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I cannot mute the tv using my directv remote.
I have a directv remote RC82V and it doesn’t allow me to mute the sound. I have to use the television remote. help.
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Whole Home Equipment Upgrade - Do or Don't
I received a voice mail from DTV last week saying that I was eligible (as a long time customer since 2003) for a free equipment upgrade with NO commitment. I have the equipment listed below. What do you think about upgrading? I have not contacted DTV yet as I wanted to get expert opinions from the
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DVR at Assisted living
My parents just moved to assisted living which provides DirecTV but no DVR. Are there any options to add one separately? Facility doesn't know if one.
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No captioning on my DirecTV programs box work.
None of your instructions work on the screen or internet. It has been doing this since DirecTV said they had a new home. That was back in March. The little box in the office does have cc, I need the main box replaced in the living room in order to get the cc to come on all programs. The
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RC73 no longer turns off TV
I have a Samsung TV UN43TU7000FXA with a Genie Mini C61-100 receiver. Recently, the RC73 no longer turns off the TV when I power off the receiver. This worked for years until recently and the RC73 still controls the TV volume. I reprogrammed the RC73 (Mute/Select code 12051) and the pro
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RTV remote and Sony tv
I have three Sony TVs and DTV genies for each one. As of last week, none of my remotes will turn the TV off. The on button will turn off the tv but turns the genie back on. i have reset and reprogrammed the remotes but still no good. whats the deal? They were all working fine up till now.
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Possible hack
On my TV came a notification that there was an upgrade and it started to "download". I did not see the words Direct TV on the screen, so I am concerned I was hacked.
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Direct TV Box doesn't output sound through Samsung TU7000 via HDMI
Our direct tv box suddenly stopped appearing as an option on the home screen of our 2021 Samsung TU7000. A technician came out and said our box was faulty so he replaced the box and brought a brand new HDMI cable. Upon hooking it up to the TV, the picture would come up and Direct TV was an option to
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Closed captioning
Your instructions I've done many times do NOT work! There is broken cc and mostly none at all on the programs.
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Remote
I just learned that only 1 remote works with 1 tv. I want to connect 4 direct tv remotes. Any work around?
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