Recent content by aldive

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    Grounding a new installation

    What is involved in doing that?
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    Grounding a new installation

    Another grounding question …. My electrical service ground rod is on the complete opposite side of the house from the dish ( pole mount ) and the RG6 entry into the house. To run a ground wire would require a 150-175 foot run around the garage and front of the house. The problem is that there...
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    Soft release (Now National) of DVR Scheduler on DirecTV today

    Mine works like a champ; neat feature.
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    HR20-100 & 700 National Software Release's 0x1EA

    How do you determine if your box is authorized? Thanks ...
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    Grounding a new installation

    A new system will be installed soon by a friend. Question: The utility ground is on the other side of the home from the dish location; to ground at the utility ground would require over a 100 foot run. Other ideas sought. Thanks ...
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    Replacing remotes ( HR20-700 )

    Please excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean "1. sat"? Thanks for taking the time to offer assistance.
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    Replacing remotes ( HR20-700 )

    Yes, its set for RF and I followed the programming directions to the letter and still no joy.
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    Replacing remotes ( HR20-700 )

    I am attempting to replace the remote that came with my HR20-700 ( RC34 ) with a new remote ( RC64RB ) that I ordered from Directv. I have gone through the instructions several time with no joy. I cannot get the new remote to do anything. Would you kind experts guide this dummy in the...
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    TV hookup help sougt

    Help sought….. I want to hook my HR20-700 to my Sony KP-51WS510 TV using the HDMI out on the Sat receiver but the TV does not have HDMI input; it has DVI-HDTV video and left andright audio inputs. Is such a hookup possible? What cable(s) do I need? Thanks for any help or suggestions ….
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    Remote to tunr TV on/off?

    I am unable to program my remote, the one that came with my HR20-700, to control my TV ( a Sony KP-51Ws%10 ). I play the audio through my Sony receiver and am able to control it with no problems. I also can control my Sony DVD player. All I really want to control is the off/on on the TV...
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    Direct Tv Plus HDDVR to DVD

    Thanks so much for the info. Another question: do I have to disconnect the output from the DVR to the TV and hook that to the DVD rec orderer? Excuse my questions, I am new to this. I truly appreciate your guidance.
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    Direct Tv Plus HDDVR to DVD

    Hi, new here, my first post... How do I record on a DVD recorder from my Direct TV Plus HDDVR? Hook up details and procedure requested. Thanks in advance.