ViP722K - L6.52 and/or 6.54 Software Experiences/Bugs Discuss

Thanks for this.

L652 on Vip722k

On 2 occasions I have had OTA recordings appear to have completed properly, but when played back, it only goes to about the 1/2 way point and then skips to the end and completes. Both times, other recordings were going on and did well, only the one of the OTA ones did it.

I can find no pattern that causes it.

 

Me too.

Got it last week to replace a great 622.

Couple of comments. Received both remotes but only batteries for one. (N0 prob.)

Did not receive a book for the remotes, and found the manual to be not so good in this area.

Out of the box, the RF Remote and the 622k did not communicate. The Tech and I concluded it was a defective remote and they replaced it. The replacement came with a small Manual that is great.

Turns out there was nothing wrong with the original remote. It was a receiver issue that was coorected by unplugging it for a minute and letting it boot back up.

No glitches otherwise.

 

Did you get the OTA module? I'd be interested in how the ability to record two simultaneous OTA channels work out for you.

 

I have the OTA module. I have done numerous 4 recordings at once with very few issues. Just the one I originally posted about. That one seems to be a bug as reported on another forum.

Hopefully L654 will fix that.

 

Ron: Thanks! We 722k owners are legitimate now!!!

I have made many recordings with both OTA tuners at the same time, and one or both SAT channels also. It really works well.

My first 722k went bad after just a few days. The second unit is fine for the three months I have had it.

Take Ron's advice and do a hard reboot after you see you have received a software update, or if your unit just starts acting differently. My 722k started acting very strange when it went from 6.51 to 6.52, which I had not checked for. After the "unplug it, and plug it back in..." hi-tech maintenance, all has been well.

I will be watching for the 6.54 update.

It would be nice to know what is being updated!

 

Recorded a 2-hour movie on HBO and about one hour in, it starts stuttering/freezing for a second every 5 seconds, making the rest of the movie unwatchable.

Recorded 1-1/2 hour CBS Sunday morning and 45 minutes in, it skips to the end as others have reported here. I believe this was one of two OTA recordings happening simultaneously (other one was shorter and okay).

This is ridiculous.

 

Kent, I did get the OTA Module (for free.)

I forced a two OTA simultaneous recording situation. No problem.

 

Good to know. I'm considering the 722k upgrade. Thanks.

 

On 722K L6.52 and comparing signal strength of the two OTA tuners I've noticed:

* There is normally a 2 - 3 point difference between the two tuners on the same OTA channel.

* Sometimes there can be a 10 - 12 point difference between the two tuners on the same OTA channel, but not on all of them.

* Using the OTA setup screen (Menu 6, 9 I believe) and checking the signal stregth there, it is always higher than what is reported at the top of the screen when watching OTA channels. Also, after checking the signal strength on this screen, the signal strength reported while watching the OTA station increases to match the level shown on Menu 6, 9 screen. I've seen this vary by as much as 15 - 20 points in some cases. Makes me wonder if the firmware/software for the 722K needs a little reconcilliation between the OTA module and the OTA channel maintenance.

Doug

 

722K with L6.52

I went to Dish Home (channel 100) this morning and the pillar bars were flashing green and black. That happened my entire visit there. When I exited out, I returned to see if it did it again, it did not.

 

Also, many times I will hit a remote button once but the receiver reads it like I hit it twice.

 

I haven't seen that, I have seen it not respond occasionally. I chalked that up to the stiffness of the buttons compared to my other remotes.

 

I have my 722k set to single mode. I was recording one program off of one tuner. I tried to change the channel to view live TV and a message came up saying that it would have to cancel the recording as if I only had one tuner. I tried swapping tuners to see if that would work. The second tuner was also on the channel that was recording. I got the same message when attempting to watch live TV. So I clicked "yes" to cancel recording. The channel changed but thankfully the recording continued.

 

This is the way it works. It was using one tuner to record your request and the other to buffer what you were watching and calls that a recording also and in this case it was the same channel. If you had said yes to "stopping" the recording it would not have stopped the real recording but would have stopped the "buffered one" which would not have mattered. this is a confusing popup but it does no harm if you ignore it.

 

Sounds to me like it would have stopped the recording. Otherwise, it would indicate that it would only need to switch to Live Mode.

 

I had some rain this morning and noticed a problem.

During the rain fade, I lost my locals on 129 spot 14. Splash screen says not to call, dish knows there is a problem. No biggie, that makes sense.

BUT, after the rain and sky cleared, that splash screen stayed up until I changed the channel and back again. This has happened before but I didn't think much of it until it happened again.

 

I don't guess, I've done it, it does not stop the scheduled recording. Try it.

 

I have continuoulsy had the same problems. Also the other night I noticed that when an OTA channel went out, I tried switching to a SAT channel and was given an 002 error. However when switching back to a working OTA channel I was able to prove I had SAT signal by pressing the swap button on the remote. When trying to change SAT channels I would continously receive the 002 error. After cancelling a SAT channel recording, all was normal. This morning got a smart card error. This is my second receiver in like 2 months, I understand a new software is being released in the near future, hopefully engineering has experienced these problems. I am interested if anyone else has had these problems.