H3 settings backup?

[KAB]

I've been living in Harmony La-La-Land for the last 6 years, with my 52.0 living it's days in a drawer. I am getting a replacement H3 in a few days, and I can't seem to find an option in settings/remote to force a settings backup. I still have a 40.0 paired to the 3. Should I be using it instead. Been a lot of years since this need has arisen. Thanks.

 

[Bobby]

Home (2 or 3 times to get to Diagnostics page), Technician Settings, Backup Settings...

BTW you can do that from your Harmony, just have your 52 remote charged and nearby.

 

[KAB]

Home (2 or 3 times to get to Diagnostics page), Technician Settings, Backup Settings...

BTW you can do that from your Harmony, just have your 52 remote charged and nearby.

Thanks, my friend. Got it done!

 

[KAB]

Well, I've tried that and nothing backs up to the remote). The gray bar just sits there and shows no backup progress. Yes, I have hard reset Hopper3. Tried 40.0 remote. same. Any thoughts

EDIT: Put in new batteries and it worked.

 

[Bobby]

That'll do it!

 

[sktrus]

Those Dish remotes are power hungry. Whenever my tv screen shows remote batteries need to be replaced I do. My battery tester shows they are still good!! So, instead of tossing them into recycle bag in my garage I use them for different purposes.

 

[KAB]

Well, got it in. Backstory, the first refurb replacement would not acquire signal this century. Sent a great sub-contract tech (who was called to Indy from Minn. over the weekend for about two weeks...something is going on here). The new refurb he brought worked just fine, less the things you can't or shouldn't do for a day or two.

 

[KAB]

Timers not restoring yet. I' using a 40.0 on which I am certain the timers were backed up. I read somewhere if you also have 52.0 linked, you should unlink it so only the 40.00 is linked. Anyone familiar with that premise? Or maybe I need to follow my own previous advice and just wait another day or two.

 

[KAB]

Gratuitous Bump!

 

[HipKat]

Timers not restoring yet. I' using a 40.0 on which I am certain the timers were backed up. I read somewhere if you also have 52.0 linked, you should unlink it so only the 40.00 is linked. Anyone familiar with that premise? Or maybe I need to follow my own previous advice and just wait another day or two.

Typically, they restore within an hour or are ready to, manually. I haven't followed this thread but have you tried to manually restore them?

 

[KAB]

Typically, they restore within an hour or are ready to, manually. I haven't followed this thread but have you tried to manually restore them?

Yes, and that fails. Setttings a no go as well. See JPEG in this pisr:

get "download failed" message when trying to restore timers

I back up the timers using Hopper3 and my 54.0 remote. No problem. But when I try to restore my timers, I get the download error I have posted. I have talked with 5 techs and a representative of the dish CEO (yes, I sent a letter to CEO asking if this timer restore worked). If not, I told the...

www.satelliteguys.us

 

[KAB]

Gave up, tried a multitude of things to no avail. Rebuilt timer best I can for the time being. A lot are not on currently so I used seek, and we'll see if that works. First time this has ever happened. Had two backed up remotes. Makes me wonder if they disabled the function in the software. The Boss of the tech said he had never heard of timer back-ups, to which I strongly protested. But as of now, he appears to be right.

 

[HipKat]

Gave up, tried a multitude of things to no avail. Rebuilt timer best I can for the time being. A lot are not on currently so I used seek, and we'll see if that works. First time this has ever happened. Had two backed up remotes. Makes me wonder if they disabled the function in the software. The Boss of the tech said he had never heard of timer back-ups, to which I strongly protested. But as of now, he appears to be right.

He's wrong. Many times on upgrades or replacing receivers, the settings update themselves before I leave, but I have still succeeded recently at manually restoring them

 

[KAB]

Perhaps a refurbish problem with this one.

 

[KAB]

Well, neither of my two EHDs are being recognized, so getting another tech visit tomorrow.

 

[KAB]

Where are you, all knowing HipKat? Remember how we all started!!!

 

[HipKat]

Where are you, all knowing HipKat? Remember how we all started!!!

Dude, I'm stumped! But I'm thinking you're right about the Hopper having issues. Especially now that your EHD's are AWOL. Maybe try a factory reset before thge tech visit, but you'll lose any recordings on the Internal HD