Bill Adams or any other Direct Tv guruCurrently,I have a Winegard Road Trip T4 satellite dome and use Dish. However, we switched to Direct Tv for the house and cannot use my home receiver, a Genie HR 5400 with my dome unless I use a SWM-8 kit. Winegard schematics have a power inserter shown in the schematics but the HR 5400 has the power inserter built into the receiver.How do I hook the kit up without the power Inserter shown on their schematics?Has anyone done a SWM 8 kit installation with their dome and did it work. I know I will only get SD channels but it will be cheaper until I can get a Traveler when SD channels go away. I tried to order a compatible additional receiver for my home but Direct Tv said I needed a new account. So my question remains. Has anyone installed a SWM 8 kit with a genie receiver and how did it work. Additionally, Winegard says that this kit must be used with their carry out antennas also, so has anyone used a SWM -8 kit with a carry out Dish?P.S. Winegard was no help, they could only say try the schematics.

You cant. To use a SWM setup also requires a different LNB. None of which is capable of use with a dome. Domes are only able to see one bird at a time. DirectHD looks at three birds at once. To use and see DirectHD using a Genie HR54 you will need to change to an open face dish like you have at home, or an automatic Winegard Travler type setup.

This info is different from what Winegard states so anyone with experience with the Swm-8 installation,please respond.

It is different because it is wrong. Domes are certainly capable of using the SWM technology with the addition of the SWM8 kit. It will be SD only but it will work. I have to double check something but as I remember, if there is an external SWM power supply the internal power supply is disabled. I need to check on the HR54.

OK, in reading a bit further the HR54 appears to work the same as the other Genie's so you just wire in the SWM8 and the PI29 and the internal PI will shut itself down.

Thanks Bill for the info. It would be easier to not wire the external power inserter and use only the HR 5400 . Do you think this would work. I guess I can try it and see. Will I cause any damage doing it this way. I also need to buy a portable satellite and Winegard says this can also be used but must use the swm8 kit. Has anyone used a portable with the swm8 kit.

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Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2018
You may change your mind after awhile as watching DTV in SD gets really old when you are used to satellite and OTA in HD. I have a hard time even watching a single program on my HD TV's in SD these days.
hpdrver
Explorer
Jan 29, 2018
I want to buy a automatic portable dish and not one on a tripod. Did that years ago when you only had a round dish. Do not want to do that again. Will eventually install a traveler when $2000 becomes available in the future. Even with a traveler, I will need a portable dish when the rooftop traveler is blocked by trees. However I want a auto portable dish that will have to use a swm8 kit since these are the only ones available.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Jan 28, 2018
hpdrver wrote:
I also need to buy a portable satellite and Winegard says this can also be used but must use the swm8 kit.

Has anyone used a portable with the swm8 kit.
Why don't you just buy a portable SWM dish which is directly compatible with the HR54? And now you get HD and/or SD?

Or 4K.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2018
I don't believe that it would as the internal PI is 25V and the required voltage for the SWM8 is the PI29 (29V). It's also not really easier. It's just a matter of plugging the power supply into the wall outlet.
hpdrver
Explorer
Jan 28, 2018
Thanks Bill for the info.

It would be easier to not wire the external power inserter and use only the HR 5400 . Do you think this would work. I guess I can try it and see. Will I cause any damage doing it this way. I also need to buy a portable satellite and Winegard says this can also be used but must use the swm8 kit.

Has anyone used a portable with the swm8 kit.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2018
OK, in reading a bit further the HR54 appears to work the same as the other Genie's so you just wire in the SWM8 and the PI29 and the internal PI will shut itself down.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2018
It is different because it is wrong. Domes are certainly capable of using the SWM technology with the addition of the SWM8 kit. It will be SD only but it will work. I have to double check something but as I remember, if there is an external SWM power supply the internal power supply is disabled. I need to check on the HR54.
hpdrver
Explorer
Jan 28, 2018
This info is different from what Winegard states so anyone with experience with the Swm-8 installation,please respond.
donn0128
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2018
You cant. To use a SWM setup also requires a different LNB. None of which is capable of use with a dome. Domes are only able to see one bird at a time. DirectHD looks at three birds at once. To use and see DirectHD using a Genie HR54 you will need to change to an open face dish like you have at home, or an automatic Winegard Travler type setup.

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