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Tutor

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7 Messages

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 10:32 PM

Changing an HR22 from the SWM ant to another Ant setup

I recently moved and in the process my dish was switched to a SWM dish. Now I cannot seem to change the dish type back to my old slimline 5 dish which I need to use on my RV. Will the setup allow me to change once I unhook the SWM dish or do I change back and forth

Jerry

Expert

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32K Messages

13 years ago

Here are the steps to change the dish type

 

 

From the Menu 

 

Using the Arrow buttons navigate to - select Parental, Favorites, Setup - press Select button


Using the Arrow buttons navigate to highlight - select System Set Up - press Select button

 

Using the Arrow buttons navigate to highlight - select Satellite - press Select button

 

Using the Arrow buttons navigate to highlight - select Repeat Satellite Setup - press Select button

Follow the on screen instructions and press the - Dash button

 

A new screen will be shown

 

Use the Arrow buttons navigate to Switch - then press the Select button

 

In the drop-down box use the Arrow buttons to highlight  02 Multiswitch then press Select button

 

Use the Arrow buttons and highlight Dish Type - press the Select button

 
In the drop-down box use the Arrow buttons to highlight 04 - slimline 5 LNB then press the Select button

 

Use the Arrow buttons to navigate to Continue until you can hight light - Watch DirectTV

Tutor

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7 Messages

13 years ago

Before I was switched to a SWM system I could do all that you suggest. Now my dish type and switch type are grayed out and I cannot get into them to change.  Do you know if I will not have the grayed out items once I unhookm the SWM Ant

Expert

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32K Messages

13 years ago

follow the this instruction to the 'T"  it will work

Tutor

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7 Messages

13 years ago

I tried it to the "T" and I can't get the grayed out area to change. Below the "switch" button I do have a tuner box that says dual tuners and I can switch to the switch this to single but can't get can't get into boxes I need to change 

ACE - Sage

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46.4K Messages

13 years ago

It's important that you specify the switch type BEFORE specifying the dish type.  That's not the order they're displayed in the menu, so it's confusing. 

Tutor

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7 Messages

13 years ago

Again -  the switch type and dish type are grayed out and I can't highlight either of them to change.

Expert

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32K Messages

13 years ago

the receiver cannot be connected to a SWM system. you need to connect the receiver to the RV dish FIRST before you can do any of the above.

Tutor

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7 Messages

13 years ago

Thank you - I was hoping that was the answer but it took a while to get to it.  I will be moviong the reciever to the RV in about a week. will let you know then how it worked. Thanks again 

Expert

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32K Messages

13 years ago

you're welcome.


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