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Troubleshooting reception issues
Reception issues are the most common kind of issue when it comes receiving television signals. Any TV tuner is only as good as the reception it can receive. Choosing the right antenna, aiming it, eliminating local RF interference, and more, can be vital to receiving good TV reception.
Guided support
Most customers will want to open a support ticket with one of Silicondust's technical support specialists. We can help troubleshoot your specific set up and find solutions to improve reception issues, and/or any other issues you might be having involving the HDHomeRun.
Enable debug logs
Let's get some important diagnostic data that will help our technicians troubleshoot the issue:
- In a web browser go to http://hdhomerun.local
NOTE: That address will go do the first HDHomeRun device found on your network. If you have more than one HDHomeRun device, use the “device ID” printed on the bottom of the unit instead of “hdhomerun” in the address. For example, if your device ID was 104FFFFF then you would go to http://104fffff.local - If it tells you that a firmware update is available, please install it
- Click “System Menu”
- Check the “Send diagnostic information” box (if this box is already checked, please un-check then re-check it)
- Go back one page
- Click “Channel Lineup”
- Click on “Detect Channels”
- After the scan finishes, open the HDHomeRun app
- Go into the app settings: the gear icon in the top right corner of the “Live/Recorded/Discover/Tasks” page
- Enable the option to “Send diagnostic information”
- Watch a problem channel for at least 10 minutes if possible
- Open a support ticket here: https://www.silicondust.com/support/trouble-ticket/
- In your trouble ticket provide us the device ID of your HDHomeRun and we will check the logs. You can find the device ID on a label on the bottom of the HDHomeRun itself or on the http://hdhomerun.local page.
Self-service troubleshooting
Antenna type and positioning
LTE interference
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Over amplification
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other rf interference sources
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Viewing reception stats
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