ViP222 Software History

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L506, 12-2-11

• Fixes
  • HDCP force TV2 fix¹
  • Free Preview Trigger/Trigger fixes¹
  • Reboot fixes¹
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L505, 10-4-11

• Features
  • HDMI Detect¹
  • Live Sports Theme¹
  • Basic Remote Upgrades¹
  • Update pop-up text (024)¹
  • Locks password pop-up changes¹
  • EPG updates¹
• Fixes
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L504, 4-19-11

• Fixes
  • Misc stability fixes¹
• Source: dishsupport.com

L503, 1-28-11

L501, 1-13-11

• Features
  • Pop-up Rework Phases I and II¹
  • STBH Live¹
  • PPV Rental Indicator¹
  • Screen saver yellow text update¹
  • TV Ratings¹
  • Lodging OpenEPG support and audio fixes¹
  • Favorites list color change¹
  • Basic (EZr) Remote support¹
  • Misc changes¹
• Fixes
  • Lodging (commercial) audio fixes¹
  • Homeplug video jitter fix¹
• Source (dishsupport.com)

L500, 6-17-10

L379, 2-11-10

L378, 1-19-10

L377, 9-11-09

L376, 9-1-09

L375, 8-27-09

L374, 8-20-09

L373, 5-19-09

L372, 5-5-09

L371, 4-2-09

L309, 10-16-08

L307, 7-25-08

L306, 6-24-08

L305, 2-27-08

• Features
  • Added support for pop up display if Remote Control is not in satellite mode¹
• Fixes
  • Added support to detect corrupt checkswitch matrix and run automatic checkswitch to correct¹
  • Added enhancement to improve stability by recovering gracefully from rainfade condition reducing chance of a freeze on a blackscreen¹
• Flubs
  • Changes to ch 101 on its own within a few minutes of being turned on²
  • Auto-tune timer created from TV2 gets set for TV1²
• Source (DBSTalk), additional (SatelliteGuys)

L304, 12-18-07

• Features
  • Side-by-side PIP in single user mode¹
  • Signal meter rework to provide coordinated readings with other products¹
  • AutoTune timer update¹
• Fixes
  • Closed Caption stability improvements¹
  • LO drift correction upgrades¹
  • Stable color on SD output²
  • Loss of signal or picture²
  • Jerky video²
• Flubs
  • Frequent lock-ups^2,4
    Workaround: Front-panel reset
    Status: Unresolved
• Source (SatelliteGuys.US) and discussion (DBSTalk)

L302, 10-2-07

• Features
  • Support for the mapdown of HD RSN channels¹
• Source (DBSTalk)

L301, 3-8-07

• Flubs
  • Loss of video (black screen) after loss of satellite signal²
    Workaround: Front-panel reset
  • Disabling inactivity timer has no effect²
  • Various menu “Help” screens cause lock-up²
    Workaround: Front-panel reset

L300, 12-8-06

• 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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