corporate666
12-21-06, 05:53 PM
I am having a problem not getting 1/2 my SD channels... D* is coming this weekend, so maybe its a switch issue or something. Anyway, all the other transponders (110 and 119 sat, as well as evens on 101 sat) all work fine.
So I got my H20 box, plugged it in. Near the end up "setup" I get to a screen that says "Confirming Satellite Dish Setup". It lists the ZIP code, dish type, then has Sat 101, 110, 119, 99, 103. All 5 of those sats list as "Failed" and the last item, "tuner", lists as OK.
The installer guy told me "oh when you first set it up it will say fail down the list, just hit continue and you will be OK, it just means it hasnt "gotten the signal" yet is all". If I select "Continue, fix later" then I get to a screen that says "The D* Advanced Program Guide.....blah blah... over the next 24 hours the APG will gather this data, until then you will have limited info in your guide".
But the box appears locked at this point. The only two buttons that work are the back button, and the power button. If I power cycle it, I just go through setup again.
Now I have not called d* to activate this box, nor have I 'officially' added the HD programming to my account. The lady at d* said they will send a tech out to fix the one-LNB-not-working issue with the SD stuff first, then we can set up the 'other' stuff.
But is there something wrong with my H20 box? If I could be enjoying some HD content now until they fix the half-channels-missing problem with the SD stuff, I would be happy. Why is the H20 saying all the sat tests failed? Do I need to activate the box with D* before I set it up?
So I got my H20 box, plugged it in. Near the end up "setup" I get to a screen that says "Confirming Satellite Dish Setup". It lists the ZIP code, dish type, then has Sat 101, 110, 119, 99, 103. All 5 of those sats list as "Failed" and the last item, "tuner", lists as OK.
The installer guy told me "oh when you first set it up it will say fail down the list, just hit continue and you will be OK, it just means it hasnt "gotten the signal" yet is all". If I select "Continue, fix later" then I get to a screen that says "The D* Advanced Program Guide.....blah blah... over the next 24 hours the APG will gather this data, until then you will have limited info in your guide".
But the box appears locked at this point. The only two buttons that work are the back button, and the power button. If I power cycle it, I just go through setup again.
Now I have not called d* to activate this box, nor have I 'officially' added the HD programming to my account. The lady at d* said they will send a tech out to fix the one-LNB-not-working issue with the SD stuff first, then we can set up the 'other' stuff.
But is there something wrong with my H20 box? If I could be enjoying some HD content now until they fix the half-channels-missing problem with the SD stuff, I would be happy. Why is the H20 saying all the sat tests failed? Do I need to activate the box with D* before I set it up?