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- 02-05-2010 10:28 AM #1
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Having problems with my Visionsat
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I received the unit but need a user manual. Does anyone know where I can download one from?
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- 02-05-2010 10:32 AM #2
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Proud Staff MemberIn all seriousness the manuals usually suck and there have been so many updates on the receiver since the original post (almost 3 years ago) that most of it is outdated
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- 02-05-2010 10:35 AM #3
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I may still have my manual, but this site has SO MUCH MORE info than a manual can provide. Honestly, I don't even think I looked at that manual (if there was any to begin with)...
btw, Eric, great avatar!
- 02-05-2010 10:00 PM #4
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I got it dialed in. I already had the dish aligned and got the freqs and such from the old receiver. But the picture is not as good as with the old receiver. Any tips?
Also, any tips on finding a drive and setting it up to record?
- 02-05-2010 10:09 PM #5
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eric,
what is the problem with the picture? I noticed that sometimes mine looks pixelated/blocky, like a smaller resolution image stretched to fit, but other days it works fine. Otherwise it runs perfectly fine %95 of the time, knock on wood.
- 02-05-2010 10:27 PM #6
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The picture from the Humax reciever is very sharp, at least as good as cable. The picture from the Visionsat is not as sharp like I was watching it on a TV that was too large.
- 02-05-2010 10:35 PM #7
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Yes, I had exactly that time to time. How is the weather? Which satellite are you watching?
- 02-06-2010 07:57 AM #8
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I think I understand now. Since a pvr records everything before viewing, there will be some lose due to compression. I’ve been watching TiVo HD for so long I forgot what the earlier models were like. Is there somewhere to set the amount of compression?
Also I should probably check the firmware version.
I really appreciate your help with this. I’m pretty excited that it works. I put in a 4G flash drive and was able to record and play back.
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I could be wrong, but there shouldn't be any compression going on in the Visionsat, because the signal is already digital when it gets to it.
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- 02-06-2010 11:39 AM #10
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My TiVos offer several quality settings. These change the amount of compression used. The better the picture quality the less compression and more disk space required to store the video. To save on disk space and allow you to store more shows you can choose greater compression which results in lower quality video. Since I’m getting a less clear picture with the VisionSat than I was with the Humax I would have attributed this to them using compression to save on disk space. That may not be the case.
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