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TechWriter
May 29, 2018Explorer
ljr wrote:
“A software upgrade may be required if this receiver is being installed in RV or marine application.
They're kinda right. A Hopper 3 needs software U337 or greater to work with a DPH42 switch:

The current Hopper 3 software version is U516.
However, Solid SIgnal may have Hopper 3s with older software. So the smart thing would be to connect it to your 1000.2 tripod first without using a DPH42. Then let your Hopper 3 upgrade overnight.
If you connect a Hopper 3 with older software to a DPH42, it ain't gonna work.
Once it's upgraded, connect as follows . . .

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