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Loose reception after watching for an hour
Loose reception after watching for an hour, get snowy screen and have to turn off receiver and back on again to get reception back. This happens on just one of my receivers (HR24-500). I have reset with red button but still happens.
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External hard drive
I have a Genie HR54/500 HDVR. Is there a maximum size hard drive I can use? I haven’t looked at the back of the rcvr yet (hard to get to), but the manual indicates it has a SATA port and everything I’ve read online says to use eSATA. .???
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Gemini remote does not turn off my Genie HR44-500.
Hi, the remote turns on my Gemini, my TV, my audio receiver and the Genie. I don't need the Genie on, it works fine being controlled by the Gemini in stand-by mode (I've tested that). But much worse, the remove "off" button does NOT turn off the Genie, but it does turn off the Gemini, the TV and the
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Connecting a Vizio sound bar to my direct tv
I connected the hdmi cable to a Samsung smart tv plugged in the electric plug paired the Vizio sb to the audio from the remote setting. The power and volume responded from the direct tv remote but can’t get any sound from the bar. What step am I missing?
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21 day return policy
I am wondering we cancelled our direct tv service and our service is good until january 9th, why would we be expected to return the equiptment before then?? My wife called on december 9th to cancel and they told her she has 21 days from that call to retturn the boxes, if we paid till january 9th why
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Gemini problems
Got a new wireless gemini box. DIRECTV channels work great and screen says connected to Wi-Fi. When I try to use the apps, all the apps say not connected to Wi-Fi. I then plug a Ethernet cable into the back and all the apps work great. Then when I go back to DIRECTV channels they won’t connect. Wha
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Download DVR recordings to a phone or laptop
Am I able to download DVR recordings to a phone or laptop?
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Setup for wifi comes up by itself
Wifi setup screen comes up by itself. The only way I can get off this screen is to do a reset or unplug the box. None of the controls on the remote will do anything. This has happened twice in the last week. I have no internet in the home
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Can't pair an RC73 remote with a Eyoyo 12" TV
I recently got a small Eyoyo TV to use in my kitchen with a Genie mini controller but when I tried to pair the RC73 remote with it, that brand was not listed. Is there a workaround for TV brands that are not found? I have seen some technique in the past that I thought allowed the remote
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Free backlit remote offer
Back in November I was offered a free remote. It was shipped via FedEx but they damaged the package and it was sent back. I've tried several times to find out if they're sending a replacement but DirecTV customer service just gives me the run around.
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