DirecTV Receiver and Dish Help needed
We recently upgraded our DirecTV receiver to an HD-DVR (HR24-500). At the house we have a Slimlime 3 SWN dish. I took the receiver out to the RV today to see if i could get it setup with our RV dish w...
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Actually, it sounds like you are doing all the right things. What kind of antenna are you using? It sounds like you might be using a multiple LNB antenna and it's not really properly pointed. If it's a single LNB antenna (the old 18" round) it's still possible to point at a wrong satellite and get signals on some transponders. If you are pointed correctly you should be seeing 90+ on the 101 satellite transponder #1.
Do not reset the receiver as it will revert to SWM (the last known good configuration). You should see a strong signal on Tuner 1 and no signal showing on Tuner 2 if you have things wired correctly. I apologize for this next statement, but after you have a good signal and verified what I mention above you need to click on Continue and tell me what screen you are actually seeing (it should go to one that says Verifying Setup or something similar.
Do not reset the receiver as it will revert to SWM (the last known good configuration). You should see a strong signal on Tuner 1 and no signal showing on Tuner 2 if you have things wired correctly. I apologize for this next statement, but after you have a good signal and verified what I mention above you need to click on Continue and tell me what screen you are actually seeing (it should go to one that says Verifying Setup or something similar.
