Question re Legacy LNB with H24 receiver

Claude Greiner said:

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So I set the receiver on legacy and let everything auto detect *if* it was SWM.

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HoTat2 said:

So what did the installation at the police station turn out to be?

SWiM or legacy?

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brettp said:

Ok guys, I ordered and received the SWM SL3 LNB and power box. I hooked it up and when I go to repeat sat setup, when I try to navigate over to "Dish type", "RB/INTL", and "Switch Type", it goes into a screen that says "Advanced Program Guide Data" and it remains stuck there at 0% indefinitely. I hit reset and as soon as I try to navigate over to adjust the configurations I get stuck in the Advanced Program Guide Data screen. How can I get out of this to adjust the configurations if necessary?

It is currently configured as follows: Dish Type: SL3 LNB, RB/INTL: None Selected, Switch Type: SWM LNB 8 CH.

Do I even need to change any of these?

I tried going to signal meters and I moved the dish around (it is plumb) side to side and I get absolutely nothing. I started by pointing it in the general direction that the one on my house is facing.

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HoTat2 said:

The dish with 3 circles is called a "Slimline-5" (or "SL5") and can receive signals from 5 satellite locations in the sky, 99, 101, 103, 110, and 119 WL.

Whereas the SL3 in the photos (with 1 circle) is for 3 positions, 99, 101, and 103 WL.

However, DIRECTV does not use 110 WL for service in the U.S., and is only for Puerto Rico.

And 119 WL carries Spanish and other foreign language programming, SD spotbeam locals for certain markets, and a few foreign genre music only channels. So unless you have something of interest there you'll do fine with the SL3 LNB.

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edisonprime said:

119 also gets you more SonicTap channels as well. That’s why I have the Reverse Band 5 LNB.

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HoTat2 said:

Yes ...

That's what I meant before by "a few foreign genre music only channels" ...

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