I overlooked that there are 15 Fast APG PIDs (SCIDs) on TPN 5 for 15 local markets . They are probably not going to convert that TPN to HD. The transponder has been on and off this morning. When up, It has a solid DSS modulated multiplexed digital signal, but there are no audio or video...

101 TPN 5 has been cleared of any channels in the Guide. I checked the transponder. There iare no Audio or video streams there this morning, only the normal slow APG data that is on all Ku band SD transponders. Something is about to be changed. Perhaps converting it to A3 modulation and HD...

OK, I was wrong. I am too used to the Gemini client. On a HR44 or HR54 the PIP option is on the channel banner brought up by the INFO button. The various position options for the PIP picture are all "ON" buttons. So you can select where you want it when you turn it on, or if it is on, you...

It might help to get a time machine. I'm not sure where you found the PIP option in recent Genie software. What version of software is your HR44 running? Stuart Sweet wrote a blog about PIP a couple of years ago. You can read it by clicking on THROWBACK THURSDAY: When picture-in-picture...

I looked into it. I can't create content in Excel (Microsoft 365) that uses Eurostile, because it it is not an available font in a fresh Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 install. I don't add extra fonts to my system installs. It's the information that is important, not the font.

That's because It was tun on a different system. Gary was unavailable on Wednesday, so I ran his Excel software on my PC. I'm not sure why our default fonts are different.

I don't log into my DirecTV account on the web often, just now and then to see my bill, which is paid automatically. For that, I just need my userID and password. But this past week, while I was away from home I was using the DirecTV app on my phone and Roku, and had to verify my login each...

I whole heartily agree with you, and I would encourage DIRECTV Product Engineering to allow women's sports to be included in "My teams" at both the NCAA and Women's pro sports level. However I have not heard anything from them on this matter. They do monitor the forum, and I hope they...

Weekly Analysis for mar 12, 2025:

That hasn't shown up in the satellite APG data as of tonight (Friday).

If Stuart is correct, and he probably is, you don't need to change the C61. I am just going from memory. I replaced my C61K with a Gemini two years ago. All of my RC65 remotes have been put in the electronic recycling bin. There a combination of buttons to reset the remote to defaults...

I believe he C61 uses the "peanut remote" (RC71-RC73). The RF on those is different than he old RC66. You have to set the C61 and the RC66 to use IR.

The typical SWM power inserter is 21 Volts. That allows for voltage drop in coax and splitters to ensure at least 18 V at the LNB. I am told that the PI for the SWM 8 and Swm 16 switches, which I believe was 29V, works also. The SWM LNB is pretty tolerant of the input voltage, aas long as...

If the SWM power is good, I would suspect a bad coax connection somewhere. Most techs I have watched would approach a 10 year old installation by cutting off all the coax connectors and putting on new compression connectors (not crimp connectors).

Yes, you can test the SSM power supply output for the DC output voltage. That's more likely than a bad LNB.

Your diagnosis is correct. Do you have any SWM switches? If you just have splitters, trace the power through port 1 (red port) of any splitter in the path from the SWM power supply to the LNB. Reseat all the coax connections. The SWM power should be 18 to 25 volts between the center and...

Well the certificate expiration date has passed, and I have heard nothing about anyone who encountered a problem.

I'm the one who moves back and forth every 6 months, for the past 14 years. But I paid for a truck roll to install the second dish at our summer home because my account was less than a year old., duplicating the installation so that I can just unplug the receivers and plug them in again at...

This comes from DIRECTV via the Cutting Edge Forum: They have discovered a problem that affects any satellite STB that is connected to the Internet. It affects VOD, ScoreGuide, interactive apps and other content delivered over the Internet to Satellite receivers, starting at 12pm Pacific time...

I threatened to cancel DIRECTV satellite last year. Talking to their retention people, I got the channels that I need with the Entertainment package plus sports pack. That doesn't include any live Pro sports (unless they are on the ESPN channels, or FOX, ABC, CBS or NBC). I just wanted local...

I remember B&W TV too.

So does any streaming device. The Gemini is an Android OS (Google OS?) streaming device which has an app that serves as a Genie client. It boots up in that client and returns to it when you push DirecTV client buttons on your remote. But a wired Gemini can use the MOCA network to get its...

Weekly Analysis for January 15, 2025:

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Jan 15 2025 Comparison of Transponder Data for Jan 15 2025 vs Jan 08 2025: No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters. Stream (PID) counts: LIVE Streams National Spot Beams Count Change Count Change 4K 4 HD 276...

While the CCID may be used by the apps, signal saver, and streaming, the CCID existed before any of those things.