Recent content by Steve Barton

Thank you Catamount. Called Shaw and they have reset the Map so am now receiving all subscribed channels. Appreciate your help. Is there a specification sheet available that identifies what each of the codes mean for this receiver for future considerations? The folks at Shaw indicated this is...

Hi Frenchophile, the Map status shows Exists, 568-4320 on all stations. The current firmware shows as 50.25. Appreciate any guidance you can provide. Merci.

I have Shaw Direct DSR600 receiver that was working fine with all subscribed channels coming off both F1 and F2 until Tuesday. I verified with another user in Canada that they were receiving the channels (I.E. 417, 299) just to make sure the satellite was somewhat sane. The only thing I can...

Again thanks for the guidance. It is a DSR405. If you view the signal level on a channel by channel basis you will see some variation but in general the level for a channel goes from a low of 65 to a high of 78 when viewing the tune in signal selection (6-3-1). If you look at status (6-4) you...

Well we have now recorded most of the channels that come in solid and those that flicker or blank out (about half). Can anyone confirm what signal level is required to guarantee a solid picture? I am starting to wonder if there is something (compatibility) with the broadcast signal and the...

Thank you for your reply as it help us get on the right track. It was not a typo and we were indeed locked on A5. Using 4128 and setting up both dishes side by side mad easier to get to the correct satellite. We are getting signal levels in the low 70's now however the big mystery is that it...

Background - I posted sometime ago (thanks to those who emailed me) about weakening reception in the Dallas area with SC around the time that HD was being rolled out. Over about a 7 month period almost one by one each channel deteriorated although my signal strength (54) and quality (69) remain...

Thanks for the feedback. I had already checked all the cables and the dish has a clear line of site off of the roof with no trees in the way. I have done a little tweaking with the dish and have got signals just under 60 but am still getting the problem. There is definitely a change in the...

We have had Star choice in Dallas area for years troube free but have noticed lately certain channels or broadcasts blanking out for brief periods. Kind of like when you lose signal during a storm. It does not affect all channels (IE - discovery is always fine) but history channle gets it...