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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    Did you check the PI under load, or with nothing connected to it ? I disconnected the coax wire from the SWM1/pwr input and put one lead on the inner copper wire and the other lead on ground, the result was 29V. i do not know if this is normal but when i moved the ground lead to the nut on...
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    Hi everyone First i would like to say thank you for all the suggestions. i think i will start from scratch one more time before i give up, call dtv and fork over some money. i plan to do them this weekend when i get some free time. i will definitely try to move the switch closer to the...
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    the entire run is RG-6
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    i was thinking of expanding to more HDDVRs if everything went smoothly. no flat cables anywhere.
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    Chip Yuppers, i followed a diagram provided online. all the shield caps on the unused terminals on the switch are in place
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    was not aware of a minimum distance. i will try it out and report back with news. Thanks!
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    the 771A error is intermittent and the time from one instance of the error to the next is variable. this happens rain or shine, clear or cloudy. I am starting to think that i am going to have to tear up some walls and run a second cable but i am clinging to some hope that i can figure out what...
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    Yes i have tried that twice. I have waited for at least ten minutes to make sure the light goes out. i have also watched the PI during a loss of signal and the power light remains a solid green, no flickering or dimming. I have never gotten error 771B. as for error 771: I do not knowing...
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    Thanks for the replies Hello and thanks for the replies and the welcome. To answer Chip's question: Yes all four cables from the LNB are connected to the SWM and they are good and tight. To BobStokesbary Yes, the receiver says that it is in the SWM mode, in fact, the selection it is grayed...
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    SWM-8 Installation Nightmare

    So, I recently upgraded to an HR-22 100, current software rev 0x4d1, I am located near Detroit. My old setup was a slimline 5 with a RG-6 cable run of about 85 feet, the cabling has not changed. I purchased a SWM-8 switch along with the PI-29. The system worked great for about a week...