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    Few closed captions in HD

    Now nearly two months since first complaint to DN about lack of captions and all that has happened is that they have admitted there is a problem with the VIP222. Software revision (now L309VAMD-N) was apparently last updated in October 2008. Am going to start asking for a credit on my bill for...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Latest - not much but finally DN has admitted there is a problem. No resolution or even that they are working on it but a start.: "Currently the closed captioning on the HD receiver 222 is a known issue and as reported engineering is aware of this." Sent 28 Jan 2009 06:15:24.0907 (UTC)
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    Few closed captions in HD

    OK here is the latest: 1) Dish sent a second VIP222 and it acted exactly the same way as the first very few HD channels with Closed Captions 2) Connected the 722 and all channels showd captions: HBO, SCiFi, TBS, HDTheater, etc.. 3) Called DN and after the usual holds and scripts they said the...
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    Dish and converter box for local channels

    Best reasonably priced converter box I found is the Zenith DTT901 available at Circuit City and such. It has analog pass through and in SW Orlando picks up more channels than either the Dish Box or the TV itself. It is best if you can have seperate inputs to the TV (Zenith has coax and...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Gave up and went through the chat session. First person said there was a software upgrade but instructions were incomprehensible ("If it does say locked, you will need your TV 2 remote to turn off the blue light on the receiver. After that you will turn off TV 1 from the actual receiver itself...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Reported to Dish first on 15 December and all I have received so far are machine generated replies to my e-mails. Looks like the problem is in the VIP 222 but they seem to be ignoring me. Still very few HD channels are giving captions. Does anyone else have a VIP222 they can try ? If captions...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Have received yet another generic reply from dish: "Dear Valued Dish Network Customer," that really does not say anything "Unfortunately, we do not have a status report for this situation at this time. Generally these issues are resolved via software information sent directly to the receiver. "...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Well I have a VIP222 that was just installed and it reports connections (over 60 strength new style on each) to 61.5, 110, and 119. Just checked "Rails and Ties" (HBO 300), "The Big Kahuna" (HBO2E 301) and "Shrek the Third" (MAX 310 ) on AV2 (through DVD player), Component, and HDMI2 on the...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    So far I have talked to DN (was told it was my TV), e-mailed DN twice, HBO, and SCI-Fi channel with no meaningful response from anyone. Out of about fifty HD channels, captions come in on all local, but only about 8 Top-250, and 2 premium HD channels (No HBO at all). Meanwhile I get captions on...
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    At Wits End - Snowy TV 2

    Interesting: my OTA is a powered "flying saucer" I installed twenty years ago - was surprised to find it is still working. I am in SW Orlando (west of I-4). Most of the transmission antennas are by Bithlo on the far east side (35-40 miles) and am getting an excellent signal on those, the Zenith...
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    At Wits End - Snowy TV 2

    "The TV2 Tips and Tricks" mentions installing a splitter backwards to combine OTA and SAT signals. I found that this was the cause of the bad signal on TV2 (MBR). At first I installed an A-B switch in place of the splitter and was able to get a good picture on both but was not a good soulution...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    I am receiving on 61.5, 110, and 119. All have similar (62-68 new style) power readings. Is it possible that DN is providing captions on 129 but not 61.5 ? Can I receive 129 in Florida ? At this point I am ready to give up and have dish put me back the way I was regardless of the service...
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    Few closed captions in HD

    Have now tried AV2, Component, and HDMI inputs, switching CC on and off, rebooting system, and wiggling my ears. Still only get CC on about 10 HD channels overall and on ENCORE and SEDGE of the premiums (no HBO, no CINEMAX, no other Showtime). All have captions displaying on the SD versions of...
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    Which SAT should you have with a 722/HD

    If one dish and its LNBs look wider than the other and is pointed more to the west then that is a 500 and is getting 110 and 119. The one pointing noticably to the east is 61.5 at least that is how my house is set up. When I upgraded to HD, they just replaced the LNBs since I already had a 500...
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    At Wits End - Snowy TV 2

    Do you also have an OTA antenna ? When we upgraded to HD recently, the installers relocated the 222 from the attic where the 4900s were to the family room TV and fed the signal back to the attic and the MBR feed. The OTA antenna for the local channels was combined to the DN signal with a total...
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