Suddenly Lost Most HD Channels

[thrillpac]

Hi gang. Within the last week, I have suddenly lost most of my HD channels(I still have my locals - Minneapolis - ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, HDNET, DHT, HBO). All of the HD channels have always came in fine until last week.

From the limited knowledge I have, I believe that the missing channels are on the 103 bird. I am getting the searching for satellite signal (771) error. Here is what I have checked and done so far.

1) View signal strength - 103(a) and 103(b) show up as 0 on all available transponders

2) Dish still appears to be pointed correctly on roof and nothing new appears to be obstructing view.

3) I have reset the receiver several times and have gone through the satellite setup several times.



4) Verified b-band converter in place.

Any suggestions? I have a h20-600 which I am thoroughly getting sick of (reboots once to twice a day now). Is it possible this is part of the problem? Is it possible that the b-band converter is hosed?


Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am really trying to avoid having to setup a D* house-call.

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[hdtvtechno]

Might be the b-band converter is somehow nogood..Call directv and have them send you a replacement of the b-band converters..

[grydlok]

Hi gang. Within the last week, I have suddenly lost most of my HD channels(I still have my locals - Minneapolis - ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, HDNET, DHT, HBO). All of the HD channels have always came in fine until last week.

From the limited knowledge I have, I believe that the missing channels are on the 103 bird. I am getting the searching for satellite signal (771) error. Here is what I have checked and done so far.

1) View signal strength - 103(a) and 103(b) show up as 0 on all available transponders

2) Dish still appears to be pointed correctly on roof and nothing new appears to be obstructing view.

3) I have reset the receiver several times and have gone through the satellite setup several times.

4) Verified b-band converter in place.

Any suggestions? I have a h20-600 which I am thoroughly getting sick of (reboots once to twice a day now). Is it possible this is part of the problem? Is it possible that the b-band converter is hosed?


Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am really trying to avoid having to setup a D* house-call.

ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, HDNET, DHT, HBO are not on the 103C(B) they are on the 110/119

[thrillpac]

ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, HDNET, DHT, HBO are not on the 103C(B) they are on the 110/119

That is correct. That is why I still get those channels. Sorry, perhaps that was not clear. It is the HD channels on 103 that I am not getting.

[Zynergi]

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What are your average numbers on 101/110/119? If the 101 is high 80's and below you need to get your dish peaked.

[texasbrit]

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Your missing channels are from DirecTV10 and show up on the 103(b) signal strength screen. 103(a) has only spotbeamed locals and since I believe your locals are from 99 it's possible that all zero on 103(a) is correct - have you ever had signals on 103(a)? If you are getting all zero signals on 103(b) then there are a couple of possibilities. First, and most likely, is a faulty BBC. Second is a MAJOR misalignment of the dish. What are your numbers on 101 and 119?
From there it gets a bit more complicated. Do you have a multiswitch?
If your dish is aligned correctly, and you do not have a multiswitch, it could be a failure of the 103 LNB at the dish, or of the dish built-in multiswitch. But until you have checked alignment and tried a new BBC, it's not worth speculating.