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gray space on both sides of picture

Sometimes we get gray space on both sides of the picture when it does not fill up the entire screen. Does anyone know how to troubleshoot this without having to call in? Thx

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Picture Screen goes Gray & coding shows up

 Every hour this or similar pops up No matter what time the tv is turned on, every hour there after this screen pops up. The tv screen just goes gray and this or something very similar shows up. We shut everything off and then the tv works again for an hour. This happens either watching live tv

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The Premiere of Penny Dreadful is coming on! Dr. Frankenstein, and his monster, Dorian Gray and some vampires...what's there not to love?

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Showtime Free Weekend

Just saw a commercial for free Showtime May 9-11.  Available on UVerse.  Haven't seen any other announcement about it.

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TV has gray static picture

The TV looks like the old “off the air” static and has a message that says “No programs are shown!”

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Gray Screen

I get no visual.  Guide and List come up no problem.  Last night gray screen for a few minutes then the picture would come.  Today just gray

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picture has frames around it and how do I get rid of them?

We just received a new dvr box and have it all set up but there is a gray frame around all the shows. How can we get it to go to full screen with no frames? I have tried going into the settings but cannot get to that particular setup to change it. It is there & I see what I have to change but the re

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picture has frames around it and how do I get rid of them?

We just received a new dvr box and have it all set up but there is a gray frame around all the shows. How can we get it to go to full screen with no frames? I have tried going into the settings but cannot get to that particular setup to change it. It is there & I see what I have to change but the re

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Fuzzy/scrambled picture after reset

Just did a reset and after a clear blue screen, the picture is fuzzy and gray snow while the sound is coming through fine.  Help, please!  Thanks!

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H 24-700 gray screen

I have a system with two H 24's and one H 24 DVR.  The H 24's have started going to gray screens and have lost connectivity to the DVR for whole home video.  The DVR still functions normally.  I have replaced the power inserter and the splitter.  I have moved the DVR to the locations of the H 24's a

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Sonic Channels Gray Screen

Are the Sonic channels supposed to be giving me the artist name and song name on the TV screen while the song is playing? I just get a gray screen.

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Gray screen

I have a gray screen with what looks like a gear wheel and a black line.. what does this mean?Now I have a red X....???

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Gray screen

I have 4 receivers. 3 are fine. My main receiver wth the DVR will not display channel. I receive the title bar and a gray screen. I've checked all my connections. Help!

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Picture of the back of HD Receiver

Is there a picture online of what the back of the HD receiver looks like?

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Gray screen

Every morning my receiver has to be reset, it turns on OK but it comes up with a gray screen and all commands from remote or receiver have no response.

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DVR recordings are a gray screen

I have deleted different many of my recordings now every time I go to watch the recording I have saved they are a gray screen. Is their anything I can do to get my recordings back?

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Gray Screen

We have two receivers. The main is showing a grey screen. It will show the title of the program but that is all, no picture or sound. The other tv is fine. Please help!Thanks!

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Banner but no Picture or Sound on H24

I have couple of customers having the same issue. They all have h24 IRD and all of them are having the same issue. Customers get Black or gray Screen with no picture or audio but if they press guide, info or menu they will get the banners but not picture or sound. This is an MDU System with an MFH2

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Gray Screen appears for 2 seconds.

When ever we change the channel it turns a transparent gray screen for 2 seconds. Can some one help me!

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Gray Box when switching Channels

I am getting a gray box with nothing on it when I go to change channels or use the dvr to watch my shows.  It's like a 3 to 5 second delay before the show comes on.  How do I fix this?  My box is HR24/100.

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Picture size too small on full but on theatewide 1,2,or 3, guide is off the screen

I have just changed out my tv from a magnovox to Toshiba.  Neither of them are able to show AT&T guide on left of screen in theaterwide moods and screen too small on full or other moods.   Must be a AT&T uverse issue.

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