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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply Jun 19, 2005 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

811 P285/P287 Software Update

The following was posted by Jason Nipp at DBSTalk and have been reposted here by permission of Dish Network.

P285 is now spooling.

Here are the final release notes:

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Software version P285 is currently scheduled for release to spool on Thursday, March 17th for the DISH 811 receiver.

Changes and Enhancements in P285 from P284:

1. Added QAM support for DISH Network MDU installations.

2. New Important System Information Screen (Phase 1 of Sys Info rework) providing enhanced trouble shooting and status information.

3. Added EPG search feature. Search may be initiated by pressing the "#" key on the remote from the Themes and Search Menu to find programs in the 2 day guide based on keywords in the title or extended information.

4. Improvement for compatibility with more manufacturers and models of Dolby sound systems connected by the SPDIF optical cable.

5. Increased Favorites List capacity.

6. Improvement video in Program Guide.

7. Moved position of caller ID pop up higher on the screen to improve visibility.

8. Added pop up for condition of selecting an event from the guide or browse when a timer was set for that event.

9. Added support for manually adding an analog off-air channel when a digital off-air channel of the same number already existed.

10. Added sub-menu for Closed Captioning "On/Off" control and for "Opacity".

11. Changed conditions to restore video after setting a timer for a PPV event.

12. Improved guide and channel selection treatment of non-sequential channel numbers for off-air digital channels..

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DISH Network™, DISH™, and EchoStar™ trademarks in this post are property of their owners and are used with permission. This post was reviewed and approved by EchoStar™.

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Jstanuthrdishguy

Jun 14, 2005

My box will get the update someday I imagine. It won't be in my possession when it happens though. It's goin' back. I had my fun. Maybe I'll try to snag a good used OTA off Ebay. Any recommendations for good unit?

KKlare

Jun 15, 2005

DarrellP said:
Does anyone know if the 811 will get more Timers? I thought 10 timers died with the 6000?

I seldom use the 811 for timers or anything but back in March on a free Showtime weekend, I found the 921 has a limit of 64 timers. Just would not take any more.
-Ken

cyberized

Jun 17, 2005

I figured - wrongly it appears - that by now that DISH would have ALL the bugs out of the 811 - so, knowing that it has been out for quite awhile now and DISH offers it to new HD users - I just signed up for one. Hope I too - don't have all the headaches I read here about.

Michael

tonyp56

Jun 19, 2005

Black,

My 811 didn't have guide data for all of my OTA channels with 284, and guess what still don't with 287. That is what I was saying before you are not missing anything, I promise, trust me. Just give it a little bit of time, I have a feeling that 287 is dead in the water, but I am sure we will see the next update before to long. It isn't Dish Network trying to leave you out, and NO one at DBStalk has special receivers (even though I like to tease weejavadude about it sometimes

) it is just the luck of the draw. Remember Dish has 811, 301, 311, 322, 522, 510-508-501, 625, 921, 942 (and all of the receivers that Dish hasn't released yet that they are working on) that are without argument "current" receivers. Pretty much all of them have different software versions, and they ALL have issues that need to be fixed, so you've got to give Dish a little bit of time to fix everything that is at issue with the 811.

tonyp56

Jun 19, 2005

WeeJavaDude said:
Just incase you don't know. WJD == Ron.

Of course, I just didn't want to write out WeeJavaDude twice in one sentence. I guess I could have used WJD instead of Ron, however I figured that Black would have known who I was talking about because his chief complaint was that DBStalk admin's get the newest software when he doesn't. In which case, I was actually pointing out that if anything you and Jason get more headaches, because not only do you have to help those in need, but you also have to deal with bugs yourself and you are not anyone special when comes to software updates, you get them just like anyone else.

I agree with you on user experience when it comes to 287, I was just trying to point out that 287 isn't anything to be upset about not having. 287 for me has stabilized also, however, it does have a few more quarks IMO than 284 did. But you've got to admit it isn't like day and night when it comes to new or improved features, bug fixes, etc. when you compare 284 and 287.

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dishstaller

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Last reply 5 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

TVs are really getting big these days

Was raining yesterday so I went to Sams up in Dothan to stock up on some things. Haven't been there in quite a while. I was amazed at how large most of the TVs were. When I walked in they had a 100 in Vizio (I think it was Vizio) that was marked down to something like $1,200. The first rows of TVs were all in the 80 in + sizes. The next couple of rows had the "smaller" models....those 75 and under. I was amazed at how small the 75s looked when lined up with the larger screens.

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osu1991

Today at 10:28 AM

Q-LED and Mini LED panels have improved the picture quality and the tv's are so thin and nearly without bezels now. I've thought about replacing the 75in 4k DV/HDR LED Sony in my living room with a newer 86in. That's as big as I can go without construction changes. I watch the 75in 4k DV/HDR Q-LED in my bedroom and the difference between the two is very noticeable. There's nothing wrong with the living room tv though and I don't now that I actually watch enough anymore to really justify it. I could move it out to the patio but the 65in Q-LED out there looks really good and I'd have to change the mount to accomdate a larger tv out there.

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Foxbat

31 minutes ago

I'm at a limit for TV sizes at this time. My Father-in-Law crafted a custom entertainment center for our family room and we were restricted from going too big based on the side cabinets and central bridge fitting in the width of the room. It turns out to be where a 55" screen with bezels fits but no 65" bezel-less screen can fit. I think there was a brief period where 58" screens where a thing, but no more.

So, no huge screens for the Foxbat's…

TRG

12 minutes ago

Foxbat said:
I'm at a limit for TV sizes at this time. My Father-in-Law crafted a custom entertainment center for our family room and we were restricted from going too big based on the side cabinets and central bridge fitting in the width of the room. It turns out to be where a 55" screen with bezels fits but no 65" bezel-less screen can fit. I think there was a brief period where 58" screens where a thing, but no more.

So, no huge screens for the Foxbat's…

55" is plenty big.

dishstaller

5 minutes ago

TRG said:
55" is plenty big.

And to think....I was SO proud of myself when I bought a 27 in TV in the late 80s. Everyone just had a 25 in so I was really in high cotton.

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What's For Lunch?

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2/3 cup of milk
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now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...

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TRG

Oct 26, 2026

Leftover wanton soup and pork fried rice. Water.

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Thursday at 1:26 PM

Sweet tea…

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Breakfast for lunch. Crispy corned beef hash, home fries, two over easy eggs and sourdough toast.

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Grabbed a burrito on the run. Beef, pinto beans, green chile and cheese. Stewart's cream soda.

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TRG

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18 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Has anyone been to Wales?

I've pretty much done most things in Ireland and I'm thinking about the other side of the Irish sea. I'm thinking about traveling to Wales this summer. My second choice would be Scotland. I don't want anything to do with London except maybe landing in Heathrow and then escaping quickly.

Any tips or experiences to share?

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 32 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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....

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MorCowbell

Last reply 58 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Saved OTA list on Dish can't be appended

I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.

Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.

It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.

Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 9:59 PM

I hear complaints from customers each and every day. I chose not to install OTAs with a doggle for a reason.

BTW, I like your user name

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rvvaquero

Today at 7:49 AM

MorCowbell said:
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.

So, you want the ability to, for example, scan while your antenna is pointed to the east and save those channels to your list. Then, you want to scan again with the antenna pointed to the west, and add some of those channels to the list also while retaining the original channels you added from the east?

How would that work? If you move the antenna and some of your channels are no longer are accessible, there's no point in having them on the list. Unless, you want to re-point the antenna each time you switched from an east channel to a west channel and vice versa.

I suppose you could have one of those remote controlled antenna mast like we had back in the 60's. In that case, I can see your point. I think DISH has just designed the system to fit what the vast majority of users actually have. I'm guessing your situation is a pretty narrow use case scenario. I'm just really happy to be able to have my locals without having to pay the $17 month for them.

I just wish DISH would fix the remote control issue that the last few software downloads screwed up. I use the 54 remote and my Hopper is jumping around from off to on, from live to recording.......................like a Kangaroo.

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MorCowbell

Today at 11:18 AM

To Dishstaller, I appreciate your compliment. That was an epic SNL skit !!

To RVvaquero, I appreciate your coments but everything you mention has been considered:

Firstly, I use OTA very rarely - mainly for sporting events.
Secondly, I'm well aware that, since certain channels may scan from one directon while others from another directions, and remembering the difference, for certain stations I will point the antenna in a suitable direction. Some stations come in for almost any direction. In my original list (which has now been discarded), I had about 18 OTA stations and all of them were scanned from the same antenna direction. Even so, the Dish receiver was very particular about ABC (local KOAT 007-01). In the new geographic setting, it gets KOAT easier. Several months ago, due to a contract dispute, CBS (formerly local KRQE on 013-01) was dropped; it hooked up with KOAT as KOATCB (007-04) which is the one station I really needed. But I had to rescan to get it ...

All of ths points to the flaw in Dish's OTA software that prevents scanned stations from simply being appended to a master saved list. The user should be left to manage antenna pointing per OTA station since in many areas (like mine), they don't all come in from the same direction.

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Bobby

Today at 11:35 AM

MorCowbell said:
To Dishstaller, I appreciate your compliment. That was an epic SNL skit !!

To RVvaquero, I appreciate your coments but everything you mention has been considered:

Firstly, I use OTA very rarely - mainly for sporting events.
Secondly, I'm well aware that, since certain channels may scan from one directon while others from another directions, and remembering the difference, for certain stations I will point the antenna in a suitable direction. Some stations come in for almost any direction. In my original list (which has now been discarded), I had about 18 OTA stations and all of them were scanned from the same antenna direction. Even so, the Dish receiver was very particular about ABC (local KOAT 007-01). In the new geographic setting, it gets KOAT easier. Several months ago, due to a contract dispute, CBS (formerly local KRQE on 013-01) was dropped; it hooked up with KOAT as KOATCB (007-04) which is the one station I really needed. But I had to rescan to get it ...

All of ths points to the flaw in Dish's OTA software that prevents scanned stations from simply being appended to a master saved list. The user should be left to manage antenna pointing per OTA station since in many areas (like mine), they don't all come in from the same direction.

As rvvaquero mentioned, you are in a very small population who actually need to move their antenna to receive various TV channels. There are a few reasons why it is not advantageous for Dish to do what you are asking for. First and primary, there are anomalies in the software that can cause issues when you have scanned channels in the mix that have little or no signal. You get error pop ups and cannot watch any channel, OTA or satellite. I have seen these even with my antenna pointed to one direction. Second, you are asking Dish to adapt their software to your needs while the very vast majority don't need that. This is an expense that everyone is going to have to pay for while few gain any advantage.

Have you thought about adding a second antenna so that you are pointing at both directions to fulfill your needs. There are ways to do this and it would fulfill your individual need.

Google Search

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Foxbat

58 minutes ago

Televes makes an antenna signal combiner that will support two different antennas pointing towards two different locations, and has filters to drop the signals from the channels that interfere with the 2nd antenna channels. This produces a signal that would contain all your receivable channels in one feed. It would probably cost less than a single antenna on a rotor controlled by a smart box that would relocate the antenna mast towards the TV station you wanted to tune in, plus it's instantaneous, without waiting for the antenna to slew towards its target.

Why Choose the Televes SmartKom?

SmartKom combines filtering, combining, and amplification in one outdoor preamplifier. Its three inputs and 32 programmable digital filters allow installers to select, combine, and level channels from different antenna sources, while the included ASuite app supports both automatic and advanced Bluetooth programming.

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Three VHF/UHF antenna inputs
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Automatic channel scan, filtering, and level balancing
Advanced per-channel programming through the ASuite app
Bluetooth programming through the included power supply interface
Automatic gain control on each filter
LTE/5G out-of-band filtering
Compatible with HDTV, UHD 4K, and supported ATSC 3.0 signals
Configuration retained after power loss
12V, 750mA power supply included

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Last reply Today at 1:27 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

Whats for breakfast?

Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.

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dfergie

Saturday at 11:26 AM

Mixed one egg, one tablespoon cottage cheese with a small fine grated potato, salt and pepper, made 3 waffles in the small waffle iron... Bacon, sausage and milk. (next time will add grated cheese to mix)

TRG

Yesterday at 12:54 PM

Breakfast Sandwich. Over hard eggs, fried deli ham and a thick slice of sharp cheddar cheese on sourdough toast. Coffee.

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Today at 12:08 PM

Bagel and cream cheese. Coffee.

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Today at 1:27 PM

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