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    Tailgating with Directv SWM5 coming from Dish Network?

    OP mentioned his locals are on 119... SL5 is what he needs, chapin4life. I think You can use your accutrac with the swm5, just need splitter for the power inserter. Someone check me on this
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    New Directv Set-up, Looking for Help

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    What am I missing here???

    Also check on the menu on each reciever and make sure whole home is authorized, sometimes the account is authorized but the receiver may still be "not autorized". menu > settings > settings > whole home > status
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    Programing Soundbar for volume with genie remote

    What kind of remote? Rc71 pr rc6x. With rc6x . You can do a code search. 9.1.3 then power button. Then press channel up until the sound bar powers down. I've had luck progamming this way on sound bars without the codes. Good luck
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    Occasional 771 Error - help with signal strengths?

    Check all the connectors on splitters, lnb.. Etc., make sure its tight. Had one that kept losing signal, turns out the connectors arent tightened. Hope this helps.
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    SWM 8 vs SWM 16

    Usually the 29v is grey and 21v is black. If you have swm8 then its a direct swap, just need to move the line going to genie to swm2.
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    Will new standard receiver work with old 18" round dish

    If the old cable was working try that maybe? If still not work maybe a bad lnb.
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    SWM 8 vs SWM 16

    Ok now i'm confused, do you have a swm8 setuo or do you have a swm lnb and 8way splitter setup? Edit 1: But yes you need 4 lines comming down from dish. Edit 2: its a switch that will replace your current swm8 not add to it. And no you dont need a new lnb assuming you actually have a swm8...
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    Will new standard receiver work with old 18" round dish

    Check the elevation settings (not sure where you are so I can't tell you the numbers) and also make sure the mount is leveled. Do you have two DtV box or just one?
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    SWM 8 vs SWM 16

    Setup is very similar with swm8 vs swm16, only difference is, the swm1 and swm2 on the swm16 are two separate 8 tuners. So to answer ur question, yes you can just move the splitter to the swm1 and connect the genie on swm2 and replace PI with 29v. No need for a dedicated power line. Edit: no...
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    Problems with my HR 44

    Bad HDD. Seen it on HR34's
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    Dish customer needs some help, please

    From dish or SWiM splitter
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    Possible New DirecTV Customer with Questions

    Total of two cables, one for genie and one for video bridge. Power inserter can be on either of the cables (most of the time with the genie).
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    Perplexed by DirectTV 775, shouldn't be this hard!!!

    Follow cable from dish, theres should be another splitter where the PI is connected, if it goes jnside your attic, the tech cut your home run from your bedroom to your junction box downstairs and put a splitter to feed the splitter down stairs. Bottom line, the installer puts the PI on the...
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    DLNA setup

    Technically the CCK WILL feed both receivers. Altho H20 is not really network capable/whole home capable, As far as i know. Someone correct me on this one. G'luck
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