921 Software History

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L332, 3-30-07

• Fixes
  • Manual record stop²
• Discussion (DBSTalk.com)

L331, 3-13-07

L330, 3-1-07

• Features
  • Daylight Saving Time update²
• Fixes
  • Download available pop-up 872, can't record and watch another program²
• Flubs
  • Bug/Design: Message "EEPG is a subscription channel ..." shows when you channel up or down from the highest satellite channel into the OTA range; no OTA EPG for LIL non-subscriber²
  • Bug: Unable to stop a manual recording (report)²
    Workaround: Menu, 6, 2. Answer "Yes" to stop the recording.
    Status: Resolved L332
  • Bug: Black box superimposed on screen²
    Status: Unresolved

L278, 8-15-06

• Software now shared by the DVR781

L277, 6-13-06

L276, 3-31-06

• Fixes
  • Download available pop-up 872 interrupting viewing on Tuner 2¹
• Source (DBSTalk.com)

L275, 3-23-06

• Features
  • Echo X preparation¹
  • Auto/Ext Timer type for Record Link with PocketDISH²
• Flubs
  • Missing: On-screen help has no information for Auto/Ext
    Status: Unresolved
• Source and Discussion (DBSTalk.com)

L274, 3-8-06

• Features
  • Support for purchase history display filtering¹
  • Confirmation pop-up when changing from HD to SD output resolution²
• Fixes
  • Improved local channel mapdown display for unsubscribed but available local channels¹
  • EPG enhancements¹
  • Closed Caption enhancements¹
  • Stuck aspect Ratio¹
  • Corrections for Timer/Recordings & DVR menus issues¹
  • Performance improvements¹
  • Video enhancements¹
  • User Interface enhancements¹
  • Software Download improvements¹
  • Return of 9-day EPG²
  • Hold remote HD/SD button to enter 'Safe Mode'²
  • Remote control macro for discrete HD/SD switching²
• Discussion (DBSTalk.com)

L273, 12-8-05

• Fixes
  • Recurring timers firing early¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Search fails to find matches beyond 7 days into the 9 day EEPG²
  • Bug: 9 day EEPG reduced to 2-day or current/next in late February²
    Status: Resolved L274

L272, 10-28-05

• Features
  • Day Light Savings Time Timer Adjustment - Allows you to adjust the time during Day Light Savings Time changes¹
  • Current time appears on timer edit screen²
  • TV Guide logo on EPG²
• Fixes
  • Frame advance improved²
  • Unspecified improvements to manual and weekly timers²
  • Calculates timer duration when start/stop time is changed²
• Discuss (DBSTalk.com)

L270, 9-14-05

• Fixes
  • Low-level system changes¹
  • 4x FF trick modes acting like skip ahead¹
  • Blacked-out event pop-up message changes (text and navigation)¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Frame advance now jumps about a 1/2 second²
  • Bug: Protected event-stuck on Resume²
    Workaround: Select Resume then FF to end of event or channel up/down
    Status: Resolved L272
• Discuss (DBSTalk.com)

L219, 8-11-05

• Features
  • 129° added to point dish screen²
• Fixes
  • Return of EPG info for some locals subscribers who had lost it²
  • Guide display and tuning of digital OTA stations with -01 subchannels¹
  • Reception of OTA stations from multiple DMAs¹
  • Various timer and aspect ratio improvements¹
• Flubs
  • Timers fire 1 day early²
    Status: Unresolved poss fix in L273
• Discuss (DBSTalk.com)

L218, 7-28-05

• Fixes
  • OTA DTV channels returned to guide with EPG only for LIL subscribers²
• Flubs
  • Bug: The EPG red dot timer indicator for DTV channels also appears on the "+256"channel number (Ex. 004-01 and 260) Report ²³

L216, 7-20-05

• Fixes
  • Removal of OTA DTV guide info from those who do not subscribe to LIL²
  • Local guide data for channels outside the 8000 range²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Total loss of OTA DTV channels from guide for those who do not subscribe to LIL²³
    Workaround: Request tech support to activate LIL until problem is fixed (not recommended for those with distant nets)
    Status: Resolved L218

L215, 6-28-05

• Features
  • Inactivity mode (Menu, 4, 7)²
  • Can see the Rainbow-1 transponders on 61.5°²
  • Screen movement controls in the preferences move the video image now, in addition to moving the overlay graphics²
  • Search shows matches as they're found, with a progress count, rather than waiting until the search is complete before showing anything²
  • Search results has new icon for OTA stations²
  • Search results now show channel number instead of channel name²
  • Maximum number of search results has been increased to at least 523²
  • OTA guide info (not PSIP) for non-subscribers though may have been provided unintentionally² (removed in L216)
  • When viewing paused TV, warns that unviewed material will be lost when changing channels²
  • Protected recordings can not be deleted until Unprotected²
• Fixes
  • Red timer dots in EPG for OTA stations²
  • Gray bars mode no longer has black strips between the video image and the gray bars²
  • 720p Closed Captions²
  • OTA tuner lock seems faster²
  • "Channel Blocked" error²
  • Able to delete individual Search History entries²
  • When switching from an HD 16:9 to an SD 4:3 channel the image goes directly from HD to SD without the momentarily streched image²
  • Reduced instances of SD programming stuck in stretch mode²
  • "There is no available tuner for the channel that you were watching. You are being directed to one of the recording channels." Replaces previous method of having to stop a recording or waiting before deleting a DVR event.²
  • No more warning when watching a local channel that is about to record saying OTA not available and asking if you want to use main to record²
  • When DVR playback is stopped, the default option is Resume (unless you cancel back to the DVR list)²
  • When DVR is played to the end, the default option is Erase²
  • Skip forward/back on 720p (30sec/10 sec)²
  • Dolby Digital converted to PCM when "PCM only" is selected²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Horizontally Squished HD Channels ('Reverse' Stuck Aspect Ratio)² (Report)
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Worse PQ on SD outputs²
  • Bug: Increased overscan²
  • Bug: Loss of paid OTA guide info for some²
  • Design: OTA locals not in guide if LIL is from SuperDISH but user has no SuperDISH²
  • Bug: No longer able to skip more than 99 hours in the EPG. Any 3-digit number moves the guide to the nearest channel.²
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Search History list does not display properly or completely after an entry is deleted. All items after that page are inaccessible until you restart the history.²
    Workaround: start from the bottom of the whole list
  • Unable to enter Safe Mode using the remote²
    Status: Resolved L274
  • Bug: DVR list shows title of preceding show rather than main event when the event info screen shows a secondary DVR list of programs captured by the timer² (Report and Example)
  • Bug: DVR event info screen's secondary list of programs captured by the timer only appears sporadically²⁴

L213, 4-1-05

• Fixes
  • Daylight Saving Time timer issues¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: One-shot timers of any kind set before the time change to fire after the time change will fail. ²³
    Workaround: recreate the timer after the time change
  • Bug: Auto-tune timer prevents that morning's auto-reboot² (report)
    Status: Resolved L273
• Discuss (DBSTalk.com)

L212, 3-1-05

• Fixes
  • Ensure the position of the SWAPPED PIP window is correct in the guide¹
  • Improve the performance of the HD/SD button¹
  • Improve the PIP to prevent "jitter" when repositioning¹
  • Improve performance when pressing aspect ratio key¹
  • Improve performance when entering or exiting the guide¹
  • Improve performance when picture is in 1/4 screen or in lower screen guide video¹
  • Improved performance for guide data acquisition¹
  • Place PPV channels into the All Sub list on the EPG¹

L211, 12-7-04

• Features
  • OTA digital guide data²
    The data is mapped over from the Dish local channels, so if you are in a market that doesn't have Dish locals, you unfortunately won't have guide data.
  • Local channel downmapping (Preferences, Enable Off-Air Antenna Locals)²
    Takes your Dish local channels and remaps them from the 7000 or 8000 channel range down to the 1- or 2-digit channel numbers in your local market. Note, you can choose either to have your Dish locals downmapped (remove the check mark, i.e. disable - this means disable analog OTA locals which then down maps the satellite locals) OR choose to have analog OTA channels scanned in. Not both, as the channel numbers would conflict. The default is to have local channel downmapping turned on if you have no OTA analog channels scanned.
  • Teach IR feature (Menu-6-5)²
    Teach your learning remote the IR codes from the 921, without having to use another Dish remote.
  • Signal Strength meter added to the program banner for OTA digital channels²
  • All digital OTA channels (6-1, 6-2, 6-3, etc) now appear on main EPG instead of a secondary level²
• Fixes
  • The OTA system has been reworked so that most (if not all) of the PSIP generated problems should now be resolved.²
  • When outputting 1080i, 720p source channels now display correctly in preview windows and in the transparent guide.²
  • OTA locals can now be added to Favorites lists again, and this time they work!²
  • Numerous timer fixes, recording fixes, aspect ratio fixes, preference fixes, etc. ²
  • Blue Line bug (possibly).²
  • Pressing STOP no longer will stop recordings in progress UNLESS you are watching the program being recorded LIVE.²
  • Audio sync and delay resuming playback from a paused state has been fixed.²
• Flubs
  • Bug: 4:3 programming stuck in stretch mode after changing to 16:9 ratio; format '*' button becomes unresponsive²³
    Workaround: Reboot
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: If you have your local channels downmapped, and set a timer for a local digital channel, the red dot will incorrectly display on the analog downmapped channel, but the timer will record the digital channel.
  • Bug: Remote control macro for discrete HD/SD switching no longer works²
    Status: Resolved L274
  • Design: According to Dish, you must be subscribed to your local channel package to receive the guide data for your OTA digital channels. Those in markets with multiple sub-channels that broadcast different programming on the sub-channels will only have the guide data for the primary channel. Those who subscribe to local channels in one DMA, but pull digital OTA channels from another DMA, will not receive guide data for the out-of-DMA channels.
• Discuss (DBSTalk.com)

L188, 9-8-04

• Fixes
  • fixes an OTA bug that caused the 921 to lock up, caused a smartcard read problem (sysinfo screen reporting that smartcard wasn't inserted or an error with the smartcard), and caused lockups in the Scan DTV and Add DTV processes¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: When PCM only is selected, Dolby Digital is still output²
    Status: Resolved L215

L187, 8-12-04

• Fixes
  • some issues with the timer conflict screen¹
  • Timer fix for recording a satellite channel while watching an OTA channel¹
  • VCR timers not tuning to the correct channel¹
  • Auto-Tune timers nor correctly tuning OTA channels¹
  • modem dial-out routine¹
  • editing a weekly timer no longer sets the recording day to TODAY²
  • "Add DTV" menu no longer slow, responds to the remote²
• Flubs
  • Bug: "Add DTV" adds the analog [5 (A)] rather than digital [5-1 (D)] channel²

L186, 7-13-04

• Features
  • Support added for the DishPro+44 (DPP44) switch¹
  • Support added for the DishPro+ Twin LNB (DPP Twin) ¹
  • Support added for the DishPro+ Separator¹
  • Support added for a cascaded DP34/DP21 switch configuration and for a cascaded DPP44/DP21 switch configuration¹
• Fixes
  • Fixes for OTA channel losses (ie "Channel Not Found..." messages)¹
  • Some Timer fixes, although there are still a few issues being investigated and tested¹
  • Fix for Auto-Tune/VCR timer bug with analog OTA stations¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: "Add DTV" menu extremely slow, after a channel is tuned it takes a minute to respond to the remote²
    Status: Resolved L187

L185, 6-30-04

• Fixes
  • After a period of inactivity in standby during early morning hours the receiver will reset itself (intended as a workaround until a more permanent solution for failed timers is released.¹

L184, 5-27-04

• Fixes
  • should no longer spontaneously reboot when tuned to a Sirius channel and PIP is used¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: No video on power up after being left on a Sirius channel²
    Workaround: Push the SD/HD button 2 or 3 times

L182, 5-18-04

L180, ?-??-04

• Flubs
  • Bug: PPV purchases do not show "Not reported"²
    Status: Unresolved

L149, 3-23-04

L147, 3-5-04

L146, 2-19-04

• Features
  • Discrete OFF remote control code³
• Fixes
  • Help screen crashes fixed¹
  • Change PVR -> DVR in Timer icon->info screen¹
  • Change copyright to 2004 in info screen¹
  • Load new modem patch file. (This should fix caller ID issues)¹
  • I2C FPGA modification to fix a lockup condition¹
  • System stability fix - Crash when going in/out of menus is fixed¹
  • Terrestrial blank screen on record fixed (If you try to change channels to a digital terrestrial channel when a digital terrestrial timer recording is in progress you just get a black screen and no warning or info. Subsequently, it prevents changes to satellite channels until the digital terrestrial recording has finished.)¹
  • Check for timers before installing download.¹
  • Timers continue after reboot.¹
  • Entering the local channels menu while a terrestrial recording is in progress aborted the recording without warning. This is fixed now.¹
  • Multiple timers fixes - (Multiple Timer Recording, Inconsistent Behavior. If a sat timer is running and a "Stop at end of event" timer is set on main session DP921 will not allow you to tune away, giving error 312 "Your request can only be carried out in live mode". If a digital terrestrial timer is running and a "Stop at end of event" timer is run on main session, tuning away takes you to a black screen, with the two timers keeping their sessions.)¹
  • DVI link broken popup & 810 pop up your monitor is not HDCP both work correctly now.¹
  • SPDIF Output now turned off during standby.¹
  • Incorrect grey bars in 1080i & 16x9 is fixed.¹
  • Extend timer by 30 minutes. Set a timer from the guide. Red record icon appears in the guide. Edit timer to end a half hour early. Red record icon disappears from the guide. This is now fixed.¹
  • Problem where the page up / page down does not set the HD or SD correctly after pressing the HD/SD button, it works some times but not all. This is for use in home theatre applications. Now fixed.¹
  • Direct digit entry to 7000 range is fixed.¹
  • POP up 005 after PPV purchase. Fixed.¹
  • No random reboots¹
  • No failure of OTA recording when setting the timer pad options both to 0¹
  • Recognizes SuperDISH 105 channels²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Power state toggled by pressing the remote's TV power button³
  • Bug: Macro sequence for discrete HD forces the 921 into 480p²
  • Bug: Answers incoming phone calls.²

L145, 1-22-04

• Features
  • Discrete ON remote control code³
• Fixes
  • Fix a lockup condition in the terrestrial tuner (Fixes loss of OTA services when tuning to a weak channel)¹
  • Fix to prevent terrestrial records from aborting if content is played back from the DVR menu¹
  • Prevent PIP window obscuring pause icon¹
  • Fix to remove white "dot" seen on some HD monitors¹
  • View banner is now removed when cancelling browse banner¹
  • Fix transparent background in solitaire game¹
  • Aspect ratio handled correctly during PIP¹
  • Fixes to the Viewapp to enable the changing of the channel during the Reminder Timer (pre timer period)¹
  • Fix to prevent box reboot when exiting the DVR menu to a local service¹
  • Highlight and allow "SAVE" after a terrestrial scan¹
  • Fix crash when changing from 1080i to 720p with PIP active¹
  • Fix audio lockup on CD channels¹
  • Changes to make box start installing new software if in standby and no timers are active¹
• Flubs
  • Design: Default for playing a partially viewed DVR event is "Start Over" instead of "Resume."⁴
    Status: Partially Resolved L215
  • Missing: Discrete OFF remote control code
    Status: Resolved L146

L144 Beta

L143 Beta

L142, 12-11-03

Intended to be the last pre-release Beta so problems are to be expected. The EKB would normally not report or even be aware of problems with Beta software but this was the version seen by the earliest buyers.

• Features
  • the look is identical to the 721's L116
  • interactive weather
  • Linux games
  • HD recording from satellite or digital OTA
  • aspect and stretch control
• Flubs
  • Bug: OTA tuner locks up when switching to a channel with too low signal strength or when a channel changes PSIP info, can also lead to navigation failure and failure to respond to remote (Details at DBSTalk.COM)
    Workaround: smart card reset or power plug reset or delete OTA channels and re-scan
    Status: Fix expected in L143 after 1-1-04
  • Bug: SD channel stretch mode cuts off sides of picture
  • Bug: Timed recordings of local channels are not starting. The flashing clock displays, but the actual recording never starts.
    Workaround: Can record manually by pressing record on the remote.
  • Bug: When editing a name for manually added ATV channels, the keyboard is missing and you only can add numbers for channel name.
  • Bug: Unable to change to an off-air station after a timer engages to record a DISH Network HD channel, if the tuner was already on the channel being recorded. Gives warning that it needs to be in Live Mode.
    Workaround: Change to another DISH channel and then tune to an off-air station.
  • Bug: Caller ID numbers come in formatted as 122-255-51234. It always adds the "1" for the long distance which makes the rest of the numbers off.
  • Design: No OTA signal meter on program banner
    Workaround: Go to the Point Dish setup secreen, under the Tuner option select Off-Air
    Status: Resolved L211
  • Design: The listing of the subchannels of HDTV stations (Menu, 6, 8) is confusing because it lists all the subchannel 1's together and then subchannel 2's together and so forth.
    Status: Unresolved
  • Missing: Guide info for digital locals
    Workaround: Create timer from a satellite-received local then edit the channel number or create the timer manually
    Status: Partially resolved L211
  • Missing: Does not recognize PSIP from OTA stations
    Status: Unresolved
  • Missing: DISHwire outputs not active
    Status: Abandoned A change in production eliminated the jack.
  • Missing: USB ports not active
    Status: "Reserved for Future Use" Unresolved
  • Missing: Microphone jack not active
    Status: "Reserved for Future Use"
  • Missing: Does not recognize SuperDISH
    Status: Resolved L146
  • Missing: OpenTV / DISH Home
    Status: Unresolved

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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