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Hey folks,
I just received my new HR24 and Slimline 5 SWM dish. I pulled down the old single LNB dish I've had for years, and put up the new rig - problem is, I get <zero> signal on all transponders at 101 (or 110 or 119 for that matter). I've installed a DirecTV setup before, including aiming the dish (the one I just took down, as a matter of fact), so at least this isn't my first time - just the first time in years and with this shiny new hardware. I determined my azimuth and elevation using http://www.dishpointer.com. The skew factor is new to me (I've only ever had a single LNB until now), but I get the concept. I've even cut some brand-new RG6 lines and crimped them myself (I invested in a crimp tool years ago
), so I'm relatively confident it's not a bad connection.
So I've stripped it down to the essentials (as I understand them) and what I have is the line from the swm dish running to the "Power to SWM" port on the 21v power inserter (PI21R1-3, is that the model #). Then a line to the "Satellite In 1 (SWM-2)" input on the HR24, from the other port on the power inserter. It's the only receiver I'll be using, so I was under the impression I didn't need any more hardware that what I've outlined.
With the dish plugged in, on the first setup screen the "Dish Type" is set to "18: Slimline-5S (SWM)", and the "Switch Type" is set to "01: SWM". Both are slightly dimmed out, and I cannot change them unless I disconnect the line from the dish. I assume this is an auto-detection feature. The "Recheck SWM" option on the right hand side of the screen is also dimmed out.
It all seems good, up to this point. If I now try to continue, I get an error about no satellite being found while "verifying configuration", and if I try to view the signal strength from the transponders, I get zeros across the board (or "N/A", depending on which satellite I choose).
I've tried with and without the DirecTV access card inserted, and no joy either way.
Am I looking at some possibly faulty hardware, or am I missing a step somewhere?
Thanks in advance
I just received my new HR24 and Slimline 5 SWM dish. I pulled down the old single LNB dish I've had for years, and put up the new rig - problem is, I get <zero> signal on all transponders at 101 (or 110 or 119 for that matter). I've installed a DirecTV setup before, including aiming the dish (the one I just took down, as a matter of fact), so at least this isn't my first time - just the first time in years and with this shiny new hardware. I determined my azimuth and elevation using http://www.dishpointer.com. The skew factor is new to me (I've only ever had a single LNB until now), but I get the concept. I've even cut some brand-new RG6 lines and crimped them myself (I invested in a crimp tool years ago
), so I'm relatively confident it's not a bad connection.So I've stripped it down to the essentials (as I understand them) and what I have is the line from the swm dish running to the "Power to SWM" port on the 21v power inserter (PI21R1-3, is that the model #). Then a line to the "Satellite In 1 (SWM-2)" input on the HR24, from the other port on the power inserter. It's the only receiver I'll be using, so I was under the impression I didn't need any more hardware that what I've outlined.
With the dish plugged in, on the first setup screen the "Dish Type" is set to "18: Slimline-5S (SWM)", and the "Switch Type" is set to "01: SWM". Both are slightly dimmed out, and I cannot change them unless I disconnect the line from the dish. I assume this is an auto-detection feature. The "Recheck SWM" option on the right hand side of the screen is also dimmed out.
It all seems good, up to this point. If I now try to continue, I get an error about no satellite being found while "verifying configuration", and if I try to view the signal strength from the transponders, I get zeros across the board (or "N/A", depending on which satellite I choose).
I've tried with and without the DirecTV access card inserted, and no joy either way.
Am I looking at some possibly faulty hardware, or am I missing a step somewhere?
Thanks in advance
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