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bcsman
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Been wanting to do this for quite some time, swap the battery on my 920. Well we've had a couple power outages lately and the old girl has still rebooted successfully. But she must be close to 15 years old and really pushing my luck. So ordered the battery and followed the instructions on tvropro's website. Had to unsolder both sides of the old battery as the + side had a different looking adapter which I couldn't figure out how I was going to clip. Also good time to blow the dust and whatever else out while I had it apart. Put everything back together, minus the VC2 module and mount. Hooked up the actuator wiring and turned on, keeping my fingers crossed. I went to the sats page and all those I had loaded were still there. Also went to the main sats page and still had a boatload of them so guess it all went OK. Only problem was my clock was off and couldn't figure out how to set it as there is nothing on the options page. Found a DCII signal and left it there for a few minutes and BINGO, time was set.

So thanks for the info, was really pretty easy, but these 59 year old eyes don't see the little solder connections very well anymore...haha Hope the old girl lasts a few more years now....:)
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bobvick
His description stated "Motorola DSR-922 digital/analog satellite receiver removed from working studio." I assumed if it was used in a "studio" it was working. I have sent him an email explaining the situation. We will have to see where it goes from there.
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People quit using the 4d and they pull the plug which then it goes on battery mode. They can sit for years then they decide to sell them. They can even have a good UID when the leave the seller and die in transit. The only one that benefited from this battery backup design of the XC chips data was GI and Motorola. No one else. We will see more used DOA 4D's as time goes on. It's best to get one that was actively used before selling. Get the history from the seller before making the decision to buy that unit is your best bet.
NotTy
I am curious. If the battery dies, Ive read where the receiver is toast. I understand the unit looses it's ID number & generates a random number. Isn't there any way to reprogram a new ID number? It would seem Motorola had a way to do that.
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I am curious. If the battery dies, Ive read where the receiver is toast. I understand the unit looses it's ID number & generates a random number. Isn't there any way to reprogram a new ID number? It would seem Motorola had a way to do that.

Motorola or GI could have done all kind of things but they won't. They want to sell all the left over stock boards with UID's in them that they will accept. Beyond that tuff luck to us. Don't get me started on Motorola, please. :eek:
NotTy
Just like the way of the American muscle car from the 60's, so goes 4DTV.
Without expansion, the human mind would rot.
I can see the word "Motorola" could send this topic into a very heated discussion but I'm sure it's business as usual with them. I can only imagine the mass havoc they (Motorola) could have done if they had wanted to. I remember 10 years ago reading about the eventual demise of the big dish & even though the market kept shrinking, 4DTV receivers were still being made. You say "They want to sell all the left over stock boards with UID's in them that they will accept." From what I gather here is that they will sell all the left over stock boards with UID's in them, but what they could do is donate them to some science channel for testing, to test their integrity against several sticks of dynamite, intense laser beams & how many they can smash at one time with a super tank.
And btw, I subscribe only to H2H, supporting just H2H and not the little dish.
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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dfergie
I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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meStevo
I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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