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Help determining bad part
I have a sl5 lnb feeding a swm8 and run around to the tv's. I lost my odd 103 transponders. Can I read the dish with my AIM meter to determine whether the SWM or the LNB is bad?
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Can I limit the boxes showing in the direct tv app?
We currently have 12 direct tv boxes. I was looking to make one of our ipads direct tv app show only 4 of these direct tv boxes. Also is it possible to rename a box? If so how? Any help is greatly appreciated and my apologies if these questions were already asked. Thank you in advance, Brian
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Using the Ethernet port on the reciever for internet output
I have three receivers. I'm feeding all of them internet via a deca adapter. I have noticed an Ethernet connector on the receivers. Is is possible to feed Internet the receiver it gets via the coax to a WiFi access point or switch so other devices nearby can use it's Internet connection?
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How to Program RC66RX to DirecTV DVR HR24-500
My parents, sadly, still use directv and old remote barely functions. I found two new remotes, but can’t get either to program with the dvr following the instructions I found online
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Help with Smart TV without a tuner
I have a Smart TV with no coax in, so no TV tuner built in. The place I live provides Direct TV to all the apartments so one account for all residents, so I d not have my own account. The account is for the entire building. (I cant stress that enough because the 1-800 folks cant wrap their head arou
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Standalone HD boxes
So I finally got an account in my name and see the new changes from the split of DIRECTV and AT&T which make me so happy. I am being told by agents that they do not offer any standalone recievers and only clients at this time. Is this accurate? I have an R22 on my account alone with my HR54. I am ex
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Genie HD DVR and AM21 OTA Tunner
Is the Genie HD DVR compatible with the the legacy AM21 OTA ATSC tunner?
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HR24
DTV sent another update last night 0x10a very strange, what is stranger is I pressed the front panel record button while trying to dim the panel lights and a message came up saying the receiver is not authorized to record this program, tried other channels and recording.
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Gemini fails to turn TV on/off
My new Gemini system will not turn my TV itself on and off, but it does adjust the volume. After two hours with tech-support, online chat, and finally a phone call to a human being for tech-support, I learned this is a known condition -unfortunately only known by a few technicians. Prior to the livi
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