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Alignment or LNB?
Happy New Year Folks! This is my first dish, hoping you could give me some help on why we’ve lost signal for some channels (like DisneyJr HD which is the most important channel in the house!). We had it installed in July (Genie HS17-500 connected via Ethernet to our modem/router and two wireless minis) and had no issues (except that we’ve never been able to watch a program from the beginning that’s already in progress even though our internet download speed is 30Mbps and the system says we should be able to). We had a storm a couple weeks ago with a little wind and our dish may have moved a little but I’ve fine tuned the azimuth and elevation (currently A:0, E:-19 Western North Carolina) and the best I can get is...
101
1-8 100...100...100...100...100...90...100...100
9-16 100...100...100...100...100...97...100...100
17-24 100...0...100...100...100...100...100...100
25-32 100...100...100...0...100...100...100...100
99(ca)
1-8 all N/A
9-16 95...95...96...96...95...95...95...95
17-24 95...95...95...95...95...95...95...95
25-32 all N/A
99(cb)
1-8 97...96...94...95...96...95...95...93
9-16 95...95...92...93...98...96...N/A...N/A
17-24 all N/A
25-32 all N/A
99(s)
1-8 77...31...95...26...48...68...50...0
9-16 all N/A except last two...48...98
17-24 — — — — — — — —
25-32 all N/A
103(s)
1-8 0...0...0...0...n/a...n/a...n/a...n/a
9-16 all n/a except last two...83...0
17-24 0...0...75...0...36...0...79...0
25-32 all n/a
103(ca)
1-8 39...0...44...0...42...0...47...0
9-16 73...0...88...0...92...0...83...0
17-24 87...0...82...0...86...0...0...0
25-32 all n/a
103(cb)
1-8 75...0...70...0...77...0...61...0
9-16 79...0...74...0...80...0...n/a...n/a
17-24 all n/a
25-32 all n/a
Whew! That was exhausting...
I’m pretty sure 103 is the problem but I don’t know what more to do and don’t want to screw it up! Choice package if it matters. Let me know if you need any more info. If it is the LNB, is there a warranty or am I on my own? And what would cause it to go bad so soon? Many thanks for your assistance!!!
litzdog911
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5 years ago
Nice troubleshooting!
You're missing all of the even-numbered transponders from the 103ºW satellite. This usually points to a problem with the dish LNB electronics. Rarely it's an issue with the Genie DVR tuner itself. Have you tried resetting the HS17?
You're beyond the 90-day installation warranty. If you subscribe to DirecTV's Equipment Protection Plan, they'll send a tech to diagnose and fix this for free. Otherwise a service visit costs $99. You can probably replace the LNB yourself for less than that, but it might not be the (Edited per community guidelines) cause.
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gary245
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5 years ago
Compared to mine, your 103 does seem odd. (But keep in mind, directv TV uses 'spot beams' for local channels, and if that channel/transponder is not for your area, you may get a 0).
The solution would be to contact directv, tell them the error message you're getting on that channel(s) & request service. (There may be a charge for service).
It could be alignment, cable, SWM (in the LNB), LNB, etc. (The 103 below 80 are also a bad sign)
As a bandaid (to preserve peace), you may try the SD version of the channels you're not getting until it's resolved (DSJR vs DSJRHD)
In my case I get
103(ca)
1-8 all above 90
9-16 above 90.. 89..90
17-24 all above 90
25-32 all n/a
103(cb)
1-8 all above 90
9-16 all abocve 90 n/a...n/a
17-24 all n/a
25-32 all n/a
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litzdog911
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5 years ago
@Reajr
Your problem has nothing to do with alignment or grounding.
It's most likely and dish/LNB problem, especially if resetting the Genie doesn't fix it.
If swapping the LNB doesn't fix it, then it's likely a defective Genie tuner.
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Reajr
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5 years ago
UPDATE: Received what appears to be a new LNB I got on Amazon for $13 today. Swapped it out in 5 minutes and everything is back to normal. Thanks so much for the help! Still wish I knew what would cause the LNB to go bad? I saw something about repairing LNB’s...is it worth getting into or should I just toss the old one?
Now if I could just get the “watch from the beginning” to work...
Thanks again!!!
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