Signal Testing?

[Kenkong586]

Ok, this is a new one to me. I went to view my signal strength on 103(b) and I get a message saying, "The process you've requested conflicts with the following scheduled event(s) Signal Testing 5:55a New England @ Dallas 5:56a 1010 DVR+" Alright, I get it, it's downloading into the showcase for my ST/SF package, so I elect NOT to interrupt. So I go to watch another channel and I get this message, "Available tuners are recording. Select one of them to tune to 2 WJBK" (that's the local FOX affiliate here in Detroit) I like my highlights, but I also want to watch TV. If I interrupt, will it download the rest of the showcase later? Why would it highjack both tuners if it knows I'm watching TV? Shouldn't it wait until I put it in standby to do that? I have an hr20 0x18a.

[say-what]

The signal test will interrupt all other functions, including showcase downloads. If you choose to proceed, it may or may not download the affected showcase later - I've never really checked and most of the time the NFL highlight showcases don't work for me.

However, if you cancel the signal test, there is a bug that results in the "Available tuners are recording" message. Hopefully DirecTV's programmers get this cleared up.

[Kenkong586]

What exactly is signal testing?

[PoitNarf]

What exactly is signal testing?

It lets you see the signal strength levels for the different satellites and transponders. This is very useful when trying to diagnose channel reception issues.