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ttharrisons
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Hi,

We're headed out this weekend for a nice camping trip. We're going somewhere that doesn't have cable at the sites. In the past, I would take my directv box from home connect to my dish that i have in my trailer. I'm told that since I have the newer directv receiver, the HR44, my old dish (LNB) would not work.

I have no idea if it's possible to get the right LNB locally in the Sacramento area, and online probably wouldn't be delivered before we leave. We be without tv, but does anyone know if/how I can watch what we already have recorded on our HR44?. If nothing else, we can at least get caught on our favorite shows.

tks
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Bill_Satellite
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I watch the recorded programming on my Genie while driving down the road. I have a Trav'ler so there's no chance of receiving the satellite signal. Works great.
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lynndiwagon
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Do yourself a favor and go on over to here. They have everything you need. You can certainly watch recorded programs without a sat signal.
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docj wrote:
restlesswind wrote:
We have the HR 44 Geni. The installer told us that we can watch recorded programs without the dish attached.

Turn the system on, while it searches for the antenna, bring up the "list" and there ya go!


I believe that if the system ends up rebooting 3 times without getting a satellite lock it will make it impossible to view the recorded programming because the guide data will have been erased. The recorded programs will still be there, but you won't be able to access them until you once again let the receiver have a satellite signal.


I have never been able to watch shows already recorded on my Directv DVR without a sat signal. Kinda frustrating.

Wish there was a way to fix that issue. I also don't understand WHY it's an issue.
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docj
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restlesswind wrote:
We have the HR 44 Geni. The installer told us that we can watch recorded programs without the dish attached.

Turn the system on, while it searches for the antenna, bring up the "list" and there ya go!


I believe that if the system ends up rebooting 3 times without getting a satellite lock it will make it impossible to view the recorded programming because the guide data will have been erased. The recorded programs will still be there, but you won't be able to access them until you once again let the receiver have a satellite signal.
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restlesswind
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We have the HR 44 Geni. The installer told us that we can watch recorded programs without the dish attached.

Turn the system on, while it searches for the antenna, bring up the "list" and there ya go!
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ttharrisons
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Great info...thanks for the feedback!
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Bill_Satellite
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ttharrisons wrote:
Hi,

We're headed out this weekend for a nice camping trip. We're going somewhere that doesn't have cable at the sites. In the past, I would take my directv box from home connect to my dish that i have in my trailer. I'm told that since I have the newer directv receiver, the HR44, my old dish (LNB) would not work.

I have no idea if it's possible to get the right LNB locally in the Sacramento area, and online probably wouldn't be delivered before we leave. We be without tv, but does anyone know if/how I can watch what we already have recorded on our HR44?. If nothing else, we can at least get caught on our favorite shows.

tks


You old antenna will (cannot) work. You either need to get the SWM3 LNB and dish or add a SWM8 kit to your old antenna. The SWM8 kit will make it work but you will still only receive the 101 satellite and only receive SD programming. It should be pretty easy to get a new antenna/LNB setup. Check with your local dealer or order one from Amazon and have it in 2 days or less.
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RoyB
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Don't rule out picking up NATL BROADCAST CLEAR HDTV frm the local towns... Use your BATWING OTA antenna...

Try it out at home before you leave to learn how to use it for ANTENNA TV...

We do this all the time across the East part of the US. Works great for us picking the the CLEAR TV DIGITAL HDTV signals..

We get lots of HDTV channels over the CLEAR HDTV...

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old_guy
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I am just recording all the shows I like to watch and will watch them in the evenings.

docj
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Your HR44 Genie is a SWM-only device. Your old dish uses the older "multi-switch" system. The simplest thing to do is to convert your existing dish and LNB (assuming your LNB has two coax outputs) to SWM by adding a SWM8 switch and a PI-29 power inserter. You can get both of these on Amazon but I'm not sure if they would be available in a local store. Any DirecTV installer would have them if they will sell to you.

To be very clear, if your LNB has two coax outputs you don't need to change your LNB just add the SWM8 and the PI29. If you have only one coax from the LNB you would need to change to a SWM3 LNB; in that case you would need a PI-21 power inserter and wouldn't need the SWM8

If you aren't familiar with setting up a SWM system, take a look at this guide posted by Winegard. You don't need to have a Winegard system to understand how the wiring should be set up; just use the basic principles. Using non-SWM hardware in a SWM system
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donn0128
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Hr44? That is the Genie right?
Then you need an oval dish setup for SWM. That includes power supply, splitter and the correct LNB. Several online resellers will get you setup easily and overnight delivers can be had for a price.

azdryheat
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Take it out and give it a try for the rest of us.
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