L162 is downloading on 522
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Someone said on the other boards that you can now control TV1 via UHF now and that you can also set a preferred tuner. So if your tuner is in use, it'll record on the other one.
Just make sure you have both tuners switched off and cross your fingers. I think they are sending the updates in packs by serial number or whatever. You can't force it. Believe me, I tried.
Uhhh, how are you supposed to watch TV then ??mjrusso45 said:
I mean, turning it off every night is reasonable...Has anyone else received the update? I'm interested to know if PIP now works. And how long does it normally take for everyone to get software updates after they are released?
Still no update here... I've been turning the receiver "off" (by "off", I mean both tuners are off but the receiver itself is still "on" since it makes noise every once in a while, fans spin, etc ... this is "standby" mode, I'm assuming) overnight and during the day while we're at work.
From what I've read, you simply plug TV1 in like normal. Then you take one of the outputs for TV2 and connect it to another input on your TV. There are (2) outputs for TV2, coax and RCA. You'll need to use both remotes when you do this though. Will this mystery "L162" update fix it ?? Don't know.curtvanjr said:
hall said:
Just for the record, I had Dish installed Wednesday with the 522 and it shows the L162 software version in the menu system. However, I don't use it with PIP or anything (one output is on my living room TV and the other is on my PC TV Card).
I really like the receiver, but my most annoying bug is the audio drop out when you press Pause while watching something from the DVR or even if I pause live TV more than once. I have to press the Skip Back button and then Play again for it to come back (as a workaround) or FF or Reverse will work too.
Travis
I got my update last night. I noticed a few changes in the menu but I didn't have time to see what all the changes were.
Same here... Channel 100 is now available and I also saw a menu option for the remotes. Just like you, I didn't have time to look around much more.curtvanjr said:
Downloaded 162 overnite also. No PIP. Tuner preference is now enabled. When I powered off TV2 this AM, the unit would not respond to the power button (all other funcs seemed to work OK). Had to reboot. Everything seems to work now.
Hmm, sounds like L162 went out to general distribution last night. Can't wait to go home and check it 
mjrusso45 said:Hmm, sounds like L162 went out to general distribution last night. Can't wait to go home and check it
Checked both of my 522's this morning and they were upgraded. Only major feature (aside from Dish home and games) is you can select which tuner to use while recording. If there is any other major features, please let me know, I'd like to use my system to it's fullest.
In order on your remote:
#4: Dish Home is now active.
Thats all I have seen so far.
#4: Dish Home is now active.
1 Customer Service - Pay your bill, FAQ & Add packages. (None are active yet)(N/A=Not Active)
2 News & Weather - Local Weather, Bloomberg(N/A) and Reuters, Horoscope by Kelli Fox
3 Games & Learning (N/A)- PLayin TV, Kidwise, & Playjam
4 Entertainment - Showtime Interactive, Zap2it(N/A), and TV Mag
5 Sports - My Scores, Soccer, College Hoops
6 Pay Per View N/A
#6 System Setup1 Installation - 6 TV1 UHF Pro Setup - Allows TV1 to be controlled by a UHF remote like TV2.
#8 Preferences6 Record Plus - Allows you to set 2 recordings at the same time. If the TV you are using is busy, it will push the recording to the other TV.
Thats all I have seen so far.
On next update cycle, my 522 went into Hard DIsk Diagnostics & is doing a critical test.
Now I have to wait up to 45 minutes for it to tell me it just toasted itself. :yikes
Now I have to wait up to 45 minutes for it to tell me it just toasted itself. :yikes
