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    Please help me get my new system working!

    I am just starting in FTA and am having some trouble. I did a lot of reading online before and after I bought my equipment but I am just not getting it. Here is what I have set up: Azure Shine 90cm dish Stab HH90 motor QPH-031 LNB Chieta 1x2 22khz switch Genpix SkyWalker-1 USB card w/...
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    3 ABN Offers 90 CM Dish New Now With Free Shipping!

    I have to retract part of what I said and it is embarrassing since I am a professional mechanic! Upon looking more closely at the assembly drawing included with the dish I see that they actually specify two separate carriage bolts for the end of the tube that moves in the curved slots rather...
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    3 ABN Offers 90 CM Dish New Now With Free Shipping!

    I mounted my new 3ABN dish today and while I am happy enough with the dish itself, I feel like the mount supplied is not that great. I mounted to a vertical wall and even though I laid out the mounting holes for the base with a level, when the bolts for the tube were tightened the tube was...
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    Questions about my first motorized dish install

    Thanks for the replies. The Sadoun help page in the link provided is powered by the same dishpointer site that I already used. I have done some more reading online and have found the answer I was seeking: the declination angle is subtracted from a fixed number (the bend angle of the dish...
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    Questions about my first motorized dish install

    I am getting started in the FTA world and have some questions about the dish install since I have never done a motorized dish. I just received my 3ABN 90cm dish and it seems like very good quality. The dish mounting bracked is stamped Azure Shine and I particularly like the fact that the LNB...
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    Remote Replacement Help Guide

    After looking at the chart from Dish for a replacement remote for my 721 I bought two 6.2's on eBay. One had flaky buttons and so the seller replaced it. I now have three 6.2 IR/UHF PRO remotes and only the one with flaky buttons works the 721! That one has the number 131961 on the label...
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    Need help with failed 921 hard drive!

    Sorry, I should have been more detailed. The drive continued to click while connected to my PC and now it is not even recognized by the bios so I am afraid it is beyond any do-it-yourself recovery. Rob
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    Need help with failed 921 hard drive!

    Hi, the hard drive on my 921 started clicking and the machine won't boot any longer. I removed the drive and tried to pull the contents off with Ghost to put on an identical drive I already have, but no luck. The drive is still in warranty and I have received an rma from Maxtor but I am still...
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    Can a deactivated 921 still record OTA?

    I did a forum search for this and I'm sorry if it has been answered already. I received a letter from Dish warning me that my annual payment is going up again. I don't watch much TV these days and so my answer to them may be to drop to Top 60 with locals. I currently use my 721 for SD...
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    Successfully replaced my 721 hard drive

    No, it only utilizes the first 120GB and ignores the rest. I knew this would be the case but the 160GB drive was cheaper than the 120! Rob
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    Successfully replaced my 721 hard drive

    My 721's hard drive failed the other day after years of faithful service. 70 hours of programming down the drain, of course. I called Dish and found out I could get a refurbed 721 for $20 but with no way to know if it had a NEW hard drive or not. I chose to fix it myself and know that it...
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    721 guide problems?

    Yesterday evening when I turned on the 721 it had the wrong time, the date was a day behind and almost all of the guide just said "no data". A power button reboot set it straight. The 921 beside it was not affected. The DVR's and the power inserter for the dish are on a UPS. Rob
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    Need upscale universal remote for 2 DVR's on one TV

    Thanks for the replies. I have looked around online and found a Harmony model 688 which apparently has a button layout specifically geared towards DVR use. I can't find any local stores which carry this model, so I may have to take the plunge and order it online. Does anyone have this remote...
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    Need upscale universal remote for 2 DVR's on one TV

    I just bought a new Sony 40" LCD tv and I have both my 921 for HD and my 721 for everything else connected to it (also antenna, basic cable, DVD, VCR.) Works fine but have many remotes on the couch now and wife has trouble with this setup. I have started looking at fancy universal...
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    SW64 power adapter

    I just happen to have my old one right here. 24 volts DC and 1000 mA. Rob
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    Really strange recording problem 721/921

    It happened again-- When I watched Leno the other night, it happened again! A few minutes into the show it jumps back to the start. When you first start watching if you fast forward it shows only a few minutes remaining. After it reaches zero minutes it jumps to 15,600 minutes and if you...
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    Really strange recording problem 721/921

    Just lately I have been having some recording problems with my formerly reliable 721. Some shows recorded in the evening to late evening will have severe macroblocking and loss of audio at times and will even go to a black "acquiring signal" screen. I have noticed it especially on Jay Leno...
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    721 Missed simultaneous timers!

    My 721 has been very trustworthy for a long time, but I had timers set for the premieres of American Dreams and Clubhouse (both at 8 pm) and neither one fired. I had set the timers off the guide earlier and later I accidentally tried to set a third timer for the same time and I got the warning...
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