There are two basic requirements: 1 you need a compatible dish, and 2 you need SWM-compatible receivers. The following is a list of SWM-compatible receivers:. How do I connect the SWM8? A SWM8 has six satellite inputs:.
Assuming you have one, your power supply also called a power inserter will have two coaxial cable connections—one labeled SWM, the other labeled IRD. If you are using multiple receivers, do not power them on at once. Rather, power them on one at a time, letting the first start acquiring satellite signal before powering up the next.
What are the Flex Ports for? These are used in DIRECTV installations that have more than one dish such as an international dish or, in certain markets, where a separate dish is required for local channels.
The SWM has an input for an off-air antenna. You must then use a special splitter, called a diplexer, to separate the two frequencies before connecting the output to a receiver. Please be careful with your selection of diplexers—not all work properly with a SWM. How close do the receivers have to be to the SWM? How close does the SWM have to be to the dish? Keep in mind, however, that the farther the SWM is from the dish, the more the signal loss.
Thus, if you have a long run from the dish to the SWM, you may need a polarity locker to power the dish and lock the LNB polarities. If you have long runs from the SWM to the receivers or a long run to just one receiver , you may need amplifiers to amplify the signal from the SWM to the receivers.
Now you want to expand it further. A regular receiver is one, a DVR is two, and a Genie is five. What can you do? There are many documented cases where an installer simply refuses to go above 16 tuners in the home.
They claim that any more tuners require a commercial account. You might simply be a sports fan, watch a lot of television, or just have a big family. But is it the right choice? The SWM is not designed for residential use. The goal of a SWM is to provide up to eight tuners to each of four apartments. The first step in knowing how best to upgrade is to know what you have now. Take a look at your dish. Are there four lines coming from it or just one?
If you do need to upgrade your dish, read the instructions below. If you have four lines coming from your dish, trace the wires to find the multiswitch. When you have more receivers than you have connections for at the dish, you need to use another switch. These switches have buffer amps to isolate each receiver and keep the levels the same whether one or eight are connected.
This type of setup is based upon switches, and each receiver must connect each tuner to the switch at the dish or the additional switch. A legacy dish non-SWM has four outputs that carry all the signals between these four.
Connecting a switch down the line with one of these units means all four cables need to connect. Remember, each tuner sends a voltage and a signal that controls the switch position, powers the buffer amp, and ends up powering the LNB at the dish. If you need to change out the LNB, do that first.
When changing out the LNB, remember to be careful. Use a pencil to note the mounting angles on the dish. This will help you see if you have inadvertently moved the dish. Gently mark the position of the dish on the dish bracket, and also mark the angle on the top and bottom adjustment areas on the mounting arm. Disconnect and remove the old LNB then attach the new one.
You will need to run four wires to the multiswitch, so connect those then run them inside. If you do want to stay with this older technology, you can purchase another one from Solid Signal and use up to 16 tuners that way. While many homes were wired with high-quality RG6 cable, the standard was for only one wire per room. The new switch requires that power be inserted into the system through a separate module. If you have a SWM-8 multiswitch, you have two choices.
You can add another SWM There are ways around this and the risks of these are discussed below. An easier, although more expensive, option is to use the SWM multiswitch. You can download FreeFixer here.
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