Hopper likes to default to undesirable station at startup

[Gaze]

I would like my HWS to startup at a favorite local news station, but it won't start at the last station watched and I can't find a setting to select a fav default. In fact, it seems to want to go to a station I don't like.

There's probably an easy way to set this that I'm not seeing?

 

[KAB]

Set a daily, morning auto tune timer on your preferred station. There is no other way around. I agree, it is a frustrating H3 feature that should be kicked to the curb.

 

[HobbyTalk]

There is a setting for that if you have the Carbon UI. On the remote:

Menu > Power > Power On > Tune to Last Channel

 

[camo]

There is a setting for that if you have the Carbon UI. On the remote:

Menu > Power > Power On > Tune to Last Channel

I don't have power in menu. Or do you mean push power button?

 

[camo]

I don't have power in menu. Or do you mean push power button?

Its menu/settings/power/ tune to last channel. Thanks HobbyTalk

 

[the mack]

kinda like the shady motel I visit where the tv always comes on with the adult channel on.

 

[KAB]

There is a setting for that if you have the Carbon UI. On the remote:

Menu > Power > Power On > Tune to Last Channel

Which does not work consistently.

 

[rvvaquero]

kinda like the shady motel I visit where the tv always comes on with the adult channel on.

Is that the one where if you leave the channel on for more than 30 seconds, they charge it to your room bill?

 

[Dirtydan]

My H3 tunes to the channel I want, but it starts in SD, not HD.

 

[pattykay]

I would like my HWS to startup at a favorite local news station, but it won't start at the last station watched and I can't find a setting to select a fav default. In fact, it seems to want to go to a station I don't like.

This feature would drive my sister nuts, so I convinced her to downgrade from the original Hopper to a ViP612. This also saved her a couple of dollars per month, going from a grandfathered $12 per month Hopper DVR fee to the newly grandfathered $10 per month ViP DVR fee. I got her switched right before the deadline to avoid the increase to the ViP DVR fee.

 

[dare2be]

This feature would drive my sister nuts, so I convinced her to downgrade from the original Hopper to a ViP612. This also saved her a couple of dollars per month, going from a grandfathered $12 per month Hopper DVR fee to the newly grandfathered $10 per month ViP DVR fee. I got her switched right before the deadline to avoid the increase to the ViP DVR fee.

So, all in all, it was an upgrade.

 

[pattykay]

So, all in all, it was an upgrade.

Especially since she is now also using a deactivated 512 to record free preview channels, freeing up tuners on the ViP612 to record other things.

 

[sklunk]

Which does not work consistently.

It works fine for me. H3 and (3) Joey's all set up to work that way. Every time I turn the TV's back on they each tune to the last channel we were watching on that particular TV.

 

[KAB]

It works fine for me. H3 and (3) Joey's all set up to work that way. Every time I turn the TV's back on they each tune to the last channel we were watching on that particular TV.

Then you H3 and Joeys are better than mine.

 

[JSheridan]

Then you H3 and Joeys are better than mine.

Are you talking about Tune to Last Channel or Tune to Smart Channel?

 

[KAB]

Are you talking about Tune to Last Channel or Tune to Smart Channel?

Last Channel.

 

[JSheridan]

Last Channel.

This is the first time I'm hearing about a problem with Last Channel tuning. AFAIK your experience is not the norm.

 

[KAB]

This is the first time I'm hearing about a problem with Last Channel tuning. AFAIK your experience is not the norm.

That's normal for me.