You are giving bad information. The digital side has a separate battery. it is not part of the VCII decoder/module.
Norman Sussman wrote: > You can pick up a descrambler on eBay..cheap. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Guy Ogden > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 4:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TVRO] Bad ID > > Thanks. I very much appreciate your help. I just wrote ATS to see what > it would cost me, so now I'm waiting to see if I am out of the BUD > business for good or not. Think good thoughts for me. > Guy > > --- spyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> When the onboard battery dies, the unit ID will become corrupted in >>the event of power loss. >> >> I recently had the same thing happen to me. Unfortunately the only >>options are sending it to ATS http://www.atselectronics.com/ for >>servicing , or getting a new 4DTV receiver. I'm not sure of the price >>for the ATS service as I took the oportunity to upgrade from a 920 to >>a 922. Once the unit ID is corrupted the digital side of the receiver >>is of no use, sorry to say. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: guyogden >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 6:48 AM >> Subject: [TVRO] Bad ID >> >> >> When I recently lost electrical power for 8 hours, I lost all my >> settings on my General Instruments 4DTV receiver. I did a master >> reset, but when I called Superstar for my guide download they said >>I >> had a bad ID number. Does anyone have any advice? (other than >> abandoning my BUD) >> >> Guy > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/EyMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
