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Monday, October 28th, 2019 1:21 AM

Grey box on the channel guide

As of Friday, 10/25/19, every time I pull up the channel guide, a grey box appears, pointing to the top channel on the list with three choices - "Select" for On Demand Programs, "Info" for Cannel list view, and "play/pause" for Tune Channel.  I can't see the program listed behind the box, and can't get it to go away. If this is a permanent new feature, please explain how to turn it off.  Apparently, many of the channels now have + signs in the upper right corner on the guide, as well.  If these are related, please take the + signs away!

ACE - Sage

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5 years ago


@ddalbini wrote:

As of Friday, 10/25/19, every time I pull up the channel guide, a grey box appears, pointing to the top channel on the list with three choices - "Select" for On Demand Programs, "Info" for Cannel list view, and "play/pause" for Tune Channel.  I can't see the program listed behind the box, and can't get it to go away. If this is a permanent new feature, please explain how to turn it off.  Apparently, many of the channels now have + signs in the upper right corner on the guide, as well.  If these are related, please take the + signs away!


Can you post a photo?

What DVR/Receiver model number do you have?

Perhaps this is coming from your Smart TV?

 

Tutor

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5 years ago

@ddalbini  - The same thing you described started happening on our DirectTV last night.   Did you find a solution?

 

@litzdog911 Here's a picture...

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ACE - Sage

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5 years ago

That must be something new. I haven't seen that on my HR44.  Does it go away if you press EXIT?

 

Tutor

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5 years ago

no, i tried every button on the remote and couldn't get it to go away.  it was there every time i brought up the channel guide.  i finally took the time today to reset the box.  extreme measure to get rid of a pop-up.  

ACE - Sage

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5 years ago


@pgodwin wrote:

no, i tried every button on the remote and couldn't get it to go away.  it was there every time i brought up the channel guide.  i finally took the time today to reset the box.  extreme measure to get rid of a pop-up.  


Did resetting the box make it go away?

 

Tutor

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2 Messages

5 years ago

yes, it worked. 

Contributor

5 years ago

That is the same grey box.  I wasn't able to get my pic onto a reply earlier...  I'll try a reset as well.  Thanks!

New Member

4 years ago

AT&T: Is there any other solution other the user-provided fix of resetting the receiver?

Community Support

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4 years ago

We're here to help, @chelement3.

 

 

Just to clarify have you already tried resetting your DVR? If you have, we recommend refreshing your DirecTV channels and service to reauthorize and refresh your service. 

 

 

Try this and let us know if it helps. 

 

 

Elmi, AT&T Community Specialist.

New Member

4 years ago

Thank you. Yes, the reset did solve the problem. It just seemed strange that a year after the original report via this thread rebooting the system was the best (or maybe only) solution. Time to move on.

Community Support

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4 years ago

We're glad that fixed your problem, @chelement3! That popup being stuck onscreen is a fairly rare glitch. It does occasionally happen: like almost all consumer electronics, the DirecTV receiver does need reset from time-to-time to refresh and reload the software.

 

Thanks again for the update, @chelement3, and have an awesome rest of your day!

 

Genevieve, AT&T Community Specialist


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