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Pevious button going back to a different channel
When i press the previous button, it doesnt go back to the previous channel, it goes to the channel before the previous channel
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Directv remote
Hi, does anyone know if I can reprogram my DTV remote to work with Spectrum equipment? Spectrum remote is really bad. Thanks.
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What kind of RG6 female to female connectors do I need to connect receiver to switch?
I got a satellite upgrade and it's the HD SL3 satellite. I have 3 HR24 receivers and they all work with the new satellite. The DTV tech put in a switch that splits the RG6 cable to multiple RG6 lines. I want to move one of the HR24 receivers to another room. The cable to the other room
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Connect Gemini to genie 2
I recently had to get a new genie 2 and it took a while with tech support to connect my mini to it but it finally worked. However they could not help me connect my Gemini to it as well. Nothing has moved positions or wiring or anything it just keeps giving me the 615 error message. The dash then 987
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LNB issue? Pixelating and Cutting Out
We have a DirecTV Genie and two mini Genies. A couple days ago the software updated. Since then we've been having issues with pixelation and cutting out, like happens during storms (but there are no storms). I troubleshooted yesterday and even had DirecTV support run tests with no success. In my ef
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acquiring guide data
I have an HR24-500 receiver and a TracVision TV3 dish. When I recently restarted the system after being away for a while. I refreshed the receiver via my account. Then when I restarted the system, the receiver got stuck on acquiring guide data. I have power cycled the receiver, restarte
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DirecTV remote not controlling new Samsung QN65S90DAFXZA
Just purchased a brand new Samsung QN65S90DAFXZA and I tried all 53 Samsung codes with the receiver and none of them will control our new TV.... maybe it is time to cut the dish.... not using 2 remotes...Is there still any good 'learning' remotes on the market? I remember 20 years ago I had a touch
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2 Gemini remotes, 2 Gemini boxes
I have two different Samsung TVs in my Man cave connected to two different Gemini boxes and two different Gemini remotes. I’ve paired each remote with its corresponding box. However either remote will turn on both boxes and both TVs. Is there any way to keep one remote from turning on both boxes and
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Equipment upgrade
Hello all! My parents have been DirectTV customers forever. Late 1990's I think. Live in the woods. ;) They currently have an H23-600, HR44-200, two C51-500's, and two C41-500's. Each receiver has a coax connected to it. I heard from someone that the latest technology only requ
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Pairing a RC-66 remote with TCL
Just purchased a TCL 32S331 Roku Smart TV and need to get a RC-66 remote to control the power and sound on the TV. My receiver box is a H25/700. I went through the code lookup and found 12434 as a code but it doesn't work. I tried using the remote setup feature in the Directv menu but i
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