Why Does It Say Acquiring Satellite Signal

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on August 30th, 2014 12:12 PM

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It simply means the receiver is searching for a signal from the satellite. If you have no picture there may be a disruption of a signal. If you have reset your receiver & it continues the signal search your dish may be out of alignment.

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