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SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
Updating Software
Verify signal from Point Dish:
Press the Menu button on the remote.
Select System Setup from the Main Menu, if no System Setup, select Installation, (e.g. Model 1000.)
Select Installation from the System Setup menu.
Select Point Dish from the Installation menu.
Verify the signal bar is green and indicates "Locked".
After checking signal verify you have "Without My Permission" selected under system upgrades.
Press the Menu button on the remote.
Select System Setup from the Main Menu, if no System Setup, select Installation, (e.g. Model 1000.)
Select Installation from the System Setup menu.
Select System Upgrades from the Installation menu.
The check mark should be in "Without My Permission". If it is not, select this option, then select Save.
Power the receiver off for 15 minutes to take the download.
Initial Software Download
On power up, the receiver will go to the Point Dish screen. (Receivers with factory software will not to turn off.)
Verify the signal bar is green and indicates "Locked".
Select Save. If there is not an option for Save, Select Cancel.
Message 055 or 056 will pop up, "Is the mounting and positioning of your dish complete...". Select Yes.
A progress message is displayed with the following, "Warning: Vital program information will now download into your receiver. Do not disturb or unplug it until this screen disappears." This step normally takes 10-15 minutes. If there is an OK button, select it now.
A message stating "Your receiver's memory is now being programmed. Do not disturb or unplug the receiver while the green front panel light is blinking". There is no time limit for this step. Simply follow the onscreen instructions.
If the software download is interrupted, unplug the receiver from the electrical outlet.
Wait 15 seconds, plug it back in and turn it on.
Repeat steps 1 - 3.
Run a Check Switch test.
Press the Menu button on the remote.
Select System Setup from the Main Menu, if no System Setup, select Installation.
Select Installation from the System Setup menu.
Select Point Dish from the Installation menu.
Select Check Switch from the Point Dish menu.
Select Test or "Check".
The receiver displays an Attention message to wait until the switch setup check is done.
Once complete, cancel out to the Installation and Setup Menu.
Select System Info.
Call 1-800-333-3474 to activate your receiver.
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