they only allow for up to three Joeys.

Using An External Splitter

Here are the steps to split your Dish using an external splitter:

1. Make sure you have good signal strength and power on the Dish and connect the main Dish receiver to the dish. If the receiver is new, turn it on and check its functionality before splitting.
2. Purchase a two-way or a three-way splitter depending on the number of rooms you wish to extend. It is recommended that the ports should be rated for 2. 4Ghz to accommodate the frequency band of Dish Network.
3. Remove the dish cable from the back of the main Dish receiver. Hook it up to the “In” port on the signal splitter instead.
4. The splitter’s output ports should be connected to Dish receivers at the other TV locations via coax cables. Just remember to always know what is where connected that is.
5. Attach a short coax cable from one of the output ports on the splitter to the dish input on the main Dish receiver.
6. Power up and switch on the Dish receivers that have been added once all the connections have been made. Go through several channels and try to watch programs on those TVs.

The chief benefit of splitters which have been discussed above is that you can get all the channels in your home without having to pay extra cash. However, you will have to spend an additional $7 monthly or so for each additional receiver apart from the primary one. You also have to use two remotes to manage your system and have to pay a lot of attention to the instructions given.

Hopper And Joey Configuration

If structured wiring exists in your home, the Hopper/Joey Dish setup takes more advantage by linking units via coax using just a two-port switch:

1. Transform your primary Dish receiver to the Hopper series. The Hopper 3 is the latest that has 16 tuners and is compatible with up to 7 Joeys in the whole house.
2. Point the Dish towards the right satellite and connect the Hopper to it. Switch on the box as you normally do with Dish.
3. In other rooms that you wish to add TVs, connect a Joey to the coax lines. Ensure that you have adequately provided Joeys per each of the rooms available.
4. To do this, choose Installation from the Hopper menu and go to Joey Setup. This will follow the process of linking and activating each Joey.
5. Tune TVs connected to the Joeys and ensure you can watch content that is being transmitted from the central Hopper system.

The only drawback is that only three Joeys are available at the moment. But Joeys pull content from the Hopper so there are no additional outlet fees over the initial hardware. Using one central DVR is also convenient this way.

Further Considerations

When splitting your Dish Network signal, be mindful of these additional installation tips:

• Install RG-6 coax and solid copper-core cables for all the wiring into the center and splitter interfaces. This preserves signal integrity in all of the rooms.
• Join splitters and Joeys to the structured wiring panel or enclosure. This helps protect areas with numerous components and keeps cables neat.
• You will be able to tell which line belongs to which room with a television through coax wall jacks and label splitter outputs. This eases troubleshooting.
• In cases where the cables extend to a room beyond 50 feet, a Dish Pro Plus receiver should be used due to its extra signal-boosting feature.
• If you would like the wiring to be enclosed within the walls, it is advisable to hire an expert to install the wiring.

By this guide, the splitting of a Dish Network feed into multiple rooms means that one has more control of the live TV and recorded programs within the home. All that is necessary is to consider the number of TVs you want to have, how complicated you want the setup to be, and the amount of money that you want to spend on the configuration.

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