Dish 622/722 L446 Software Release Notes

[Scott Greczkowski]

Note this software is going to be slowly rolled out, so far it is only available to the folks in the Atlanta, GA and the Denver, CO area.

It may be a few weeks before it is available to all.

Here are the release notes.

* IPTV Movie Downloads
* New Remote Mode pop-up (when the user tunes off the satellite)
* Allow access to the external hard drive from TV1 or TV2 (only one at a time)
* Signal acquisition improvements
* DishCOMM modem improvements
* Miscellaneous maintenance fixes

 

[RandallA]

"Allow access to the external hard drive from TV1 or TV2 (only one at a time)"

Great. That's what I've been waiting for.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

"Allow access to the external hard drive from TV1 or TV2 (only one at a time)"

Great. That's what I've been waiting for.

YES, that's excellent. I cant wait to get home to see if I was one of the few lucky ones.

 

[kstuart]

* New Remote Mode pop-up (when the user tunes off the satellite)

I've read this five times slowly and it still doesn't make any sense to me.
Translation ?

 

[BFG]

remote mode pop up

wonder what that is...

 

[TuxCoder]

See, when you are tuned to an OTA channel, you are in "nearby mode" since the signal is coming from nearby.

When you are tuned to a satellite channel, you are in remote mode for obvious reasons.

They added a pop-up that notifies you that you are leaving remote mode, since it's "when the user tunes off the satellite".

Clearly, I just made all this up just for the fun of it.

 

[digiblur]

I've read this five times slowly and it still doesn't make any sense to me.
Translation ?

When you push the special power button it pops up a menu asking which satellite you want to turn off.

"Are you sure you want to shutdown Echostar-5?"

 

[hrxtreme]

I bet if you are watching satellite programming and your little kid has put the remote in TV mode, you press channel down, the TV goes off it's video input to another mode and when you get back to your satellite programming you see a pop-up which tells you what happened.

Or maybe whenever you change your mode on your remote it puts it on the screen???

 

[BFG]

Or maybe whenever you change your mode on your remote it puts it on the screen???

I'll go with that one

 

[hrxtreme]

Sounds annoying...turn up the volume and have a pop-up 'You just turned the sound up, are you sure you want to be doing this in TV mode? You're in danger!"

 

[BFG]

it's probably only when you hit the button itself

I have a TV w/ remote that does that when i push it's mode button

 

[hrxtreme]

Well hopefully greater Denver area includes Castle Rock (we're a bit south of Denver) so I should have it and will find out when I get home

 

[mdwatt]

Sounds annoying...turn up the volume and have a pop-up 'You just turned the sound up, are you sure you want to be doing this in TV mode? You're in danger!"

Sounds like they're turning the 622 software into Windows Vista.

 

[rustamust]

622 in Colo Springs recd 446 this AM and I see no difference so far.

 

[Pepper]

Expecting something like this? God help us all.

User Access Control

Your receiver needs your permission to continue.

If you started this action, continue.

:up Adjust volume level on TV

[Continue] [Cancel]
User Access Control helps prevent unauthorized changes to your TV.

 

[brianw1957]

Just a thought, but Remote Mode Pop-up might allow us to switch from Single to Dual from the Remote control, and not under the cover? My take anyway.

 

[lakebum431]

Just a thought, but Remote Mode Pop-up might allow us to switch from Single to Dual from the Remote control, and not under the cover? My take anyway.

I seriously doubt that.

 

[Hall]

Note this software is going to be slowly rolled out, so far it is only available to the folks in the Atlanta, GA and the Denver, CO area.

So if I "move" to the Denver or Atlanta areas, can I get this s/w update quicker ? It's not fair that they get it and I don't. Can I change the zip code on my receiver and force the update ?

 

[lakebum431]

So if I "move" to the Denver or Atlanta areas, can I get this s/w update quicker ? It's not fair that they get it and I don't. Can I change the zip code on my receiver and force the update ?

Ha! That would be a new reason to move (to get a software update). If they are doing it by zip code, then I guess it would work. Who knows. Give it a shot!

 

[RandallA]

I don't think there's a way to change the zip code through the menus. You'll probably need to "move".