Trouble tuning in HD channels

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joejack74

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Aug 5, 2012

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western kentucky

• Aug 6, 2012

• #1

During the summer, I have had trouble getting my HD Channels in the afternoons. When I turn to an HD channel I get a message on the screen telling me the signal has been lost. It happens from about 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm. What causes that? Does my dish need moving?

 

boba

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Dec 12, 2003

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #2

joejack74 said:

During the summer, I have had trouble getting my HD Channels in the afternoons. When I turn to an HD channel I get a message on the screen telling me the signal has been lost. It happens from about 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm. What causes that? Does my dish need moving?

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!st guess is a temperature sensitive LNB add the protection plan and call for a service call and try to schedule for the time frame where problem shows up.

 

dwarren2

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Oct 30, 2003

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #3

When it happens, try doing a System Info and see if you get an error message.

 

papalittle

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #4

Sounds like LNBF drift, you need to have the LNBF replaced.

 

SpencerCat

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May 17, 2004

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #5

Several years ago I had the same problem. Replacing the LNB fixed the problem.

 

johnissoevil

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #6

I had a problem like this last Tuesday afternoon for about 2 hours, but it fixed itself. Haven't had an outage since.

 

JerryDowning

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• Aug 6, 2012

• #7

Check to see if a tree is blocking 129. I trimmed the tree and I am OK for now. I may have to cut it down or move the dish if the problem comes back.