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So I got this Viewsat VS2000 Platinum yesterday and thought it was a good cheap find... Its turning out to be a nightmare.
So... to quote my favorite late night personality..
the Top 10 issues with my VS2000 that you MIGHT be able to help me with:
1) Editing the channel list with Channel Master does not survive the round trip.. I can upload the channel/bird list to my PC, but when I download it back to the STB it loses sat positions and LNB/diseqc/USALS info... and I have to fix all this back up in the STB. To fix this I have had to switch to ODSEdit wich is not as nice and does not have all of the features.
2) When I change channels the STB doesn't know when to change satellites.. I have to manually go to antenna setup, go to the USALS menu for a particular bird, and select "move"... that gives it the jumpstart it needs. I have the motor option selected as "USALS" for every bird so I'm not sure what the issue is here.
3) I can't delete satellites in the STB menu's... it gives me the option but just does nothing when I try.
4) When I do a channel scan, AC3 channels always come back with the APID value 8192... To fix this I have to suck the channel list into a channel editor, change to the real APID, and reload it.... BUT.. ODSEdit does not have the AC3 option so I have to use Channel Master.. which causes other problems... see item 1 for explaination
5) I'm not sure whats going on when I do a blind scan... progress bars keep changing... and as soon as one hits 100, another starts at 0... and the cycle just keeps repeating... Maybe it just takes this long but holy cow. They could have put an overall progress indicator to give you some rough idea of where you are in the process. I tried twice and lost patience after 10 minutes or so each time.
6) As stated before... I have no clue what versions of software are the latest. I have boot version 0.0C, and SW version 2.78... and I have ODSEdit v1.8 and Channel Master 1.20.3
7) the first channel is 4000? really? why not be.. i dunno... 1?!?!?!?!
8) I know there is no helping this problem... but... downloading channel lists should NOT be the job of the bootloader... Power cycling every time I want to screw with the channels is silly. I'll have to call this a fundamental design flaw.
9) After loading the channel/sat lists to the STB, the sats appear out of order from my editor... this gets confusing... it seems to be some random order.. not alphabetical or position or anything... combine that with issues #1 and 8 and channel changes get to be a long tedious process.
10) got nuthin at the momeht... but a top 9 list just doesn't have the same gusto.
Thanx in advance for any help offered... If I can't get things figured out, this thing will hit the landfill.
So... to quote my favorite late night personality..
the Top 10 issues with my VS2000 that you MIGHT be able to help me with:
1) Editing the channel list with Channel Master does not survive the round trip.. I can upload the channel/bird list to my PC, but when I download it back to the STB it loses sat positions and LNB/diseqc/USALS info... and I have to fix all this back up in the STB. To fix this I have had to switch to ODSEdit wich is not as nice and does not have all of the features.
2) When I change channels the STB doesn't know when to change satellites.. I have to manually go to antenna setup, go to the USALS menu for a particular bird, and select "move"... that gives it the jumpstart it needs. I have the motor option selected as "USALS" for every bird so I'm not sure what the issue is here.
3) I can't delete satellites in the STB menu's... it gives me the option but just does nothing when I try.
4) When I do a channel scan, AC3 channels always come back with the APID value 8192... To fix this I have to suck the channel list into a channel editor, change to the real APID, and reload it.... BUT.. ODSEdit does not have the AC3 option so I have to use Channel Master.. which causes other problems... see item 1 for explaination
5) I'm not sure whats going on when I do a blind scan... progress bars keep changing... and as soon as one hits 100, another starts at 0... and the cycle just keeps repeating... Maybe it just takes this long but holy cow. They could have put an overall progress indicator to give you some rough idea of where you are in the process. I tried twice and lost patience after 10 minutes or so each time.
6) As stated before... I have no clue what versions of software are the latest. I have boot version 0.0C, and SW version 2.78... and I have ODSEdit v1.8 and Channel Master 1.20.3
7) the first channel is 4000? really? why not be.. i dunno... 1?!?!?!?!
8) I know there is no helping this problem... but... downloading channel lists should NOT be the job of the bootloader... Power cycling every time I want to screw with the channels is silly. I'll have to call this a fundamental design flaw.
9) After loading the channel/sat lists to the STB, the sats appear out of order from my editor... this gets confusing... it seems to be some random order.. not alphabetical or position or anything... combine that with issues #1 and 8 and channel changes get to be a long tedious process.
10) got nuthin at the momeht... but a top 9 list just doesn't have the same gusto.
Thanx in advance for any help offered... If I can't get things figured out, this thing will hit the landfill.
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Does someone still have the diagram showing how to connect two Hopper 3s again?
I currently have one H3 and one 4K Joey, set up through a 1000.2 eastern arc hybrid lnb and solo hub.
The plan is to replace the Joey with the second H3. Already purchased a duo hub and I have three coax cables coming in from outside, from back when I used to have the older 1000.4 dish and the hopper 2. I don't fully remember, but I think the other two coax cables are just tied up next to the dish outside; will have to check again.
I currently have one H3 and one 4K Joey, set up through a 1000.2 eastern arc hybrid lnb and solo hub.
The plan is to replace the Joey with the second H3. Already purchased a duo hub and I have three coax cables coming in from outside, from back when I used to have the older 1000.4 dish and the hopper 2. I don't fully remember, but I think the other two coax cables are just tied up next to the dish outside; will have to check again.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
www.tvtechnology.com
Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York
Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available
www.tvtechnology.com
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
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WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.
There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
That would be handy. Download the latest RNA snippets that can be updated over 5G and no more shots! You're a Genius!Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.
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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in "Kate & Allie," died Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80.
variety.com
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. can we say over priced garbage!!!
