how many different Direct TV boxes are in the field and date of issue- am having prob connecting to new Yamaha receiver

What is the model number of the DTV receiver?

@Shuzanne 

How does knowing how many different model boxes and their "issue" (manufactured?) date that are out in the field help you get everything setup? Seems like a different conversation entirely. And that info would be their business inventory, so not something available to the general public as none of our business.

What is the model of box you are having problems with? What TV set and DVD player do you have? Knowing what you have will allow others to help you get it connected correctly.

And to protect yourself against scams out there, the brand is DirecTV, not Direct TV.

DIRECTV personally has had over 25 boxes, bit again I don’t know how that relates to your original issue.

SD receivers (obsolete)

D10

D11

D12

Sddvr receivers (obsolete)

R10

R15

R16

R22(Hybrid)

HD receivers

H10 (obsolete)

H20

H21

H23

H24

H25

HDDVR receivers

HR10 (obsolete)

HR20

HR21

HR22

Hr23

HR24

THR22

Genie receivers

HR34

HR44

H44

HR54

HS17

Genie clients

C31

C41

C41W

C51

C61

C61W

C61K

New Gemini receiver model C71KW

Very nice list. Though doubtful all are "in the field" as the OP wanted to know (unless they meant in use, not on the trucks, as some people still have a few old ones working while the MPEG-2 shutdown completes).

Does HR54R1 count as another model? Redesign to a cheaper looking box and eSATA port removed. Though Genie-2 (HS17) removed eSATA as well, they didn't add R1 to the model number when they did that which seems an error.

Then there are the Hughes, Panasonic, etc. that are limping along. Boxes before DirecTV unfied design instead of each contracted manufacture doing their own thing. Naturally these are all obsolete as predating the 'D' models.

@Juniper 

Yes, the HR54R1 should definitely have been on my list. Thanks for the catch.

Ya, most of them aren’t likely ‘in the field’ anymore. I’d say only the HR54, HS17, HR24, H25, and genie clients are still in the field (usually). 

@detuch254 

Got one more for you. A plast from the past.

Z11 - DirecTV Sat Go based on the D11.

Gotta remember the Z11. I must have one in my garage somewhere!

@Shuzanne 

What's your model # Yamaha AVR? are you using a 4K tv? HDMI output of DTV Hdrvs is 1.4 so if your AVR is 2.1 or 2.3 --You may need to go into your AVR HDMI setting -to select standard for that AVR port --if you're having connections issues.

That why the model # of your AVR and all DTV Receivers should be listed as well as anything else you are connecting HDMI. That is if your AVR has hdmi inputs.

More information please

Normally with that scenario you would have your DirecTV and your DVD player connected to separate HDMI inputs on your AV receiver and then you would have another HDMI going from the AV receiver to your TV HDMI ARC input assuming your TV has ARC.

@Juniper ahh yes the z11, I remember the sat go very well, ask a current Rep, trainer or manager about the sat go and they would have absolutely no clue it ever existed 😆🤣