Adjusting channel lineups

[BFisher]

Hopefully a quick question...

I have two DirecTV satellite STBs connected to my Sage system. For some reason, 1 of them does not receive a couple of the channels properly (such as the new Big Ten network). The 2nd box receives them fine. (This is not a Sage issue... it's an issue with my DTV receiver).

Since they are both DirecTV, they want to use the same channel lineup. Is there a way I can edit a file somewhere so that only 1 tuner receives all channels (including those couple channels) and the other one doesn't (so I know it always records those channels on the receiver that works properly)? I have been looking but I can't figure it out.

Thanks!

[CollinR]

Yes, but only if one of the recievers lives in another zip code.

You probably need to adjust your dish, sounds like one LNB is good and the other is almost.

[BFisher]

I have 4 tuners(2 STBs and a dual-tuner DirecTiVo (replacing it with Sage)). 3 of the tuners receive these channels fine, just not 1 of the STBs. I have swapped cables (took off one that worked and plugged into STB), and I changed the multiplexor. My signal strength is very good (95 or higher).

My guess is it's a bad tuner in that STB... and I should just replace it. I was hoping I could work around it for a while but doesn't look like it.

Thanks

[CollinR]

Originally Posted by BFisher

My guess is it's a bad tuner in that STB... and I should just replace it. I was hoping I could work around it for a while but doesn't look like it.

I was being a smartass, the work around is talling SageTV the odd ball source is in a near zip code. That way it will have the same channel sbut be a seperate lineup so you can kill the bad channels.

[BFisher]

ahhhhh... gotcha! I'm a newbie here so it went right over my head! Thanks!

[Fluffdaddy]

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