I have a friend who has a Captive Works 600S. His box hasn't been up and running for at least a year, at which time he messed with the settings and messed it up. He had someone doing his box for him before that time; therefore, he's never done anything, even get on a website to investigate. He wanted me to try and fix it for him. However, I thought it best that he start reading and learning, or else his box will be down most of the time, if he waits for someone else to do it.
Therefore, this is what I would like to know, will he basically just need to update it? Has much changed with the box since then? Also, I would assume that whatever he messed up can be fixed by setting it back to default, or that the current updates will take care of that, since he will have to set it back to default.
So, that being the case, where is the best place for me to direct him to? I don't see that many posting about this particular box. But on the other hand, I really didn't pay that much attention until recently.
all you have to do is factory reset then put in new bin 162 for the cw600s if it is cw600s and not the cw600p there are 2 tips of cw600 the s and the premium this is the cw600p and it is bin169 and you can get all the files and how tos at crazyfta dot com you will have it up and runing in no time hope this helps you and you budy
Thanks Bruce! Last night I was reading back on the archives and came to the conclusion that you are the man when it comes to the CW. Therefore, I'm not surprised that you are the one that responsed. Thanks again, I really appreciate it.
How to Update BIN'S by PC 1) Connect your PC and receiver with the Cable (Serial Null Modem) that came with your Receiver. 2) Plug the Receiver into a power outlet. 3) Turn the receiver ON from the switch on the back of the receiver and you will see 00:00 and then press the "POWER" key on front of the receiver panel to make it standby, the LED dot - - : - - will blink. Note: Loader will not work until you see - - : - - on the LED panel 4) Run the "CW f2atv_com v1.04_plusUSB.exe" on your PC. 4a- Select the right COM port where you connected your NULL modem cable usually COM1. 4b- Then select Download S/W 4c- Press Open (the Yellow file icon) and select the bin file, "CXSummerV1.51_14022006.bin" . 4d- Then click Start, and the upgrade will begin. 5) After finishing, the LED will display "-End" 6) Now Press Open (the Yellow file icon) and select the NEWEST bin file you have, for example lets use : "SummerV1.56_FixChannelMaster.bin" . 6) If you need to install the Channel list as well go to step 3 below How to Update Channel List by PC 1) Connect your PC and receiver with the Cable (Serial Null Modem) that came with your Receiver. 2) Plug the Receiver into a power outlet. Turn the receiver ON from the switch on the back of the receiver, and continue to step 4. 3) IF you are just continuing from installing the bin, turn the receiver OFF from the switch on the back of the receiver. Wait 5 seconds, and continue to step 4. 4) Turn the receiver ON from the switch on the back of the receiver and you will see 00:00 and then press the "POWER" key on front of the receiver panel to make it standby, the LED dot - - : - - will blink. Note: Loader will not work until you see - - : - - on LED panel 5) Run the "CW f2atv_com v1.04_plusUSB.exe" on your PC. Select the right COM port where you connected your NULL modem cable usually COM1, Then select <download> Press <open> (the Yellow file icon) and select the sdx file "_61-82_91_110_119_LEGACY_NO_CHANNELS.sdx" Then click <start>, and the upgrade will begin. Use This to UPDATE SOFTWARE 6) After finishing, the LED will display "-End", If "-End" was not displayed, go back to step 4, if still no success, reinstall the Update Bin and then retry to install the Channel list. How to Do a Channel Scan Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� Installation �� Configure the Satellite so you can see it being detected on that screen, �� Hit the Blue Key to do a Scan (Scan everything, not just FTA) Repeat for all the Satellites you are using. (DO NOT DO a Blind scan) You will get duplicate channels which will interfere with your normal list) How to Do a Blind Scan. If you insist on doing a BLIND SCAN. Use the receiver's Remote control. Doing a Blind Scan will get you duplicate channels which will interfere with your normal list Press Menu �� Installation �� Select the Satellite �� Press F1 How to Enable Patch or Disable Patch Use the receiver's Remote control. Exit all menu, Press the F1 key, the LED will display 'H', then press '000' How to Edit Patch key Use the receiver's Remote control After Enable patch key. Press Menu �� Installation �� Patch Menu How to Select EPG style Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� EPG style can change Normal: Viewsat / koolsat / Pansat style Scroll Txt: Old CaptiveWorks style How to Configure the SID sort Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� Channel No. style can change: Normal: Normal sort order SID sort: Dish order (This is the preferred way) How to Do a Category Search Use the receiver's Remote control. 1) Make sure the EPG is loaded. To do that just open the EPG screen and see if the boxes are full, if not go choose any box that has no EPG and wait 15-20 sec and it will be filled. (You only need to do this once in the beginning). 2) Then exit and hit F2 on your remote. 3) The Category box will open, just choose what category you want to watch and hit ok 4) After 2-3 seconds, a list of channels will open which are CURRENTLY playing these categories (every half hour this list changes when a new show is finished or started) 5) Next to the channel there is the title of the show, if you hit INFO button it will open the full information, hit INFO again and it will disappear. Just select what you like and watch. How to Clone a CW600s Box to Box 1) Connect the master and slave box with the Cable (Serial Null Modem) that came with your receiver. 2) Turn the master receiver on and press the "POWER" key to make it standby "- - : - -". 3) Turn the slave receiver on, in the master receiver's display the LED will display 'H' and blink. 4) Input in the master receiver the password: 111 --to- Transfer S/W 222 --to- Transfer data 333 --to- Transfer data, then S/W 444 --to- Copy the whole flash except Boot Loader. 5) After inputting the password. The transfer will begin. When finished, the LED will Display "-End". 6) Disconnect the Cable (Serial Null Modem). 7) Turn the receiver OFF from the switch on the back of the receiver. Wait 5 seconds, and then turn it back ON. Note: By using the different passwords, you can do what ever you want to do for Box to Box. How to Set DishPro LNB's Use the receiver's Remote control Press Menu �� Installation �� Antenna Setting �� 5th Option LNB type How to Set Legacy SW21/42/44/ Switch Use the receiver's Remote control Press Menu �� Installation �� Antenna Settings �� 4th Option Legacy SW Set the type of switch you got on your dish setup. Don't forget to set DISCQ setting to none otherwise it will not work properly. How to Set Channel Lock on Certain Channels Use the receiver's Remote control Press Menu �� Channels Manager �� Channels Edit �� Go to the channel and press the blue key on your remote. How to Make Video Adjustments Use the receiver's Remote control Video options can be accessed by pressing zero "0" when viewing TV. Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness and Tint can be adjusted from level 1-200. BEV and DISH Key Problem (Garbage keys) Use the receiver's Remote control. Here's a quick fix that doesn't involve re-applying the firmware upgrade. -From Installation Menu, select Patch Menu. -Use the directional buttons on the remote to move the Key selection to Nagravision2. -Delete the garbage keys one by one until there's nothing left. You'll know they're garbage keys because there's garbage text in the Provider field. -Once all keys are deleted, exit out of the menus and go to any channel. The old, bogus Nagra key warning will display on the scrambled channel. Just leave it there for about 5 minutes. -If after 5 minutes, the channel remains scrambled, change channels and wait until the Warning Update box comes up. Hit the Page Down button and this will bring you into the edit Key menu. Just leave that up and after 2 minutes your channel should be unscrambled. How to Turn On or Off the Key Update Message Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� Scroll down to the last page you will see it. How to Display Channel Full Name Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� Scroll down to the last page you will see it. How to Use the EchoStar Package or Bell Express Vu Package Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Sat �� Chose the option you would like to use How to Do a HARD RESET Press and hold the "POWER" key on front of the receiver panel, and then turn the receiver ON from the switch on the back of the receiver and you will see "BOOT" in the display. Now you can load your BIN. This is recommended if you have rebooting issue if not then you just have to do the normal way. How to Turn Autoroll On\Off Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� OSD �� Scroll down to the next page �� AutoRoll option on or off How to Search for Shows Use the receiver's Remote control. Press TXT �� OK �� Type your shows name �� Search How to Change Time to Military or Regular Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� OSD �� Time Display Format change to 12/24 How to Turn Auto Transponder On\Off Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� Scroll down to the next page �� Auto TP changed to ON or OFF How to Enable Closed Captioning Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� Scroll down to the next page and you will see the CC option. How to Move OSD Use the receiver's Remote control. Use if you're TV makes it unable to see some areas. Press Menu �� OSD �� Horizontal offset or Vertical offset How to View Channel Category List Use the receiver's Remote control. Make Sure EPG is loaded. To do that just open the EPG screen and see if the boxes are full, if not go choose any box that has no EPG and wait 15-20 sec and it will be filled. (You only need to do this once in the beginning). -Then exit and hit F2 on your remote. -Category box will open, just choose what category you want to watch and hit ok -After 2-3 seconds, a list of channels will open which are CURRENTLY playing these categories (every half hour this list changes when a new show is finished or started) -Next to the channel there is the title of the show, if you hit INFO button it will open the full information, hit INFO again and it will disappear. Just select what you like and watch. How to Recall Last Channel Use the receiver's Remote control. Press Menu �� System setting �� System �� History List If you select YES, which ever channel you go to it will put it in a list and if you press RECALL on your remote it will display the list of all previous channels you visited. If you select NO, it will recall only the last channel. PICTURES FOR USE IN THIS If you need any Pictures, I have these already made up. Bin select photo Channel List Select Start Button SW Start Button Data SW Screen Data Screen AEK BRAIN
found that at complete fta dot com got picture with it if you want to see them go to that site and down load it it is in the how tos for cw600s under Dummies Guide To Updating Cw600s
I looked at that a couple of days ago. However, I don't recall what site it was on. It's pretty cool with the picture tutorial. I did notice that it was dated 04-06-06. I especially liked the pictures where is shows what you will need, stating half a brain with the brain picture.
It all sound pretty much standard procedure for loading bins. However, I read that newer files are to be used with the 1.05v.
The person who owns this receiver has never done anything in regard to updating. All he has done (and knows how to do) is turn on the receiver and change the channels. That's why it hasn't been updated since June 2006.
So, I plan to make him a little 'package' and include the loader for him, so I wanted to make sure I had the right one.