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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 requires one unit to be co
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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 it doesn't lis
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Error code 775
Test ran on the receiver says can’t detect the swm adapter not having a spare I swapped out the lnb but same results. I took the swm adapter to another location and it works fine.
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TCL Roku Tv/Genie Remote
I am able to set up the Genie remote with the Roku TV (TCL 4 series S453) in that the remote works fine when in Satellite TV Mode... in that all the buttons work as expected. And when in the Roku menu however, only the volume and power on/off work from the Genie remote. However, I am unable to get a
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Receiver Reboot Process
When turning on my TV lately I get "The receiver reboot process is nearly complete". This will go on and on until I finally reset the receiver. This is a Gemini receiver. Any suggestions? Thanks
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dish alignment
Where do I find simple info on fine tuning dish with a Ku meter ?
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Can I use HR24 receivers with an HD/MPEG-4 satellite dish?
Hi, I have 3 HD24 receivers. None of them receive local channels (channels from 2 to 69) because DTV discontinued local signals on my SD satellite dish. I received permission to be able to get on the roof and replace the dish to an HD/MPEG-4 dish. If I do replace it, can I still use my HD24 receiver
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Is Adding a Mini Considered an Upgrade?
We have $23 off per month until next upgrade. Would that get put back on our bill if we added a mini? Thanks.
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HR21-100 Stuck on Step 1 of 2 on Reboot
It’s been slow and lags on the guide, so I rebooted it with the red button to see if it would clear up something. Now when it boots back up, it gets stuck on “Step 1 of 2: checking satellite settings” for like 10 minutes then crashes and reboots again. I understand it’s old, but was curious if there
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