Recent content by bertherr

A neighbor recently told me about how his Dish Network system switches to streaming when his dish signal is blocked. This was news to me. A couple of days ago a storm came through and I lost signal. I waited for a while and as usual nothing happened. I turned the Hopper off and called Dish...

I had a contractor upgrade my system. I now have a 1000.4 dish with three LNB's. One LNB each for satellites 61.5, 72.7, & 77. Currently, only 61.5 & 72.7 are being used. This dish has a double coaxial cable leading to my house since I have two receivers. My dual receiver has triplexer on...

I called the person that installed my system, now unfortunately retired, and he told me that I need a larger dish. Bert

I tried this past weekend but could not get a signal for the 72 satellite. I will arrange having a technician come to my house to take care of this for me. I will post what they end up doing to my system. Thanks, Bert

This corects the original post: Dish network told me, via an email, that I need to switch to satellite 72.7 or at some point I will loose HD channels. I currently use 61.5 for HD. I have a clear line of sight to 72.7. What transponder do I select or will the transponder set itself once I hit...

I have a little more trouble being home for a Dish appointment than I do finding the time to put the ladder up to aim the dish myself. I would just like to try it myself, if it is a simple aim, than make an appointment and wait for someone to show up. Dish has told me that I do not need an...

You are correct. Dish told me today that I need to switch to satellite 72 (actually 72.7, they said), not 77. Is it possible to aim the dish and get 72 & 61.5 together? I'll give it a try. Thanks, Bert

I will call Dish again and make sure which satellite to point to. When I had HD service added several years ago, they added a second dish to do so. Also, the new boxes in the house a VIP722 & VIP211. I am pretty sure that all of my HD is from the second dish using 61.5. Last year I was...

Dish network told me I need to switch to satellite 77 or at some point I will loose HD channels. I currently use 61.5 for HD. I have a clear line of sight to 77. What transponder do I select or will the transponder set itself once I hit satellite 77? Thanks, Bert

Switching the remote address seems to have solved my problem. I changed it from 1 to 11 and I have not had the info window pop up on its own since. This did only happen before on "cold starts" just like with chaninblu. Thanks for the advice, Bert

OK, I'll try switching the remote address. I will not be home for a couple of days to try this. Chainblu, why did you ask if I had a Sony Bravia? Thanks, Bert

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When I first turn on my 722 receiver the information window pops up by itself. Sometimes it will go away by itself but will appear again until I cancel it. I am referring to the window that appears when you hit the information button on your remote control. I do have the new card installed...

Thanks You were right. I can not believe I did not see the slot the first time I looked. Thanks for the picture. Bert

OK. I'll look again when I get home. When I opened the door on my left, when facing the front of the receiver, there was just solid plastic - no slot or port. Bert