With new Bin's being released so often so many of you are losing channels during the updatingprocess.. To save alot of time I thought I would post a few suggestions of what you should do before or during the updating process every time you upload a new bin in your receiver.
lets break it down for you...what happens here is when you install a new bin the receiver overwrites the old one. In order to do this it takes all the memory the receiver has and in this process SOMETIMES not always but often enough it will delete some data in the channel list and or the satfile....
To save a user hours of work I suggest that you install a prefect 100% complete not missing data satfile it is a small tiny file that takes the slowest computer in the world less than 1 minute to install.....The same thing for your channel list it is a TINY file will take 1 minute
You are already here connected to the computer what is 1 more minute gonna hurt? Sure the hell beats the receiver not getting channels anymore..
I do this each time and never have any data loss I just do it this way, in this order, and watch tv seconds after putting the new bin in my receiver not after fighting my receiver for hours or day's.
#1 BEFORE you disconnect your receiver from the TV make a note of ALL antenna settings for every Satellite you can receive. You could do this ANYTIME so its done. I have it all in nice text DOC in my computer.
#2 Download the new bin from the "home" forum for your receiver. Never pay for free info. Unzip the file and place it inside a folder on your computer named "new bin 12-03-09 or whatever the date is.
#3 Go to Viewsatusa.com or wherever on the nett you can get one and get a FRESH UPDATED copy of the satfile. Place this file inside that folder you made today.
#5 Use the Loader Program or USB drive to copy the channnel list FROM your receiver to the computer. Place that file indise the folder you made today.
#6 Use the loader Program or USB drive to install the new bin, satfile, and Channel List from the folder you made today.
#8 Connect your receiver back to TV, LNB and whatever else you normaly do.
#9 Using you notes make sure all settings are the same as before in each satallite you can receive in antenna settings.
#10 Turn it to a sat and if need be let it autoroll. Sometimes this step takes 3 min sometimes 10. If you interrupt it by changing channels it will take longer so just let it roll.
#11 Watch tv. Be thankfull it works.
#12 After using the receiver for a while go to the "home" forum for you receiver and report any Bug's or thank the coders for their hard work.
To make a backup using the loader program
Connect your receiver to both a tv and computer.
hit menu, system Information, Receiver upgrade, go down to satellite and hit ok.....a process bar will appear then start the loader program on the host computer and hit the STB-PC button...
repeat for the channel list
make a folder on your desktop and dragg the files to it so you can find it later
now you have backups!
Yes their are a few extra steps here than what some people will say do they do but when these steps are done they save ALOT of time and energy fixing trouble after a data loss. I have 17 sat's scanned with 2700 channels it would take me about 5 hours to get everything back the way I like it. I am sure others will jump here and say stuff like "I never do all that and I never have troube" That is fine I am just saying if you do this you will not have trouble due to data loss or settings being wrong. It takes me about 5 min to do this each time so its not a big deal.
Loader2 User Guide
"Loader2" can download the firmware from PC to STB.
1. Install "Loader2" to your PC. 2. PLUG OUT YOUR STB FROM OUTLET. 3. Connect "NULL MODEM CABLE" between PC and STB. 4. Run "Loader2" on PC. 5. Run the "Tool->Configuration" menu and select serial port what you use.
6. Press "Open File" button and select the file what you want to download. 7. And then press "PC->STB" button. WHEN ZMODEM WINDOW IS APPEARING, PLUG IN YOUR STB.
8. Then selected file will download from PC to STB.
9. When download is complete, you can see below message. When you see this dialog on PC, STB will start to write flash memory. Please wait until STB automatically reboot.
Total FTA-Viewsat HOME SITE: [link removed] (C00LSAT and All receivers)
Viewsat Platinum Receiver, 31" Dish Antenna, QPH-031 LNB, Motor. I currently have over 17 Satellites Scanned and over 2400 Channels some true FTA "In the Clear" and All of DN and BEV.
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