Yahoo! Answers: Answers and Comments for Diplexers to combine a FTA signal and Cable TV signal? 1 at the dish, the other before the Viewsat receiver? ? [Other - Electronics] Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929140953AAnRdpq From Steve en-us Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:03:08 GMT 3 Yahoo! Answers: Answers and Comments for Diplexers to combine a FTA signal and Cable TV signal? 1 at the dish, the other before the Viewsat receiver? ? [Other - Electronics] 142 18 http://answers.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sch/gr/ga_ans_badge.gif From Bill Brumner: This is not easy, if you need help from an installer go ... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929140953AAnRdpq http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929140953AAnRdpq Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:49:44 GMT This is not easy, if you need help from an installer go here: http://www.sathookup.com/satellite-network/free-to-air-satellite.php The satellite needs to go to to the satellite in on the Diplexer after it has passed through the Diseq switch. Then you take the analog cable line out the cable box and bring it to the UHF in on the Diplexer. Go back to the dish and after the Diseq switch, add another diplexer , and connect the single satellite line to the satellite in on the Diplexer and then the UHF run a coax line to the desired cable ready tv. Tip: The single male sides of the diplexer must conect directly through a single line. From mikedamirault: If you are using a DiSeq switch, this will take 2 to 4 lines ... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929140953AAnRdpq http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080929140953AAnRdpq Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:19:04 GMT If you are using a DiSeq switch, this will take 2 to 4 lines from the LNB (the thing on the arm of the dish), and an RF source like cable or antenna (in this case, cable), this will serve both purposes for you, it will serve as a diplexer (combining satellite and cable on one cable), and it will serve as a satellite splitter (allowing you to add more STBs than there are coax connections on the LNB) Connect the dish to the DiSeq switch according to the switch itself (or the manual that comes with the switch), connect the cable from the splitter or main connection and connect that to the DiSeq switch according to the switch itself or the manual Now connect the DiSeq switch to the coax lines running to the rooms, then connect a diplexer on the coax lines in the rooms, connect the cable part of the diplexer to the television, cable STB, or cable input on the satellite STB, then connect the satellite part of the diplexer to the satellite STB