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Where the model of receiver was converted to a different model, if you did not upgrade on the 1st go round and a new software release was spooled after for the new model, the old receiver will not upgrade. Requires an RMA replacement. i.e. What Bob said... 
very strange..
should be Psometing anyhow - the existing software..
Can you get any channels with the 4700 at all?
On the bottom of Sys Info screen: Location ID.. What does it say there under Loc. ID?
Did you go to the menu and took: "automatically download new version" or you still have "Ask my permission before download"
(if so you should change to "automatically" - insert card ...change to "automatically" )
But to get upgrade after (if there is one still in Stream) - i think you can do it without the card in the receiver - just connect satellite feed (oh is it connected properly and you have a feed at all ) - so just connect sat. feed - no card in is ok - power off IRD with remote..and let it be..just wait - could be 20 mins or so..but what do you have to lose - leave it longer ...leave it overnight or something - by the way if it is taking the upgrade - the green light will go on...and stay on (do not touch nothing at this time)...When the green light is off - you more likely have taken the upgrade...
Good luck..
should be Psometing anyhow - the existing software..
Can you get any channels with the 4700 at all?
On the bottom of Sys Info screen: Location ID.. What does it say there under Loc. ID?
Did you go to the menu and took: "automatically download new version" or you still have "Ask my permission before download"
(if so you should change to "automatically" - insert card ...change to "automatically" )
But to get upgrade after (if there is one still in Stream) - i think you can do it without the card in the receiver - just connect satellite feed (oh is it connected properly and you have a feed
at all ) - so just connect sat. feed - no card in is ok - power off IRD with remote..and let it be..just wait - could be 20 mins or so..but what do you have to lose - leave it longer ...leave it overnight or something - by the way if it is taking the upgrade - the green light will go on...and stay on (do not touch nothing at this time)...When the green light is off - you more likely have taken the upgrade...Good luck..
Thanks DarkmanOriginally posted by Darkman
very strange..
should be Psometing anyhow - the existing software..
Can you get any channels with the 4700 at all?
On the bottom of Sys Info screen: Location ID.. What does it say there under Loc. ID?
Did you go to the menu and took: "automatically download new version" or you still have "Ask my permission before download"
(if so you should change to "automatically" - insert card ...change to "automatically" )
But to get upgrade after (if there is one still in Stream) - i think you can do it without the card in the receiver - just connect satellite feed (oh is it connected properly and you have a feed
Good luck..
I gave up on the 4700 and reactivated an old displayer I had lying around. on the 4700: Yes, the download without my permission was saved. Yes, I could get a couple of channels like remote control help, and the like. I believe I was getting all the totally free channels from Dish. Like when you are just hooking up the reciever for the first time before you actually have a account with Dish. I never did get it to download the update, no matter what I did. Smart card in, smart card out, no difference. Someone did reply to me on the other forum website with a set of codes to punch in to force the reciever to reset and force it to download software. Unfortunately, I got that message after I setup the DP as a temporary machine and I'm too lazy to switch things back just to try those codes. I printed them off and will save them for future reference if I do plug that unit back in sometime. Let me know if you want that info. The printout is downstairs.
thanks again
hehe - i see...
was just interested to Hear though what Location ID was on Sys info screen...because if it was something as "000000" or
"000001" or something like that (instead of some random numbers/letters combo of values - then more likely this IRD got ECMed (somehow), who knows when...and that could explain for you only getting Free Channels only such as Remote Control help line, etc..
If your Location Id would have been something like (only a "made up" example): "B4C5D6etc7" (or something like that - basically anything rather then 000000 or 000001 or someting of this pattern) - then your machine is not ECMed ..and somehow you should be able to get the upgrade (even if it would involve "punching in some codes" that you described above
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was just interested to Hear though what Location ID was on Sys info screen...because if it was something as "000000" or
"000001" or something like that (instead of some random numbers/letters combo of values - then more likely this IRD got ECMed (somehow), who knows when...and that could explain for you only getting Free Channels only such as Remote Control help line, etc..
If your Location Id would have been something like (only a "made up" example): "B4C5D6etc7" (or something like that - basically anything rather then 000000 or 000001 or someting of this pattern) - then your machine is not ECMed ..and somehow you should be able to get the upgrade (even if it would involve "punching in some codes" that you described above
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