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Saturday, January 2nd, 2021

Game search is blocking all local channels

Attempting fo view local channels. Get message “gamesearch in progress” them another message “gamesearch hasn’t found your program”. I am not attempting view any sports programs, I am simply trying to view local channels.  How do I turn off gamesearch? I have reset the main box three times, still get the gamesearch problem.

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ACE - Expert

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14.1K Messages

5 years ago

It's a technical problem, probably with the link that takes the locals to the ground station for the HD satellites. Not your equipment. No need for a service call. Until the problem is fixed, watch the channels in SD.

 Go to Settings then Display and then preferences. Set to Show All Channels. The guide will show 2 channels one for HD and one for SD. Select the SD one.  

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5 years ago

I am experiencing the same issues. I noticed that my receiver received a software update on 12/17/20. I'm wondering if this issue may be related to some feature update.

ACE - Expert

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2K Messages

5 years ago

See the multiple posts on 727 errors on local channels. I suspect whatever is causing that for others is causing your game search issue.


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