Recent content by kruss77

My thanks to both SATCHAT and JDSPENCER for the above information. This was indeed the EXACT problem I was having with all three of my HUGHES HDVR2 DVRs. This is a known problem with this particular make and model of DVR and it is only a matter of time before it happens to ALL HDRV2’s (I’m...

I'm using the RCA outputs on all three DVR's. But this has always been the case, even before this problem first occurred. Will try using a coax (75ohm) cable on one of the TV's this weekend and see what happens.

I finally got around to running two dedicated lines from the switch to one of the DVRs. No improvement. So I bypassed the switch altogether and went directly from the LNB to one of the DVRs. No improvement. I then went back to the dish and re-aimed the dish for the umpteenth time. No...

OK, after having been away for a while attending to other things, I’m finally back onto this problem. I have checked out all of those things recommended above and everything checks out. I’ve even checked the dish aim (several times) and replaced all of the feed cables with brand new HDTV...

I don't think it's my LNB because I swapped-out the old one with a brand new one over a month ago with no improvement at all. I also inspected the old LNB prior to removing it and observed no condesation of any sort inside it at the time of removal. I inspected it again last night (it's been...

I did just start having trouble with one of my DVR's (to the point where I finally had to shut it down until I can get back to it and figure out what's wrong -it kept hanging up). However, I'm still having the same reception problem on the other two receivers. I'll try and determine if it's one...

OK, I know that there are markings on the multiswitch indicating which port gets the 13VDC and 18VDC inputs respectively. But the instructions on the new switch said "connect the 4 lines from the LNB to any of these ports". Now, I connected them in the same order they were on the old switch, but...

I'll check. What is the significance of that (backfeeding)? Sorry? Again please. I will try removing one receiver at a time. Should I see an improvement in the signal coming from the switch -OR- will the switch simply not get as hot (in other words: how do I verify that it's...

Well, I finally got around to installing the replacement multi-switch (Zinwell WB68) with no improvement in reception on those channels that we've been having trouble with (although, the old Eagle-Aspen switch being replaced was almost too hot to touch without gloves -curious). This is all too...

Masterdeals: I've traced all of the wires to confirm good connections and haven't found anything out of the ordinary. Also, each of our three DVR's now has problems on at-least one channel. However, that wasn't always the case. The problem started on one DVR, then another, and has now...

Installed the replacement triple LNB today with no improvement in signal strength. Still have the same problem. Time to test the 5x8 Eagle-Aspen mutli-switch. Anyone out there ever have any problems with their mutli-switch?

Well, I checked out which channels were disrupted and which ones were fine, but it was different on each of my 3 TV’s (DVR’s). I found that a bit unusual. Shouldn’t all three DVR’s have the same problem IF this is a dish aiming issue (which I suspect it isn’t since I re-aimed the dish on Sunday...

Thanks for the replies fellas. I climbed up there last night for about an hour and did the "...can you see it now" thing with the wife, with no improvement in signal strength. After ACE98 suggested that my LNB might be bad, I inspected it whilst up on the ladder and noticed that it DID look a...

I just started having trouble with satellite reception. Now some channels are pixilated whiles others are fine. I haven’t changed or added anything to my system and have been running it as-is for 3 years now. However, I now have low or no signal on 4 transponders. Following are the problem...

I just started having trouble with satellite reception. Now some channels are pixilated whiles others are fine. I haven’t changed or added anything to my system and have been running it as-is for 3 years now. However, I now have low or no signal on 4 transponders. Following are the problem...