Dish Tailgater
I am seriously considering the purchase of a dish tailgater for our Voltage 3200. We already have Dish at home so the monthly cost is minimal. A couple of questions to those that have one of these ...
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flyinguy68 wrote:
You probably already know this but just in case you don't- The "Tailgater" will only work with a couple models. The VIP211K, and I think maybe 2 other models that end with the 11 number i.e. 311/611 maybe?
The "Tailgater" is super simple to use- totally automated. It comes with about 50 feet of RG6 coax cable to run from the antenna to the box. I'm guessing with your newer model Voltage is that you have 2 coax jacks somewhere around your utility cabinet (water/dump tanks etc.) Hopefully they are labeled correctly. One for satellite and 1 for cable.
I have one coax connection outside in my utility cabinet labeled "Satellite/Cable".
flyinguy68 wrote:
Next the inside hook up- On my fuzion and hopefully on your Voltage at the main TV you will have 2 more coax jacks. Mine weren't labeled so it was a process of trial & error, but they correspond to the previously mentioned outside Satellite & cable jacks. Hook your 211 via RG6 coax to the Sat jack. Then use a HDMI cable to your main TV.
I hear many Satellite receivers no longer have a coax output to TV. Fortunately my 211K has both the HDMI output & Coax out. As I said you run the HDMI to the Primary TV and now you can backfeed the coax into the cable jack & it will go to any other TV's that are hooked into your cable coax wiring.
On the inside, I have one coax jack on the same plate as the antenna booster. Right next to that, I have another plate with two coax jacks that basically have a coax jumper connecting them together. I have not tried to pull the cables to see which devices are impacted when disconnected.
