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Hello,
I am building my house and wanted to understand a few antenna location questions and cable types needed.
Antenna location;
- Understand the SW orientation of the Slimline antenna, but is there an angle up from the horizon that the antenna should point?
- Is there a required clearance above, below and to the side of the Slimline Antenna? Planning on installing on the wall under a shallow roof overhang.
- I have a central point in my house were all coax cables terminate in a home run from each TV location. I am thinking to use the single "whole house" DVR in a central location.
- Is there a maximum run from the antenna location to the home run station ?
- Can I place the whole house single DVR at this home run location which is in a remote basement location away from any tv? (closest tv is directly above this home run location about 8' up)
- If I use a Whole House DVR -is there a limit to how many shows that can be recorded at one time?
- for the Whole House DVR- can each of the 3 tv locations watch their own programming?
- Do I need HDMI cabling and a small HDMI DTV box at each tv location or is there a way that this system works without them?
Thank you!
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detuch254
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1. Yes, these settings are available at dishpointer.com for directv multi-satellite setup (99,101, and 103). These settings include azimuth (left and right setting), elevation (how high or low the dish is set), and skew (the rotation of the dish).
2. It depends on the location. Your dish should have a clear view of the southern sky to receive optimal signal. This will be determined by the DIRECTV technician when he comes to install the dish. If you are moving your service you need to call in and place a Movers’ Order.
3. Sure, that is fine.
4. Yes, below 150 feet is fine.
5. Maybe. It depends on what other boxes you have/will get if you don’t currently have directv satellite. If you have/get wireless Genie clients along with the main Genie box, it is recommended that these boxes are no more than 80ft away from each other. If they are/will be further than 80ft away from each other, I suggest you look into wired Genie clients or otherwise (if you do not have an HS17 Genie) a standalone wired HD or HDDVR receiver (H25 and HR24 are two examples).
6. This depends on what equipment you have/will be getting if you are a new customer. The most modern HS17 receiver is capable of recording 7 channels at once. However, when you use other Genie clients at the same time (they take away one tuner for each TV), that will minimize the amount of recordings able to be done simultaneously.
7. Yes, as long as each TV has an individual receiver (Genie client).
8. You need HDMI cabling as well as a box at each location for full functionality. Otherwise, you can get the DIRECTV app on TVs and gain access to most channels as well as on-demand. However, the directv app does not allow you to watch DVR recordings and, as stated before, not all channels are available.
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Juniper
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3 years ago
As a note, the receiving dish must be reachable from the ladder. To stay compliant with OSHA regulations, their techs are not allowed to leave the ladder.
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detuch254
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Right. If that is an issue there are alternative ways to mount the dish. These include a non-penetrating mount, pole mount with concrete in the ground, under eave mount, railing mount, etc.
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detuch254
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The installer should carry those around in his van.
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TOME1
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3 years ago
Thank you for the info above. very helpful!
If I need an extension arm for the wall mount dish, will the installer have one with him during install or will I need to request in advance?
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shannon02
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Then they will have to find another place, DTV will not service or modify the mounting hardware.
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