DVR522 Software History
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L548, 7-6-11
- Features
- Pop-up rework¹
- Addition of PPV Rental Indicator¹
- Live Sports Theme¹
- EPG VOD Banner¹
- 512 secondary a/v outputs mirror TV1¹
- Parental locks pop-up changes¹
- Fixes
- Source: dishsupport.com
L547, 5-12-11
L546, 4-21-11
L545, 2-17-11
- Features
- Dynamic single tuner support for 512¹
- Favorites list color change¹
- Yellow standby text update¹
- New recovery boot¹
- Extended boot recovery¹
- Misc.¹
- Source (dishsupport.com)
L544, 7-7-10
- Features
- Ad on bottom of guide; turn off via TV Enhancements (menu-6-1-7)²
L542, 3-29-10
L540, 2-15-10(?)
L539, 12-22-09
L537, 11-13-09
L536, 9-15-09
- Features
- Removed the “Disable” button from the “Updates” menu (no longer possible to reject new software updates)²
L535, 8-4-09
L534, 7-10-09
- Fixes
- Transfer recordings to PocketDISH²
L532, 3-31-09
- Features
- Video on Demand (ch 501)¹
- Fast reboot (about 12 seconds)¹
- Flubs
- Won't transfer recordings to PocketDISH²
Status: Resolved L534
- Source (SatelliteGuys.US)
L531, 11-6-08
L530, 9-16-08
- Features
- Font on the program info screen changed for the Ep #, Year and Star rating from white to a dark blue on the transparent info (first button press)²
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L469, 8-12-08
L468, 6-24-08
L466, 5-15-08
L463, 3-13-08
L464, 1-31-08
- Flubs
- Random freeze-ups during DVR playback²
Status: Reverted to L463
- Get a black screen when you “Start Over” a program currently recording²
Status: Reverted to L463
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L463, 11-28-07
L462, 10-16-07
- Features
- Updated screen saver ('DISH bulletin board')¹
- Non-Sat. remote mode pop-up (908)¹
- DVR Folders (Group by Title only)¹,²
- Recorded Event History removed²
- Fixes
- QAM fixes (Q-BOX) for MDU customers¹
- Signal loss fixes¹
- Flubs
- When grouping by title, and in a folder viewing something older than the most recent recording, pressing DVR button twice goes to the top of your DVR list instead of to the show you are watching. If watching the newest recording in that folder it correctly takes you to that folder. (report)²
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L461, 8-7-07
- Features
- Number of timer events raised from 288 to 400+ (576?)²
- DISH Pass frequency can be set for New or All episodes²
- Fixes
- When done viewing a recorded show it now remains at the just completed show instead of defaulting back out to the top of the list of recordings²
- Flubs
- Video artifacts after use of DVR skip²
- Attempt to Page Down past the end of the Daily Schedule causes a re-boot²
- Source and discussion (SatelliteGuys.US), more discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L460, 7-26-07
L418, 7-13-07
L417, 5-1-07
L416, 4-3-07
L415, 3-27-07
- Features
- Side by side PIP displays proper aspect ratio²
L414, 2-14-07
- Features
- DST support¹
- Tribune Media copyright notice is much smaller²
- Fixes
- Viewer Measurement changes/fixes¹
- STB Health changes/fixes¹
- LNB LO drift changes/fixes¹
- VOD fixes¹
- B/W TV2 output²
L413, 12-7-06
- Features
- Dish on Demand²
- Side by side PIP (press PIP 3x)²
- Guide info is now credited to Tribune Media Services²
- The search screen is a bit different with more options added²
- Diagnostics page has new Send Status button²
- Fixes
- Blank screen glitch that was showing up when trying to play a recording²
- Flubs
- When “Done” viewing a particular show defaults back out to the top of the list of recordings instead of remaining at the just completed show²
Status: Resolved L461
- Quick multiple presses of Skip jumps to end of recording²
Workaround: Wait for previous picture, don't “skip ahead”
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L412, 11-14-06
L411, 10-24-06
- Features
- Extra “Episode Number” and “Original Air Date” program information²
- Rename recorded shows²
- Flubs
- Picture freezes after 30-second skip, FF or Rew²
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L383, 9-22-06
- Flubs
- Search finds no matches on down-mapped locals when 4-digit channel numbers are hidden²
Status: Unresolved
L381, 9-19-06
L298, 8-8-06
L297, 8-2-06
L296, 6-21-06
- Features
- Extended program guide access updates¹
- Update to interactive applications (OpenTV) support¹
- Flubs
- Source and discussion (DBSTalk.com)
L295, 5-24-06
- Features
- 004 error pop-up enhancements (now supports channel up/down/recall)¹
- Activation Application (RAP) support (application itself not enabled for this model yet)¹
- Dish1000.2 / triple LNB support (for 4 satellites, e.g. 110/119/129/61.5)¹
- Fixes
- Misc. Dish-On-Demand fixes¹
- Smartcard/activation robustness changes¹
- Disable hot keys in locks menu for grayed out buttons¹
- Source and dicsussion (DBSTalk)
L293, 4-6-06
- Features
- Remove “images” option from multimedia menu¹
- Screensaver now has a TV1 icon next to “press select to continue”²
- Fixes
- Closed-Caption improvements¹
- Locked event being shown incorrectly in timer history¹
- HDD Error 599 detection and handling updates¹
- Source and dicsussion (DBSTalk)
L292, 3-1-06
- Features
- Loading 'Movies and More' while DVR recording in progress message¹
- USB connection to PocketDISH²
- Screensaver Dish logo now has a “1” or “2” next to it depending on the output being watched²
- Fixes
- Browse to PIP¹
- 'Movies and More' (e.g. VOD) enhancements for DVR trick modes¹
- loading 'Movies and More' while DVR recording in progress message¹
- Jump to live mode fix if skip back once from live¹
- Miscellaneous maintenance upgrades¹
- Source and dicsussion: DBSTalk, SatelliteGuys
- PocketDISH dicsussion (SatelliteGuys)
L291, 1-26-06
- Features
- Echostar X satellite preparation¹
- Remove price reference from phone line pop-up 588¹
- Fixes
- Remote addressing for TV2¹
- Faster response to DVR skip buttons²
- Flubs
- DVR skip back moves less than 10 seconds, skip ahead moves 20-40 seconds²
- Overlapping timers on same tuner not resolved²
- Source and dicsussion (DBSTalk)
L290, 1-13-06
- Features
- Editing of DVR event names¹
- Allows * and # prefixes for the phone setup menu¹
- Support for authorization pop-ups 128 and 129¹
- Audio enhancements for ITV applications with audio¹
- Fixes
- Closed Captioning updates¹
- DISH Pass search updates¹
- OK and Cancel keys now working on blacked-out event pop-ups 743, 744¹
- Discuss (DBSTalk.com)
L259, 12-29-05
- Features
- XDS Support - Extended Data Service (XDS) Allows any receiver with compatible software to communicate to an external recording device such as a PocketDISH and record to it like a VCR¹
- Delete DVR history¹
L258, 12-12-05
- Features
- Maintenance release for low-level new hardware support/fixes¹
- Discuss (DBSTalk.com)
L256, 12-06-05
- Features
- Maintenance release for new hardware support¹
L255, 9-27-05
- Fixes
- 129° satellite detection¹
- Discuss (DBSTalk.com)
L254, 9-13-05
- Fixes
- Audio fixes for some ITV applications¹
- Enhanced modem driver updates¹
- Direct transponder entry in point-dish re-tune¹
- SW64 checkswitch corner-case missing polarities¹
- HDD diagnostics (e.g. pop-up 599) enhancements¹
- Adult channel timer¹
- Discuss (DBSTalk.com)
L253, 8-2-05
L252, 7-28-05
L251, 6-30-05
L250, 6-29-05
- Features
- Retains last DVR list alpha/time sort setting²
- Fixes
- Turns on after one press of the power button²
- DISH-On-Demand (VOD) audio on playback¹
L239, 6-8-05
- Features
- Improved diagnostics in the important system information screens¹
- Fixes
- Changes to make the EPG download more robust¹
- Changes to recover gracefully if a 004 pop up were encountered¹
L238, 5-25-05
(Not received by all customers)
- Features
- Improved diagnostics in the important system information screens¹
- Fixes
- Improvement for audio/video sync and audio dropouts¹
- Flubs
- Press power button twice to turn unit on²
Status: Resolved L251
L237, 5-10-05 thru 6-10-05
- Fixes
- Fixes for the upcoming VOD launch¹
L236, 4-28-05 thru 6-10-05
- Features
- Adds functional improvements for interactive features that will be introduced once the software has been fully deployed¹
- System Info Details screen²
- Inactivity Standby (Menu > Preferences)²
- DVR “Events” list now called “My Recordings”²
- Font on the menus and guide has changed²
- Favorites “All Sub” list changed to “List 1”²
- Under the Favorites menu option it says “Currently Active Favourites.”²
- Fixes
- Adds enhancements for audio/video sync performance¹
- Faster guide navigation²
- Flubs
- Video was full of tiles and the audio was choppy after “catching up” to live TV
Workaround: skip back a few times to stabilize the picture²
Status: ??
- If the tuner is off and you press the up arrow the System Info screen appears if you are using the S-video output. If you are using the RF output nothing is displayed.²
Status: ??
- The schedule listed a timer as recording in progress (on TV1) but TV1 was not recording anything. Could not be manually started.²
Status: ??
L235, 3-29-05
- Fixes
- Daylight Saving Time issues with the EPG and Timers¹
L233, 1-19-05
L232, 12-21-04
L231, 12-16-04
L208, 11-30-04
- Fixes
- future guide scrolling issue¹
L207, 11-3-04
- Fixes
- some black screen issues¹
- getting stuck in the program guide¹
- some video freezing issues¹
- Random lost lock popup fix¹
- Flubs
- Bug: when programming events from the EPG after using the skip ahead button to go to the next day or further forward, the event details shows another²
- Bug: EPG: after hitting the right arrow about ten times, it won't go any further into the future
Workaround: hit the skip forward button instead²
Status: Resolved L208
- Bug: EPG: skip ahead a few days, <righit arrow> 3 times, <left arrow> 3 times, guide will show “no info” and date 2 weeks in the future²
Status: Resolved L208
L206, 10-22-04
L205, 9-10-04
L204, 8-25-04
L203, 8-10-04
L202, 7-27-04
L201, 7-13-04
- Features
- Fixes
- No longer lose favorites²
- Flubs
- Lost authorization for some channels²
Workaround: Power button reset
- Channels repeated in the guide, the channel on the bottom is repeated when you scroll down to the next channel²
L169, 7-1-04
- Features
- Under Menu, System Setup, new greyed out option 2 “Shared View”²
- Flubs
- Loss of favorites²
Status: Resolved L201
L168, 6-14-04
L165, 5-7-04
- Features
- New Dish Home content²
- Weather has more cities listed
- Trivia
- Fantasy Cup Auto Racing
- Showtime Interactive
- Zap2it
- Racing
- My scores
- Soccer
- May have added support for 6000-range channels
- Flubs
- Recall doesn't go back to the last channel²
L162, 3-3-04
- Features
- Dish Home / OpenTV (ch 100 or Menu,4)
- TV1 UHF Pro Setup (Menu,6,1,6)
- Record Plus lets you designate a preferred tuner so if it is busy it will record from the other (Menu,8,6)
- Fixes
- Flubs
- Design: Record Plus - an event created from TV2 will record on TV1 with a conflicting event created from TV2 automatically recorded from TV2. However, doing the same from TV1 gives a timer conflict message.
Workaround: set Record Plus to TV2 when at TV1 and vice-versa
Status: Unresolved
L161, 1-15-04
L160, 12-20-03
- Flubs
- Some recorded programs do not appear on the Events screen though they are on the History screen and appear to reduce the unused recording capacity
- A timer set for the channel currently being viewed includes the pause buffer (viewed prior to the timer start time) in the recorded event
- Bug: CallerID gets disabled after checking the setup menu.4
Workaround: Power button reset, do not look at the setup menu again.
Status: Unresolved
L128, 12-6-03
- Fixes
- fix some problems with Quad LNBs
L125, 11-26-03
L121, 11-14-03
- Flubs
- Miising: OpenTV
Status: Resolved L162
- Per Dish sources
- User observations
- New to this version
- 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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