505 needs a reset every 2+ weeks????

[Mr Tony]

Need some help guys

My 505 has worked pretty flawlessly for a while but I do have one issue. It will work for like 2 to 2 1/2 weeks just fine then all of a sudden while watching TV the sat lite goes red and it says "waiting to reacquire satellite" but it never comes back. If I turn it off and back on it works for like 10 seconds. Only way to fix it is to unplug for 30 minutes or so then plug back in.

Anyone else seen that happen? Its not weather related as it has been nice and dry out

It happened last Saturday and the previous time was about 2 1/2 weeks earlier (during the playoffs) :rant:

 

[Frenchophile]

ice:

sounds like the unit is overheating.

 

[bradleys]

Iceberg,

My 505 used to do that when I went away for a few weeks.

I just assumed it was related to rain and wind and snow and sleet (it's north Vancouver Island, after all).

I figured that the crummy signal caused the error recovery code to go wacky.

Maybe your signal is bad in some way, like a loose connection or an "almost" shorted connector?

I've always used a UPS on my video equipment, so it's probably not related to blinky power.

My 530 has not had the same problem.

HTH

 

[PORTUGAL]

You should try a soft reset and if that does not work do a factory reset than call starchoice and tell them to hit your receiver if you still have the same problem they will replace it with a refurbish one

 

[SatboyZ]

Also never...

leave the receiver on a non-subbed channel. Our one unit (we have 3 -505's) if left overnight on a PPV channel will exhibit the symptoms you describe the next day. A call to SC is required as the on line feature to re-hit the receiver did not work. Hope this helps.

Satboyz

 

[Mr Tony]

nope all the non subbed channels are locked out...it usually ends up on CBC or TSN

Portugal....slight issue is im about 200 miles south of Ft Frances Ontario so sending a receiver is kinda hard

 

[Will94]

...slight issue is im about 200 miles south of Ft Frances Ontario so sending a receiver is kinda hard

Couldn't your broker do that for you?

 

[Mr Tony]

no broker

it can be done but I'd be out of commission for about 20-25 days

 

[SatboyZ]

Just a thought...

People have complained about the 530 and bad power = problems. Maybe a UPS would help? I know my parents have to use 130Volt bulbs in their outdoor lights because after about 9pm the juice goes up.

Satboyz