My GI 922 is 9 years old and I figured she needed her battery changed. After reading all the info here I said it better get done soon. I do work on heavy equipment at times and find it hard to settle down to deal with smaller and more fragile items such as electronics. I had a electronic whiz change the battery so I would not mess it up and I thought all went well...
I unplugged the unit for a few hours to start revamping my wiring in my entertainment center. I plugged the 922 back in... and... it just displayed a "1". :eek: I think she is toast. All of the satellite names are gone too. :(
Any thoughts on this??? We had a lot of good times together! :river

Dang that's to bad.
I have a used 922,probably needs a battery too, I plugged it in the other day and it still had to correct ID, I would let it go for the $100.00 that skybvision would give me, I don't have the remote for it, also when I used it last, in the middle of the night it would loose the digital locks, but I read some where that a minor adjustment on voltage to the LNB should fix it.
Terry

Found some info on this website:
4DTV Support Help Guides - Problem Solving Solutions (http://www.criscros.net/4dhelp.html)

"Reboot - Initialization

Removing power does not help boot up process, and lcd display indicates 1. Screen may list a page of numbers. Disconnect lnb line or sat input coax line to dish, from receiver. Remove power cord for 10 seconds and apply power to unit. If receiver boots up normally, then the coax has a short or the lnb needs to be replaced. If no initialization, then receiver needs to go to factory for reprograming memory.."

Here is some more info:
http://forums.satforums.com/SatForumMaster/common/messages.php?bpr=1&msg=21611.1#21611.1

our 4dtv's are getting pretty old. i think all of us are going to have problems pretty soon... combing the electronic junkyards scraping up all the possible fixes paying premium prices.

Found some info on this website:
4DTV Support Help Guides - Problem Solving Solutions (http://www.criscros.net/4dhelp.html)

"Reboot - Initialization

Removing power does not help boot up process, and lcd display indicates 1. Screen may list a page of numbers. Disconnect lnb line or sat input coax line to dish, from receiver. Remove power cord for 10 seconds and apply power to unit. If receiver boots up normally, then the coax has a short or the lnb needs to be replaced. If no initialization, then receiver needs to go to factory for reprograming memory.."

Thanks :)

The lnbf still provides a good signal to the Coolsat that is piggybacked onto the 922. I tried different things but I now think it is is officially gone. I just checked and the receiver ID number does not match now. :rant:

I am going to see a BUDdy today that might be able to spare a receiver. He has a couple of 920's and a couple of 922's. A few months ago he bought a 922 (and a 920) at the thrift shop for $12.50 without a remote and the numbers are good. Maybe he will let me at least borrow one! :D

Did the unit ID change? If so I'm pretty sure the 922 can still be fixed send it out to ats.

Did the unit ID change? If so I'm pretty sure the 922 can still be fixed send it out to ats.

Yes it did change. :(

ATS will replace the motherboard on the 922 and make it all good again. :)

ATS will replace the motherboard on the 922 and make it all good again. :)

How much green are we talking??? :confused:

Not sure think it's listed on there website Welcome to ATS Electronics, Inc. (http://www.ats-electronics.com/)

Not sure think it's listed on there website Welcome to ATS Electronics, Inc. (http://www.ats-electronics.com/)

Thanks! :)

Any idea if the motherboard replacement includes a new battery???

There is a battery replacement fee listed but I think that is a separate surgery!?!?!? :confused:

I would think if you got a new MB they would give you a decent battery. If ATS could reload the Unit ID's in the MB's that loose them it would be much better. But Motorola don't want that because it could promote cloning of units and piracy. In short if someone got there hands on that tool they could in theory load the same unit ID on multiple units then pay for one master subscription and all the slaves would see the same programming. Kind of like the eye patch crowd is doing with pizza these days.

No it's got nothing to do with the battery.
My sister got the same problem like 4 years ago the problem was with a capacitator next to the battery that went bad causing the unit to display the 1 on the lcd screen.
1 means that the capacitator has gone bad so you have to replace it.
My sister send the unit somewhere for repair and repaired the faulty capacitator and she told them to replace both baterrys also.
Because at that time they we're still using vc2 so she changed th one in the module and the one on the mainboard.

It's too bad we can't get a DCII receiver or HDD-200 with HDMI outputs.

No it's got nothing to do with the battery.
My sister got the same problem like 4 years ago the problem was with a capacitator next to the battery that went bad causing the unit to display the 1 on the lcd screen.
1 means that the capacitator has gone bad so you have to replace it...

Any idea as to what could cause these caps to blow??? :confused:

When I plugged the unit back in, after being unhooked for a couple of hours, there did seem to be quite a power draw. :eek:

The only other issue now is that the unit ID numbers do not match. If it was just a cap, I think the numbers would still be correct (???). The satellite name choices for installation have all disappeared which sounds to me like the memory is toast. :(

There has been a plague of bad caps in the electronics industry, you can get some more info at
Badcaps.net - What Causes This (http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=4) although I would think that most 922's were made prior to this....

Any idea as to what could cause these caps to blow??? :confused:

When I plugged the unit back in, after being unhooked for a couple of hours, there did seem to be quite a power draw. :eek:

The only other issue now is that the unit ID numbers do not match. If it was just a cap, I think the numbers would still be correct (???). The satellite name choices for installation have all disappeared which sounds to me like the memory is toast. :(


If you do a master reset the satellite names will load again, then go to g1 channel 3 and leave it there for 20 minutes it will map out all the available satellites for the box.
Until I found the 922 I use now I had my 920 ( with dead battery... I was ignorant about it and didn't know ) moving my dish just fine.
I'm afraid your MB might be dead but as some have said before me ATS can make your 922 like brand new again.
Good luck.

Granadaguy

I will contact ATS soon! :)

My other options have faded,

The neighbor wants way too much for his $12.50 922 plus "strings" attached. I checked it out and the numbers match and it is really clean. I thought that my offer was more than fair!
The other was I was watching a nice clean boxed 922 on Ebay. I figured I could get the neighbors 922 for about the same price range but I should of bid! On Sunday the Ebay unit went for only $106 plus $26.50 shipping!!!... :eek:
Other units have been higher and many have "optional" marks, scratches, dents and dings! !sadroll

It's the heat that these receivers produce that cause some caps to blow after some time.
Newer electronics last about 1 year now I got a Blue ray Player and an A/v receiver that died after just one year but these older electronics that are build in the 90's are far better in quality and last for a really long time and as I can see there are still parts available to fix it so that's good.
Because try to find a board for something you bought 1 year ago and you won't find anything but these people have spare parts so that gives us more reliability then with newer electronics.
But still $12.50 is not alot for a receiver I mean if I we're you I would have bought that that's nothing $12.50 you won't even feel that that money is gone.
In 1997 when 4dtv came out they costed like $1000 so $12.50 is a BARGAIN!!

But still $12.50 is not alot for a receiver...

That is what the freind paid for the thing and I made him a decent offer. He says that I can have it for $100 plus I have to sell a bunch of stuff for him on Ebay! I would rather pay him even more and not list his stuff! I like a dummy showed him that the numbers match and I think that I talked him into using it. He bought a brand new 922 a few years ago and it never worked right so he might replace his "bought new" unit with the $12.50 bargain which looks like new and works better! :o

Oh he's a Satelitteb guy himself now I understand.
Me too if I got a 4dtv really cheap I might use it myself or sell it for more then a $100 because I know it's value.
A normal person who has like Dishnet would sell it real cheap because they think it's old and don't have any value but to a Satelitte guy that thing is priceless!!!!!
I hope he subscribes to something to sustain the 4dtv community.
In the meantime just send your unit to Ats and let them repair it then it will be good as new.

How much green are we talking??? :confused:

When ATS did mine about a year and a half ago it was $189.00 for motherboard and battery. My 920 is available for $200 shipped.