Why no TV signal?
I have been using Dish HD for some time but switched recently to Directv. They sold me a Genie HR-44 and three C-41's and installed them on the house. I bought a SWM-3 Slimline dish to mount outsi...
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Setting up a Slimline is not that easy, especially for the first few times.
To aim, I use a Swift Hitch camera to see the Signal Meters screen, NOT the signal strength screen (which shows each transponder). Does the Genie have that screen? That said, I've been told the Genie receiver has the BEEPS in it, like the old SD receivers, and unlike my HD receiver. That alone should be enough to aim your dish sans any separate meters.
Also, shoot the 101 at 90°, THEN set the skew. That should work much better.
Does Genie have a System Test function that will make sure all is well with your hardware? That would reveal a bad LNB, which is not likely.
jdubya wrote:I'm not familiar with the Genie, but I am familiar with Slimline aiming and a regular HD box.
. All of the transponders register '0' - I am not certain which of the selections I should use -
To aim, I use a Swift Hitch camera to see the Signal Meters screen, NOT the signal strength screen (which shows each transponder). Does the Genie have that screen? That said, I've been told the Genie receiver has the BEEPS in it, like the old SD receivers, and unlike my HD receiver. That alone should be enough to aim your dish sans any separate meters.
Also, shoot the 101 at 90°, THEN set the skew. That should work much better.
Does Genie have a System Test function that will make sure all is well with your hardware? That would reveal a bad LNB, which is not likely.
jdubya wrote:Is that a tripod?
I bought a SWM-3 Slimline dish to mount outside on my 'quad-pod'
jdubya wrote:That's what I would do. When you say 'no signal', do you mean no beeping?
One guy says that he uses the sound from the setup of directv to listen while he adjusts - that is great, except I get absolutely no signal.
