My 3 year old 722 is driving me nuts. On average of 3 times a week when I change channels I get the "Complete loss of Signal" message telling me to check for loose connections or trees or snow blockage. I live in the desert so trees and snow are not a problem. I follow directions and unplug and restart. Everything is fine for a few days then bang, out she goes again. My OTA reception is always fine, I just lose the sat. channels. I've triple checked all connections. I'm not sure if the Dirt Team can respond but I'm at a loss as to what to do next.
722 driving me nuts
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Have you run a check switch test on the receiver? Did you get an error message? Please let me know and I will assist you further. Thank you!
The switch test was fine. 129 West signal strength is 48. Sat 119 110 129 all checked OK. DVR rebooted itself and went through program install.
Let me know if you get any other signal issues. If you do, please PM me with what shows up and I will need to schedule a Tech visit. Thanks!
Do you have any LNB drift? DISH LNBs are very prone to failure in hot climates, 3 years in a desert would be perfect for LNB failure.
Not exactly sure what you mean by LNB drift or how to check. After I completed the requested tests the error message "Complete signal loss" came on the screen after the program guide install was finished. I did not unplug the 722 but watched something recorded. After 15 minutes I checked and the sat. programming was back on. Everything is back up and running now but this scenario has played out like this on all previous occasions. Thank you Mary Catherine. Andy
When you do Menu, setup Installation, System Info. Wait till it is 100% complete. If there is drift, you will get an error message in box a at the top. Press Details to see what it is.
I was having a similar problem. Tech came out and doing the aboe found I had a -14 lnb drift on 72. Replaced the lnb and no more problem.
I was having a similar problem. Tech came out and doing the aboe found I had a -14 lnb drift on 72. Replaced the lnb and no more problem.
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For sure sounds like an onboard drift issue. You need a service call. Chances are its not your reciever.
