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hr21 blue light ring

i know there is a way to lower the brightness on the blue light ring on the face of the receiver, but i can't remember how to do it. can someone help me figure this out?

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Blue light ring

IIs there a way to make the blue light ring on the recvier dimmer, it drives us crazy at night?

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HR-21 Light Ring

Anybody have any burned out segments - just noticed it. Oh well, I'll turn it off.

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HR23 no response to remote or front panel, 3 blue ring lights flashing, scan disks 100% pass but DVR never starts all the way

HR23 response to input progressively slower eventually does not respond to the remote or front panel buttons, eventually resets with three of the blue ring lights flashing. several reboot result in scan disks with result of 100% pass, but DVR never successfully starts all the way.Failed HR21 replace

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DVR Bright Glowing Blue ring on hr21 and hr23 ?

man, its annoying in a dark room.. is there a way to turn it off.. why would they do this? anyhow, other than putting tape over it (tacky) anyone have a suggestion...

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Newsmix

I used to be able to change which channel the audio comes from by moving the blue ring around the channel. How do I get that function back. My newsmen doesn't have that ring and I can't change which channel I am listening to. Thanks

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Telophone line issues

When I connect my HR20 up to a phone line it causes the phone phone line throughout the house to go out. No dial ring tone etc, when I disconnect the phone line from the back of the receiver I get a ring everything is find. Any ideas

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Interesting. Now I know what fix. Is there is secret decoder ring available for purchase? It seems like one would be handy. Thanks.

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How do I watch programs recorded on my DVR?

I go to MENU and scroll down to RECORDINGS and choose "View Playlist." I scroll down to the recording I want to watch and it says "Please wait while your video buffers" or something similar. After I wait about 5 minutes it starts playing a slideshow of vacation destinations, national parks, botanica

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What movie was it? Need a name

As a kid in the late 90s-early millennium, I watched something that was already half way through after switching channels. A woman was in court, I think she had a ring on that could control people or take their memories with touch. I think she touched the guard, the solicitor and the judge. Sh

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I have had no correspondence from anyone at AT&T for quite some time. So, it appears that my home phone and cell phone will only ring at the same time if I fill the que with certain numbers?  My previous provider allowed my home phone and cell phone

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Uverse

I have AT&T Uverse for over two weeks not and am getting nowhere resolving my issues. 1) my outside cable is still not burried2)  i loose all service at least twice a day because there is no reception3) i was told i would maintain my previous phone number, but was assigned a new one (I know this is

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Try 866-595-1331 for the best customer service. Just called and was answered on the second ring and my problem taken care of within a few minutes - no hold time!

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FED UP

Who do I contact that can actually assist me in fixing my billing issues. I have spent 2 hours on the phone today with no results & then told the ‘system is updating’. I am fed up and extremely disappointed that I even have to call because my contract is up so my bill increases. That’s sure is the w

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dvr knocks my wireless router off line when the phone rings

i have the r22 dvr hard wired by cap5 to my wireless router. everytime my phone rings the router is knocked off line. i unplugged the phone line from my dvr and the problem goes away help

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Hi @PGilman,   Hello,  We are sorry for all the issue. We will be glad to help.     For the issues with house phone and cell phone ring at the same time, you can use the locate me feature. Your house phone will probably

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Uverse

I have AT&T Uverse for over two weeks not and am getting nowhere resolving my issues. 1) my outside cable is still not burried2)  i loose all service at least twice a day because there is no reception3) i was told i would maintain my previous phone number, but was assigned a new one (I know this is

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We will be dropping Directv. They are (Edited per community guidelines). Joseph Goebbels ring a bell? OANN is the only truthful news channel. Screw the woke and (Edited per community guidelines) Directv

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DIRECTV dropping OANN?

How could you bow down to the WOK cancel culture demands to dropping OANN? They do not lie!  The "big lie of the 2020 election" is absolutely true. There is mountains of evidence of the election steal. All the misinformation comes from liberals not conservatives!  My husband and I will be

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Thanks.  Tried your advice.  I think the set top box is fried...the power button will not work anymore...it has the green glow ring around it, but it is faint and is flickering....appreciate your advice!!

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ATT Uverse set top box (DVR)

Looks like my TV DVR unit has failed. Numerous gateway reboots, and attempts to reboot the box (does not respond to holding power button or remote).   How can I get a new one quickly?  Should not require a tech to install, this is just a swap out.

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receiver interferes with incoming landline calls

Suddenly the receiver is interferes with incoming landline calls.  If the phone line is connected to the receiver, incoming calls ring in 2  times then goes dead.  Phone company says it's the receiver.  How to stop this?

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I have never had DirecTV. I get these calls from time to time. My new Android 12 Pixel 6 pro filters them out and displays "Scam Likely" with no ring - just a notification. I never pick up. Technology fights technology!

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Constant scam calls

Daily I get scam calls trying to give me 50% off my bill. Only makes sense that direct tv is selling my info and that’s why these scammers are calling me since I don’t get a call from any other service providers. I believe it’s time direct tv be held liable for this

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TVs that use the colored ring only to show the alternate plug, without a written label next to (letter code), are annoying. Makes it difficult for those that are color-blind. At least HDMI doesn't have that issue (for now).

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Black and white picture

I have hooked up my Directv box to a new TV and the picture is black and white.  There is a red, white, and yellow AV cord coming from the Directv box, but on the back of the TV there is only a spot for a red, white, and green cord.  I plugged the yellow cord from the Directv box into the green slot

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caller id

I have an H34 receiver. Caller ID on receiver sends phantom calls that read UNAVAILABLE every 30 minutes ( house phones do not ring since there is no actual call). Caller ID from receiver does work when I get an actual phone call

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please help me

when i got my dvr reciever the blue ring around the arrow buttons on the front lit up and then all of a sudden it no longer lights up. can i fix this? is it something i or my family have done wrong? is my reciever broken?  thanks

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