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Receiver Rebooting
By Sahar
IRCA Receivers:
1st Generation Soft-Reboot Procedure: - Pull out the Access card. - Hold down the power button and the down arrow button on the receiver at the
same time. - Hold for 15 seconds. - Turn on the receiver. - Press select button twice. - Re-insert Access card when prompted. (If it says card has expired reinsert it.)
The receiver should now be turned on. It may be necessary to do this over again.
1st Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Take your access card out, hold down the power button and the down arrow
button on the receiver at the same time. - Hold for 15 seconds. - Unplug the receiver from the wall while holding down the buttons. - Hold for 30 seconds
- Plug the receiver back in while holding down the buttons. - Hold for 15 more seconds. - Turn on the receiver. - Press the select button twice. - Re-insert the access card when prompted.
You might have to do this procedure a few times if it doesn't work the first time.
2nd Generation Soft-Reboot Procedure: - Take out the access card - Hold down the power button and the arrow down button on the receiver at the
same time - Hold for 15 seconds - Turn on the receiver, press the select button twice and put your card in.
2nd Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Turn the receiver power off remove the card unplug the receiver and let it sit over
night.
2nd Method: - Push tv/dss and the arrow down button on the front of your receiver and then go to
test button on the screen and push select. - Test will run for 1 minute or so and then it will give you an option to select STOP
-On the screen select "stop" (at this time the receiver will do hard-reboot.)
3rd Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Take the access card out.
-Press the down arrow and the power button at the same time and hold them
down (you should be on channel 100). - While holding the keys down pull out the power cord from the wall. - While still holding the keys down wait 1 minute and plug the cord back into the
wall. - Wait for 15 more seconds let the buttons go. (make sure you are still on channel
100). - Put your card back in.
4th Generation Reboot Procedure: - Hold down the top three buttons on the receiver and wait till you get a message
saying "looking for signal." (You will get some scribbles on the screen and it will
be done.)
5th Generation RCA Soft Reboot Procedure
- Press and hold the Info and Right Arrow buttons for 5 seconds until unit powers off
- Release buttons
- System will re-set itself
- To access the Test Menu, press Info and Left Arrow buttons 5th Generation RCA (Model DRD420RE) Hard Reboot Procedure
- Remove Access Card
- Press and hold the Power and Down Arrow buttons on the receiver simultaneously
- Hold for 15 seconds
- Unplug the receiver from the wall while holding down the buttons
- Hold for 15 seconds
- Plug the receiver back in while still holding down the two buttons
- Hold for 15 seconds
- Turn on the receiver
- Press Menu button twice
- Re-Insert Access Card when prompted.
Sony Receivers:
Sony Receivers Identification:
On the back of the receivers there is a number that goes something like this: SAS-BS1 "1" stands for 1st Generation, If you got "2" it's 2nd Generation etc...
1st Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Push and hold the exit and down arrow button.
2nd Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Push tv/dss and the down arrow button on the front of your receiver. - Go to test button on the screen and push select, (the test will run for 1 minute or
so and then it will give you an option to select STOP) - On the screen select "stop." (At this time the receiver will do hard-reboot.)
3rd Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Un-plug the unit for 15 minutes and it should be done.
4th Generation Hard-Reboot Procedure: - Hold down the guide and the down arrow button for 20-30 seconds.
If all else fails: (Sony Receivers) - With your card in the receiver, push the 'menu' and arrow down button on
the RECEIVER at the same time. This will bring up a menu. - Choose 'test' on the menu and watch the screen as it cycles through its
test. - When the test gets to the 'eeprom' and says 'testing now', hit both the
'guide' and arrow down keys on your receiver and hold them for 30 seconds. - Press these buttons within a split-second of seeing TESTING NOW on the
EEPROM. I held for 40 seconds and it worked flawlessly.
Your screen should go blank or you will see static. - Let up the 'guide' and arrow down keys' and watch TV
Uniden/Memorex Receivers:
Hard-Reboot Prodedure: - Push and hold the tv/dss and arrow down button on the receiver at the same time and a hidden menu will pop up on the screen. Use your remote to navigate to "reset" button and push select.
Hughes Receivers:
Soft Reboot Procedure: - Press and hold the power button down. - Press the down button, up button, then the down button. - Release the power button and it is done.
Hard Reboot Procedure: - Go to systems menu, installation, system test. - Do a system test. - When done, press up channel button 3 times follow by down channel button 2
times. - You will get to a secret screen. There you will find a "Reset button" if you press
that it will clear out your RAM memory.
Note: On some Hughes systems when you get to the secret screen you will not find "Reset button" press the power and action button for 15 seconds at the secret screen and it should work.
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