DirecTV SWM installation

[jfaberna]

I just went back to DirecTV in the Monty since it was not going to go away at home. I wanted HDTV so that meant going with a Slimline SL3 SWiM dish on a tripod. In case what I've learned helps someone else, I'll list some key points below.

1. SWiM only has one wire coming from the dish LNB. I put the special SWiM splitter in the Convenience Center.

2. SWiM also needs a power supply "brick". I put it in the Living room cabinet with the Blue-ray player. It connects between the receiver (IRD) and the SWiM LNB, so I connected the Living Room sat connection in the Convenience Center to the DC passing connector of the Splitter.

3. I have a HR44 Genie DVR in the Living room and C31 Genie clients in the bedroom and basement. These are the same units I use at home and move them back and forth. The recorded shows come along for the ride.

4. I need to permanently run a cable from the Convenience Center to the basement TV outlet replacing the cable Keystone runs from the Bedroom TV to the Basement TV. I hate to disable the bedroom TV just to get TV in the basement.

5. Taking a cheap TV from home and mounting it in the Basement with a extending bracket.

6. Having a basement TV that is movable makes it easier for me to aim the dish on the tripod. The TV and satellite receiver are the best signal strength meter, especially since you have multiple satellites and need to tweak azimuth, tilt and elevation.