DVR942 Software History

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L289, 1-30-07

• Features
  • Added support for 6th Satellite¹
  • Added support for DPP33 switch¹
  • Added support for 118.7 satellite¹
  • Added 'Please Wait' to the logo screen when coming out of stand-by¹
  • Swap key toggles between the last two sort options in My Recording screen¹
  • EPG adds "TV Listings copyright Tribune Media Services"²
• Fixes
  • Off-air channel scan caused reboots¹
  • Reboot when watching an off-air channels¹
  • Stuck 015 pop-up (acquiring satellite signal)¹
  • Off-air recordings showing title as 'Recovered'¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Loss of search history²
  • Bug: Various unprogrammed analog channels showing up on varying favorites lists²
  • Bug: Receiver locks up when removing unwanted analog channels from favorites²
  • Bug: CATV channel assigned guide data from different OTA channel that uses same channel number (report)²
  • Design: Loss of OTA program guide for those who do not subscribe to LIL²
• Source and Discussion (DBSTalk)

L288, 6-29-06

• Fixes
  • Momentary audio loss when unpausing an event¹
  • Receiver reboot caused by Front panel power or Front Panel mode key presses¹
  • Getting stuck in 015 popup (acquiring satellite signal)¹
  • DVR rewind/skip forward going to end of file or live¹
• Source and Discussion (DBSTalk)

L287, 6-2-06

• Features
  • New look to the System Info page¹
  • IPPV Adult Event Hiding (If the Hide Adult feature is enabled, the event will show as ‘PPV Event’ in the purchase history screen)¹
  • Support for new LNB to allow for 4 satellite connections¹
  • New DISH Network logo¹
  • Dish HOME text change¹
  • Clear DVR History¹
  • Edit DVR Event Title¹
  • New Security Features¹
  • H/W Tests button (grayed-out) in the Diagnostics menu (To be implemented in a future release)¹
  • XDS Support (Allows downloading to external devices (i.e. PocketDish) through RCA connection)¹
  • New Mosaic Infrastructure¹
  • PPP Call Back (Enhanced call back reliability for PPV info collection)¹
  • Program information screen shows episode number and original air date²
• Fixes
  • Add channel up/down/recall support to 004 (pat/pmt error) popup¹
  • Green line and video smearing fix¹
  • Remove button to allow user to disable nightly updates (disable capability was removed in previous release.)¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Reduced HD volume from one of the tuners²
  • Bug: Title of DVR event from a "Digital Service" channel is changed after a reset to "Recovered" with 1-hour length²
    Status: Resolved L289
  • Design: Un-pause no longer skips back 1-2 seconds, causes missed dialogue²
• Source and Discussion: DBSTalk, SatelliteGuys.US

L286, 5-3-06

• Features
  • Welcome Channel support added (the receiver will tune to the Welcome Channel when the it comes out of stand-by). This feature is not turned on, but has been added to the code¹
  • Remove 'Disable' button for updates¹
  • New security features¹
• Fixes
  • DMA Unconditional Map-down¹
  • HDMI bus speed¹
  • Lock-ups when trying to manage Pocket Dish content¹
• Discuss (DBSTalk)

L285, 3-16-06

• Fixes
  • Local downmap issues¹
  • Some audio sync fixes¹
• Source (SatelliteGuys.US)

L284, 2-15-06

• Features
  • Additional transponder support¹
  • Allows the * in the prefix for VOIP users²
• Fixes
  • CallerID shows at end of second ring²
• Flubs
  • Bug: VOIP user still gets unavailable error²
• Discuss (DBSTalk)

L283, 12-15-05

• Fixes
  • Right side pixelation experienced during fast action scenes¹
  • Local mapdowns and off-air channels for some regions may also improve OTA guide data for others²
  • Satellite local disappears after scanning the off-air channel, re-scan to restore missing channels²
• Discuss (DBSTalk)

L282, 11-10-05

• Features
  • 8PSK Turbo¹
  • The View TV button has been removed for PocketDISH transfers - PocketDISH customers will no longer be able to view TV while downloading events¹
  • PocketDISH event titles - When transferring events to a PocketDISH, the event title will now be displayed¹
• Fixes
  • Dolby Digital (SPDIF) output¹
  • Customer Service Application in main menu¹
  • PocketDISH transfer¹
  • PocketDISH File display¹
  • Browse-2-PIP in Dual User Mode¹
  • Video jitter that was seen in Single User Mode on TV2 when mirrored¹
  • 3 timers from standby¹
  • Legacy checkswitch (SW42)¹
  • Skip Back/Fwd may go live¹
  • Caller ID DDN Tag Handling¹
  • TV2 would not fire timers if TV1 was in SysInfo screen¹
  • Video freeze after frame advance¹
  • Play from delay pause back to I-Frame¹
  • Quicker response from menus and guide²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Worse pixelization²
    Status: Mostly resolved L283
  • Bug: 10-second jump back function sometimes gets stuck and video does not jump back²
  • Bug: No sound for as much as two seconds after a 30 second forward jump or pause²
  • Bug: Sequential presses of pause about 1-2 seconds apart continue to jump back to the frame where the first pause occurred²
  • Bug: Froze up after connecting PocketDISH and selecting Manage Device²
  • Bug: Loss of audio: view analog OTA, PIP a sat HD channel, swap, swap back²;
    Workaround: Channel up/down or swap/swap again
  • Bug: Select a PIP channel using Browse, when selecting a channel to watch using the EPG, the PIP window shows up when the new channel is selected²
• Discuss (DBSTalk)

L281, 9-27-05

• Fixes
  • 129° satellite detection¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Constant re-boots after scanning OTA analog²
    Workaround: Delete analog stations
  • Bug: Timer fails when TV1 sat and OTA events' pads overlap²
    Workaround: Leave TV1 on and not in stand-by

L280, 9-23-05

• Features
  • OTA analog¹
  • PocketDISH support¹
  • Browse-2-PIP: In Single User Mode, pressing PIP while in Browse will tune the PIP window to selected channel¹
  • Digital Camera JPEG support¹ (Instructions)
  • USB port active²
• Fixes
  • Added ability to record "duplicate" timers: You can now "Restore" a Skipped "duplicate event" timer. Option for entire timer or just this one event¹
  • PTP transfer¹
  • Video jitter¹
  • Old update files will be removed from PocketDISH when updating¹
  • Multimedia slideshow fixes¹
  • Dolby Digital on both tuners²
• Flubs
  • Bug: 129° gone from menus and check switch screen though channels are still available².
    Status: Resolved L281
  • Bug: Audio moves to PIP window, stays after PIP is closed²
    Workaround: Pressing SWAP brings back the audio of the main channel
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Loss of Dolby Digital during PVR playback of a currently recording event
    Workaround: Watch live
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Audio for OTA-HD timer replaces audio of OTA-HD PVR event being viewed
    Workaround: Switch to new recording then Resume PVR playback
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: PVR playback freezes when PIP is opened²
    Workaround: Exit PVR menus, go back in, Resume playback
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: OTA guide information missing on main channels that did have it before upgrade
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Locks-up and then reboots when changing the aspect ratio while watching a PVR event
    Workaround: Put the system in standby for a second then change resolutions shortly after powering on (tip from z0x1c)
    Workaround: Power cord reset
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Occasional brief pixelation on the right side of the picture
    Status: Mostly resolved L283
  • Bug: Occasional brief screen black-outs
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Re-boots when trying to tune a weak OTA analog station
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: When you switch between SD/HD channels the banner displays the mode of the previous type, not the one you just moved to
    Workaround: Wait for the banner to go away and then bring up again it will give the correct info
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Available capacity did not refresh when deleting HD recordings²
    Workaround: Power button reset
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Blocking on right side of picture (worse than L229)²
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Tuner lock-up after using Skip and Pause with Live TV or PVR playback²
    Workaround: Press Swap to get to other tuner. Cycle off/on after 2nd tuner locks.
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Fails to complete DishPro check switch
    Workaround: Power button reset
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Frame advance/back skips frames, unable to reach desired frame
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: Multiple Skips causes jump to end of program
    Workaround: Pressing Back returns you to last skip point
    Status: Unresolved
  • Bug: CallerID takes 2-3 additional rings before displaying²
    Status: Unresolved
• Discuss (DBSTalk)

L229, 8-4-05

• Features
  • 110/119 Spotbeam transponder checkswitch support for Fairbanks and Puerto Rico smaller dish installs¹
  • Pop-up reminder message support for delinquent accounts¹
• Fixes
  • Some low-level changes from L227 for DISH 1000 support¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Disappearance of adult channel timers that were created from the guide²
  • Bug: Blocking on right side of picture²
    Status: Unresolved

L227, 7-13-05

Some users may need to do a check switch after receiving the upgrade.

• Features
  • Can see the Rainbow-1 transponders on 61.5° ¹²
  • Inactivity mode (Menu, 8, 9)²
  • Create timer screen shows the priority of the new channel²
  • Set maximum number of episodes to retain¹²
  • HD stretch mode²
  • HD format 'panic' feature¹
  • User defined default recording pad options, set from the Options screen of a timer¹²
  • UHF Pro is now available for TV1 (with a new TV1 remote)²
  • Additional UHF Pro band available for TV2 that increases the range of the remote a little bit²
  • Retains last DVR list alpha/time sort setting²
  • Rewording for the blacked out event pop-ups¹
  • Discrete 'off' remote command²
• Fixes
  • Remembers HD vs SD settings²
  • Gray bars mode no longer has black strips between the video image and the gray bars²
  • Lots of switch issues²
  • More robust DPP Twin support¹
  • 4x Fast Forward¹
  • Some HD aspect ratio updates¹
  • Partial zoom mode for HD channels¹
  • Improvements to closed-captioning robustness¹
  • Reduce random occurrences of black screens¹
  • Search history edit²
• Flubs
  • Bug: Loss of HDMI output for some users²

L226, 6-1-05

• Features
  • TV2 programming pop-up enhancement for dual user mode and standby state¹
• Fixes
  • Off-air DTV tuning enhancement to reduce loss of signal occurrences and macroblocking under good signal cases¹
  • Improvements to eliminate intermittent video jitter and audio pops¹
  • Macroblocking reduction on playback of DVR events and in trick mode¹
  • More robust recovery to acquire signal after reboot¹
  • Corrected occurrences of black screens when using PIP and tuning off-air channels¹
  • Corrected 300X reverse function to allow rewind to beginning of the event or capture buffer¹
  • Corrected anomaly causing above operating temperature warning pop-up appearance when not valid¹
• Flubs
  • Bug: Search history edit - the selected entry is not moved to the search criteria box (report)².
    Status: Resolved L227

L225, 5-17-05

• Fixes
  • Duplicate channel fix (introduced with Voom channels) when viewing both 61.5W and 148W¹
  • When viewing 61.5 and 148, allows channel changing past duplicate channels and prevents the channel being listed multiple times in the EPG¹

L224, 4-28-05

• Fixes
  • check switch error bug (for those with legacy equipment) following the scheduled guide update²
• Flubs
  • Bug: A timer created from the guide will show up twice in the Scheduled Events list. If it is a Satellite timer it will record the event twice. If it is an OTA event 1 will be X'ed out.²
  • Bug: Can't search, daily schedule stuck, no future events² (details)

L223, 4-5-05

• Fixes
  • Couple of things that can cause audio and video glitches
  • Ensure that timers will fire while data (guide data nightly and software updates) is being downloaded from the satellite

L222, 3-29-05

L221 (Initial software), 3-17-05

• Flubs
  • Bug: TV2 (SD only) displays 16:9 material squished instead of letterboxed when the 942 is in Single mode with TV1 set as 4x3#2.²
  • Bug: When viewing 61.5 and 148, doesn't allow channel changing past duplicate channels and repeats the channel multiple times in the EPG as the focus is changed
    Status: Resolved L225
  • Bug: DVI output sometimes inactive after turning receiver back on²
    Workaround: Switch TV's input, change 942's output resolution, change TV back to DVI, restore 942's output resolution
    Status: Unresolved
  • Design: No native resolution pass-through.²
    Status: Unresolved
  • Missing: Will not tune analog OTA stations.¹
    Status: Resolved L280
  • Missing: USB ports inactive.
    Status: Resolved L280
  • Missing: Support for alternate UHF Pro band from TV2 remote.
    Status: Resolved L227
  • Missing: DISH Comm.
    Status: Cancelled
  • Missing: Active Antenna support.
    Status: Unresolved

Notes

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

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