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    Just Bought Voom Need Help

    How lost are you? The voom FAQ in the main thread above this gives a lot of info.
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    Voom Box shuts off when surf to Channel 5?

    Where are you? Bet you $1.00 that ch 4 is PBS. If not, the ch is using a "datacaster" to send along extra stuff. Call the station engineer and ask. voom will never handle the ch - just hide it. my Houston PBS ch8 was testing the device and took it off during my call.
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    Just Bought Voom Need Help

    Where are you? Look at antennaweb.com to map the transmitters. A good UHF indoor ant may work fine. Where did you buy the voom? How much?
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    Missing channel

    Call 11 and 13 and ask for engineering. Find out what they changed last 2 weeks re HD. Tell them about your voom problem.
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    Missing channel

    Do not know where you live, but I bet you that ch 11 is a PBS station. Some PBS stations have started sending a data stream voom can not handle. I called the Houston, Tx PBS ch 8 engineer and he put me on hold while he went and diconnected the new box they had recently installed. Voom worked...
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    Free to good home, voom box

    If I do not hear from you tonight, my son can not pick it up. I will be in Dallas next week. I sent an email and pm thru this site and no word yet.
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    Free to good home, voom box

    I will gladly take your box. My son will be up in Dallas this Thursday and Friday. Post your part of the city and pm me your phone and address.
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    VOOM STB FAQ (Motorola DSR-550): Post-VOOM Edition

    This worked for me. ................... How do I program my VOOM remote for my TV set and/or VCR? To program the VOOM remote for your TV (or VCR), do the following: 1. Turn the TV set (or VCR) on. 2. Press TV and OK (VCR and OK in case of VCR) buttons simultaneously. VOOM button will...
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    Output connections on VOOM box

    I am seeing that an I am blown away by the prices. How about the JFK Texas School Book Assassination perch window now on ebay for $3,000,700.01 with 1 day to go!
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    Output connections on VOOM box

    I got lucky and got 2 good units from ebay. Beware the new-in-box units as they will not work for ota reception, or anything else!. It is kind of a crap shoot and you ahqve to pay shipping to get a bad unit. Check the feedback. Perhaps you might send a pm to hammer(?) who said he has one on ebay...
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    VOOM STB FAQ (Motorola DSR-550): Post-VOOM Edition

    No way I have seen. Only workaround, if you do not want 17.1, is to "hide" 17.1 and you will go directly to 17.2 every time. Not likely desirable since the x.1 is usually the "best" from that station.
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    new Voom receiver

    New in box units are not activated and go good at this point. Hopefully, you got all the cables, remote, etc. Did you get it on ebay? Did you also have to pay shipping? What was the ebay auction number, I would like to look up the seller. I know of one guy who needs a remote, if I can find where...
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    VOOM STB FAQ (Motorola DSR-550): Post-VOOM Edition

    Did you actually get ota television displayed at one time with an antenna? Did both boxes come from same seller? What steps did you do to "verify voom"? Does one still work? I guess that you have powered off as a test?
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    VOOM STB FAQ (Motorola DSR-550): Post-VOOM Edition

    TO HIDE A CHANNEL: press VOOM, press light green button ( 2nd from right circle color buttons), arrow up or down to LOCAL CHANNELS, press OK. Now arrow uo, down, left, right, or PAGE down to the channel, press OK and "hide" will appear. Pressing OK again removes "hide". Only works for...
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    Possible Killer News For Voom Tos Use!!!

    POSSIBLE BREAKING NEWS!!!! I READ THIS ON THE FORUM SHOWN YESTERDAY: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to a recent telephone conversation, a Voom box that is not activated can be activated by connecting it to any satellite system and going thru the activation process. I will keep you posted if...
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    VOOM STB FAQ (Motorola DSR-550): Post-VOOM Edition

    Pretty sure you do need the remote. Where do you live? Have you done antennaweb.net for list of local stations? What did you pay for the voom? I hope it was not new in box! How was remote missed? What local antenna are you using?
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    Has anyone played with the TSOP Flash?

    There was some activity here http://www.ultatryon.com. Click on voom discussion. Kinda slacked off. You might read and try to drum up interest again. Good luck!
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    Problem With Picture

    Our voom boxes are famous for locking up if you change the channel too quickly and too many times. The reboot procedures above usually fix this. Afterwards, you do have to re-do the local channel setup to hide the channels you do not want to see, which I assume you have done before.
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    research on voom boxes software

    I look at several sites for voom info, since I have 2 for OTA use. I notice that one, ULTATRYON, no longer is accessible as of last week. Funds were donated, chips identified, test unit found, etc. It was a one-mon operation, mostly. Any body know what happened?
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    WELCOME to our Motorola DSR-550 (VOOM Box) Support Forum!

    research on voom boxes software I look at several sites for voom info, since I have 2 for OTA use. I notice that one, ULTATRYON, no longer is accessible as of last week. Funds were donated, chips identified, test unit found, etc. It was a one-mon operation, mostly. Any body know what happened?
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    Possible Killer News For Voom Tos Use!!!

    I copied the comments about datacasting to David Johnson, KUHT PBS engineering, Houston. His mplexor is still off since our test. Here are his comments: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Our multiplexer used to provide a secondary program guide is made by Logic Innovations, see attached link...
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    Possible Killer News For Voom Tos Use!!!

    If this is as bad as it may seem, all ota HD stations will eventually "datacast" on their signals like some PBS ones. We voom users will have to "hide" each as they begin to cause lockup or reboot - never to be able to view that channel again. I am not a doctor, but it looks like the boxes will...
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    Possible Killer News For Voom Tos Use!!!

    POSTED AT WINNFREENET: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The engineer at WFYI in Indianapolis also performed the same test with me, by unhooking the Goldstar multiplexor and then rehooking it up. My tuner also worked when the multiplexor was unhooked. The engineer said he would try to contact the...
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    voom receiver reboots when tuned to pbs-hd

    posted at winnfreenet: >>>>>>>>> The engineer at WFYI in Indianapolis also performed the same test with me, by unhooking the Goldstar multiplexor and then rehooking it up. My tuner also worked when the multiplexor was unhooked. The engineer said he would try to contact the manufacturer...
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    PBS OTA causes Voom reboot.

    I have had Voom dsr550 rcvr since 12/05 and got great local OTA SD and HD here in Houston. PBS, 8-1 was a fav chan until thsg weekend. Going to 8-1 HD started to cause the voom to reboot. I put 8-1 on hide, and everything else worked ok, including 8-2 PBS SD. My 2nd voom unit for backup arrived...