Recording Quality
about 6 weeks ago I got a MicroHD and its the best receiver I have used since my first dish back in the early 1980's. One issue though is recording quality. It takes up 4 GB for 38 minutes of...
View ArticleNew MicroHD not responding to the remote
Received the MicroHD yesterday. Upgraded to the latest firmware as per instructions here. Set up a couple of KU satellites and was in the process of setting up SES-2 Ku when the receiver quit...
View ArticleHidden way via remote to Screen Capture ?
Is there a hidden way to capture a screen image with the remote? Any plans to add this in upcoming f/w updates?
View ArticleFeature Request
I feature I'd like to see is an "Apply ALL" option. IE- Instead of going through all the satellites and changing options like LNB freq or motor type. I do it once, and and press APPLY ALL rather than...
View ArticleNo Letters on Remote Control Buttons
I noticed this while trying to do quick editing of scanned in channel names. If I use it a lot, I'll probably remember which letter is associated with which number position.
View ArticleSignal Level Reading 59%
With my Openbox S9, I became accustomed to always seeing signal level reading of 90% regardless of signal quality. With the microHD, I see 59% signal level on some satellites and 90% on others. Even...
View ArticleUniversal Remote for MicroHD
I recently wore out my Harmony 300 programable remote, and so I was looking for something to replace it. Today, I took a chance on a RCA 5-Device Universal Remote (RCRP05BR) from Wally*Wurld for $15. I...
View ArticleHow to add satellites from Asia & Pacific?
Is there a way to add satellites from Asia & Pacific? There were none found in the sticky threads.
View ArticleHow to I get a signal connecting the RCA plug output to older TV
The MicroHD works great with HDTV HDMI output. I wanted to use a portable Sanyo 13inch tv/vcr to set up my dish outside. There is no signal when attaching to the small tv with RCA of the MicroHD. The...
View ArticlePossible Errors w/Older H-H Motors
I was just re-reading the manual for my ancient DiSEqC 1.2 H-H Motor. The motor manual says I can store 60 bird locations. The MicroHD says I can store up to 99 birds in memory. How does the data work...
View ArticleTrouble Receiving High SR?
I was wondering why my microHD would not receive any signal quality for the 45000 SR tps on 15W. So I swapped back my S9. Sure enough, those tps are the strongest signals on this satellite. Is there a...
View ArticleUsing Loop Through of S9 to connect to microHD
Is it safe to connect my dish feedline to LNB IN port on S9, then connect LNB OUT port on S9 to the microHD LNB IN? I would then plan to disable motor and LNB voltage on S9, only using motor and LNB...
View ArticleLearning how
Hi Folks, :) I'm planning to buy the MicroHD satellite receiver, because of demand on Closed Captioning for the Deaf and hearing impaired. Other satellite receivers, such as Skybox F3 does NOT support...
View ArticleNew SG2100 motor problem?
Power company was out at my house today installing a new power box on the street. When I got home, all the digital clocks were blinking verifying a loss of power. I powered up the big screen and had...
View ArticleThe channel names on 139W?
I did read in another thread that the channel tables on AMC8 are not standard compliant or something like that, so that's probably what I'm asking about. My Azbox will blind scan 139W and report with...
View ArticleFear the Worst - Hope for the Best
Has my MicroHD died? Two days ago, I switched out an old weather beaten LNB with a new GeoSat Pro SL1 PLL LNB I bought off Ebay. After the switch, it worked perfect. I had to go into set up and change...
View ArticleClock loses time?
Ok, for some reason since loading the new firmware (just before the very last "tightened-up" firmware), my MicroHD is losing time on it's clock. I have it set to local time, UTC OFF. I never turn it...
View ArticleMultiple Recordings Fail maincode 2013-2-18
I don't do a lot of recording so I don't know if this is new or not but... when two or three recordings are set on a single satellite for a single day it records the first one properly but removes the...
View ArticleMinor Pet Peeves
You can tell the quality of a product by how minor the complaints become about it. The microHD is a great box and therefore the complaints become less important since we are digging deeper past the...
View ArticleHow to setup Micro DH to automatically record broadcasts
Yesterday, I got my new MicroHD. Setup of this machine is OK but the machine does not record any of my preprogrammed EPG setting! It's record well when I do it manually. As an example: Timer mode:...
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