{"id":46,"date":"2024-04-01T17:58:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2024-04-02T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:24:57","slug":"extra-view-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/extra-view-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra View Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46\" class=\"elementor elementor-46\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b78ba41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b78ba41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-649c9dc5\" data-id=\"649c9dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6030551b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6030551b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extra View Installation<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62f94be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62f94be7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5addeb6b\" data-id=\"5addeb6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b06c9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b06c9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Extra View Installation<\/strong>\u00a0gives you the ultimate flexibility and allows you to link two or three decoders under the same subscription. This lets you cater for everyone in your family. What\u2019s more \u2013 you still only pay one subscription (with an Access Fee for each ExtraView decoder).<\/p><p>When ExtraView is set up, you can watch sport in the lounge, while the younger kids watch cartoons in the bedroom and the rest of the family watch movies in the TV room. ExtraView is guaranteed to keep the whole family happy. Extra View also allows Dstv subscribers to record different shows at the same time on separate decoders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16802492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16802492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/triple-view-setup-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91\" alt=\"\" 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122.6.61l-104 24A24 24 0 0 0 0 48c0 256.5 207.9 464 464 464a24 24 0 0 0 23.4-18.6l24-104a24.29 24.29 0 0 0-14.01-27.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">0764 535 360<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36dc3b61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36dc3b61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572e5066\" data-id=\"572e5066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434cf9d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"434cf9d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does extra view work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-448704a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"448704a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f9ecc\" data-id=\"11f9ecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1726895c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1726895c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Extra view works by linking one or two\u00a0<strong>secondary decoders<\/strong>\u00a0to a\u00a0<strong>primary decoder<\/strong>. This enables the decoders to share a single subscription. But, you can only link a maximum of two secondary decoders to a primary decoder.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The primary decoder sends a\u00a0<strong>heartbeat signal<\/strong>\u00a0to the secondary decoder every 90 seconds through a communication cable or a smart LNB.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you are living in a building that uses a single dish or a communal system then you might not have access to the smart LNB. In such a case, you can use a\u00a0<strong>DStv smart switch<\/strong>\u00a0to link your decoders.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If the secondary decoder does not receive the heartbeat signal it displays an<a href=\"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/e143-4\/\">\u00a0<strong>E143 error<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0message. But what exactly is a primary and secondary decoder?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a8531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a8531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primary and Secondary Decoders<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cad356c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cad356c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The primary decoder is the main decoder that has the subscription. Likewise, the secondary decoder is the decoder that shares a subscription with a primary decoder.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, secondary decoders in an extra view setup can watch the same TV programming that is available to the primary decoder. For example, if a primary decoder has a premium DStv subscription then the secondary decoders will also have access to the DStv premium subscription.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69248e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69248e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45660d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45660d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What type of decoders can you use for Extra View?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f80220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f80220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You can use all the new and old decoder models from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.multichoice.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Multichoice (opens in a new tab)\">M<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.multichoice.co.za\/\">ultichoice<\/a>\u00a0for extra view connections. That is all Explora, HD, and SD decoders. However, for the triple view set up, you\u00a0<strong>cannot<\/strong>\u00a0use HD PVR and SD decoders.<\/p><p>As a general rule of thumb, if you want to connect three decoders in an extra view set up then one of the decoders needs to be an Explora. However, there are instances where I have seen three HD decoders connected in an extra view installation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f73b428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f73b428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What type of LNB can you use for Extra view?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2487c892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2487c892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have the latest decoders (Explora 1, 2, or 3 and HD decoders 5s or 6s) then you can either use a smart LNB or a smart switch for your extra view set up. But, for old decoder models, use a universal twin LNB or a DStv smart switch. Also, make sure that you are using an 80cm dish for the best signal reception.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a946bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39a946bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Services That We Provide<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f0558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345f0558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/communal-dstv-installation-service\/\">Communal DStv installation Service<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/explora-installation\/\">Explora Installation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hdtek.co.za\/dstv-relocation\/\">DStv Relocation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extra View Installation Extra View Installation\u00a0gives you the ultimate flexibility and allows you to link two or three decoders under the same subscription. This lets you cater for everyone in your family. What\u2019s more \u2013 you still only pay one subscription (with an Access Fee for each ExtraView decoder). 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