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Thursday, November 17th, 2011 3:15 AM

Picture is messed up and chirping noise when it comes back

My picture has been getting fuzzy and at times chunks of it become one big pixel.  The sound will go out when this happens and when it comes back after a second or two it will make a loud chirping noise.  Other posts say to check the signal strength and post it.  Here are the numbers.

1-8     94 94 93 80 94 95 93 97

9-16   93 95 94 79 94 97 93 94

17- 24 93 99 93 74 94 96 95 97

24- 32 93 0 94 99 94 96 94 96

Nothing has been changed with the tv or any of the equipment for at least a year.  I checked the connections to everything and they're all tight and look good.  Please help so I can watch tv without it driving me crazy.  Thanks for any help.

Expert

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32K Messages

13 years ago

you signals are good.  do you have any others receivers/DVR's?  are they working OK?

Contributor

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2 Messages

13 years ago

That is my only receiver/DVR.  I only have one tv in my house 😞

ACE - Sage

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46.4K Messages

13 years ago

It's virtually impossible for you to troubleshoot this yourself with just one DVR because it could be a DVR problem, dish problem, or cable/connector problem.  Without a second Receiver to swap around, it's Best to call DirecTV and request a service visit.  It's free if you have their Equipment Protection Plan, or within 90-days of installation. Otherwise ~$50.


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