setting up a genie at another site

[rontraughber]

Hello, Iam new to the forum. I would like to take my genie receiver to my vacation home. I have a slimline dish but I cant remember which one it is. I don't have phone service or internet there. I have a external signal meter. I would appreciate any input. thanks Ron

 

[raoul5788]

to Satelliteguys!

The dish at your vacation home needs to have a swm lnb or swm switch since the Genie requires a swm setup. Is the dish already aligned? If so, all you need to do is swap the lnb for a swm type if necessary or connect a swm8 switch. If you need help aligning the dish, come on back and we will walk you through the basics.

 

[rontraughber]

how do you tell

How do I tell if the dish has that built in feature. I know there is no external swm. thanks Ron

 

[whitewolf8214]

to SatelliteGuys!!

 

[raoul5788]

A swm lnb has one output. A regular lnb has four. How many cables come from your dish at your house where the Genie is?

 

[rontraughber]

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1, Are all slimline dishs compatible with the genie? Iam going to have a friend look at the dish that at the cabin,but I think it has four.

 

[raoul5788]

A Slimline just means the dish itself. The lnb has to be a swm type, or you must use a swm8 or swm16 switch. That means, no, not all Slimlines are compatible with the Genie.

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

The better answer is all slimline dishes are capable but not all are immediately compatible. If you have 4 wires coming from the lnb you need a Swm8 multi switch. If you have one wire coming down so long as there is only one output from the lnb as well the it is swm compatible.

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[raoul5788]

Since he already has a Genie, if there is only one cable from the dish, it has to be a swm lnb.