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Swm help
I have been trying for a couple of weeks to install my SWM8. I have 2 hr24's and 1 hr23. I have a swm8 with power supply and a 1 to 8 splitter with 4 terminator caps on 4 outlets and one spare cap. I am not sure which outlets that I should use. every time I do a setup , all I get is a searching for satallite signal even after pushing the red button several times. what am I doing wrong? is it possible that I have a bad box??? any help would be appreciated.
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You definitely have all four wires from your dish going into the SWM8, and you are definitely getting power to the SWM8? Is the light on on the power inserter?Been here a long time . . . -
yes to all. I have a standard multiswitch that right now feeds the hr24 and h23. I am trying to get feed to the other hr24 that my daughter pays for and wants to move here.Comment
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So are you running the new SWM off the older multiswitch?Been here a long time . . .Comment
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NO I have removed the multiswitch and setup the swm according to all the instructions I haveOriginally posted by WK-Michael View PostComment
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So both DVRs show the same problems?Been here a long time . . .Comment
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Originally posted by WK-Michael View Post
Yes and the h23 also show searching for satellite. I think I have done about all of the things I could think of to resolve the problem.Comment
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Are the units even recognizing that they should now be seeing a SWM during setup? Do they realize that they don't see a regular multiswitch anymore?
You removed the B-Band converters, right?Been here a long time . . .Comment
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On the back of your receivers there should have been cables attached to rectangular boxes:
http://www.weaknees.com/directv-b-ba...r-sup-2400.php
They basically looks like that picture. You don't use them in a SWM setup.Been here a long time . . .Comment
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Halleluija there is peace in valley and all is well on the home front, thanks to all of your help. it is wonderful that we have such information available to us as in your site. I don't know what I would have done with out it. AGAIN THANKS
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So it was the B-Bands?Been here a long time . . .Comment
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direct tv said that I could not run 3 dvr's and a fourth cable to my basement with nothing on it. do I need some sort of terminator on the cable that runs down there??? or just leave it with nothing on it.Comment
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You should probably disconnect the cable at the dish or terminate it, but it's not going to destroy anything if you don't.Comment
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disconnect the cable at the dish or the splitter?? this is coming off the splitter and running to the basement.Comment
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