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DSS-FORUM FAQS
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| How to load DG7000/DG5900/DG6800/DG7200
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The booting sequence:
Connect receiver to power outlet and Turn on the power from the back panel switch. You may need to turn receiver ON using the front panel switch (or remote control) as well.
Display will show "boot". Then "- - - =", then 0 or a number and a red (standby) light.
In a few moments the red light will dissapear, the number will dissappear and reappear. A green led light may come up on the front panel IF the receiver finds a signal.
WARNING:
IF the RS-232 cable is connected, the receiver may not pass the "- - - =" stage, so if you find your STB stuck there just remove the com cable, but DO NOT TURN OFF.
Loading procedure:
A).- Program
1.- BOOT the receiver
2. Connect receiver to PC using RS-232C female-female null modem cable (crossover cable 3-2,2-3,5-5).
2a-Or you can use a straight thru(2-2, 3-3, 5-5) and a null modem adapter
3. Run FTLINK3.01.exe (or later version) on your computer.
4. Left click "upgrade software", then, browse the and select the program BIN. Double Click on it.
WARNING:
Download will start immediately. DO NOT INTERRUP THE PROCESS.
Display will show loading from d001 to d100, then will go "- - - =". Then f001 to f100, finally it will show "good"
5. Turn OFF power from back panel switch, wait 5 second, BOOT receiver .
B).- Satellite information/Channel List:
On FTlink Left click "Write User data", then browse and select channel list file in TXT format .Double Click on it.
WARNING:
Download will start immediately. DO NOT INTERRUP THE PROCESS.
Display will show loading from d001 to d100, then will go "- - - =". Then f001 to f100, finally it will show "good"
Reordering channels by SID:
Menu
User Installation + System Settings + OK
Scroll Down and set "Sort by SID" option ON
C).- Keys
Run Caslink v1.13 or later
Left Click on File, Open and select HEX format key file. Left click on Tools, Download to STB
WARNING:
Download will start immediately. DO NOT INTERRUP THE PROCESS.
Restart receiver when front display shows "200"
Cloning procedure:
Cloning will copy ALL information including program, channel lists, keys, settings, favourites, etc.
On receiver to be prepared: Menu=>User Installation=>Factory Default=>OK
Receiver will BOOT.
Wait untill botting sequence finishes. Turn receiver OFF using switch on the rear panel.
Master receiver should be ON (BOOT if required)
Connect receiver to receiver using RS-232C female-female null modem cable (crossover cable 3-2,2-3,5-5).
Or you can use a straight thru(2-2, 3-3, 5-5) and a null modem adapter
Turn receiver to be prepared ON using switch at the rear panel.
WARNING:
Download will start immediately. DO NOT INTERRUP THE PROCESS.
Display will show loading from d001 to d100, then will go "- - - =". Then f001 to f100, finally it will show "good"
Unplug RS-232 null modem cable from BOTH receivers.
BOOT the (now ready) cloned receiver.
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| ECM, EMM and Signals for both Plastic and FTA explained...
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First of all, satellite signals do no harm to any equipment. It's physically impossible. Even receivers made by Dish and BEV cannot be destroyed with a signal. It just doesn't happen.
The software on Dish/BEV receivers is designed to do certain things when it receives data from the satellite: Send and deliver messages, process payments, order ppv movies....or....shut down when it is told to look for certain coding on the card. That's right-- even the card itself cannot be destroyed by the satellite signal.
Simple logic applies:
If A = B, then C. In this case, A= A certain offset in the bin file on the card, B= a ppv string, blocker, or anything else that a normal sub would not have, and C= loop the card or write a string of code on the firmware that causes it to not function.
FTA receivers do not have software designed to interact with the data stream in that way. They do not process Charlie's "If A=B then C" commands. FTA receiver software cannot be updated through the data stream. It only gets updated through the RS-232 port by your computer. That's why key changes, map calls, algorithm changes, and other things that cause FTA receivers to lose Dish/BEV channels are not ECMs.
Charlie can change the way the keys are processed. He can also change certain areas of the MAPROM to serve different functions. Keys change on a routine basis as well. The FTA software contains a card image that operates just like a smart card and it is designed to accept these changes. The firmware bin outside of the card image cannot be touched through the stream. When these changes occur, sometimes screens go dark and channels disappear. Many people call this an ECM but that is not technically true.
Since a True FTA receiver that doesn't use a third-party bin doesn't have a card image, there is nothing on the firmware that is designed to be altered through the data stream. As another pointed out, that makes as much sense as the radio station sending out a signal to change the station on your radio dial.
In order for Dish or BEV to truly ECM an FTA receiver, it would be necessary for them to have in their possession the source code for all 20-30 different FTA receiver brands. You and I don't have the source code, so you can bet Charlie doesn't either-- even if he has a room full of Viewsats and Sonicviews.
Next, after having the source code for every receiver, he would need to stream this code in the data stream. Satellites do not have unlimited bandwidth. He'd have to drop about 100 channels or so just to fit all of that firmware in the data stream-- on all 7 satellite locations.
Then, he would have to post a hacked bin on all of the sites and hope that people are dumb enough to load it to their receivers. Remember, Dish receivers interact with Charlie because they are programmed to. FTA receivers would have to be programmed to do so as well. Currently, they are not.
After all of the dumb mofos out there loaded Charlie's bin to their receiver, then Charlie could indeed wreak all sorts of havok on them with his update from the stream. Of course, with 100 channels chopped off of the lineup not many people would still be watching anyway. Those who were smart enough not to fall for such a thing would be sitting here laughing at all of the idiots who fell for Charlie's trap.
So you see, as it stands now, Charlie...
1) does not have the source code necessary to cause FTA receivers not to function.
2) does not have the bandwidth on the satellites to accomodate all of the firmware that would be necessary to launch such an attack.
3) does not have the legions of idiots foolish enough to fall for such a trick that it would take to make such an ECM effective.
In other words, I repeat:
DISH CANNOT &$%! WITH YOUR RECEIVER!
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| what are spot beams and why??
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Spot Beam Technology
PMG Rev. 6/18/02
Page 1 of 3
WHY SPOT BEAMS?
“Spot beams” take satellites to the next level. Spot beams enable EchoStar to deliver more local
channels to specific, precisely defined areas, improving its ability to compete with cable broadcasters.
Echo I through Echo VI satellites use beams that cover the entire nation. To provide local broadcast
coverage, channels intended for only one local market are scrambled so customers elsewhere cannot
view them. The new “spot beam” satellites are designed to aim spot beams at selected metropolitan
markets, allowing the same radio frequencies to be reused in different cities, thus increasing the
channel capacity. For example, by focusing over a very small area, like the New York City
metropolitan area, the frequency can be reused in several other places like Miami, San Francisco and
Chicago (these cities are used as examples, and will not actually share the same spot beam
frequency). EchoStar VII and EchoStar VIII are both spot beam satellites. Why do these benefit our
customers? With these two highly powerful spot beam satellites, we can direct about 50 different spot
beam “projections” to the continental U.S. and deliver a lot more local programming to those specific
areas. Each spot beam has an approximate diameter of 300 miles, making them powerful satellites!
FREQUENCY TYPES:
• Frequencies Explained: When programming from our content providers is sent (“transmitted”) to
the satellites from one of the uplink centers (Cheyenne, WY or Gilbert, AZ), the “transmission”
uses a unique radio frequency (RF) channel. It is similar to traffic lanes on a highway. Each RF
channel represents a traffic lane that keeps the signals (vehicles) from interfering with one another
en route to the satellite (this is also called “uplinking”). Unique frequencies are also used to
“downlink” programming from the satellite to the customer’s homes.
• The satellite’s “transponders” receive signals from earth on one frequency and amplify and
transmit them back to earth on a different frequency.
• On a CONUS (“CONtinental United States”) satellite, each frequency downlinks programming to
the whole United States.
• On a spot beam satellite, frequencies are re-used and downlinked to up to five different spot beam
locations (“projections”).
Spot Beam Technology
PMG Rev. 6/18/02
Page 2 of 3
Parts of a Spot Beam
Low Beam
Out, No Service
High Beam
The Spot Beam
signal gets
weaker the
farther you are
from its center.
QUANTITY OF SPOT BEAM FREQUENCIES:
• There are 5 downlink spot beam frequencies available for use on each of the two new satellites
(Echo VII and Echo VIII), and each frequency can be used in five different beams (5 frequencies x
5 beams = 25 spot beam frequencies available per spot beam satellite).
• Each beam (“projection”) carries between one and three of the different re-used frequencies,
depending on the number of programming channels needed in that DMA (Designated Market
Area). For example, City A may just use frequency 3; City B may use frequency 3 and 5.
• Each spot beam frequency can broadcast 10 - 12 programming channels (e.g. ABC, NBC, CBS,
FOX, WB, UPN)
SPOT BEAM FREQUENCIES BEING USED:
• Echo VII provides spot beams at the 119° orbital location.
• 119 spot beam frequencies: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
• Echo VIII will provide spot beams at the 110° orbital location.
• 110 spot beam frequencies: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Spot beams have two areas:
• High beam - Center area in a spot beam
projection: customers located here will have the
strongest spot beam signal strength (nearly as
good, just as good, or better than the CONUS
signal in the area). This area is approximately 300
miles in diameter.
• Low beam or “fringe area” - Area just outside the
“high beam” area: customers located here may
have marginal signal strength, as their spot signal
will be weaker than the CONUS signal in the area.
LOCAL CITIES THAT WILL REMAIN “CONUS”
(a.k.a. “Flagship” Locals)*
Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL
Denver, CO Atlanta, GA
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX New York City, NY
*Only includes ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, WB, UPN and PBS.
Other channels on spots, 61.5° or 148°.
Spot Beam Technology
PMG Rev. 6/18/02
Page 3 of 3
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
• Home transponder is now transponder 11. You will use this to determine signal strength when
peaking the dish antenna. Looking at signal strength on transponders 1 through 10 will give
you an incorrect reading.
o Some transponders in 1 through 10 will show no signal at all - the customer does not
reside in that spot beam area.
o Tranponder(s) for that spot beam area may show a higher signal than a CONUS
transponder – you should never peak on a spot beam transponder.
• On the Point Dish screen, if 01 to 10 is chosen in
the “Transponder” box, the word “Spotbeam” will
be displayed instead; when transponders 11 or
higher are chosen, “Transponder” will display
above the box.
• Some spot beam projections may not cover the
full DMA (“Designated Market Area” – the FCC’s
boundary for reception of local television
signals). There are very few customers in this
situation (less than 1% of our full customer
base). See also “Note” below.
• A spot beam projection can cover more than the DMA, but only qualified customers (based on
their address (“network qualifying”)) will be able to see the local channels in that spot beam.
• Mobile customers (RV or truck customers) or customers that move to a new location that had
spot beam locals will have receivers that expect to see a particular frequency. When they
move from that DMA/spot location, their receivers will no longer be able to receive their
original local channels, nor function in the new location until they update their information with
the CSC.
NOTE:
• Some cities will include customers that are in the DMA, but might not be able to see the
spot beam (they are in “fringe” areas). Although these “fringe” customers will be listed as
“eligible” on the customer and retailer websites, they will be offered the local package by
CSRs with a warning that additional hardware may be required to receive the spot beam
satellite signals.
• Some cities include only “non-flagship” channels within the spot beam. “Flagship” channels
are ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, WB, UPN and PBS.
Point Dish/Signal
Spot Beam
Transponders
Echo VII @119
1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Echo VIII @110
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
When 01 through 10 appear in this box,
it will display “Spotbeam” instead of
“Transponder”.
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