Adding a second satelite receiver to my 2011 allegro red

[Mirbigfella]

I have a 2011 allegro red and want to put a receiver in my bedroom what do I need to do. I know there are cable wires already there marked sat.

[jimbo16720]

All depends what you got. If you have the recievers for 2 tvs just plug the cables into the reciever. If not you'll need a splitter between the dish and first reciever.

[jlyon69]

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Originally Posted by Mirbigfella I have a 2011 allegro red and want to put a receiver in my bedroom what do I need to do. I know there are cable wires already there marked sat.

If its already wired properly, just plug it together in the rear. If you encounter only being able to see channels that the front is presently viewing, you need to make changes.

No doubt you have some kind of switch box. That could currently be set wrong, so you'll need to check to be sure the rear tv is getting a direct feed from the sat antenna. If not, you need put a spliter in so both receivers get a direct feed from the sat dish.

[Mirbigfella]

So with a splitter I would plug the wire
Labeled sat in and then what. I know I sound dumb but I don't understand.

[jlyon69]

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Originally Posted by Mirbigfella So with a splitter I would plug the wire Labeled sat in and then what. I know I sound dumb but I don't understand.

A splitter has 1 connection on one side that the cable from the dish connects to. On the other side, it has 2 connections. 1 goes to the front receiver, the other goes to the rear receiver.

The splitter simply allows 2 receivers/TVs to share the same antenna/sat dish. This also allows you to watch different channels on the two TVs.

On a one receiver setup, the cable from the dish goes directly to the receiver. Then on the "out to TV", there will a splitter there. 1 goes to the front TV, the other goes to the rear. In this setup, the front receiver controls both TVs.

The only dumb question is the un-asked one.

[okgc]

If your 2011 is like our 2010 Red, you do not need a splitter. It is already wired just like a second satellite receiver would be in your home. Just connect the marked wires.
The hard part for us was determining where tiffin had the wiring inputted to the TV. We finally unmounted the TV off the wall to trace the wires. You will need to know this to select the correct input during the TV setup operation.

[justaroamer]

What, a simple splitter for multiple receivers off of one cable feed from the antenna??? Are you talking a Directv SWM system???
Not sure about this advise, I am confused. The person was talking a reciever setup, which eludes to a Sat. system not an OTA system, they don't need a receiver, just a converter if using an old TV.

[Mirbigfella]

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Originally Posted by okgc If your 2011 is like our 2010 Red, you do not need a splitter. It is already wired just like a second satellite receiver would be in your home. Just connect the marked wires. The hard part for us was determining where tiffin had the wiring inputted to the TV. We finally unmounted the TV off the wall to trace the wires. You will need to know this to select the correct input during the TV setup operation.

Ok so I need to track wires to input. Can I just press input on tv and find it that way. Or do I have to take tv off to find out. If so how do I do that.

[justaroamer]

First, be sure you have at least 2 coax feeds coming from the Sat dish. You need a separate feed from the antenna to each receiver.
OKGC seems to be pointing you in the right direction on locating the proper wires. Also, your dealer may be of assistance to your quandry.

[okgc]

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Originally Posted by Mirbigfella Ok so I need to track wires to input. Can I just press input on tv and find it that way. Or do I have to take tv off to find out. If so how do I do that.

On our Red the bedroom tv satellite receiver connection was prewired to the televisions Video 1 inputs. Try that before taking the TV off the wall.
Hope this helps.