R15 - Guided Setup after every power outage?

[DavidC]

I have an R15-300 running 0x1208.

Every time the power goes out - like a flicker during a thunderstorm, or someone turns off the power strip, when I turn the unit back on, it forces me to go through a complete guided setup, enter zip code, choose a satellite dish, the whole nine yards. It also loses the Program Guide, and any To Do list items.

I live in TX, where thunderstorms and brief power interruptions are frequent. I've had an R15 for years and don't remember this happening until recently (Guide loss, yes; having to program the receiver again, no).

Is this a result of a recent software change, or is there something wrong with my unit. Surely it shouldn't be clearing every piece of information just because the power goes off....

Thanks.

[carl6]

No, it should not be doing that. I would call and arrange for a replacement. I would also get a UPS and run the DVR from the UPS to prevent (or at least reduce) the number of actual power interruptions.

Carl

[Todd Dickens]

My -500 started that same thing today after a E. Texas power blink but will not get past the Advanced Program Guide Data screen. Just sits there @ 0%. Tuners show ok which tells me that signal is there.

[pegleg]

Mine did that, but I shut the power strip off and when it came back on, it was on channel 114. I just changed channels and it was ok...EXCEPT each time power goes out, I lose all programming. Or do I only lose that until (12 hours later) the programming loads again?

Pretty poor: my area (western NC) can get 3-5 outages in a week.

[ThomasM]

The R15 stores configuration information both on the HDD and in non-volatile RAM. It's possible that the non-volatile RAM on your unit isn't anymore and it is being corrupted by a power failure. The unit probably has a CRC check on it's memory which fails thus causing you to enter everything each time.

I would suggest a replacement, since this is definitely NOT the way the R15 normally operates after a power failure.