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Redman · 08-10-06, 04:19 PM

I've had a trawl thru the sticky posts but I'm a little bit lost with regards to keys and cams. Can someone in plain English explain how they work? I have a Technomate 1500ci+ super with motorised dish. Can I download any keys for the 1500 or are the keys specific to each receiver etc. I've updated the keys and Darkman patch etc but I'm not noticing any difference to the channels I'm receiving. Do I have to enter keys manually or will the updating I'm doing thru the PC be all that I need to do to unscramble certain channels?

Redman

lincsat · 08-10-06, 04:27 PM

The patch will usually contain some keys, you may also need to load a keyfile which is a good way to add recently discovered keys for channels. BISS keys (like for sexview) need to be added with the remote.

mickeyboy · 05-11-06, 10:50 PM

are the keys the same for all models of TM???

lincsat · 06-11-06, 01:57 PM

The keys are the same for everything although the layout of the keyfile may differ

nowthen · 12-12-06, 04:22 PM

would it be any advantage If you bought a dragon cam for a technomate 1500 over trying to download the patches and keys? would you get more channels that way? the dragon cams seem dear enough though, would you also need to purchase something to enable you to write hex files onto the cards?

lincsat · 13-12-06, 02:42 PM

You would need a card programmer or a cas3 to program updates to the dragon/t-rex cam. The big advantage of the t-rex has been the availability of Premiere although this went black a few days ago.

nowthen · 13-12-06, 03:46 PM

do you mean a usb infinity card programmer? can you just put a dragon cam straight into the top slot on a tms1500ci+ and then use the card programmer to write the hex files on to the cards? if you make these cards with the hex files on them can you view the channels for long or do you constantly have to update the cards?

08-10-06, 04:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Redman Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Keys and Cams I've had a trawl thru the sticky posts but I'm a little bit lost with regards to keys and cams. Can someone in plain English explain how they work? I have a Technomate 1500ci+ super with motorised dish. Can I download any keys for the 1500 or are the keys specific to each receiver etc. I've updated the keys and Darkman patch etc but I'm not noticing any difference to the channels I'm receiving. Do I have to enter keys manually or will the updating I'm doing thru the PC be all that I need to do to unscramble certain channels? Redman

08-10-06, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: Keys and Cams The patch will usually contain some keys, you may also need to load a keyfile which is a good way to add recently discovered keys for channels. BISS keys (like for sexview) need to be added with the remote.

05-11-06, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
mickeyboy Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Keys and Cams are the keys the same for all models of TM???

06-11-06, 01:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: Keys and Cams The keys are the same for everything although the layout of the keyfile may differ

12-12-06, 04:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
nowthen Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Keys and Cams would it be any advantage If you bought a dragon cam for a technomate 1500 over trying to download the patches and keys? would you get more channels that way? the dragon cams seem dear enough though, would you also need to purchase something to enable you to write hex files onto the cards?

13-12-06, 02:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 5,913 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,575 Times in 663 Posts	Re: Keys and Cams You would need a card programmer or a cas3 to program updates to the dragon/t-rex cam. The big advantage of the t-rex has been the availability of Premiere although this went black a few days ago.

13-12-06, 03:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
nowthen Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Keys and Cams do you mean a usb infinity card programmer? can you just put a dragon cam straight into the top slot on a tms1500ci+ and then use the card programmer to write the hex files on to the cards? if you make these cards with the hex files on them can you view the channels for long or do you constantly have to update the cards?