Recent content by beejaycee

:up Well, I'm impressed! It certainly took longer than I thought it would for a post like this to appear.

Let us know the software version when you get it! Rumor has it in the "forum which must not be named" :p that DirecTV is skipping the 4.x software and will be releasing a 6.x version.

This is the very tripod that I use when we can't get a clear shot of the satellite with the dish mounted on the motorhome. FWIW, I agree with fkostyn, go to e-bay and buy another single lnb dish to take with you. It's a lot easier to aim, you won't have to take the existing dish down (or...

Definitely a workable alternative but one that requires forethought and planning, neither of which I'm very good at when it comes to watching TV. :D A long list of recorded programs doesn't bother me since the "suggestions" list comes after the recordings I have set up. I guess it's not for...

geneb11, your help here is AWESOME! :bow Nothing beats pictures for simpliciity.

So, you only have one cable going from the dish to the the Tivo? There needs to be 2 cables from the dish to the Tivo for it to work properly. Each tuner needs its own line.

Goto Satellite Dish Technical Help and then scroll down to the section titled "Loss of Channels from LNB Polarity Problem" for a better explanation than I can give on odd/even, left/right, 13v/18v, etc. FWIW, I once solved a problem that I was having by going up to the dish, unscrewing the...

This function is kind of scarey at first but I personally think it is one of the items that sets Tivo ahead of the rest. Let it do its thing and record suggestions to watch. You won't lose any space on the drive because these are the first to be erased when space is needed and they will not...

Just as a guess, I don't think your transponders are doing the odd to even shift (or vice versa). You say that your connections and cables are tight and you used them before -- used them how? For another satellite receiver? Are these old cables run in a new location? Check out DVR...

I would "TEST OR RE-TEST" my satellite connection. This screen will show if you are receiving a signal from both satellite inputs. Do this and let us know what the numbers are for each input (FYI, I am getting 100 on both inputs). The next thing I would check is the connectors on the cables...

You will need to go through the setup procedure again. You will need to know that type of dish/lnb you have (not the specific model, just what it looks like) and you need to have 2 inputs to your DTiVo. Press the TiVo button on the remote (top center of the remote). When the menu pops up on...

If it has only happened in that one recording, chances are the problems are isolated to that particular stream from the satellite. However, if it is happening in multiple recordings it may be a hardware problem and you might want to take advantage of the warranty on your DVR to replace it...

WOW! :shocked If you were given the 522, that sounds like a good deal to me. Congrats!

Are you giving them a 510 that you own in exchange for a 522 that you are now going to lease?

The 1 hour = 1 gig on the hard drive is an optimistic generalization. The more action that is occurring on the screen, the bigger the file will be. So a 2 hour football game will take up more space than a 2 hour poker game (unless the camera moves A LOT during the poker game).