Odd 501 problem

[lkg907]

2 months ago I purchased a 501 system. The "screw-on" output ceased to function. A shut-down of the machine fixed the problem yesterday. But today, I have the same problem. Shut-down again fixed it. This cannot be correct. A daily failure. Any clues?

[Mark Holtz]

Try hitting the video button on the Dish remote control. :)

The RF connector is the worst choice in getting the signal to the TV. There is no stereo modulator, so any audio going to your TV will be mono.

I have the composite output of my 501 going to a switchbox (which switches between my 501, DVD player, and VCR). Unless there is a firmware update or a front panel reset, there is always a signal going out to the TV, even if it's just a blank signal.

The best connector, of course, is a S-Video connector.

[toddjb]

Try hitting the video button on the Dish remote control.

Wow...if that's the solution...I'll have to try it! I didn't even know there was a VIDEO out option selection, but this would make sense as I use the VIDEO button when the remote is in "TV" mode and have occasionally seen my RF/COAX out go dead while the S-Video continues to function.


Now there is still the bug I get regularly that causes the entire unit to slow down dramatically, forcing a reboot. (responds to commands 30 seconds or more after each remote button press...so its not a low battery thing, the 501 is caught in a loop or memory leak somewhere).

Is there by any chance a "Slow Menu" button I'm hitting by mistake? :)

Thanks,
-todd

[geneb11]

When using the coax connection you can press the tv/video button to switch back and forth from cable or off air signals.

[Jacob S]

I thought that it should be on the satellite side first by default wihtout hitting the tv/video button? I had a problem with a 501 receiver in which would not switch over to the cable/antenna side when you pushed the button, it would only do it part of the time, so maybe this is a similar problem, or maybe it has nothign to do with that problem.

[DarrellP]

By default, the 501 passes the sat signal through the RF. Pressing the Video button allows the Cable or Ant signal through.