Remote DirecTV with a H25 Receiver

[Cindy P]

My Mom has DirecTV and she gave me her extra H25 Receiver for me to use at my place in the country. I used to have my extra DirecTV receiver there H24 until I dropped DirecTV and got Spectrum. When I hooked up the receiver it would not connect to the satellite dish, got error code 775. I was reading something about a SWM adapter....I don't have that in troubleshooting....is that something that I need to make it connect to the dish?

 

[texasbrit]

The H25 will only work with an SWM dish, and its associated power inserter. You can buy an SWM LNB from Solid Signal, or from many ebay vendors. it's a straight substitution

 

[Cindy P]

The H25 will only work with an SWM dish, and its associated power inserter. You can buy an SWM LNB from Solid Signal, or from many ebay vendors. it's a straight substitution

I don't have a clue if I have a SWM dish....I think it is a Slim Line? What does the SWM LNB look like? Is it something I have to attach to the dish or does in attach in the house to the cable line?

 

[Jackonearth]

I don't have a clue if I have a SWM dish....I think it is a Slim Line? What does the SWM LNB look like? Is it something I have to attach to the dish or does in attach in the house to the cable line?

Unless your dish is super old, its probably a SWM dish which is what you need. It sounds like you're just missing the power inserter.
You can buy it here DIRECTV 29-Volt SWM-8/SWM-16/SWM-30 Multiswitch Power Inserter (PI-29Z) from Solid Signal

 

[raoul5788]

to Satelliteguys Cindy P!
Using your mother's H25 at your house is a violation of Directv's policies and isn't a topic for discussion here. Sorry, but I have to close this thread.