How to load the 279t bin 279t has Auto-Key & Auto-TP-Roll & off limit, Safe For Fortec Ultra's & Pansat 2500a. This is NTSC not PAL Read all of these instructions and you will have less questions and may learn something. TP auto-roll will NOT find the channel if it moves to another Satellite. .PLUGGING IN CABLE. Make sure you plug in the cable from the dish to the receiver at the IF 13/18v INPUT. Not the ANT IN. The cables coming from the dish to the switch should be put on the switch at the same number as you have set in your receiver. "Example", 119 cable goes on number 1 on the diseqc switch and the receiver has #1 for 119 in the program. HOW TO FLASH. You can flash (load) your receiver with this bin on top of the bin (file) you already have. It will replace it. Use a STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLE RS232C to your receiver from the computer. Take the cable off going to the LNB to be safe. If you have the year model Dec 2004 or newer or a computer without a 9 pin plug you can clone it or you MAY need to use a USB to Serial cable 26-183 Download the recommended file X-85BL_060927_279t_db_api(N).zip UNZIP both files. You can use WinZip or Winace. Click on BLACKLIST UP LOADER.EXE to start it. Set the COM PORT and select the word BIN. Click on BROWSE then put in the bin you want (note it is a bin & NOT zip) Turn receiver on from the back, when FIRST bar starts then click FIX on the loader in our computer. After you get compleat at the computer the ON will display in your receiver. Your receiver is flashed. If you get (Night Rider) NR ------- dashes instead of the ON then flash with the 276 Factory bin to bring it back, Do a Factory Set and start over again. You can also use the 228 factory bin to bring back your receiver. If you have no lights (NOTHING) on your receiver then you will need to jtag. HOW TO SET DEFAULT KEY. MENU, PARENTAL CONTROL, OK, down to SECOND PIN put in 1668 then OK then down to SET DEFAULT KEY then OK. You may need to set the DEFAULT KEY after you get channels or you may get the scrambled message. HOW TO DO A FACTORY SETTING MENU, down to FACTORY SETTING then OK. When you do this you will clean out your channels. TP & AUTO-ROLL OPTIONS To manually do a TP scan click on MENU, then click OK in INSTALLATION, then down to TP SCAN, then OK, then pick a Satellite, then OK, then pick a TP you want to scan and click OK. All the channels you get will be at the end of the list you already have. To turn TP AUTOUPDATE ON or OFF go here. MENU, then down to USER SETUP then OK then down to TP AUTOUPDATE, side arrow will make the change. then EXIT. When TP auto-rolls it may give you all the channels on that TP and put them at the end of your channels. Some may get mixed up with your channels you already have and mess up your list order. You may have to delete, rename or move them. It may be a good idea to keep AUTOUPDATE off until you are ready to fix things that way your channel order will stay ok until then.
TIME SETTING & EPG ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE Each time you turn the receiver ON you will be asked if you want the EPG. Click OK to download the EPG, this is the guide to tell you what is on. If you say EXIT you may only get one or two hours of the guide. If you need to refresh the EPG for any reason just turn the receiver OFF & ON from the front. Make sure the GMT, time, date & day are correct. Use the side arrow to change the GMT and the number pad to change the rest. Use Military time. You need to be on 119 or 110 Satellite to download EPG. After the guide download you can click on GUIDE then SIGNAL on the remote. You will get what is on for several hours. If you have changed the Satellite name from ECHO to DISH you may not get asked if you want to download the EPG when you first turn on the receiver. RESET RECEIVER Sometimes you need to do a reset, (hard boot). Turn power off then on from the back.
SYSTEM INFORMATION This will show you what bin and boot file you have. Click on MENU then down to SYSTEM INFORMATION.