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    SWM8 with only 2 cables from dish?

    Hi all,

    Sorry if this question has been asked to death but I couldn’t find an answer in any of the existing posts.

    I have a SL5 dish with 2 cables coming from the dish into the house. How would this setup work with a SWM8 multiswitch? All the wiring diagrams I've seen show 4 cables connected between the dish and SWM. What ports should the two cables be connected to? Do I need termination caps for the unused ports?
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    It really won't work - you might be able to get some non-HD channels that way, but that's all.

    Just run two more wires, or locate the SWM8 right at the dish.
    Been here a long time . . .

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    • #3
      Thanks for the reply Michael

      Bummer, I was hoping it wouldn’t be a big issue but I guess those 4 cables are run for a reason. Seems odd since my previous HD DVR(non SWM) setup worked fine with those existing two cables. So it seems it either won’t work at all or I will receive a limited selection of channels? Since I have a SWM8 on order, I plan on giving it a shot and we'll see what happens.

      If I have any issues, I'll probably end up replacing the SL5 LNB with a SWM compatible one. Michael, would you happen to know right off hand if I swap LNB's will I need to reposition the dish?

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      • #4
        DIRECTV will tell you that if you replace an SL5 with an SL5S, you will have to reposition, but if you're careful, you should be fine.

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