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No pictures appear under "Cast and Crew" tab in the Guide

When I select the "Cast and Crew" option, no actual photos ("mug shots") of the listees appear there, not even for prominent actors like Meryl Streep and Oliver Jackson Cohen. I think that all of the other written information is still there and I can still follow headings (e.g., select "Movies" unde

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Not receiving HD with an antenna

Local station CW is not HD on Direct TV. Purchased an antenna but still not HD

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Pause on Genie Remotes does not resume

It pauses and when I try to resume, it does not release the save screen. Sometimes I get the audio other times nothing. So the only way to resume is to change the channel. So what's paused is lost. It happens about every other time. It's a new box: a month old. Since installing it I rebooted t

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Slowness when switching from recording to live TV

Our receiver is a Genie Gen 2, Model HR44-700.  Lately, when watching a recorded program, and trying to switch back to live TV, it is agonizing slow.  The screen will go black, and we can't get the guide to come up or change channels.  Sometimes I can fix it by rebooting my internet r

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Genie Remote auto changes volume when channel is changed

I have the genie remote RC73 and a Denon receiver AVR-S720W. When changing channels or pressing the Select/Exit/Info buttons the volume goes up or down on its own. I tried re-programming a new remote to my Samsung TV and Denon receiver but no luck, still having the same problem. I also have change

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eSATA external drive for HR24

I've had an 8TB eSATA drive for HR24 Genie. The drive failed after about 8 years. I can no longer find a replacement-  apparently eSATA drives are no longer available.  Can I use a USB 3.0 drive with an eSATA converter cable?  USB3.0 in the drive port, eSATA in the HR24 port.  W

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direct tv and sony bravia- apps switch back to tv

When direct TV is on, Sony apps switch back to TV in less than a minute. Also Sony setting screen revert to TV within minutes. With DT box off apps work fine. I restarted the DT box and it works fine until I turn it off and then back on. Then its back to reverting.

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Satellite dvr recordings do not show on direct tv app

I have a satellite dvr setup and I want to watch my recorded shows on my patio. I have the DirectTV app and I am able to login but the DVR Recordings tab shows my receiver but no recorded shows.  I have setup and tested the wireless connection of my receiver to the internet and I have confirme

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Business Ethernet Issue

Have 16 TVs at my business. All of them connect back to modem via 2 Ethernet cords.    If one or the other are hooked up.   Everything is fine.   If both are connected than it kills the wifi signal and nothing works.   Any ideas?

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can you downgrade from the genie 2 to the HR54

We have issues with the tower and do not wish to upgrade to the gemani

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