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  1. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Thank you VOS. The part that DirecTV sent to me as a replacement for my 29volt failed PI is a 21 volt/25.2W output according to the lable on the part. Do you think itwould be ok to try until I can obtain the 29 volt/40.5W power inserter? Regards.
  2. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I have a SWM16 "mulitswitch" feeding a HR34 and a HR23. The 29volt power inserter failed and DirecTv sent me a 21volt replacement. The tech support person claims that the 21volt will "work just fine" to power the SWM16 in place of the 29volt power inserter. He aslo stated that thely do not...
  3. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    VOS. My 29 volt power inserter failed (blinking green led) for my SEM16 and DirecTv sent me the 21volt replacement. Their tech department says that the 21volt will work "just fine". From your reply above I gather that they are incorrect as the voltage and watage are too low. Will the 21volt...
  4. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Since the update yesterday to my HR34, I noticed a major change of picture quality for the worse. This evening, I first cheched the resolution settings, but mine were unchanged. Then I proceded on to other picture settings on my Samsung UN60ES8000. I found that the contrast setting had to be...
  5. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Even though I do not have "native" selected and only 1080i and 1080p selected as resolutions in the set-up menus, my HR34 will start to out-put 480p about every other day. I will notice a poorer PQ and when I toggle through the "formats" it will go back to 1080i and the PQ will be back to...
  6. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    For whatever reason, when I go to menu, settings and help, settings, remote I do not then get an "Advanced" selection. I have to select IR/RF, change to RF and then i get an "advanced" and when selected I can then obtain codes of 00001/2/3 for each remote. I have not yet found an "advanced"...
  7. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I now have one HR34 and two C31s in the same room with three TVs. I have found how to program the C31s with different codes in RF, but I cannot find how to program the C31s with different codes in IR. Can anyone help please? Regards
  8. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Thanks to all and, Regards,
  9. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    So, does this mean that if I have one HR34 and two C31's in the same room (sports room with three TVs) I can control the HR34 and each C31 with different IR codes as can be done now with HRXX DirecTV boxes?
  10. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Sorry for my typo as I meant to say "only controlled by a DirecTV RF remote".
  11. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    Do I understand that the C31 can only be controlled by a DirecTV RF remote?
  12. DIRECTV HD DVR/Receiver Discussion
    I have had the HR34 (along with six other existing HRXX's) since March 7th and I am very happy with the system over all. The five tuners are much more useful than I expected, and the few glitches I have experienced are minor. I am not a fan of the new HD GUI, but having been with DirecTV for...
  13. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Thank you VOS. So, now off to fix the setup. Thank you gain and regards.
  14. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Thank you VOS. If I move HR23 and 21 to the SWM16 output two with a green SWM 4 splitter and utilize diplexers in lieu of the band stop filters (diplexers I have but will have to order BSF's) would this be a temporary fix? The installer activated MRV but did not install DECA's for the HR23 and...
  15. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Wednesday DirecTV upgraded my system by adding a HR34 , a SWM16 (replacing a Zenwill 16 Port multiswitch) and a 3LNB dish with4 coax's down to the SWM16 (replacing a 5LNB dish). The DirecTV installer said that this in only the second HR34 he had installed he need to contact other techs for...
  16. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Understood trh. My wife has low expectations of me, so it does not take much to rise to "hero" status. Avoiding rain fade on one of her favorite programs should do the trick. Regards,
  17. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    $50 for the AM21 and a chance to be a "hero" with the wife? Sounds like a good deal to me. If the AM21 is installed on the HR-34 with "whole home" implemented, will OTA recordings be able to be played back on other HR2X's on the network? Does the AM21 count as a tuner on the SWM16? Regards,
  18. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    As suggested, I have contacted DirecTV and they have scheduled an upgrade for me next week to the HR-34. This will be a new experience for someone else to install DirecTV equipment in our home rather than me. One additional question please. I have an OTA antenna on its own COAX network to...
  19. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Thank to all for the additional feedback. I can see how one SWM16 port would be plenty for our needs. In the proposed config. of the HR-34, HR23, HR21 and 4 HR-20's, I would prefer to have the "whole home" available only to the HR34, 23, and 21 which I assume it is possible and would save some...
  20. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Thank you for the feedback litzdog. I have been a happy customer of DirecTV since they first launched their service (18 yrs +/- ?). But I have done my own installs from day one and two of moves in between. In the early days the installers often had a lot to be desired (improper...
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