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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 672582" data-attributes="member: 176256">Bit harsh there SM.&nbsp; I've installed my multiswitch setup in France without specialist equipment.&nbsp; I accept that it's probably not set to its optimum but having a strong signal helps no end.delisskyhigh I hope that when you fed the cables through from the roof that you marked each one so that you can identify which is which at either end.&nbsp; There is usually a colour code marked on the multiswitch but anything will do.&nbsp; I used one of the outputs on the quad directly to a Digibox to set the LNB alignment and then connected all the cables as required to the LNB (Low V, Low H, High V, High H).&nbsp; At the other end the cables went to the requisite ports on the multiswitch.&nbsp; This is where marking of the cables is essential.As it's for a friend you don't have to worry about the final 10% but you'l probably use your alignment meter to get things right.&nbsp; There's adjustment on the multiswitch to set the gain and this is where an analyser is used.&nbsp; I left mine untouched at, I think, half way.With regards to the camera this is something I've not done but I would imagine that you'l have to get a modulator to convert the video (and sound?) to RF.&nbsp; Make sure that you choose a channel that's free of course.I would then feed this into a splitter with the terrestrial aerial feed to combine the feeds and then into the terrestrial input port on the multiswitch.&nbsp; The modulator will be analogue of course, not a problem for you yet but we've gone digital up here and analogue channels are up in the 400's on my TV.Finally, you don't need triplexer plates for a satellite PVR, you need quadplexer plates!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 672582, member: 176256"] Bit harsh there SM. I've installed my multiswitch setup in France without specialist equipment. I accept that it's probably not set to its optimum but having a strong signal helps no end. delisskyhigh I hope that when you fed the cables through from the roof that you marked each one so that you can identify which is which at either end. There is usually a colour code marked on the multiswitch but anything will do. I used one of the outputs on the quad directly to a Digibox to set the LNB alignment and then connected all the cables as required to the LNB (Low V, Low H, High V, High H). At the other end the cables went to the requisite ports on the multiswitch. This is where marking of the cables is essential. As it's for a friend you don't have to worry about the final 10% but you'l probably use your alignment meter to get things right. There's adjustment on the multiswitch to set the gain and this is where an analyser is used. I left mine untouched at, I think, half way. With regards to the camera this is something I've not done but I would imagine that you'l have to get a modulator to convert the video (and sound?) to RF. Make sure that you choose a channel that's free of course. I would then feed this into a splitter with the terrestrial aerial feed to combine the feeds and then into the terrestrial input port on the multiswitch. The modulator will be analogue of course, not a problem for you yet but we've gone digital up here and analogue channels are up in the 400's on my TV. Finally, you don't need triplexer plates for a satellite PVR, you need quadplexer plates! [/QUOTE]

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