Recent content by thunderstruck

Up for now, after doing the unplug and press power 10 times. SW is L618. Apparently I can't read any info relating to the HD from the DVR. If I have to I can put the HD in a sled and pop it in my Media Center PC which is next to it to see if I can get any diagnostic info from the drive. I may...

Interesting-I had the same thing happen last week. The DVR would come on, then power cycle itself back off then on again. I chalked it up to a bad power supply, since it was constantly powering down then up. I'm on a UPS with AVR. Mine is at least a year and a half old. I wonder if there's some...

My 722 seems to have died-it goes into a continuous boot loop. I tried the power cord and power button reset, with no luck. I am getting a replacement unit on Monday from Dish. Is it possible to swap the drive from my dead unit into the new one, or is it somehow linked to the new one, with Mac...

Oh yea! 4 channels from one of our local public TV stations instead of the 0 that Dish chose not to carry. That 40 year old antenna on the roof does a darned good job in this age of new and better.

What a royal PITA and non intuitive thing to mess with! I finally figured it out. You have to go System setup > HDTV setup and change analog type to offair. I went from 1 OTA to 22. Why is it the installer knows nothing, tech support knows nothing, but I find the answer by poking around?

722 will allow for passwords-go through the setup procedure, and eventually you'll be asked for the password once it discovers the network. I'm using WPA, but assume it will also support WEP.

They are telling me I can't do it because I'm a new customer :-( Oh well, no premium channels after my 3 free months are up I guess.

Is there any hope for those of us new to the service? I just got hooked up Saturday. I'll be getting it free for 3 months, but would rather have it for a penny for a year.

I tried it and still no go. One of the channels I was watching last night via the TV came up with a signal strength of 0 when cabled to the 722 and I picked the transit number manually. If I didn't have the TV I'd figure I wasn't able to get reception, but I know otherwise since I have a tuner...

I've got a vaguely similar question about OTA antenna and my new 722. Before I got my dish installed this weekend, I had already set my TV up and hooked up to our roof top antenna on the building. I am receiving about 16 channels of HD. I hooked the antenna up to my 722 (same wire, unplugged...

A good quality UPS with automatic voltage regulation is a must. We were having some power issues this summer, and I came up one day and TV wouldn't come on. Checked all power cords, all was well. Looked at the UPS and the light was not on. Hit the switch, no power. The voltage spikes had killed...

Do you avoid the fee if you are connected via broadband? I only have an internet phone, which requires a PC to run the adapter. Fortunately, it runs on my old DVR/PC which is next to the 722.

This will be a rooftop install since I live on the north side of a condo building. I don't envy the guy going on the roof on a day like today. It's not a nice day (overcast, and some snow) but I'll try to ensure he's at or above 50, higher the better. edit: After seeing where you guys are...

Hi, I'm new to the forums. I did a search but didn't find anything that seemed relevant to my question. I'm getting HD with a DVR installed today, and want to know what kind of signal strength I should be looking for when he sets me up. I don't want the installer to leave the house until my...