Scientific Atlanta Explorer 4200DVB

[winka]

Hi guys im new to this box, Ive updated Eurovox, Starview and the Arnet Kriptview boxs but never anything to do with this box. Is there firmware to download? or have you got to update another way? As much info as possible would be great.

Cheers

Winka

[G77]

they take cards. you need to read up on a few tuts. you need to know if its from your area, if you know then pin, and if its got the orig card with it

[winka]

Originally Posted by G77

they take cards. you need to read up on a few tuts. you need to know if its from your area, if you know then pin, and if its got the orig card with it

Yeah it has the VM card in, but dont really know enough about the cards. Will have a read up on them. Do you change the pin/card No in the settings of the box???

Cheers

[G77]

well first thing you need to do is boot the box WITHOUT FEED CONNECTED and see if the box says anything about the card status in the engineers menu. you get into engineers menu or e/m as we call it by booting the box whilst holding up and down on the front pannel.
once you have assertained this we can then advise if its worth preceding with this box.

[G77]

oh yeah, a bit of history about the box would be handy, ie, has it been collecting dust under the stairs for years? has subscription been cancelled. has the box been taken out of service before subs was cancelled ect. also, is this your box which you rent from vm?

[benson79]

G77 I have an SA 4000
Never been paired with a card never been used at all, is there any other way of getting the BK number except off the U50 chip?? I'm new to soldering and am having trouble with the tiny bloody thing
Thankx

[G77]

no pal. unfortunately not. the one saving grace with these boxes is that the dump isn't encrypted. same for the 4200. when you get to the 8300, its encrypted and under that grey gunk

[winka]

Originally Posted by G77

oh yeah, a bit of history about the box would be handy, ie, has it been collecting dust under the stairs for years? has subscription been cancelled. has the box been taken out of service before subs was cancelled ect. also, is this your box which you rent from vm?

Cheers for all the info mate. The box is a friends, she tells me she has just got it only 2 weeks ago. So i need to boot the box up with no cable feed in and holding the up & down button on the front panel? What will i see once the box has came on? will it be some sort of menu screen??ThanksWinka

[benson79]

great!
do i really need to take them off the board? seeing as i'm connecting wire to the leggs then the elvis, can i not do this with them still attached? or am i just grabbing at straws?