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After last week DN play around with TP a new error popped up.

For 360's users it's called " update sw ", for 8K users it's called " channel change error ".

There's been reported may fixes or workarounds including deletion of TP's from sats.

This workaround comes with loss of multiple channels and recently it was discovered that not only that one TP on that one sat is causing the issue, but multiple TP's on most of the sat's.

For a list of affected channels consult EPG list at the bottom of this post.

Another workaround would be to edit your current channel list with all sats and all TP, delete all channels bellow 101 so that 101 is top of the list when you press 1.

Even if you land on a channel that has a issue ( 200 is one of them ) the only way out is by a reboot.

After reboot when first picture pops up quickly press 1 and OK, key here is to press it BEFORE " network adapter connected " message is displayed.

Once sitting on 101 there should be no problem surfing to any other channel.

Check the list in EPG bellow for affected channels BEFORE you go there as the only way out is a reboot.

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This list now includes Echost*r 6 72.7 and Anik 118.8. 77W Does not carry an EPG transponder at the moment.

This guide is useful if you do not have certain channels (you may have deleted some because they are not required) it gives a list for all the available channels on each sat. So you should have at least one that you can access to get good EPG.

EPG, (Electronic Programming Guide)
Here are all the latest channels and transponder information for updating your EPG for DN and B*V. Please try to read and attempt to try updating your EPG before posting in the forums.
There are a few guides about updating the EPG for Sonicview 8000. I recently tried all the ones posted and found them to work most of the time. However since adding DN to my B*V setup I haven't had both updated together using the guides. The guides assume you have most channels and most sats too. So here is a list of channels that will bring in the guides for both B*V and DN on all popular sats and it works.
For some reason unknown to me, populating the EPG just seems to work better on some channels than on others.
Here is a summary of the Channels that seem to work best for both DN and BEV .
Note: Using any of these channels will provide you with extended EPG data for any/all DN sats.
The Channel names and numbers may differ from your own.

Let it sit on one channel and then epg will populate (usually within 5 minutes)

If you still get no information see note at bottom of list.


119w 12486 TP19

200 Cable News Network (Recommended)
202 Headline News Network
303 Home Box Office (West)
320 Showtime Too

119w (cont) 12472 EEPG TP18 .

145 ESPN Alternate
239 WGN Superstation(Chicago) (Recommended)
418 FOXMW
424 Comcast Sports Net-Mid Atlantic
427 Fox Sports Ohio
436 Fox Sports North
438 Sports Net New York
444 ALT
561 NBA
568 NBA
881 WGN Superstation (Chicago)

118W Anik 11806 TP7

719 Star Chinese Channel International
721 Star Chinese Movies
729 CHNLV
752 Eurochannel
799 Gemini TV
800 Surya TV
902 Geo News
903 Aag TV
998 Smart

If you don't have 119w, the following are lists for each individual DN sat:

61.5w 12632 TP29

599 Sicno
607 PolSat 2 (Recommended)
615 RTP Internacional
644 LBC America
645 Al Jazeera Satellite Channel
650 Spt
670 Middle-East Broadcasting Centre

110w 12516 TP21

163 VH-1 Classic
207 CNBCW
231 RFDTV
309 Home Box Office Latino
321 Showtime Showcase
329 The Movie Channel (West)
330 The Movie Channel Xtra (West)
347 EWAM
373 EWAM
501 VODSV
892 CNBCW
898 TMC-W
899 TMCXW
5897 DRMT1
5990 TEST
9398 RFDTV

129w 12516 TP21 (Ciel-II)

125 Pirtv
573 Pirtv
5840 Sprky
5841 Info
5842 Info9
5845 Sprky
5856 Info
5847 Info9
5988 Info8
5989 Info9
5992 Temp2
9408 Starf
9413 Almavisión
9710 3 Angels Broadcasting Network
9901 You have a D*sh at 129°

148° 12486 TP19

5855 ETC2

72.7 Echost*r 6 12516 TP21 (these are MPEG-4, Nagra3)

101 DN FYI
166 CMT East
322 Showtime Extreme East
341 Encore West
345 Encore Drama East
346 Encore Love East
456 PPV Sports
457 PPV Sports
480 ALOCK
489 PENT
490 ALOCK
494 REAL
495 Penthouse TV
496 TENXtsy

These next two are for Exp*essVu.
Remember to add 1000 to the Ex*ressVu channel number if you use BEV channel renumbering.

82W 12224 TP1 82W

260 CKPG
337 SLVSC
578 PUNCH
654 S+L
707 TVI
716 FAIRM
717 FAIR
718 FAIRW
719 TALNT
724 RTDY
726 NDTVI

91W 12311 TP11 91W

2050 DvEPG
2059 E!Dv
2167 VuF7
2218 E!Ont
2240 GLB-E
2280 NBC-E
2296 WSBK
2352 Vu2
2357 Vu7
2364 Vu14
2410 The Score
2510 BBC-WN

119w Radio 12472 EEPG TP18 .

Sirius Hits 1 6001
Big '80s 6008
Classic Vinyl 6014
Alt Nation 6021
Left of Center 6026
Hard Attack 6027
Faction 6028
Chill 6035
Hip-Hop Nation 6040
New Country 6060
Jazz Café 6071
Spa 73 6073
Sirius Blues 6074
Broadway's Best 6077
Symphony Hall 6080
Sirius Pops 6086

Note:If (after trying to update using any of the above channels) you still do not have any EPG information showing, I would HIGHLY recommend a factory reset and rescan the satellites you need. This should correct any EPG problems. If you have duplicate channels the "duped" channels will not populate. Be careful not to delete the "Good" duped channel or the EPG will never populate on that particular channel, and a factory reset will be the only option to get the EPG back.

*The EPG can act erratically if you have used Channelmaster to create your own Fav lists and other edits. If this is the case then the best option is to follow the steps above.*

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Please don't PM me with fta related questions, ask them in open forums so others can benefit from them too.

Here is another way around the problem.Delete tp's 12472 and 12486 on 119.Delete tp 12516 on 110.You will lose about 30 cnls,10 of them are of quality viewing IMO.Hopefully a fix is on its way for sv owners.

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Update :

As everybody noticed yesterday workaround isn't working today .....
So new challenge.
1) Factory reset and rescan all sats with all TP
2) Save your channel list on USB stick, leave USB plugged in
3) Reboot from rear switch
4) Before "network adapter connected" pops up punch the number of the channel you want.

if successful you'll land and watch the channel you picked, if unsuccessful upload the channel list from USB, the unit will reboot and you may try again without rebooting it manually follow step 4.
same applies for normal channel change, reload the channel list, unit reboots, quickly punch in new numbers ( step 4 ).
at least no need to leave the couch and go behind unit

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