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Channel button not working in the Guide
We have a Gemini remote for our Direct TV. All of the buttons work except now the channel button doesn’t work in the Guide so we are not able to scroll through the channels quickly. Any suggestions?
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SCAM from DIRECT TV trying to collect money from me 4 years later.. no contact til now by mail or otherwise should of stuck with DISH
I received a call from someone I thought was a scam call saying I owed attnt/direct tv. I receive a call from collection agency 4 years after I turn off service saying I owe the following... so I called direct tv directly because I never received any call or mail saying this.. even now nothing!!
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Equipment setup and alignment help
1) What would be a inexpensive meter not a $700.00 one to point dish? 2) compatible LNB's list? Seems SL3-SWM new one does it all? 3) Why did the alignment change when dish has not moved? Did satellite move a tiny bit? 4) some of satellites are not available on setup: 99(CB) transponders 4,5 =0 &nb
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Genie 2 Red Lights Flashing
The Status and Wireless lights are flashing red on the front of the Genie 2. Why? Everything seems to be working fine.
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Scheduled programs not recording with reason: "This episode was canceled because of a programming update (13)"
Sometimes scheduled programs do not record and when I check recording history I see the message "This episode was canceled because of a programming update (13)." What is the workaround for this. I would think that any sort of system or schedule upgrade would first check for in-progress or scheduled
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No complete scheduled recording AFTER down satellite???
I have a continuing problem. When my satellite goes out during a storm, even for a minute, it is causing an interruption in my scheduled recordings afterwards. It always happens to the recordings scheduled on the channel that the tv was tuned to and sometimes happens to all of the other channels as
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GEMIMI
Received Gemini box on January 5th and connected to Samsung Q80BD. A new Gemini is arriving today. The problem has been when I turn the TV on the resolution is top right of TV will say 640x480 and I will either get a black screen with sound or a picture with sound but I can not change the cha
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Which transponder do i set my DTV receiver to when aiming my dish
Hello- I have a DTV slimline non swm dish and H24/700 receiver. My best current signal readings are ... Sat101 98% on transp 1 Sat 99ca77-85% on transp 9 Sat 99cb92% on transp 1 Sat 99s96% on transp 15 Sat103s89% on transp 15 Sat103ca82% on transp 1 Sat103cb89% on transp 1 Which transponders do i s
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new Gemini box, problem
I recorded a complete series of a TV show and watched them all. I deleted them but want to record the series again, same show. but now when I tell the box to RECORD SERIES it only indicates in first show of a string of shows coming up on the same day. Sometimes it gradually fills in the RECORD SERI
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