501 Software History

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P409, 8-19-10

P408, 12-4-08

P407, 8-11-08

• Flubs
  • Bug: Information box for each recorded event displays: “Originally Aired: In 2155 ... Episode: 15871 ...”²
    Status: Unresolved

P406, 7-24-08

P405, 3-11-08

At initial release, was the 4th version of software considered current on the 50x series.  Went widespread on 3-27.

• Fixes
  • Sports event timers locked, unable to edit lock or padding²

P403, 2-21-08

• Fixes
  • DishPASS searches all channels²
  • Creating/adjusting timers seems to be faster than with P401²
• Source and Discussion

P402, 1-10-08

• Flubs
  • Bug: Sports event timers locked, no 60-minute pad unless you enter Options screen, unable to edit lock or padding²
    Status: Resolved P405

P401, 10-23-07

• Flubs
  • Bug: Timers deleted^2,3
  • Bug: Default timer padding not suppressed for back-to-back events, causes conflict^2,3
    Workaround: Remove padding
• Source and Discussion

P400, 9-19-07

• Features
  • Name Based Recording¹
  • Auto Checkswitch - Runs a check switch test automatically when an invalid installation summary has been detected¹
  • XDS Support - Send information to an external device the same way Closed Captioning is sent. With XDS, an external device (i.e. PocketDISH) can be controlled by the receiver for recording. The timer option will display as Auto/EXT or just EXT for External Device.¹
  • Enhanced iTV Triggers¹
  • Menu-7 “Timers” renamed “Daily Schedule”²
  • Timer “Start Early” pads of 0, 1 (default), 2, 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes²
  • Timer “End Late” pads of 0, 1, 2, 3 (default), 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes²
  • Program Info now shows Episode Number and Original Air Date²
  • Manual timers now show the event name from the EPG²
• Fixes
  • “Numerous” bug fixes²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Timers not firing, or stopping early (workaround is only partly effective)²
    Workaround: Per the bottom of the “Daily Schedule” screen, “Enable inactivity Standby to ensure proper timer functionality”
  • Bug: Editing several timers leads to “Problem detected with multi-switch” warning which re-appears after a Check Switch is done²
    Workaround: Hard reboot
  • Bug: DishPass timer fails to find matches above ch 100 (report)²
    Status: Resolved P403
  • Bug: “Originally Aired” field is blank when Program Info is invoked from Browse²
• Source and discussion at SatelliteGuys.US and DBSTalk.com

P369, 5-16-07

• Features
  • changed internal structures of metadata of recordings to accommodate coming DRM implementation²
• Fixes
  • “...reduce some issues related to receiver resets while using DVR FF, RW, skip forward/back, and EPG “Info. Not Available” that seems to have increased with P368.”¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Deletes recorded shows
    Status: Unresolved

Source and Discussion

P368, 3-13-07

• Fixes
  • Timers being changed to 1 to 3 hours earlier than set²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Hour timers adjusted to record for 1:05 only record 1:01²
  • Bug: “Resume”d DVR playback does not continue from stop point²
  • Bug: After selecting a DVR event, the next screen has all the borders and outlines of the “display” but no words... then the receiver reboots (report)²
  • Bug: FF or REW during recording leads to crash²
  • Bug: Choosing a program from DVR list sometimes leads to crash²

P367, 3-8-07

P366, 2-28-07

• Features
  • DST update
• Fixes
  • 29- and 59-minute recordings²
  • Timers being changed to 1 to 3 hours earlier than set²
• Flubs
  • Design: Not released to all receivers before DST

P365, 1-18-07

• Flubs
  • Bug: Jerky fast-fwd/reverse²
  • Bug: Recorded material does not play (hang)²
  • Bug: Must perform frequent hard resets²
  • Bug: Long periods of dark screen²
  • Bug: Frequent jumps to LIVE while watching delayed²
  • Bug: 59 minutes instead of 1 hour recorded (loses last minute)²
    Status: Resolved P366
  • Bug: Audio that is being output when the receiver is off (from a different channel than when it was on)²
  • Bug: Lockups when going into the VOD menu²
  • Bug: Blue-green screen of death²
  • Bug: Deletes some (sometimes all) recordings, including protected ones²
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: After DST change on 3-11, all timers start 1 hour early as well as newly created timers after the nightly reset²
    Status: Resolved P368
• Source and discussion

P364, 12-7-06

P363, 10-3-06

• Failed timers workaround: Disable the “inactivity power off” setting

P360, 8-4-06

P309, 5-17-06

• Features
  • Video on Demand (508/510 only). Press DVR button twice for DVR list.²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Occasional loss of recording ability, future timers fail to engage (report)²
• Source and discussion

P308, 3-31-06

P307, 3-15-06

P304, 10-26-05

• Fixes
  • Further enhancements to 4x FF¹

P303, 9-30-05

• Features
  • Adult Purchase History filtering - When adult locks are set, this filter will hide the non-impulse adult PPVs that have been purchased. Impulse adult PPVs that have been purchased will list as “PPV Event.”¹
  • Allows local channels not subscribed to show as “red” in the guide if available for customers¹
  • Reduces the possibility of black screens¹
• Source and discussion

P302, 8-16-05

• Fixes
  • 4X fast forward when DVR skips ahead¹
  • Timers that could be interrupted by system changes in the early a.m.¹

P301, 5-24-05

• Features
  • Expanded Check Switch support¹
  • Improvements to the graphics in the user interface¹
  • Expanded help screens with dealer contact support¹
  • Improved Super Diagnostics and System Information¹
  • “PVR” replaced by “DVR” in a few places²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Recordings lost in the upgrade (rare)²
  • Bug: Skip and scan controls unresponsive while watching queued TV²
  • Design: New DVR Event screen has empty space that could be used for a larger list²

P300, 3-8-05

• Fixes
  • Improved disk drive management for spin down control¹
  • Improvements to operation of guide scrolling, ensuring a live pause buffer and ensuring functioning of all event timers¹
  • Reducing the occurrences of black screens with no video or audio¹
  • Updated an informational pop up message to alert customers to when the hard drive temperature is high¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Timers fail to record entire show²

P223, 9-22-04

• Features
  • PVR references changed to DVR¹
  • Puerto Rico checkswitch support (spotbeam)¹
  • Display DPP44 in checkswitch summary for DPP44 installs¹
  • Display high temp pop-up / shut-down drive if over-temp¹
  • Support audio in DISH Home¹
  • Make Playback Over and Playback Halted screens timeout to view mode¹
• Fixes
  • Fixes for possible black screens and possible hard drive errors¹
  • Fix Search (Themes) results screen timeout¹
  • Fix for Search (Themes) memory issue whereby using this feature a lot could cause random EPG, user interface problems such as scrolling run-ons (like a stuck key)¹
  • Fix auto-tune timers from standby not going back into standby after completion¹
  • Improved channel change time when a lot of DVR events are present¹
  • Fix a bug where disk spin up icon may stay displayed on screen from screen saver mode¹
  • Fix possible “no space on hard drive” and zero-length event DVR recording errors¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Timers fail to engage²
  • Bug: Black screen or no audio on power up²
    Workaround: Reboot
  • Bug: Pixelation during FF or Rew²
    Workaround: Reboot

P222, 6-24-04

• Fixes
  • Problem with the hard disk spinning up when the receiver was in the screen-saver (Inactivity) state¹

P221, 4-6-04

• Features
  • Support for 5000/6000 channel numbers

P220, 1-8-04

P199, 9-13-03

• Features
  • Power off mode Shuts down after 4 hours of no activity from the remote.
  • SuperDISH support
  • Acquiring satellite signal box is now different, shows steps 0-5.
  • If your buffer contains more than one show, then when you go back before the show that is currently on and hit record, 2 options will be grayed out. You would need to manually record it. This is especially handy when you go back 1 min too many to try to catch the beginning of a show only to have it end one min. later.
• Fixes
• Flubs
  • After upgrade doesn't see any satellite, switch check fails
    Workaround: front panel reset
  • Reverse frame and reverse slo-mo jump back about 3 seconds instead of about 1 frame
    Status: Unresolved

P198, 8-20-03

• Features
  • Ability to hide any locked channels from the guide
• Fixes
  • Changed only size for one partition on hard drive

P197, 8-15-03

• Features
  • The Caller ID screen is now transparent and shows towards the bottom of the screen

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

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