Help pointing directv dish

Bill.Winegard wrote:
The HR24 does not require SWM as the DTV installer indicates. It will work with the LNB you show (if the LNB is working). You need to go into the receiver setup and change this before anything else will work.
Go to Menu, Settings, Satellite, Repeat Satellite Setup (enter a dash, found below the 7 key). Here you will select 18" round and that should change the switch type to Multiswitch. Now you can go to the link to Signal Strength and then Signal Meter. With this screen up, and some serious patience you will eventually find the 101 satellite, peak it up until you see a signal in the 80+ range (if you can only get 70's that's OK for a first try). Once you get a good signal, continue on through the setup routine, don't just get a signal and exit. Once complete you will be watching TV. This change in setup will need to be completed every time your friend switches between the home antenna and this style antenna so be sure to have him write down the settings he finds in the Repeat Satellite Setup routine BEFORE he makes any changes so he knows how to reset it when he returns home.

Excellent tutorial! I've just started using the same setup as the OP asked about. My old SD rcvr just required getting a 70+ signal on the signal strength meter. I've notice on the new HR 24 I have to get a good signal, then find the weakest transponder and peak for signal strength on that one.

Before I started doing this I could have a 90+ signal on the signal strength meter and I would have frequent drop outs on the channels on the transponder(s) with the weakest signal strength.

Success! Thanks all for the pointers. I (and he) appreciate the help.

Bill.Winegard wrote:
The HR24 does not require SWM as the DTV installer indicates. It will work with the LNB you show (if the LNB is working). You need to go into the receiver setup and change this before anything else will work.
Go to Menu, Settings, Satellite, Repeat Satellite Setup (enter a dash, found below the 7 key). Here you will select 18" round and that should change the switch type to Multiswitch. Now you can go to the link to Signal Strength and then Signal Meter. With this screen up, and some serious patience you will eventually find the 101 satellite, peak it up until you see a signal in the 80+ range (if you can only get 70's that's OK for a first try). Once you get a good signal, continue on through the setup routine, don't just get a signal and exit. Once complete you will be watching TV. This change in setup will need to be completed every time your friend switches between the home antenna and this style antenna so be sure to have him write down the settings he finds in the Repeat Satellite Setup
routine BEFORE he makes any changes so he knows how to reset it when he returns home.

excellent,excellent advice on all points,sure wish i had known this prior to finding out just how good.

The HR24 does not require SWM as the DTV installer indicates. It will work with the LNB you show (if the LNB is working). You need to go into the receiver setup and change this before anything else will work.
Go to Menu, Settings, Satellite, Repeat Satellite Setup (enter a dash, found below the 7 key). Here you will select 18" round and that should change the switch type to Multiswitch. Now you can go to the link to Signal Strength and then Signal Meter. With this screen up, and some serious patience you will eventually find the 101 satellite, peak it up until you see a signal in the 80+ range (if you can only get 70's that's OK for a first try). Once you get a good signal, continue on through the setup routine, don't just get a signal and exit. Once complete you will be watching TV. This change in setup will need to be completed every time your friend switches between the home antenna and this style antenna so be sure to have him write down the settings he finds in the Repeat Satellite Setup routine BEFORE he makes any changes so he knows how to reset it when he returns home.

donn0128 wrote:
Hr24 he needs to set his receiver correctly in setup before anything else. 18 inch round single LNB multiswitch. He is also going to need B band converter.

A B-band converter will not be required if he is not receiving the Ka (99 & 103 HD) sats.

Hr24 he needs to set his receiver correctly in setup before anything else. 18 inch round single LNB multiswitch. He is also going to need B band converter.

He says

HR24-500

The only HD DVR that would require the DTV SWM technology is the Genie (HR34/44). If he has one of those it will work with that LNB but you are going to add some special hardware between the LNB and the receiver. This is a SWM8 switch and a power inserter (different than the PI in his home).
It's also unlikely that you are going to be able to change your current LNB to the SWM3 LNB listed above if this is a tripod mounted antenna and you absolutely cannot change the LNB if it's an older roof mounted manual satellite dish.
Find the model number of the receiver he is trying to use and post an update.

Thanks guys. I think he gave up for the night and retired to a fire.....he has not responded to my asking which receiver he has

Ill post up as soon as he responds

xaugievike wrote:
Here's a pic of the lnb he sent me.

I'm not 100% sure - but that picture shows an old SD lnb that will not work with a SWM-only DVR. Tom posted a pic of the SWM lnb he needs.