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Saturday, March 28th, 2020 3:33 PM

How do I change the Swim switch type

I have moved and my HR44-500 Genie is not seeing the SWM in my new home . I also have a HR24-500 that has no problem seeing the SWIM and is working . i have restarded the SWIM and still no luck with the HR44-500 i have noticed that the HR24-500 sees the SWIM Type of SWM LNB 22 CH. The HR24-500 displays SWM LNB iI cannot find a way to change this to match the HR24 . How can I get the HR44 to work?

ACE - Sage

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46.4K Messages

5 years ago

Your HR44 should automatically be configured for Single Wire Multiswitch dish. In fact, that's all it supports.

What type of dish do you have? How is the HR44's satellite cable connected to your dish? What happens if you connect the HR44 to HR24's satellite cable?

ACE - Expert

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22.9K Messages

5 years ago

All Genies (1st model HR34), and the H25, are SWM only. They cannot use anything else. The HR24 is the last box that could use both SWM and the legacy multiswitch, which is why it has different options.


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