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Here's the deal...Prior to the Sat. C install and even with it now "on"...I can't get Channel 202 (CNN) on DirecTV. The screen says..."searching for signal", blah, blah, blah. This happens on three other channels that I can't seem to remember off the top of my head as I don't watch them anyhow.
Not that I watch much of CNN either but I got to thinking that if it's a "virus" or "bug"...I wouldn't want my other Channels, particular HD, to get "zapped". So I called DirecTV and...yup, good guess...they blamed it on the Panny receiver. So I call Panasonic and the guy tells me it's the fault of my dish (Oval) and that it's not tilted right as I get 0% on transponder 29 and 36% to 48% on transponder 26 from the "A" satellite. I told him that would be a possibility 'cept how come I get CNN, etc. on my other three first generation RCA receivers? Oops...he didn't know I had other receivers so he ruled that out.
He then suggested I take off my Panny and swap it out on another TV. He says if I get CNN on the Panny then I have a "cable" problem. So I do that and, sure enough, I do indeed get the CNN picture through the Panny. I suppose I should have put my RCA on my Elite PRO 610 HD monitor but didn't think about it at the time...'sides...it's a pain in the butt anyhow.
Still, I think it's the receiver. Even though I sent back my 2002 Panny receiver for the upgrades (got a 2001 back in it's place ), I still get occassional "drop outs".
My Panny receiver is less than 3 months old and would like some suggestions from the AVS Forum resident experts. Do you think it's the receiver? Should I demand Panasonic send me a new one?
What say ye O' wise AVS Forum members?
Not that I watch much of CNN either but I got to thinking that if it's a "virus" or "bug"...I wouldn't want my other Channels, particular HD, to get "zapped". So I called DirecTV and...yup, good guess...they blamed it on the Panny receiver. So I call Panasonic and the guy tells me it's the fault of my dish (Oval) and that it's not tilted right as I get 0% on transponder 29 and 36% to 48% on transponder 26 from the "A" satellite. I told him that would be a possibility 'cept how come I get CNN, etc. on my other three first generation RCA receivers? Oops...he didn't know I had other receivers so he ruled that out.
He then suggested I take off my Panny and swap it out on another TV. He says if I get CNN on the Panny then I have a "cable" problem. So I do that and, sure enough, I do indeed get the CNN picture through the Panny. I suppose I should have put my RCA on my Elite PRO 610 HD monitor but didn't think about it at the time...'sides...it's a pain in the butt anyhow.
Still, I think it's the receiver. Even though I sent back my 2002 Panny receiver for the upgrades (got a 2001 back in it's place ), I still get occassional "drop outs".
My Panny receiver is less than 3 months old and would like some suggestions from the AVS Forum resident experts. Do you think it's the receiver? Should I demand Panasonic send me a new one?
What say ye O' wise AVS Forum members?