HR44-700 - Genie HD DVR - not supplying power through HDMI output port. When plugging the output into an HDMI switcher, it's clear the DVR gives off no power through the HDMI port (like most receivers do).
However, the C41-500 - Genie Mini - DOES give off power through its HDMI port.
Is my HR44 Genie bad, or is this how it is suppose to be???
The issue that this is creating is ...
I plug in a Directv receiver and PS3 into an automatic HDMI switcher, which then runs into the tv. So, if I'm watching tv, and then turn on the PS3, the switch is alerted and is changed automatically to the new power source - the PS3. When the PS3 is turned off, it automatically switches back to the Directv receiver. However, with the HR44, I have to manually go press a button to switch it back to the Directv receiver because the switch thinks there are no active devices (really annoying since I have all of my equipment in a closet). Also, the switch has to have a 5V power adapter if the HR44 is the only active device, or the switch will get no power. Thus my conclusion that the HR44 is giving off now power through the HDMI output.
All other receivers I've had with Directv give off the necessary 5V of power through the HDMI output port, including the Genie Mini. The HR44 is the only one that doesn't. Do I have a bad Genie, or is this normal?
However, the C41-500 - Genie Mini - DOES give off power through its HDMI port.
Is my HR44 Genie bad, or is this how it is suppose to be???
The issue that this is creating is ...
I plug in a Directv receiver and PS3 into an automatic HDMI switcher, which then runs into the tv. So, if I'm watching tv, and then turn on the PS3, the switch is alerted and is changed automatically to the new power source - the PS3. When the PS3 is turned off, it automatically switches back to the Directv receiver. However, with the HR44, I have to manually go press a button to switch it back to the Directv receiver because the switch thinks there are no active devices (really annoying since I have all of my equipment in a closet). Also, the switch has to have a 5V power adapter if the HR44 is the only active device, or the switch will get no power. Thus my conclusion that the HR44 is giving off now power through the HDMI output.
All other receivers I've had with Directv give off the necessary 5V of power through the HDMI output port, including the Genie Mini. The HR44 is the only one that doesn't. Do I have a bad Genie, or is this normal?