Strange occurrence, I have a 612 with component out to TV and HDMI out to remote LCD via CAT5-HDMI adapter. All worked great except the 612 would always freeze and reboot. Didn't notice in the past because I hardly used that 612. Another 722 works great.
So I call dish and they say they can upgrade to 622 for free (2 year agreement) or replace 612. I say replace 612. Yesterday UPS delivers a 612 AND a brand new 622. The 612 is refurbished. I promptly install, as above, the 622, activate it and the HDMI output must not be able to handle the CAT5 run. The red light on the HDMI plate goes dim then bright (it should be bright) and the picture on the remote LCD cuts in and out (I switched HDMI cables to no avail). I disconnected the HDMI, rebooted the IRD and then reconnected the HDMI, worked for 5 or so minutes then again went back to cutting in and out. Now, not a huge deal because the way I have my setup, the 622 would have to be in single mode in order for the UHF remote to operate at the remote LCD. So I didn't gain much.
I disconnected the 622 and installed the 612 replacement, which was obviously a refurbished one, they barely cleaned it. I'm a little disappointed with Dish on that. And this morning the replacement 612 seems to be OK. I'm not going to connect the OTA because I've read that may be the cause of the 612 problems, which sux too because I like the OTA recording.
So my question is, does anyone else have a 622 with a long HDMI output or use the monoprice CAT5 to HDMI adapter that I' using and if it works?
So I call dish and they say they can upgrade to 622 for free (2 year agreement) or replace 612. I say replace 612. Yesterday UPS delivers a 612 AND a brand new 622. The 612 is refurbished. I promptly install, as above, the 622, activate it and the HDMI output must not be able to handle the CAT5 run. The red light on the HDMI plate goes dim then bright (it should be bright) and the picture on the remote LCD cuts in and out (I switched HDMI cables to no avail). I disconnected the HDMI, rebooted the IRD and then reconnected the HDMI, worked for 5 or so minutes then again went back to cutting in and out. Now, not a huge deal because the way I have my setup, the 622 would have to be in single mode in order for the UHF remote to operate at the remote LCD. So I didn't gain much.
I disconnected the 622 and installed the 612 replacement, which was obviously a refurbished one, they barely cleaned it. I'm a little disappointed with Dish on that. And this morning the replacement 612 seems to be OK. I'm not going to connect the OTA because I've read that may be the cause of the 612 problems, which sux too because I like the OTA recording.
So my question is, does anyone else have a 622 with a long HDMI output or use the monoprice CAT5 to HDMI adapter that I' using and if it works?
If you decide to get another UHF remote there's lots of 'em on ebay--6.3 or the new 21.0. If you're gonna get one I'd strongly suggest the 21.0 because it's a learning remote and seems more responsive than the 6.3. And YES, it will work with both the 612 and 622.
