771 Again for DirecTV

I believe you are now getting a clear picture. Knowing if or if not you are getting a signal on only 1 transponder is just slightly better than useless when you are seeing these kinds of issues.

Ok, so you want him to check all transponders.

Right, you don't want the signal meters screen. You want the signal strength screen. Older receivers do not have this option.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
If so, get to the signal strength (not signal meter) and see what the receiver is seeing on all satellites..

On mine the horizontal signal bars are called 'Signal meters'.

BTW, 771 is a loss of signal and not the receiver "not seeing the antenna". This usually happens when the dish is blocked, loses the orientation or is lost due to bad weather. Chuck

Thanks all. Going to have to wait a month to hear the outcome of this saga. We're hitting the road today and won't be here to troubleshoot this until late June. Appreciate the ideas and will report back.

Make sure you have the receiver set to a viable channel. I learned this when I tried it at home and it worked perfectly.... on our local channels. got 500 or so miles away and fired it up and.... 771. Rec was still tuned to a local Seattle station so no signal. changed to s national station in the 200's and happiness was had. TB

Often a brief power interruption will corrupt the setup in the receiver. Have you gone through the satellite set up from the beginning at the receiver? Chuck

Belgique wrote:
Thanks Bill. Ill run these down asap. The dish has not moved. Ill report back.

Maybe it has not. On the other hand, it certainly could have. It also could have been damaged/bent/dinged. Or, it's something else.

Thanks Bill. Ill run these down asap. The dish has not moved. Ill report back.