ViP211k Software History

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L559, 7-31-15

L551, 10-6-11

• Features
  • STB date change update¹
• Fixes
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L550, 10-6-11

• Features
  • Locks password pop-up changes¹
  • Opt in Free Preview Trigger¹
  • EPG updates¹
• Fixes
  • Micro-timers (stuck view banner, nightly updates not firing) fix¹
  • KVH check switch fix¹
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L499, 8-16-11

• Features
  • Tailgater¹
• Fixes
  • Misc stability changes¹
• Source

L498, 7-21-11

L495, 6-21-11

• Features
  • Tailgater updates¹
• Fixes
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source

L494, 6-3-11

• Features
  • Volume leveling²
  • option to not have the small video in the guide is gone²
• Source (DBSTalk.com)

L493, 3-1-11

• Features
  • Basic Remote Phase 2¹
• Fixes
  • Commercial auto-tune timer fix¹
  • EHD USB fix for new drives¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L492, 9-14-10

• Features
  • Different colors on EPG (All Sub list is green, was blue)²
• Fixes
  • Regional outage/004 signal loss fixes¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L491, 7-20-10

L459, 12-9-09

L458, 11-10-09

L457, 7-30-09

L456, 4-30-09

L455, 2-18-09

• Features
  • DVR button leads to “My DVR” menu with options 1) My Recordings 2) Remove DVR 3) Cancel. Press DVR a second time for the DVR list²
  • Option 9 “My DVR” added to main menu²
  • Supports 1TB external drive (more?)²
• Source
  • My 211 DVR function activated and New software updates discussion (SatelliteGuys.US)

L454, 11-18-08

• Features
  • DVR Conversion²
• Flubs
  • Disabled DishCOMM²
  • No longer recognizes Spaun Mulitswitch (report)²

L453, 10-2-08

L452, 8-20-08

• Features
  • Shows satellite locations 72° and 77° on the Point Dish screen²

L451, 5-16-08

• Initial Software

Notes

1. Per Dish sources
2. User observations
3. New to this version
4. May have been present in earlier versions

Compiled from user reports on DBSTalk.COM, SatelliteGuys.US, and news://alt.dbs.echostar.

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