622 new software update

[RandallA]

Heads up!

/11/2007: 1000 Software Version L4.06 for ViP 622 DVR

Effective Thursday, July 12th, Engineering plans to spool a PARTIAL PHASE of software version L4.06 for the ViP 622 DVR receiver. This is primarily a non-forced maintenance release available at ALL satellite locations.
At this time L4.05 and L4.06 will be the valid software version for the ViP 622 DVR.

 

[tsduke]

Wonder if it's getting fixes or features?

 

[RandallA]

I think it's adding the new SS meter and the next guide display message when you're looking at your guide. The 211 has those two new features.

 

[navychop]

I thought some of us already had 4.06.

And why leave 4.05 as valid?

 

[tsduke]

I thought some of us already had 4.06.

And why leave 4.05 as valid?

Because it's only partial phase so a lot of 622's will still have 4.05 until they finish phasing it out.

I haven't heard of anyone have 4.06 yet.

 

[Pepper]

what's a "next guide display message?"

 

[RandallA]

Let's say you're in the All Subs guide, a message in yellow text will display telling you what the next guide (in our example, the HD guide) is if you press the guide button.

 

[VegasVoomer]

I hope adding something as useless as that "next guide" doesn't screw up something like skip forward.:river

 

[SmityWhity]

How's it going Randall?

Let's say you're in the All Subs guide, a message in yellow text will display telling you what the next guide (in our example, the HD guide) is if you press the guide button.

Does that mean you will have to hit guide twice to go to the next guide?

 

[RandallA]

How's it going Randall?Does that mean you will have to hit guide twice to go to the next guide?

Hey Smity,

No, you don't need to. It will just display in yellow text the next guide that's available to you. For most of us, it's not needed but believe me I know people that don't know that they can setup different favorite guides.

 

[mdwatt]

That new signal strength meter is a joke. I've been to several trouble calls in the last month because of customers calling in demanding a tech sent out becasue their signal is "low". I even had one where a DNS CSR sent me out becuase of low signal on a 322. I guess she didn't get the memo on the software update's effects. She never even had the customer check the 522 which read over 100% on the 119. I understand the purpose of the new meter, but I think they're going the wrong way with it. The dual tuners should read like the single tuners do. After installing a 1000.2 today on a 301 receiver, I had 124% on 119 and 91%on 129.

 

[ralfyguy]

L4.06 for ViP622 Tomorrow

Anybody know what's included in the new release?

 

[tsduke]

See here.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/101029-622-new-software-update.html

 

[dfergie]

merged...

 

[tsduke]

Anyone have this update yet?

 

[eacalhoun]

That new signal strength meter is a joke. I've been to several trouble calls in the last month because of customers calling in demanding a tech sent out becasue their signal is "low".

I am a returning "new" customer and had DISH installed this past weekend. I was exploring all the menus and noticed the low signal strength. However, there was text on my menu with a "signal strength dislaimer" addressing this issue due to a software upgrade. It stated something like the values would appear lower than actual.

Eric

 

[RandallA]

I am a returning "new" customer and had DISH installed this past weekend. I was exploring all the menus and noticed the low signal strength. However, there was text on my menu with a "signal strength dislaimer" addressing this issue due to a software upgrade. It stated something like the values would appear lower than actual.

Eric

On what receiver? So far the only ones that have the new SS meter are the 211s and the 322s. Yes, there's a disclaimer and if you select Help it also explains it there.

Here's the thread that talks about it:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/97813-point-dish-signal-meter-changes.html

 

[Jim5506]

Checked My 622 about 12:30pm today. Still on L4.05.

 

[mdwatt]

I am a returning "new" customer and had DISH installed this past weekend. I was exploring all the menus and noticed the low signal strength. However, there was text on my menu with a "signal strength dislaimer" addressing this issue due to a software upgrade. It stated something like the values would appear lower than actual.

Eric

You're right, that does flash on the screen. The only problem is that you are the 1 person out of 100 that happens to notice it.

 

[RandallA]

So it looks like nobody got this software update. Oh well, next time I'll remember to put a disclaimer.