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Hello. I'm a D* newbie so sorry if this is too basic for this forum. My son works for a AV installation company and he acquired a HR-250 along with an elliptical dish with a 3-LNB and a 4 way multiswitch. It is missing a power cord for the receiver as well as a remote. Its unclear as to whether or not the receiver works as I don't have a cord or remote or even an installed dish.
Here's what i would like to know:
1. Where can I get a power cord and a remote at reasonbable prices. I have other TiVos but no D* buttons on the remotes
2. Is there a way to check out the functionality of the HR-250 without a dish installed? It also came with a D* card but I doubt its activated.
3. I would like to use this at a lake home that only has an SD-TV at this time. I'm really only interested in a "basic" package of 40 channels including local channels from a major city 100 away (Twin Cities, MN) in SD but with TiVo recording capability. What can I expect to pay to activate the card as I will be installing this myself with my son's help?
4. How many cable(RG-6) runs should I plan on from the receiver to the dish/multiswitch?
Thanks for the help/suggestions. Since this is a budget setup, I'd like to keep my monthly payment to D* as low as possible
Here's what i would like to know:
1. Where can I get a power cord and a remote at reasonbable prices. I have other TiVos but no D* buttons on the remotes
2. Is there a way to check out the functionality of the HR-250 without a dish installed? It also came with a D* card but I doubt its activated.
3. I would like to use this at a lake home that only has an SD-TV at this time. I'm really only interested in a "basic" package of 40 channels including local channels from a major city 100 away (Twin Cities, MN) in SD but with TiVo recording capability. What can I expect to pay to activate the card as I will be installing this myself with my son's help?
4. How many cable(RG-6) runs should I plan on from the receiver to the dish/multiswitch?
Thanks for the help/suggestions. Since this is a budget setup, I'd like to keep my monthly payment to D* as low as possible