8x1 switchIn one of previous posts I described the setup of Wave Frontier T-90 Toroidal dish. Today I will focus on the configuration of 8/1 DiSEqC 1.1 switch for Dreambox satellite receivers running Enigma 1 (those are Dreambox 500, 5020, 7000, 7020 and 600). For the people who are installing the DiSEqC 1.1 system for the first time it might be quite difficult to quickly figure out how to configure their receiver to work with more than 4 LNB’s. I had same experience too, so I will write here small explanation how to do that.

I will assume here that you already connected the LNB’s from your dish (or dishes) to the DiSEqC 1.1 switch, and that the switch is connected to the Dreambox. Now you should go to the receivers menu and select option 6 (Setup).Then, select option 2 (Service Searching) and in the next menu choose option 1 (Satellite Configuration).

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On the next page, select “non-standard user defined configuration”. On the same screen you can choose satellites you want to receive. You can delete the satellites that you do not need or eventually add other satellites which are not in the list, using New and Erase buttons.

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After you added all satellites that you can receive, you should configure the LNB for each satellite. It is possible to use same LNB to receive two nearby satellites (for example 9E and 10E like on the example shown on the picture). With the remote control you can navigate to the LNB number behind the name of the satellite and press OK, as shown on the picture.

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In the next menu select the LNB number that will be used to receive selected satellite – this number is just for your reference, it does not have to map to the number of the used switch input. Also select option to increase voltage – at least I have to use this option with my Best Germany 8×1 switch.

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Go to the next page (blue button) and configure the following options:

Toneburst: None

DiSEqC Mode: Version 1.1

DiSEqC Parameter: None

DiSEqC Repeats: None

Uncommitted switch: (input number where the LNB is connected to the switch)

Disable Sequence repeat, Fast DiSEqC and Swap Commands options.

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You should then repeat procedure for all remaining LNB’s, and when everything is finished you can finally enjoy in fast channel switching between different satellites, without waiting for the dish to rotate.