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Local Channel Problem

 
 


Servoman
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May 19, 2005, 2:11 PM

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I recently developed a problem with local channels. My picture has started to freeze for 1-2 seconds at random intervals, but typically it occurs about every couple minutes. Channels above 100 are unaffected. DirectTV cannot say if the problem is the receiver (~5 years old), or if it is the LNB.They will send me a new receiver fro $40, and if it does not fix the problem I am stuck with it. Otherwise, they will send out a tech for $70 to check the LNB. Any ideas ? I have done the power down reset routine, but the problem remained. I checked the cable along the length that I could (the dish is 2-stories up on the garage peak), and it is intact and no kinks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.



TANK1
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May 20, 2005, 6:46 PM

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First try a hard reset-unplug the power to the sat box,unhook phone line,coax from dish and remove access card.Leave like this over night or while at work 8-10 hours.

Then reconnect everything and power up.

If you still have the problem call Directv and ask them to reboot your access card.They take everything off your card for a second then resnd all the information to the card.

Unless your reciever is over 5 years old I doubt your reciever went bad.

As for your lnb if you can get to your dish only two screws hold lnb in place make they are not loose or the cables are loose either.


shadetree
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Jun 1, 2005, 5:58 PM

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you may need to peak your dish may not be aimed just right easy to do with cheap meter less than $10.00 on ebay

 
 
 


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