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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    I never thought of this. Yes there is an inverter that feeds the entertainment center of the motorhome. It's rated to supply 120 volts from the coach batteries for about 2 hours to "possibly finish watching a movie" per the manufacturer. There's a lot of variables though; usually we travel more...
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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    We never know when moving the motorhome to a new location whether we'll be getting a signal or not. Usually we do get a signal therefore it doesn't make sense to keep a bunch of recordings on the internal drive which would be lost if the receiver failed.
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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    Thank you, sounds like the proverbial can of worms.
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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    I was not signed up for HD, we have a built in RCA SD TV with an awesome picture. So I wasn't paying $10. The reason I upgraded to a 722k was because of the EHD feature. I was tired of returning receivers and losing everything on the hard drive. This happened a few times through the years. When...
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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    Anywhere from a few hours to about a week or so. No longer.
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    External Hard Drive use with no signal

    Being a newbie to this Forum, bear with me. On Oct 28 I posted a thread stating that we travel in a motorhome using a 722k and a portable dish on a tripod. The External Hard Drive (EHD) feature is enabled. When there is a signal everything works perfectly. The problem occurs when parking the...
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    Using external drive with no sat signal

    I tried again and it seems fine. Possibly a loose connection, I do have to unplug the EHD when moving. Thanks for the reply.
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    Using external drive with no sat signal

    Currently traveling in a motorhome with a vip722k DVR and a tripod mounted dish. If stopping for one or two days it's not practical to set up the dish. Can watch recordings from the DVR ok with no signal but having trouble watching recordings from external drive. Does the 722 need a signal to...