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    IR remote sender

    thats what we might end up having to use... i have those in my house but they dont seem to work as good as a wired one, but if its the only thing that works then thats what ill have to use.. thanks for the quick reply
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    IR remote sender

    has anyone tryed to use a ir remote sender for any of the newer directv recievers... my uncle has an d11 and a h20 that are in a closet in a different room from the tvs ive tryed 2 different brands of wired senders but neither have worked i can get him a rf remote for the h20 but not for the d11...
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    UHF Pro 8.0 and VIP622

    use the 8.0 for tuner 2 and move the switch in side of the 6.3 thats for the tuner 2 and it will work with tuner one. when the switch is in the correct place cut a slot in one of the extra tabs to hold the switch in place and it will be good to go. thats how i have my 622 set up
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    Making "remote 1" RF for the 622

    the remote #1 is ir only... i had an older uhf remote i think its an 8.0 that i made work the tuner 2 side because it doesnt need anything special and i took the remote that was for tuner 2 and flipped the switch where the tab is to make it work tuner 1 and i used the solid insert from the 8.0...
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    HR20 OTA tuner

    thanks for the quick help guys ill call him this week and have him try several beaumont zip codes, that makes sence and should do the trick hopefully
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    HR20 OTA tuner

    i installed a hr20 for my uncle in beaumont and directv doesnt carry locals for the beaumont area. i put up an ota antenna and the digital channels came in great when going straight to the tv but when i hooked it to the hr20 i couldnt find an option to scan for the locals. you have to put in a...
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    IR on VIP 622?

    before we had a 625 and a 322 and recently we replaced the 322 with a 622 and i want dual mode with uhf on both remotes and i had an extra 8.0 remote so i used that with tuner 2 and i got the 6.3 remote that came with the 622 and took the blue tab out and stuck a screw driver in there to move...
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    Dish - get it from the local guy or 800 #?

    the local retailers probably will not do the club dish promotion because they have to eat the $50 activation fee
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    An Dishnet installer funny

    I work for a small company here in our town and we are dish net and directtv retailers and we install all of our own equipment we also do all kinds of home stereo and security work... Last week we had sold a guy a new samsung 61" dlp 1080p and a surround sound and some other equipment so we...
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