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cire
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May 15, 2013

You cannot use your DirectTV DVR without a satellite signal.

If you have DirecTV with a DVR you can no longer view your pre-recorded programs if you don't have a satellite signal and the power to your DVR has been interrupted. (You move to a new site.) If you ...
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GaPete
Explorer
May 17, 2013
GaPete wrote:
donn0128 wrote:
Hih, i can. Do it at times when I cant get a signal for some reason. You have to go thru setup and then stop the setup at one point. Then it will allow you to watch dvr content.

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Well, we are camping and thought I would check this out.....as stated DTV has changed the software so that the DVR reboots after about 15 minutes without a signal. So is you lose power I guess you are out of luck watching your recorded shows.:h

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