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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    Got it.. Just needed to "continue" past the screen above.. So I'm clear: Without a HD subscription AND a switch type dish, I cannot receive HD content...
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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    I understand that sticking with the existing dish means non-HD channels. When setting the DVR up. I choose "multiswitch" (there is no option for "no switch"). Signal strength comes in just fine on both tuners. I get to a screen called "installation status". I see a matrix like this: 99 101...
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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    Guys, First, I appeciate the help. I can order a slimline dish, if that's what you would recommend. An explanation of what changed between my existing 3-LNB dish and the "slimline" dishes / switch setup would help me understand what I'm doing here... I assume the switches are being added to...
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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    Guys, can we move off the "leased" issue? I bought it on a CC, just in case I was going to get screwed and I had been sold a leased unit. DirectTV has no problem activating this thing - I've talked to them already. There seems to be a healthy market for these unit - they can be found all day...
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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    I bought the HR23 from a contractor that does installs for DirectTV. DirectTV has no problems activating it. I've called with the ID of the box and card. I bought it directly, it's not leased - I didn't want another 2 year service agreement and a $200 charge for the DVR, which is what I was...
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    HR23 without a switch? setup help!

    I went from an old DVR to an HR23. I've got a 3-LNB dish, I'm running 2-coax wires into the house. Going through setup on my HR23, the setup seems to fail because I'm not selecting the right switch type. Available switch types are : Multiswitch or SWM (single wire multiswitch). I'm also...
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