I don't get 99 quality on ANYTHING. It should vary some between channels. Mine are between 76 and 90 or so. Check a bunch of them... if they all read 99, there's gotta be something else wrong.Okay, pick one at random from the package, TNT on G3 584, and check values; Strength 70, Quality 99!! Wow, that's gotta be clear, but instead the screen says we are not subscribed, and we should contact our service provider.
Even though it's too late for VCII -a little FYI: There's no way you checked a DOZEN VC channels as there's only 3. C3-13, G5-9 and G5-14. There's a "VC" light and a "DC" light on the receiver. VC is analog, DC is digital.The big pain however, is that I can't get into the VideoCipher menu. I am supposed to hit Options-9-1-1, and there obtain my VideoCipher Unit ID, but when I try that, I am stopped at the 9, with a message telling me that I must be on a VideoCipher channel in order to do that, and it tells me the nearest channel number to go to. The problem is that I am already on a VideoCipher channel, and no matter which channel it sends me to, I get rejected the same way at number 9. I have tried a dozen different channels already... maybe more. And yes, I do have a good DCII light each time.
.......Another interesting observation; after the master reset, I noticed that the remote now goes sequentially up and down through the channels, like 5, 6, 7, 8, etc, instead of skipping, like 2, 4, 6, 8, etc......
Which is why the rejection....it wanted the VCII light to be on. Like LAK7 said though, this doesn't matter now since there's no VCII left to sub to.I get rejected the same way at number 9. I have tried a dozen different channels already... maybe more. And yes, I do have a good DCII light each time.
I see now about the channels. Most everything about a 4DTV including that menu, is outdated, and it's suggesting channels that no longer exist. That's where the communication breakdown on my end occured, because I've never seen that menu. I've always been on a VCII channel if I hit "9"in options. Wait 'till you start looking around the guide and see all the listings for channels that are gone now. And I wasn't calling anyone a liar, you became confused and thought DCII was VCII, no biggie, but that's why I said there was no way, since there's only 3 VCII channels left. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers.Although you are far more experienced at this Euro, I know what it told me to do. Since you have called me to question in front of who knows how many people, I have gone back and photographed the first part of the series of a dozen or more channels it sent me to, in search of my VideoCipher number.
In photo 0001, I am on channel G1 3, and you can see the screen instruction telling me to go to G1 channel 1.
Photo 0002, G1 1 tells me to go to G1 6.
Photo 0003, G1 6 tells me to go to G1 7.
Photo 0004, G1 7 tells me to go to G1 8.
Photo 0005, G1 8 tells me to go to G1 9.
Photo 0006, G1 9 tells me to go to G1 10...
and on and on. As I said in my earlier post, I checked a dozen, maybe more, following this procedure that the receiver was doling out to me. And to be even more accurate, I stopped getting up and peeking around at the front of my receiver after the first few times. The DCII light was always on, so I stopped getting up and walking over to it. My receiver is facing the wall because I need to check my polarization wires often, as you can assume from reading my earlier posts.
As for TNT on G3 584, Signal strength shows up as around 70, and Quality comes in at 99, with occasional drops to 96. It jumps back and forth between 99 and 96. If I move the antenna, the number drops quickly. Upon checking other channels, G3 584 turns out to be unique in my system, no other channel comes close to the 90s.
I have not yet found a VC light on my receiver, but I have not really been looking for one. I have been rather bogged down with other problems. The only reason I even became aware of the DCII light is because someone on this forum mentioned it.
I may not be a boy scout, but I try not to exaggerate, like I did with seeing the DCII light *every* time. But it WAS on every time I looked. I appreciate those of you who have helped me, and I try to tell you what I'm seeing on this end. If it doesn't seem real, don't assume first that I'm a liar. Maybe it's an anomaly.