James
Guthrie,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, March 03, 2008
this feature is the inactivity standby ( screen saver )option. the dvr's have the ablity to off this feature. in the on screen menu it is called the "inactivity standby".push menu then preferences then inactivity standby. this will allow you enable / disable this feature. you can also change the number of hours before this feature activates. you can set this to 8 hours. but some of the receivers like the 301, 311, 322 i have'nt found any way to turn them off. i wish dish would upgrade these receivers . so a customer can turn off this feature. not knowing what receiver you have. i hope this helps you and others.
Conk98
Washington Court House,#3Consumer Suggestion
Sat, February 23, 2008
You can shut off the auto update. Go to menu then system setup then installation then goto update and select disable. what you will have to do is once a week manually shut off you reciver to get your updates.
Joseph S.
Chicago,#4Consumer Suggestion
Tue, January 09, 2007
Actually, my point was that if you're not using your satellite receiver, you should maybe just shut it off ... You know, you leave the room, you turn off the light and/or the TV, don't you? I don't know for sure if this will correct the problem or not. I just don't seem to have that particular problem with my DVR, and I have had mine for five years.
Joseph S.
Chicago,#5Consumer Suggestion
Tue, January 09, 2007
Actually, my point was that if you're not using your satellite receiver, you should maybe just shut it off ... You know, you leave the room, you turn off the light and/or the TV, don't you? I don't know for sure if this will correct the problem or not. I just don't seem to have that particular problem with my DVR, and I have had mine for five years.
Mike
Radford,#6Consumer Suggestion
Mon, January 08, 2007
I'm glad I don't have DISH any more. This is just plain wrong. You entered into the contract expecting CONTINUOUS reception as much as possible. This is not an unaviodable glitch, it is by design. It's enough to warrant demanding a cancel of your service if they can't resolve the problem. You might see what happens if you pull the plug on the receiver either before the update or while it's hibernating and then plug it back in. If that causes it to eventually start receiving your favorite channel again, you could use a mechanical wall timer to turn it off and back on every night. This is a totally kludgey workaround that should not be necessary. There may also be one of the more expensive universal remotes that can be programmed to set your reciever to a certain channel at a certain time. Again a kludgey workaround and money you shouldn't have to spend.
Herb
Vermontville,#7Author of original report
Mon, January 08, 2007
Your suggestion missed the main point. A subscriber shouldn't have to reboot his satellite receiver every day in order to continue to receive his programming. The daily reboot requirement makes unattended recording of shows all but impossible. A person can't go away for several days and still record shows that play while he's away from home. That didn't used to be the case with Dish service. Surely there must be some way to update receivers that doesn't require a daily reboot.
Joseph S.
Chicago,#8Consumer Suggestion
Sun, January 07, 2007
According to the TechForum [which airs every other month on Ch. 101], you need to shut off your receiver [place it in the Standby mode] every night to avoid the 'screensaver' and allow the receiver to get its necessary downloads in order to update the Electronic Program Guide [EPG]. Otherwise, your receiver will not be able to record one-time events.