Check the mast is vertical with a carpenter's level, you cannot eyeball it. The mast needs to be exactly centered in the horizontal and vertical planes or alignment can be very difficult if not impossible.

bcshields - I'm dumping the warranty, no doubt. I've had the 6000, JVC DVHS (Fried by lightening strike), DishPlayer, and a 4000. All have had quirks but the smartcard replacement stops hacking (except maybe by E*) by disabling receiver if your using a hacked smartcard. Or maybe if the install...

I have a 6000 reciever, two dishes feeding all six inputs into SW64 switch and Pioneer 610HD display. I received my smart card replacement in the mail a week ago and I decided on Friday (4/16) to make the switch. After reading the instructions included with the card, I make the swap and log onto...