DirecTV

Bill.Satellite wrote:
If all you receive is 101, 110 and 119 then you have the SK-3003 and it cannot receive HD. The 3003 has a smaller dish and all 3 LNB's are centered on the antenna.

In that case per my setup instructions I believe you'll need to hide HD duplicates, select Single and connect the coax cable to the Sat 1 connector.

I tried to read this entire thread but it escalated way too quickly into a very technical subject that most people could care less about. All I wanted was quick and easy setup that anyone can do in a few minutes. We have switched back and forth a few times over the years from Dtv to dish then to both at once then back to Dtv and now we have settled in quite nicely with Dish. Yesterday I decided it was time to set up and activate the Tailgater that I bought a couple weeks ago.

I started out by taking everything out of the box

put the batteries in the remote

looked everything over and decided we dont need no steenking instruction
Hooked everything up and did a quick guess as to where south was for the antenna to point.

Turned everything on and it started going through the setup process of finding signal and all that stuff.

after about 10 minutes of all that it downloaded all the software updates needed. This took about 15 minutes.

Called the 800 number to activate and after convincing the non English speaking lady of what I was doing she had it set up in about 10 minutes and all of a sudden "Back to the Future II" started playing while I was still on the phone. Told her it was working and all was good.

For $450 and about a 1/2 hour of my time I now have all of my HD programming from home available in the camper on the road as well.

This morning I went out to the camper to see how long it took to set up again now that the initial activation is done.

I took the tailgater out and sat it in a different spot making sure to turn it a little from where it was yesterday.

Went in and turned everything on. In less than a minute it found everything and was watching TV. It doesnt get anymore simple than that. I even went and stood in front of it to block the signal and it just kept on playing.

All in all I am stoked for camping to start in a couple weeks.

If all you receive is 101, 110 and 119 then you have the SK-3003 and it cannot receive HD. The 3003 has a smaller dish and all 3 LNB's are centered on the antenna. The 3005 will say Slimline and has 3 housings (5 LNB's) with one LNB centered on the antenna and the other 2 off to one side.

Bill.Satellite wrote:

croderique wrote:

Winegard1 wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:

Winegard1 wrote:
If you want HD, your only option is the SK-SWM3 Trav'Ler. You can bring your receivers from home with this satellite antenna, and it should just be a seamless transfer. Meaning you should just be able to take it directly out of the house then start it up without having to change any settings.

Clearly this is Winegard speaking.

I have the RF Mogul DTV dish and it definitely receives HD.

Yes I am a Winegard rep. I am just here to help spread helpful knowledge, as things can get complicated sometimes. As I stated previously before the comment you quoted me on, I was just giving a simple breakdown for Winegard products. I never said there weren't any other options outside of Winegard. Sorry for the confusion, just trying to help.

Karmi,

With the Winegard Carryout G2, Pathway X1, or Pathway X2, it is possible to watch two different programs on two different televisions. Just remember those programs need to be coming off the same DISH or DirecTV network satellite.

Winegard1. Wondering if you can help me. After about a dozen calls last summer to DirecTV and Winegard I was able to set up the system in my motorhome. DirecTV HD DVR 24-500 with a Winegard SK-3003 Trav'ler and a DirecTV SUP-2400 B Band Converter on a Samsung HD TV. When I moved the DirecTV to our home they installed a SWM Pi21R1-03 without the SUP-2400 B Band.
Now when I take the DVR to the coach again I cannot get it to work with or without the SUP-2400 B-Band nor with or without the Pi21R1. No Seamless Transfer. I get a 775 error code. Last year they had me change the Tuner in from dual to single. This year when I try that it says it can't find a SWM and won't let me continue. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Chuck

If you really have an SK-3003, that antenna is not capable of receiving ANY DirecTV HD programming as that antenna cannot receive 99 or 103. If you have an SK-3005 then you can update that antenna to SWM using the SWM8 kit assuming you don't have the very old SK-3005 which only had 3 outputs (even that can be updated up requires much additional modifications).

Thanks. It is locked into 101 / 110 and 119. How do I tell what Trav'ler we have?
Chuck

croderique wrote:

Winegard1 wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:

Winegard1 wrote:
If you want HD, your only option is the SK-SWM3 Trav'Ler. You can bring your receivers from home with this satellite antenna, and it should just be a seamless transfer. Meaning you should just be able to take it directly out of the house then start it up without having to change any settings.

Clearly this is Winegard speaking.

I have the RF Mogul DTV dish and it definitely receives HD.

Yes I am a Winegard rep. I am just here to help spread helpful knowledge, as things can get complicated sometimes. As I stated previously before the comment you quoted me on, I was just giving a simple breakdown for Winegard products. I never said there weren't any other options outside of Winegard. Sorry for the confusion, just trying to help.

Karmi,

With the Winegard Carryout G2, Pathway X1, or Pathway X2, it is possible to watch two different programs on two different televisions. Just remember those programs need to be coming off the same DISH or DirecTV network satellite.

Winegard1. Wondering if you can help me. After about a dozen calls last summer to DirecTV and Winegard I was able to set up the system in my motorhome. DirecTV HD DVR 24-500 with a Winegard SK-3003 Trav'ler and a DirecTV SUP-2400 B Band Converter on a Samsung HD TV. When I moved the DirecTV to our home they installed a SWM Pi21R1-03 without the SUP-2400 B Band.
Now when I take the DVR to the coach again I cannot get it to work with or without the SUP-2400 B-Band nor with or without the Pi21R1. No Seamless Transfer. I get a 775 error code. Last year they had me change the Tuner in from dual to single. This year when I try that it says it can't find a SWM and won't let me continue. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Chuck

If you really have an SK-3003, that antenna is not capable of receiving ANY DirecTV HD programming as that antenna cannot receive 99 or 103. If you have an SK-3005 then you can update that antenna to SWM using the SWM8 kit assuming you don't have the very old SK-3005 which only had 3 outputs (even that can be updated up requires much additional modifications).

Here were my instructions with my Home similar to your rig. Not all of these may need to change between locations but the satellite setup is the most critical. Recommend you first record your home settings so that you can go back to that configuration. I'm sure Winegard1 can tell you what satellite configuration, etc you need for the rig.

Home – Slimline 5 Dish and HD Channels
1. Install 2 B-Band Converters
2. Turn on receiver wait for setup to complete (about 5 minutes).
3. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings-Display-TV Ratio: Widescreen 16:9
4. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings- Display -TV Resolutions: Check all resolutions.
5. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings- Display – Video: On, Pillar Box, Dark Gray
6. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings-Display-Preferences-Guide HD Channels: Hide SD duplicates.
7. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings -Satellite-Repeat Satellite Setup: Dish setup: Option 4 – Slimline 5 02: Multiswitch Dual. To confirm: Menu-Setup-System Setup-Info & Test-More System Info and confirm dish type

MH – HD Dish – SWM Dish and HD Channels
1. Do not install B-Band Converters
2. Plug in 3 power cords. Turn on receiver wait for setup to complete (about 5 minutes).
3. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings-Display-TV Ratio: Widescreen 16:9
4. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings- Display -TV Resolutions: Check all resolutions.
5. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings- Display – Video: On, Pillar Box, Dark Gray
6. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings-Display-Preferences-Guide HD Channels: Hide SD duplicates.
7. Menu-Settings & Help-Settings -Satellite-Repeat Satellite Setup: Dish setup: Option 17 Swimline-3S(SWM), 01: SWM, Dual. To confirm: Menu-Setup-System Setup-Info & Test-More System Info and confirm dish type

Chuck,

Your receiver is set up for SWM and you need to reconfigure back to the MH configuration. I think I have further instructions if I can find them but basically it's in the Satellite Setup.

Winegard1 wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:

Winegard1 wrote:
If you want HD, your only option is the SK-SWM3 Trav'Ler. You can bring your receivers from home with this satellite antenna, and it should just be a seamless transfer. Meaning you should just be able to take it directly out of the house then start it up without having to change any settings.

Clearly this is Winegard speaking.

I have the RF Mogul DTV dish and it definitely receives HD.

Yes I am a Winegard rep. I am just here to help spread helpful knowledge, as things can get complicated sometimes. As I stated previously before the comment you quoted me on, I was just giving a simple breakdown for Winegard products. I never said there weren't any other options outside of Winegard. Sorry for the confusion, just trying to help.

Karmi,

With the Winegard Carryout G2, Pathway X1, or Pathway X2, it is possible to watch two different programs on two different televisions. Just remember those programs need to be coming off the same DISH or DirecTV network satellite.

Winegard1. Wondering if you can help me. After about a dozen calls last summer to DirecTV and Winegard I was able to set up the system in my motorhome. DirecTV HD DVR 24-500 with a Winegard SK-3003 Trav'ler and a DirecTV SUP-2400 B Band Converter on a Samsung HD TV. When I moved the DirecTV to our home they installed a SWM Pi21R1-03 without the SUP-2400 B Band.
Now when I take the DVR to the coach again I cannot get it to work with or without the SUP-2400 B-Band nor with or without the Pi21R1. No Seamless Transfer. I get a 775 error code. Last year they had me change the Tuner in from dual to single. This year when I try that it says it can't find a SWM and won't let me continue. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Chuck

kirbybear wrote:


Direct seems to charge $15 for "Advanced Receiver Service " , anybody know what this charge is for ?

I believe that is the charge for having a DVR.

kirbybear wrote:
Thanks for the info.

Direct seems to charge $15 for "Advanced Receiver Service " , anybody know what this charge is for ?

If you own your own equipment are you still charged $ 15 ?

You can no longer purchase DTV equipment. Even if you buy it from a vendor it is still leased equipment.

You might have some older equipment that you do own.