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    reset message

    I did the "empty my box" trick and it held for one day! I reset it the first time but ignored it the second time and lo and behold it started resetting itself. It took a long time with a couple of black screen periods but it's held OK now for over a week. It must have worked judging by the...
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    reset message

    I've been getting "reset" messages for a couple of days. I have done so three times and the message keeps coming back twice today. The receiver is an H24. Any ideas?
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    Roofers didn't reset my antenna

    I don't have the maintenance contract. So now I've gotta deal with DirecTV again unless I can get it myself. I've aligned the old round dish we used while traveling in our Motorhome hundreds of time and I was thinking that the aiming right now is really close since I'm getting really hign...
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    Roofers didn't reset my antenna

    Roofer jut finished the new roof and now the antenna need to be realigned. They said they put it back in the same holes and is should be good but they can't set it up. I get the following readngs 101 80s and 90s 99ca 0 99cb 0 99s 0 103s 0 103ca 0 103cb 30s RCVR is a...
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    programming my remotes

    I currentlyy have my remotes set for RF mode. I want to change them to IR mode. How do I do this? Thanks Ron
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    He IDed the antenna by visual, seeing at tag that said ka/ku and by going to the Solid Signal site and seeing the same antenna there, a 5LS LNB Multiswitch. He then checked his antenna selection in the receiver menu and found he had used the wrong selection and was only getting 101, 110 and...
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    Hi guys, My Az buddy got a BBC and is now getting all the HD channels!!! He reprts signal strength in the igh 70s to the high 80s. If he has any problems with the reception he'll have a pro come out and align it for him. He and I are both elated at the helpful guidance you've given us here...
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    thanks texasbrit. BBC means B-Band Converter I assume. He doesn't have one on that setup. Ron
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    Here are the latest transponder signals.............99(ca) eleven transponders reporting with strengths from 76 to 80. 99(cb) fourteen available with none reporting...
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    He's using the transponder signals from 99 and 103. He says they are in the 50's on many of them. Is there a posted alignment procedure for that antenna? If so where? Ron Go Buckeyes!!!!!!
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    Hey guys, Got him on the right track. I sent him the url for this thread and he, after reviewing the dialog, found that he was using the wrong antenna selection in the setup menu. He has the right antenna selected now and is getting a few HD channels but has low signal strength on many of...
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    Got this response from him. "The tag on the Slimline dish says ka/ku. The sats it sees are 101, 110 and 119. Am not sure which dish to select in the setup menu." He also says there is one coax coming to the receiver. Since he can't see 99 or 103 what does he have to do? Ron
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    I am now in Calif and he is in AZ so I have to communicate with him by e-mail. The dish on his roof looks like the ka/ku. Like this. http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=SL5-SWM How to tell if it's not a SWM I don't know. He and I are both just techie enough to get it right if we know what...
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    Thanks Chip, Where does one find a power inserter? Ron
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    H24 antenna setup problem

    I recently visited a friend whose DTV was not in HD. He is borrowing a neighbors h24 while they are gone for the winter. He has an antenna from a prior installation on his roof. Using that antenna with his first receiver he got HD OK. The model he had is unknown. The antenna is a triple...
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