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    golf channel HD 401??

    I just purchased an HD TV for my brother who has Dish Network America 200 (I think) Any way I got it hooked up and all the HD seems to work with the exception of channel 401 Golf Channel. The Channel line up card says its a HD channel but using the dish interactive guide it does not show it as...
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    Wiring for AT&T U-Vurse????

    I just ordered AT&T U-Vurse, Its free install, but I want to pre- wire it my self (Being an Electrition) I have two TVs and two PC,s one hard wired and one wireless hooked up to DSL. If I run a seperate Cat 5-e cable to each tv and the PC from a central location in the basment and another...
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    3 TV,s hooked up to a 625??

    This is kind of a two part queston: Part one, Both my TV's are hooked up to the 625 using RG6 cable. Can I cut the wire feeding TV-2 in the basment and insert a splitter and run a wire to the kitchen for a third TV? I understand that TV-2 and the kitchen TV will only be able to view the same...
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    taking remotes apart?

    Has anyone ever taken apart the remotes for the 625? The buttons on my remotes have to be pushed extremly hard for it to work. When my old TV remote use to act like that, I would take it apart and clean the rubber part and circuit board and it would be fine. I just dont want to brake the Dish...
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    Did Dish disable the video and and audio out puts on the 625?

    Did Dish disable the video and and audio out puts on the 625? I can not move some of my recordings to tape. If they did is there a work around? Thank You Lenny
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    625 with one TV

    My friend just got her replacment 625, she has only one TV. How do I tell her how to configure her 625 for one TV? Mine is hooked up two two TVs thats I recieved mine. Thanks Lenny
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    Trouble with Remotes?

    I have two 5.0 IR remotes, they are over two years old. Latley you have to push the buttons very hard for them to work. This has happened with my old tv remote in the pass and I would take it apart and wipe down the rubber and circuit board and it would be fine for awhile. Since I do not own...
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    625 no timers will fire

    My friend just got a 625 and I was showing her how to use it (Ive had Dish for awhile firse 522 then 625) When you go to the guide and select a show to record, it shows the recording symbol with the # 2. The problem is the timers never fire. Ive tried selectin DVR all episodes and DVR once...
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    On-line Channel Guide?

    Hi gang, Is there a web-site that I can go on line and view a TV guide for dish 120 with my locals that I can customize? Ive tried TV guide, they don't have a setting for dish 120 just "all available" and when I spent an hour customizing it, they allways end up getting reset and I have to re-do...
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    Dish HD (Worth it)?

    I have a basic 32" TV and was thinking of buying a new HD TV (either plasma or LCD) I currently subscribe to Americas top 120 and have a DVR 625 receiver. What I was wondering, what HD programming is comparable to Americas top 120 and how many HD channels are included with it and what...
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    625 fan vs 522 fan

    I just had my 522 swapped for a 625 (That in it self is another story:eek: I will post about that when I have a bit more time) I had my 522 for two years pretty much trouble free. The only time I would hear the fan was during re-boots, the 625's fan seems to run more. I just recieved the...
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    522 swaped out for a 625 now dial out problems

    Service tech just left and swapped out my 522 for a 625. (Was suppose to be here between 12:00 and 5:00, got here at 6:00) He did not stay while the system was setting it self up, So I was left to do it my self. I followed all the on screen prompts and got stuck on the screen that checks for...
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    522 or dish?

    Is there a way to figure out if my 522 is bad or the dish? When I do a check switch it says Sat one input OK sat 2 no input. I checked all the connections un did them and re did them, power off multiple times unpluged multiple times. Called tech and they want to send a technician out for...
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    Can I use this dish?

    I have a 522 reciever and I believe a dish 500? I think. I know both of the cables from my Dish go to my 522, then another cable to one tv and another to my other TV. My tenent use to have Dish but went back to cable, her dish also has two cables from it that go into her house, she did not...
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    Point Dish?

    I'm sorry if this has been addressed all ready. I'm checking my signal using point dish and I'm using the following transponders and Sat's. 119 / 12 =111 119 / 11 =105 110 / 11 =50 110 / 12 =113 110 / 20 =107 Am I still using the correct transponders? 110 / 11 =50 seems very low but...
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    Resent signal loss during rain (New)

    Good afternoon, Ive had Dish since Aug. 2004 and during that time I think I only loss signal once during a heavy rain. Lately Ive been loosing signal more often during rain but it seems to happen with less severe rain. I have a Dish 522 and today under cloudy Sky's my signals are: satellite...
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    522 program Guide queston?

    Program Guide queston? Can someone check Tuesday night on CBS and see what the guide shows? I have NCIS programed for all new episodes and was surprised last week when I was watching it and noticed it wasn't recording. So I checked the program guide and NCIS wasn't listed. It showed some show...
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    Sports Events?

    I have my start early / end late defalts set for 0 minuets. I noticed that when I chose a U-Conn basketball to recard, the end late was set to 60 minuets. Is this how the 522 handles sporting events? I never noticed it before. Thanks Lenny
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    Serius Radio and Howard?

    Just wondering, Serius is part of my package, I wonder if Howard will be included? Lenny
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    I think my 522 got smarter

    Im sorry if this has already been talked about. It seems my 522 now knows what new episodes and what repeats are. It use to concider all current year shows as new. Lenny
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    Set up recording via Internet with 522?

    I havent posted in awhile (I guess thats good, no problems) anyway I was talking to someone at work who just got Tivo and he was telling me how he could set up a timer from a remote location via the internet. Preaty cool!! I was wondering if this is somthing that might be planned for the...
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    guide and new episodes?

    I've had my 522 over a year and had very few problems, The one thing I just cant understand is why Dish treats all shows with the current year date as new. This is enoyng, I end up recording a lot of repeats. TV Guide as no trouble identifying repeats from the same year. Can someone explain...
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    Having trouble with L2.51

    Im one of the lucky ones that really hasn't had much trouble over the past year. Lately though, (and I think it started with L2.51) after the daily update the system has trouble acquiring satellite. it gets to 4 of 5 then back down to 2 of 5 and so on. I tried un-plugging, check switch, and all...
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    NBR (New Episodes)

    When you set up a recording to only record new episodes, does any one else experience the 522 recording repeats of shows? This happens quite often with my 522.
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    522 moving all recordings to DVD or Tape?

    I've hooked up to the video and audio out put of the 522 and connected these to the input of my DVD/VCR. When I select a recording on the 522 and press play the press record on the DVD/VCR it records that show perfectly. Here is the difficultly im having, I have about 25 hrs of recordings and...