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I just had a DTV HR 24-100 along with a second HD receiver professionally installed in my "stick built" residence. The DTV installer used the new Slimline 5-S dish (Built in SWM LNB) with a single line running to necessary power injector and splitter in the attic. Everything functions properly without problems.
Since we also travel in our RV part of the year, I bring along one of my DTV receivers so I can enjoy my programming while on the road. Here's where I'm running into a problem:
Anticipating the new HD equipment (but not the SWM installation), I purchased a new Slimline 5 dish (non-SWM LNB) I set up the dish and properly aimed it with signal strength ranging from the upper 80's to the mid 90's on the Satellites that I was able to check.
I next hooked up the HR24-100 using dual coax inputs. During the setup process, the receiver defaulted to the Slimline 4-s dish and SMW as the switch option. Of course, nothing worked in that configuration since I'm using a standard Slimline 5 dish in the RV.
I next manually selected the Slimline 5 dish and selected "multi-switch" in the switch selection box and "dual" in for the tuner selection. The receiver then asked for B Band Converters, which were not included by the home installer since they are not required for the SWM system at home. I continued with the setup without the B Band Converters and received messages showing that a couple of the satellites couldn't be found. Setup then proceeded as usual. As I expected, nearly all the HD channels are unavailable without the B Band converters.
My question, after my lengthy explanation is simple: Do I simply need to add a couple of B Band converters to solve my problem with my RV installation? Or, is there something else going on that I'm missing?
Since we also travel in our RV part of the year, I bring along one of my DTV receivers so I can enjoy my programming while on the road. Here's where I'm running into a problem:
Anticipating the new HD equipment (but not the SWM installation), I purchased a new Slimline 5 dish (non-SWM LNB) I set up the dish and properly aimed it with signal strength ranging from the upper 80's to the mid 90's on the Satellites that I was able to check.
I next hooked up the HR24-100 using dual coax inputs. During the setup process, the receiver defaulted to the Slimline 4-s dish and SMW as the switch option. Of course, nothing worked in that configuration since I'm using a standard Slimline 5 dish in the RV.
I next manually selected the Slimline 5 dish and selected "multi-switch" in the switch selection box and "dual" in for the tuner selection. The receiver then asked for B Band Converters, which were not included by the home installer since they are not required for the SWM system at home. I continued with the setup without the B Band Converters and received messages showing that a couple of the satellites couldn't be found. Setup then proceeded as usual. As I expected, nearly all the HD channels are unavailable without the B Band converters.
My question, after my lengthy explanation is simple: Do I simply need to add a couple of B Band converters to solve my problem with my RV installation? Or, is there something else going on that I'm missing?
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