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420benz
Lost all but the on/off button. How to get them back.
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Old news. Change channel to non sports Chanel. Push the left and right buttons in the receiver at same time. That should cycle the blue lights
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philtec
Push the left and right button at the same time.
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litzdog911
If the above suggestions don't work, try resetting the DVR.
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HarleyD
I remember when the popular question was how to turn them off...not on.

The circle is complete.
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wilbur_the_goose
I still wish this was an option that could be set via a settings menu
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P Smith
Yeah, it would be nice - set and forget; now after each reboot you must cycle thru all the (four ?) levels again
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Old_School
Both options will work to get the lights back... although i did not know about the first option till i just went and tried it...:lol:
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wilbur_the_goose
Is there any way to adjust the brightness from the remote?
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dennisj00
Nope.
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dpeters11
"P Smith" said:
Yeah, it would be nice - set and forget; now after each reboot you must cycle thru all the (four ?) levels again
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But it is a nice easy way to know if the box rebooted.
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HarleyD said:
I remember when the popular question was how to turn them off...not on.

The circle is complete.
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I was reaching for the HR that was just installed and the installer asked me what I was doing. Went like this:

I(installer)--What are you doing?

Me--Turning off the front panel lights.

I--Can't be done.

Me--Watch.

I--What did you do (I placed myself in front of him and didn't let him see what I was doing)? I didn't think that was possible.

Me--How long you been with D*?

I--3 months

Me--What did you do before that?

I--Pest control.

Good times!!!

Rich
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wilbur_the_goose said:
Is there any way to adjust the brightness from the remote?
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You're being logical again.... :lol:

Rich
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dpeters11 said:
But it is a nice easy way to know if the box rebooted.
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Only thing it's good for. The blue ring, I mean. The 20-700s are much brighter than the 24s. I'd rather see progress bar info there. Like a BD player.

Rich
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Or one other alternative is to just wait for an update from D*. Unfortunately, those always turn the lights back on. I would love to have a way to keep them off. But, as noted, every update from D* turns them back on. I gave up.
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Richierich
Rich said:
Good times!!!

Rich
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You should have told him that you could tell him how to do it for a small Fee!!! :lol:

Just like they Nickel and Dime us!!! :D
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TBlazer07
Rich said:
Me--What did you do before that?

I--Pest control.
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He must have been assigned to you. :lol:
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Richierich said:
You should have told him that you could tell him how to do it for a small Fee!!! :lol:

Just like they Nickel and Dime us!!! :D
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He spent an hour after he was done picking my mind for "other neat stuff". The only training he had gotten was two weeks (I think that's what he said) of classroom training and riding along with a more senior installer for another two weeks.

Hard way to learn a job.

Rich
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TBlazer07 said:
He must have been assigned to you. :lol:
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I actually wondered about that. He was the second straight pest control installer I had come to the house.

Rich
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jdspencer
I always turn the lights off on my HR23 as it's in the bedroom.
But, the lights on the living room HR24 don't bother me.
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