Toshiba DTS-3000

[szbryn]

Hi,

I own a Toshiba DTS3000 Receiver and currently experiencing technical difficulties. I have used the unit to see my local off-the-air Digital channels (HDTV channels in the DFW area) for over a year and a half without any problem. Now that I subscribed
to the DirecTV HDTV programming, the off-the-air channels have been bumped by the Local-channels that DirecTV offers in Dallas. I have tried everything (from deleting to re-scan all the local channels without any success. Have you received reports like this before? Is there any fix available for this problem?
Your prompt response will be greatly appreciated.

[LeeS]

szbryn,

Like you I have been using my DST3000 for OTA only for quite a while with no issues. First chance I get I'll see if there is something in the setup that has to be changed. I've can't try the DTV part as I subscribe to DISH. My A/V store was using the 3000 with OTA and DTV and they were working fine. I suspect something in the setup.

I'm on 12 hour shifts for the next three nights and may not get to it for a day or two. Someone else may have had this problem and can help you before then.

Good Luck,
Lee

[LeeS]

szbryn,

Brought my DST-3000 manual to work. Have you checked "Adding Terrestrial Antenna or Cable to Your Satellite Connections" on page 4-6 to 4-8? Reading through this section looks like the fix for your problem might be here.

Good Luck,
Lee

[basau]

I had exactly same problem with local channel. I sub with DTV and my other non HD receivers is OK with local channel but the Toshiba HD DST3000 wont show up. It displayed local channel on channel guide but nothing show up when I selected. Any one elses have solution for this.

[zapper]

Hi

I am looking around for a HD tuner. Does the Tosh dst-300 DVI ouput benefit a Tosh rear projector TV? What I am asking will I get a better PQ through the DVI, or am I better of on getting a regular HD tuner, since The Tosh is not a fixed pixel set?

Thanks

Ralph

[LeeS]

Ralph,

The DST-3000 does not have DVI out. It only has component, S and composite video out. The 3000 is an older generation STB.

szbryn and basau,

Talked to the guys at the store and the problem is in the setup. "Adding Terrestrial Antenna or Cable to Your Satellite Connections" on page 4-6. You need to select 'Local In 1' unless you are using a diplexer to piggy back the OTA signal onto the DTV signal, then it would be 'Local In 2'. If you don't have a manual I'll post all the info for you.

Lee

[zapper]

Hi Lee

Thank's for the quick response, my mistake what I meant was the new model DST3100 by Toshiba.


Thank's

[LeeS]

Ralph,

I haven't tried the DST-3100. But we did try a Samsung HD receiver. We compared the 1080i DVI output and the 1080i component output. The three of us who were looking at it 'thought' the PQ was better with the DVI. It was not much of a difference. We were watching the HD Demo from our local NBC station OTA. We all agreed that using the DVI would free up a component input :).

If I get a new receiver (someday) and it has DVI I'll use it.

Lee

[zapper]

Hi Lee

Thank's again.

[dorudd]

A few days ago I posted what I think is the same question on the newbies and receivers boards. When I installed a new card as direct tv required me to do because my old one expired, the new card installation process deleted a channel I can receive over the air but also get by satellite from a distant station. I can only get the station over the air now because I bought a new antenna. Prior to that, I couldn't get it. I strongly suspect that in the installation process of a new card direct tv scans your reciver and disables any local over the air stations that you are currently getting by satellite. Can some of you experts look into this. I know the federal satellite home viewers act prohibits direct tv from providing a distant network to someone who receives it over the air. But the solution should be for direct tv to disable receiving the network via satellite not disabling your receiver from recieving competing over the air broadcasts. I think they want to continue collecting whatever they charge for a distant network because you are likely to discontinue that if you can get it over the air for free. Come on experts, help us out. I talked to direct TV and they denied it. But I think this may fall under the federal law against computer tampering. It is also likely a violation of antitrust laws since they are unfairly competiting aginst the over the air station.

[LeeS]

dorudd,

I wasn't ignoring your question. I'm not up on how or why the SAT companies would want to do that. Disabling an OTA station in your receiver just doesn't sound right.

All you did was put a new card in the STB? No other changes to your setup?

Lee

edit: Just a thought. I get ABC on channel 2 and ABC DTV on 2-1 (actually 43). Is it possible that the STB can only display one of the ABC digital channels on the channel guide? Have you tried to manually tune the actual digital channel? I have strayed aways off my usual path here :). Later this evening I'll try to do some web searches and see what kind of info I can find.

[dorudd]

I certainly didn't mean to imply anyone was ignoring my question. I greatly appreciate the information and "kinship" I get on this site. And I appreciate your attention to it. I made no other changes to my setup when I installed the new card. I'm not very technically proficient and I had to call the DTV help number when I installed the damn new card. From reviewing these threads, it appears I am not the only one suffering from this problem. szbryns and maybe basau's problems sound similar to me. In sybryn's case, I did the same as him except his was a new DTV install and mine was a new card install. My OTA signal worked until I installed the new card and it appears that szbryn's worked until he installed his DTV, which would, presumably, involve about the same process as installing a new card. As to why DTV might do such a thing, there is a very simple reason. Under the Satellite Home Viewer Act, Sat. TV providers absolutely can not sell distant stations to someone that can recieve them over the air. (I don't think sybryn stated whether his station was local or distant that he received via Sat.) So when DTV is faced with the choice of disabling its own Sat transmission to the customer for which it gets like $2 a month or disabling the ability to receive the local OTA station, it disables the local OTA station. Since it seems like several folks are having problems with this situation and since the situation of folks having to change cards is likely to affect many of your users, I think this should be looked into by the experts on this site. Thanks.

[dorudd]

LeeS, did I see a post that indicated you don't have dirert tv? If so, could you consult some of the other moderators who have experienced the pleasure of dealing with them. I tried some experiments. Even without either the telephone cord or direct tv satellite feed connected to my equipment, OTA reception of CBS is blocked. I can turn it in manually by manually keying in the station number (53-1) but soon it returns to 3-1 which I can't receive over the air. This indicates to me that the process of installing a new access card in the HD reciver permanently disables a receiver from reciving OTA broadcasts (that the customer is receiving thru a distant station over satellite.). I would expect this to concern the HDTV community.

[LeeS]

Everyone will see this when they log on. Most everyone uses the 'view new posts' feature. All the mods do and they check all the posts. We have some very 'informed' members too. We'll come up with something.

I'm not disagreeing with you at all. It just seems fantastic to me that they would do that.

Lee

[kevinw]

You got to be kidding, me a Conspiracy Theory:whistle:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/forum/viewforum.php?f=17g

Try the above websight, We here tend to know a little more about HD and they know a little more about DBS

[mikehbkwm]

dorudd hey man sorry to hear your having issues.. i used to work for Directv and to be honest i wouldnt put it past them.... i aint knockin small dish at all if thats what youll are thinkin... anyway there was just some things i disagreed with how they ran their company and had some stupid policies for things... but to answer your question because of the new P4 or P5 whatever number their on now they might be disabling that channel for you... not saying thats totally for sure but you never know.... im sorry i dont have a definite answer for you...