[opendtv] Re: STB locks into Ch 4-2
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:16:59 -0500
In situations (on other boxes) where you have a "channel of death" you
can sometimes power up with the antenna disconnected. I think the
WalMart receiver had one like that where you had to sometimes disconnect
the antenna during a scan. I've also had various PCHD cards that were
sensitive to various channels. For instance, my F3Q card can hang if
tuned to certain encrypted cable channels and would also hang on Fox
during commercials sometimes.
My Accurian often seems to be hung if I leave it for a few days without
use. Turning it off and on seems to fix it.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Here'e an odd thing. My Accurian, last night, decided that
> whenever I tuned it to Channel 4-2, it would lock into that
> channel and not permit me to do anything else except power
> down.
>
> After powering back up, the STB would still be tuned to
> 4-2, and still stuck there.
>
> The only way out of this was to power down, then, while
> powering back up, keep pushing the channel change button, on
> the remote control or on the front panel, while the unit was
> coming back on line. In other words, try to prevent the STB
> from returning to the last station it was tuned to. This
> would knock it off Ch 4-2. Once you're off Ch 4-2, all's
> well again.
>
> Strange. Totally repeatable, last night. After the STB was
> working as usual, tune to Ch 4-2 again, and damned if it
> wouldn't get stuck again. Need to retry tonight. Is there
> some PSIP weirdness causing this?
>
> Bert
>
>
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