Pathway X2 + Dish with 2 Receivers

It will if you tell it to do a 2 receiver setup. However, you can just do the single tuner setup, pick EA or WA and still connect the 2nd receiver.

Yep,

That's the same instructions I have. I was hoping you had stumbled on a secret setup that would work wonders.

I have my system set up at my house right now, and my 2nd receiver will be here Wednesday. I think I will turn it on and try a 2nd TV and see what it does before I take it all to the trailer.

I wonder if it is going to default to 72.7 as soon as I tell it I'm doing a 2 receiver setup?

I am in Georgia and we mostly use it here and Alabama. We always find 110, 119, and 129.

I guess the best thing to do is let it do its thing and see what happens.

I will be sure and let the Forum know what happens.

Thanks,

Jerry

I went back and read the manual (what a concept!) and it appears they have changed things a bit since I was involved with them.
It looks like you now connect both receiver but do not turn on the 2nd receiver until the 1st receiver setup is complete. Then.....
"After completing setup on the main receiver, power on the secondary receiver. If using a new receiver, you will be guided through
the setup by the Installation Wizard; follow the on-screen steps to complete setup. If using a receiver that is currently active or has
been used previously, you will need to complete setup by doing a Check Switch test. To access the receiver menu for running a
Check Switch test, follow the steps under “Accessing the Receiver Menu"
As I recall the Dish software that allows the X2 to operate correctly must be set each time the units are powered off (or disconnected) but that's the Dish software so it's not anything Winegard has any control over.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
The X2 requires you to point to the 72.7 satellite (not good for Western US) for both receivers to be able to watch any channel without conflict trying to point to 1 of 3 satellites. However, there is NO Network programming on 72.7. If you want to be able to watch Network programming then you will need to use the signal tuner option and do the check switch routine on the master receiver and then, using the same master cable do a check switch routine on the 2nd receiver. Now, the master receiver will select which satellite you are watching base upon the channel selected and the 2nd receiver will be able to watch any channel broadcast from that same satellite.

Bill,

Thanks for helping me out with this. I was hoping you see the message and have some info to share.

I think I am still confused on the setup routine. When I setup the master receiver now, it takes me to a setup screen that automatically goes through the entire process. It does this each time I remove the coax. Using your method above, will it not just put me in a loop of resetting the receiver over and over?

The way I follow your instructions is this:

1. Setup the master receiver with the main coax. Once it establishes connection and I have channels, disconnect the main coax.

2. Use the main coax to set up the secondary receiver. Once it establishes connection and I have channels, which coax goes back to the main receiver?

3. Once they are disconnected from the setup/main coax, won't they prompt me for a setup routine all over again since they have lost power?

Watching the same channel on both TV's is not a problem for us. We are usually watching a game or race, so we would want to see it both inside and outside.

If I can get them both going, maybe we would watch the news inside in the mornings, and then games during the day inside or outside.

Maybe there is another option of setting up I am not aware of.

Your description makes perfect sense and is what I want to do, I'm just not sure of the sequence from start to finish.

Thank you for your time,

Jerry

The X2 requires you to point to the 72.7 satellite (not good for Western US) for both receivers to be able to watch any channel without conflict trying to point to 1 of 3 satellites. However, there is NO Network programming on 72.7. If you want to be able to watch Network programming then you will need to use the signal tuner option and do the check switch routine on the master receiver and then, using the same master cable do a check switch routine on the 2nd receiver. Now, the master receiver will select which satellite you are watching base upon the channel selected and the 2nd receiver will be able to watch any channel broadcast from that same satellite.