mikestock
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I have an AM24N, over-the-air tuner, which has been in my DirecTV circuit for years. In fact, nobody at "Technical Help" even knows what I'm talking about. I removed my AM24N since I really no longer need it. Now, with everything disconnected and removed my receiver keeps telling me it has been removed and needs to be replaced. The message stays on my screen until it times out. As I said, nobody seems to know what I'm talking about when I mention the AM24N. This AM24N was provided by DirecTV back before the "SPOT BEAM" era began. I'm guessing about 15 to 20 years back. If anybody knows anything about the AM24N please reply.
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rk911
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what happens when you put it back in? what harm or problems is it/will it/can it cause if you put it back in and leave it there?
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BB_TX
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Sounds like there is error checking built into the system software or firmware. Probably can’t do anything but tolerate the message or put it back in.
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mikestock
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I guess I'll just deal with it every time I change sources. I can't believe they sold the boxes but nobody knows they exist. Well, I guess I can believe it. Consider where their technology comes from.
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rk911
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old tech. really not surprising. why not just re-insert the device?
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RAS43
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15-20 years is an eternity for technology. And turnover is also high for satellite/cable techs. A few years ago I was looking for a 5 year old receiver for my RV's 18" dish and it took weeks to find a used one and DirecTV was no help.
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rk911
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yeah, I suspect the employee turnover at DirecTV, Dish Network, SiriusXM, etc. is pretty high.
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BB_TX
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Even google could not find any reference to it. Except for your post.
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I have one sitting in my closet...headed for the garbage can...sad ![[emoticon]](http://www.rv.net/sharedcontent/cfb/images/frown.gif "frown")
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If the receiver is also NOT a DVR I would suggest that you do a factory reset with the tuner not installed. It should put you back to where the receiver was before you installed the tuner.
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