ViP 722 will not allow you to view DVR

[ElectronicSearch]

I had a ViP 722 DVR from Dish Network and noticed that the Multimedia option where the DVR and recordings are stored was locked and says it’s unavailable. I got this receiver from Goodwill and have a satellite hooked up to it but same thing. Any fixes?

 

[ElectronicSearch]

I had a ViP 722 DVR from Dish Network and noticed that the Multimedia option where the DVR and recordings are stored was locked and says it’s unavailable. I got this receiver from Goodwill and have a satellite hooked up to it but same thing. Any fixes?

I forgot to mention this receiver does not have service and is used for ota

 

[Nebugeater]

I cannot imagine the DVR will work at all without any active service. There is no way to manage the required security for managing content and what is authorised for one of many reasons.

 

[brittanygarden]

You will not be able to access the DVR content on this box.

 

[navychop]

I just wish I could access the EHD content on my current, IN SERVICE Hopper 3!

 

[brittanygarden]

I just wish I could access the EHD content on my current, IN SERVICE Hopper 3!

I may have missed a post or two. Can you PM me what's going on with your EHD and Hopper?

 

[navychop]

Please go to the thread “Question about ViP 211 and 211k Support for Vacation Home” starting post 26. Read a few. If this does not explain it all, I can PM more.

I will try to PM you my name and account number later, when I get back home.

 

[CLASSICDIRECTV]

Please go to the thread “Question about ViP 211 and 211k Support for Vacation Home” starting post 26. Read a few. If this does not explain it all, I can PM more.

I will try to PM you my name and account number later, when I get back home.

So you’re saying that it’s something to do with dish making a software error? He is also my friend (not the same one with the 211) and its beeen like this since he got it in 2023

 

[CLASSICDIRECTV]

I just wish I could access the EHD content on my current, IN SERVICE Hopper 3!

Once I get my vip211k and activate it and get dvr service on it I’ll test it between my hopper 2000 and the vip and see if I could possibly help?

 

[Bobby]

Once I get my vip211k and activate it and get dvr service on it I’ll test it between my hopper 2000 and the vip and see if I could possibly help?

You can’t interchange an EHD between a vip211k and a Hopper 2000.

 

[navychop]

So you’re saying that it’s something to do with dish making a software error?

Yes. So I was told. But not immediately.

 

[navychop]

I may have missed a post or two. Can you PM me what's going on with your EHD and Hopper?

PM sent. But the thread I referred to has more details.

 

[HipKat]

I forgot to mention this receiver does not have service and is used for ota

After a set amount of time, those receivers will lose access to the DVR if they haven’t completed a successful call home, back to Dish Network

The other thing, also, is that when we started taking out 222s we replaced them with 722s that had the DVR electronically disabled and this may have been one of those

 

[ElectronicSearch]

So if I have the receiver connected to ethernet and satellite the DVR functionality will work again?

 

[brittanygarden]

So if I have the receiver connected to ethernet and satellite the DVR functionality will work again?

No. The DVR content stored on the box is based on a few factors. The main one being the home key, which you won't have as this is a salvaged box.

 

[navychop]

Just a note: brittanygarden is working with me on this EHD problem. Seems to be getting worse.

And I’m a little perturbed that some guy named McCoy is looking it over and talking to some other guy named Jim.

 

[navychop]

Getting better. I’ve gotten ONE EHD to work. Maybe Dish got it to work remotely. Transferring stuff off right now. Deleting stuff off DVR and EHD.

There is HOPE!

 

[navychop]

I attached an old Buffalo non powered HD-PNTU3 “930GB” similar to Passports. Call it “Tuesday.” It had Dish recordings on them. Most unreadable. Let’s call it 1TB. I could see contents.

I attached another similar drive, call it Wednesday, and it formatted just fine on the Hopper3. But when I tried to transfer something to it, I got “transferred with errors.” But nothing transferred.

I will try running them thru my powered hub.

 

[navychop]

No joy.

 

[telstar_1]

Never heard of getting a 722 at Goodwill...Don't know why you'd want one if not to use its DVR...Subscribing to some minimal service should allow the DVR to work normally including on offair source.