DirecTV Receiver and Dish Help needed
We recently upgraded our DirecTV receiver to an HD-DVR (HR24-500). At the house we have a Slimlime 3 SWN dish. I took the receiver out to the RV today to see if i could get it setup with our RV dish which is an 18" round type. I know with this dish i wouldn't be able to get HD channels; just wanted to get the SD channels to see if the setup works.
As you may have guessed i'm posting cause it ain't working!!. Here's what i've got and seen:
1) dish is directly connected to the HD receiver with coax.
2) i positioned the dish to get fairly good signals on satellite 101 transducers. Most signal strengths are 75 or greater (up to 97). A couple are in the 40's and 50's, some in the 60's.
3) For dish settings the following is selected:
- 18" round dish
- Multiswitch (vs. swm)
- Single tuner (vs. 2)
3) the time shown during setup will update indicating to me the receiver is getting a signal, but when i select 'Continue' after checking signal strengths, the next screen that comes up is titled something like " Advanced Program Guide" or something similar. It says it will download program info over the next 24 hrs. and in the meantime there may not be complete program info. At the bottom of the screen there is a bar graph to show progress and a digital register to give a number. The number remains at 0% and nothing ever shows on the bar graph. After about 5 minutes the receiver seems to reset itself (goes off, comes on, goes thru self-check, etc.), then repeats if you let it go.
Also, i cannot seem to make the audible beep feature work when checking transducer signals. I get a colored bar for Tuner ! (nothing on Tuner 2) but no sound. Tuner 1 is the one selected as the Audio Feedback Tuner.
Am i trying to do something that will not work by trying to use an 18" round dish with an HD receiver?? We'll be getting a SL3 SWM dish to take on the road with us, but in the meantime i was trying to get the 18" dish to work.
As you may have guessed i'm posting cause it ain't working!!. Here's what i've got and seen:
1) dish is directly connected to the HD receiver with coax.
2) i positioned the dish to get fairly good signals on satellite 101 transducers. Most signal strengths are 75 or greater (up to 97). A couple are in the 40's and 50's, some in the 60's.
3) For dish settings the following is selected:
- 18" round dish
- Multiswitch (vs. swm)
- Single tuner (vs. 2)
3) the time shown during setup will update indicating to me the receiver is getting a signal, but when i select 'Continue' after checking signal strengths, the next screen that comes up is titled something like " Advanced Program Guide" or something similar. It says it will download program info over the next 24 hrs. and in the meantime there may not be complete program info. At the bottom of the screen there is a bar graph to show progress and a digital register to give a number. The number remains at 0% and nothing ever shows on the bar graph. After about 5 minutes the receiver seems to reset itself (goes off, comes on, goes thru self-check, etc.), then repeats if you let it go.
Also, i cannot seem to make the audible beep feature work when checking transducer signals. I get a colored bar for Tuner ! (nothing on Tuner 2) but no sound. Tuner 1 is the one selected as the Audio Feedback Tuner.
Am i trying to do something that will not work by trying to use an 18" round dish with an HD receiver?? We'll be getting a SL3 SWM dish to take on the road with us, but in the meantime i was trying to get the 18" dish to work.
