KVH Industries TracVision M5 - Manual (Page 23)

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6. If you wish to connect a second, standard
(non-HD) receiver to the antenna, connect
the RF2 cable from the antenna to the
“Satellite In” jack on the secondary receiver.
7. Follow the instructions in Steps 12 and 13 on
pages 14-15 to connect power and mount the
switchplate and MCP. Then skip to page 26 to
select satellites.
Wiring Multiple DIRECTV HD Receivers
If you need to connect two or more HD receivers,
follow these alternate steps to install an active
(powered) multiswitch between the antenna and
the receivers (see Figure 42).
NOTE: You can purchase an active multiswitch,
Channel Master model 6314IFD, from KVH (order
part #19-0123).
1. Connect the RF1 cable from the antenna to
the “RHCP +13V” jack on the multiswitch.
2. Connect the RF2 cable from the antenna to
the “RF Input” jack on the HDTV converter.
3. Connect an RF coax cable from the “HDTV
Control” jack on the MCP to the “Control
Input” jack on the HDTV converter.
The HD receiver is the primary receiver that
controls satellite selection. The secondary
receiver will only be able to select a channel
on the satellite that is currently selected on
the primary HD receiver. In addition, the
secondary receiver must be standard-
definition only (not HD) in this configuration.
IMPORTANT!
Be sure all receivers are grounded. If the
receiver has a 2-prong power plug, run a
ground wire from the receiver’s chassis to a
suitable ground point. If a potential exists
between AC and DC grounds, connect the
wire to the switchplate’s DC return instead.
IMPORTANT!
+ –
HDTV
Converter
HDTV CONTROL ANTENNA UNIT RF PORT TONE DETECT FUSE POWER IN + / –
MCP
HD Receiver #1 (Primary)
SATELLITE IN OUT TO TV
TV ANT/CABLE IN
AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO PHONE JACK
R L
SATELLITE IN
RF2
RF1
Splitter
OUT OUT
INPUT
LHCP
+18V
RHCP
+13V
HD Receiver #2
SATELLITE IN OUT TO TV
TV ANT/CABLE IN
AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO PHONE JACK
R L
SATELLITE IN
Multiswitch DC Power
Switchplate
Antenna
Figure 42: Wiring Multiple DIRECTV HD Receivers
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