SAT-HD100

**acuevas** · 11-16-2009 02:55 PM

Hi All,

I have two DirecTV SONY SAT-HD100 connected to the same outdoor antenna and I am using them for over-the-air digital channels. The issue is one gets channels and the other does not - the error message is that the unit is "searching for digital signal".

The set up is the same for both. I know they are older units, but its all I can afford right now. Any suggestions are most welcomed.

**boba** · 11-16-2009 03:37 PM

Check your menu selections for dish setup. I'm guessing one is set without satellite dish and the other isn't so it is looking for a Directv signal.

**acuevas** · 11-17-2009 06:33 PM

Thanks,

I did same setup on both as you described and it worked. I can now view channels on both. However, one scans and 'grabs' more channels than the other one. Any idea as to why? Is there a firmware upgrade for these units?

**jdspencer** · 11-17-2009 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by acuevas

...However, one scans and 'grabs' more channels than the other one. Any idea as to why? Is there a firmware upgrade for these units?

My guess is that the tuner sensitivity is lower in one than the other.

**raoul5788** · 11-17-2009 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by acuevas

Thanks,

I did same setup on both as you described and it worked. I can now view channels on both. However, one scans and 'grabs' more channels than the other one. Any idea as to why? Is there a firmware upgrade for these units?

Are you using the same antenna for both? If so, you may need to add an in line amp. How about splitters? Are there any with open ports? You should replace those with one that has the number you need, or at least cap the unused ones with 75 ohm terminators.