New 6000 Install?

[mgs24]

I just received my new 6000. I installed it to one of my outputs from my SW34 with a legacy adapter. I can do a check switch and get all 3 Sat's 119,110 and 148. When it says that it is going to start downloading (061 message) it will sit there for hours. I talked to Dish support. They had me disconnect power and sat input and have it try without a switch check and have had no luck. I let it go all night and still same message in the morning. Anyone have any luck with getting the software on a 6000 with DP equipment? Thanks for you help. Mike

[Big D]

My 6000 came up just fine with the legacy adapter and a DP34 switch. If I remember correctly, it happened in just minutes, not hours. I used port #3 for the 6000, I have a 721 on #1 and #2. What port are you using and do you have other receivers on the switch?

[mgs24]

I have a 721 on ports 1 & 2 and I have a 508 on 3 so I am using 4 for the 6000. When your's took the update did it have a progress bar? Thanks for the reply. Mike

[Big D]

Sorry, I can not remember if it had a progress bar or not, everything just worked and of course I was looking at the 721 at first. As I remember, the 6000 was up and running when I first switched over to it. Have you tried changing from port #4 to #3 where your 508 is working? (You did plug in your adapter, right??)

[mgs24]

Yes I do have the adapter plugged in. I can try to switch the ports. When I first did a switch test it says its a sw64 and I had to chose where the 110 sat was but after I did that it showed all Sat's locked with good signal. I will climb back in the attic and changes ports. Thanks

[DarrellP]

Try hooking up to just one LNB bypassing all switches, download the software, hook it all back up and try the check switch.

[P Smith]

Mike, what is SW version on System Info screen ?

[mgs24]

Thanks for everyones help. I finally got it working. Here is what i did. I never could get it to download with any of my Dish Pro equipment, so I went to a friends cousin's house that has a Legacy setup. I riped his system apart and hooked mine up. No luck. So today I remember seeing an old D* dish in another friends back yard so I went over and picked it up not even knowing if the LNB would still work. I put this old single LNB on the end of my Dish 500 in the 119 slot ( did not fit right so it was kinda hanging there) I had a signal strength of about 50. I canceled out of the check switch and had the same message about downloading software and not to turn off (061) I noticed that the signal indicator was flashing different than it had before. A few minutes later the first indicator turned red then the next and I was off and running. I am not sure how E* can get away with selling this old receiver for $600 and it takes so much to get the dang thing working. Anyway that is my story. Thanks again for the help. Mike

[mgs24]

Well I just got off the phone with E* to complain and they tell me that for the last 4 or 5 days that they have had an issue with software downloads for the 6000 and it is now corrected. If they would have let me know there was a problem it sure would have saved me allot of hassle. Anyway it is working now! All I need it ESPN-HD and I will be fine. Thanks again, Mike