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It is almost a year now since I bought my AZ Box Premium Plus. I can't honestly say that I like this receiver. I does not rate as high as others I have owned when it comes to being user friendly. I will say it does has it's good points, which brings me to the point of this thread. I have asked for and received quite a bit of help learning to use this receiver, which I do appreciate. But I have been told so much that I don't know which is true or false. I am going to list some of the things I have been told to do and not to do with the AZ.
1. Do not use the power switch to turn off and on.
2. Use the remote only to turn it off and on.
3. Use the remote as little as possible.
4. Do not delete anything using the remote.
5. Re boot after each addition or deletion that is made.
6. Re format the USB stick each time before doing a back up.
7. Do not move channels in the channel list.
8. Do not scroll up and down the channel list.
I hope to get your valued opinons on this. As it is I spend most of my time trying to keep this receiver in order than watching TV.
1. Do not use the power switch to turn off and on.
2. Use the remote only to turn it off and on.
3. Use the remote as little as possible.
4. Do not delete anything using the remote.
5. Re boot after each addition or deletion that is made.
6. Re format the USB stick each time before doing a back up.
7. Do not move channels in the channel list.
8. Do not scroll up and down the channel list.
I hope to get your valued opinons on this. As it is I spend most of my time trying to keep this receiver in order than watching TV.
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Older models with older firmware did not support shutting down the system via the remote. Akin to what Stargaze stated.
Because shutting the power to the AZBox off via the rear switch could possibly create errors in the system, they added the
shut down menu via the remote. This offers the utility of a proper shut down procedure just like you have on your PC.
When you shut down your PC, you don't just pull the plug or turn the power switch off. You know what happens when you
do that. Instead, you go through a menu and select the shut down procedure you want to execute (shut down, restart, log off, etc).
That allows the PC's OS to prepare for the shut down properly. It turns off all running files in a normal manner. It is the same
for the AZBox. Using the STANDBY (sleep mode) power button on the front of the box is just fine. I think it would be wisest to
select the sleep mode, then turn the main power switch off if you have older firmware that doesn't support the shut down menu.
I have personally never experienced troubles by shutting the box off from the rear power switch. But, I try to avoid complicating my
life and use the remote to enter the shut down routine menu. If the proper shut down procedure is available to you, use it.
Why? Are batteries that expensive? Nah! Use the remote all you want.
This depends on what you are deleting. Anything that deals with the setup and file structure I would agree.
Deleting recorded programs and shows, no problem. Deleting channels, no problem. This should all be fine.
Deleting transponders and satellites can be done through the proper menus via the remote. If in doubt or you
question it, use the editor programs. It can sometimes be a little quirky with the remote. Doing so with the
satellite listings requires some additional steps as you will only be modifying the "working" file. The "backup"
file will remain unchanged. I would recommend downloading all the files to your PC and then re-uploading them
using ACC 1.1 utility program. Now the changes you made via the remote have been written to both the working
and the backup lists within the AZBox.
Logically this makes some sense, but I I am not certain that it is required for every action.
Not at all. Once the USB drive is formatted, it remains formatted. There is no need to reformat it. The only time
that I would do so is if you have a suspicion that the USB drive has become corrupted. You are supposed to power
down the USB memory device prior to removal. If you forget to do so, it may possibly harm the device and corrupt
the data stored within. I have never seen it happen, but I guess it is a possibility. If that happens, then reformat
the device if you must. If reformatting doesn't work, then the drive is actually electrically damaged and won't work
anyway.
It is handy to use a USB stick that is dedicated solely to your AZBox so that you have nothing else on it (no other
files other than what you need). This isn't a necessity, it just allows you to keep down the clutter and keep everything
organized, not to mention safe (not lost).
I don't get any bad results from trying to do so. Other than the fact that they may not stay where I put them. It doesn't seem
to harm or corrupt anything, but it doesn't seem to take root either. Personally, I just use the USER CREATED FAVORITE lists.
I organize my channels that way instead of trying to line them up in the main channel list. I do this with the remote, by the
way, but you can also set up favorites via the editors. Either way is fine.
This is totally false. Scroll all you desire. There is only one thing that I can state here that might be related to this issue.
If you press any button on the remote and the AZBox doesn't respond immediately. Do NOT keep pressing buttons out of
impatience. Wait a few seconds and press your selection again. I cannot prove this, but I believe that if the LINUX OS is
busy and ignores your remote command at first, you should just wait a moment and tap the command again. Otherwise, I
believe that the box receives several commands all at once and gets confused as it detects partial codes from each command
and goes off on a tangent of it's own. I have witnessed this personally. I may be trying to navigate through a menu or a list
and when it doesn't respond immediately, I press the button again and again and all of a sudden, I am on YOU TUBE. What?
How did I get here? It might even take me to the shut down menu. Then I gotta back out of that. This is probably what the
person/s who told you not to scroll were experiencing, but they didn't spend any time to evaluate the situation. They just
jump to the conclusion that it is a bad thing, it's broke and don't do it... Hah! Ok. Whatever peels your banana.
Jim, I hope that between my information and the responses from all the others that you can dispel some of the myths and understand
some of the quirky facts.
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My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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Mrs. Foxbat reminded me it's that time of the year to do the Cancel Tango
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
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CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
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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?
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Here in Indiana, the difference between Regular and Premium is usually a dollar, but some charge even more:
Ok, I'm bored .... actually - to be more precise - I'm bored of eating the same rotation of 9 or 10 meals that are currently my "go-to" meals. My wife works the long hours - I work from home as and when i feel like it ... which means i generally do most of the cooking ... and so by default - i also make out the shopping list ...
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
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Smoked some salmon on the grill while enjoying some Blue Moon beer. Kinda cool tonight so I fired up the heaters. Here in FL, we fire up heaters once the temps get below 60 
As for the salmon, I seared them first, then flipped them off to the side not over the coals and brushed on some lemon pepper marinade followed by some salmon seasoning. Threw some hickory chips on the coals and then closed the vents to about 10% airflow. Yum.
As for the salmon, I seared them first, then flipped them off to the side not over the coals and brushed on some lemon pepper marinade followed by some salmon seasoning. Threw some hickory chips on the coals and then closed the vents to about 10% airflow. Yum.
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
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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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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…