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    Searching for Satellite

    I have a Directv Tivo SD-DVR80. It mostly works, but intermittently (mostly in the late afternoon) the system says it is looking for one satellite or both. A reset almost always fixes it. Also, in trying to reverse the antenna connections, I found that removing and reinserting antenna connections usually fixes it also. One last detail - I had another SD-DVR80 until a few days ago. It did the very same thing, plus it periodically froze. The Directv people thought the problem was in the tuner(s), so I found a used unit to substitute. Now the replacement unit has some of the same problems. Suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Sam
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  • #2
    Maybe you need to have your dish checked.

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    • #3
      Jeff,

      Thanks for the really fast response. Does the receiver send any sort of signal to the dish?

      Sam

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      • #4
        Yes, the receiver typically powers the dish through the coax and can send a signal to the LNBs to determine what information to send to the receiver.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by WK-Jeff View Post
          Yes, the receiver typically powers the dish through the coax and can send a signal to the LNBs to determine what information to send to the receiver.
          So the problem is probably in the LNBs?

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          • #6
            That's the first thing to have DirecTV check, anyway. It may also be in the wiring, or some coincidence with the units, but the LNB is our guess.
            Been here a long time . . .

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