[mythtv-users] Reliable channel changes on Dish network VIP 211k (SOLVED)

[Michael]

On 02/23/2012 02:39 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 02/22/2012 05:48 PM, Michael wrote:
>> On 02/21/2012 03:04 PM, Jim Morton wrote:
>>> When it fails what exactly does it do? Revert back the prev channel?
>>> go to a nearby channel? drop You are watching the TV>>   Sat box during
>>> testing right? Also you should be able to see the emitter flashing.
>>> Put batteries in your remotes and see if they are reliable...
>> Here is an example of the channel request and what I actually received:
>>
>> 107     107
>> 10      10
>> 107     107
>> 10      3
> Where you probably have no channel 1 in your subscription, and the IR
> receiver on the STB likely received the 1, but didn't receive the 0, so
> it acted as if you had tried to change to channel 1--which doesn't
> exist--so it took you to the "closest" (or next highest or ...) channel
> that is a part of your subscription, so you got channel 3.
>
>> 107     107
>> 10      10
>> 129     129
>> 110     129
>> 110     3
> And again....
>
>> 107     118
>>
>>
>> I got out the factory remote and tested and I get the correct channel
>> every time ( in about 20 tested )
> I suggest increasing the sleep time in your channel change script.  Is
> it set to 0.4s?  If so, try increasing it to 0.6 or 0.8 or even 1.
>
> Also, make sure you increase the capture cards's signal
> and--especially--tuning timeout sufficiently to handle the longest
> sequence of codes you will be sending in the channel change script *
> sleep_time + a little extra.
>
> Mike
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I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped me with this issue.

I have been out of town for the last 8 days and recorded close to 75 
shows.  All shows were recorded correctly.

Increasing the sleep between the select and the digits seems to have 
made the most difference.  I will add a link from the DishNetwork wiki 
page to my script updates.