Excellent information in this thread. Thanks. However, does anyone know what the specific numbers indicate?
When I turned on my receiver this morning, it was on channel 106 (where I left it last night before bed). There was signal loss. I tuned to a different channel (different satellite) without difficulty. When I tried to tune back to 106, it still said there was signal loss. I went back to the other channel for a minute or so and then tried 106 again. 106 tuned in fine.
I have a spreadsheet where I document signal strengths for key transponders for each satellite. I've been doing this about every two months since my 1000.4 install in June 2010 (I also indicate weather conditions, time of day, etc.). When I checked signal strengths this morning, all of them were on par with what they have been. Specifically, the satellite/transponder for the channel in question had a signal strength of 67.
I then checked "system info" (menu-->6-->1-->3). I received the message "check "details" for LNB!". Under details I see, "LNB Drift Detected...0x00, 0xa2, 77 (o +14)"
All appears to be working fine, but after reading this thread, I'm curious as to what the numbers actually mean: 0x00, 0xa2, 77 (o +14)
I'm also stymied as to why the ViP 622 & 722 software still does not reflect EA health in this "details: screen. It still reports 110, 119, and 129. (of course all as "0" since it's pointed at 61.5, 72.7, and 77. But that's a complaint for another thread.