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02-06-2003, 06:30 PM
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RCA 1st Gen Soft-Reboot
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Turn on the receiver. Press Select button twice. ReInsert
Access Card when prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert
it. The receiver should now be turned on. It may be necessary to do this over again. You may also try it with the card in instead of
removed.
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RCA 1st Gen Hard-Reboot (DRD102RA VERIFIED)
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Unplug the receiver from the wall while holding down the
buttons. Hold for 15 seconds. Plug the receiver back in while still
holding down the two buttons. Hold for 15 seconds. Turn on the
receiver. Press Select button twice. Re-Insert Access Card when
prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert it. The receiver
should now be turned on. It may be necessary to do this over again.
You may also try it with the card in instead of removed.
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RCA 1st Gen Modification (DRD102RA VERIFIED)
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Cut trace going to Pin7 of U3151 (27C16/27E16 EEPROM). Jumper from Pin 7 to Pin 8 of U3151. When Receiver goes into invalid/745 state you have to remove power, reapply power, and you will be back to normal.
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RCA 2nd Gen Soft-Reboot
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Turn on the receiver. Press Select button twice. ReInsert
Access Card when prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert
it. The receiver should now be turned on. It may be necessary to dothis over again. You may also try it with the card in instead of
removed.
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RCA 2nd Gen Hard-Reboot
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Turn receiver power off. Remove the access card. Unplug the
receiver. Allow unit to sit overnight (approx. 6 hours) Insert the
access card, reconnect to AC power, and turn receiver power on.
OR It has been found that by pushing the TV/DSS and Down Arrow on the front of the receiver and then navigating to the TEST button on screen and then pushing select. The test will run for a minute or two and then give you option to select STOP on screen. Select STOP. At this point the receiver will do a hard reboot.
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RCA 3rd Gen Soft Reboot (DRD303RA VERIFIED)
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Remove plastic from receiver. On the receiver, press the Power
and the Down arrow, the screen should flicker and when it powers up it will be reset back.
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RCA 4th Gen Soft Reboot (DRD222RD) (3 buttons on top of unit)
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Leave plastic inserted. Go to any channel. Press CH \/ and CH /\
at the same time. A el-cheapo test pattern will appear. Press
the power button as well (keeping your fingers on both the CH as
well). Audio should kick in for about 10-15 seconds. The system
will go black, reboot, search for satellite and you are done.
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RCA 4th Gen Hidden Menu Procedure
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Press CH \/ and CH /\ on receiver at same time for 10-15 seconds.
You will be brought to a hidden menu that could be useful for diags and other interesting tidbits.
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RCA 5th Gen Soft Reboot
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Press the Info Button and the Right Arrow button for 5 seconds
until system resets itself.
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RCA 5th Gen Hard Reboot
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Pull access card. Power reset ( power & down button at same time ) Keep holding buttons, Pull the Power cord. Keep holding buttons on the actual receiver. Plug back in and unplug while holding power and down (a total of 4 to 5 in and outs) Now put back in card unit if possible with a diff card (plugged in at this point). Hopefully the problem should be gone.
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RCA DRD221/DRD222 Gen Reboot
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Hold Power+Down, pull card from ird, unplug ird and leave it
unpluged for 15 secs (still holding buttons). Plug card back in
and plug ird back in and release buttons. Modding an RCA DRD303RB:
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RCA DRD303RB Reset Sequence
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Go to any channel number. Turn power off (leave it plugged in) on
receiver. On the face of the IRD, hold down the Channel Up and
Channel Down buttons simultaneously. While holding down the
buttons, press the power button. The static on the TV screen goes black. Continue holding the buttons down for 5-6 seconds more. Then the static comes back. Release the buttons and turn the IRD on. It will come on in setup mode, once you exit, you should be able to view again.
RCA 1st Gen Soft-Reboot
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Turn on the receiver. Press Select button twice. ReInsert
Access Card when prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert
it. The receiver should now be turned on. It may be necessary to do this over again. You may also try it with the card in instead of
removed.
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RCA 1st Gen Hard-Reboot (DRD102RA VERIFIED)
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Unplug the receiver from the wall while holding down the
buttons. Hold for 15 seconds. Plug the receiver back in while still
holding down the two buttons. Hold for 15 seconds. Turn on the
receiver. Press Select button twice. Re-Insert Access Card when
prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert it. The receiver
should now be turned on. It may be necessary to do this over again.
You may also try it with the card in instead of removed.
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RCA 1st Gen Modification (DRD102RA VERIFIED)
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Cut trace going to Pin7 of U3151 (27C16/27E16 EEPROM). Jumper from Pin 7 to Pin 8 of U3151. When Receiver goes into invalid/745 state you have to remove power, reapply power, and you will be back to normal.
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RCA 2nd Gen Soft-Reboot
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Pull out the Access Card. Hold down the Power button and the
Down Arrow button on the receiver at the same time. Hold for 15
seconds. Turn on the receiver. Press Select button twice. ReInsert
Access Card when prompted. If it says card has expired, reinsert
it. The receiver should now be turned on. It may be necessary to dothis over again. You may also try it with the card in instead of
removed.
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RCA 2nd Gen Hard-Reboot
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Turn receiver power off. Remove the access card. Unplug the
receiver. Allow unit to sit overnight (approx. 6 hours) Insert the
access card, reconnect to AC power, and turn receiver power on.
OR It has been found that by pushing the TV/DSS and Down Arrow on the front of the receiver and then navigating to the TEST button on screen and then pushing select. The test will run for a minute or two and then give you option to select STOP on screen. Select STOP. At this point the receiver will do a hard reboot.
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RCA 3rd Gen Soft Reboot (DRD303RA VERIFIED)
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Remove plastic from receiver. On the receiver, press the Power
and the Down arrow, the screen should flicker and when it powers up it will be reset back.
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RCA 4th Gen Soft Reboot (DRD222RD) (3 buttons on top of unit)
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Leave plastic inserted. Go to any channel. Press CH \/ and CH /\
at the same time. A el-cheapo test pattern will appear. Press
the power button as well (keeping your fingers on both the CH as
well). Audio should kick in for about 10-15 seconds. The system
will go black, reboot, search for satellite and you are done.
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RCA 4th Gen Hidden Menu Procedure
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Press CH \/ and CH /\ on receiver at same time for 10-15 seconds.
You will be brought to a hidden menu that could be useful for diags and other interesting tidbits.
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RCA 5th Gen Soft Reboot
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Press the Info Button and the Right Arrow button for 5 seconds
until system resets itself.
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RCA 5th Gen Hard Reboot
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Pull access card. Power reset ( power & down button at same time ) Keep holding buttons, Pull the Power cord. Keep holding buttons on the actual receiver. Plug back in and unplug while holding power and down (a total of 4 to 5 in and outs) Now put back in card unit if possible with a diff card (plugged in at this point). Hopefully the problem should be gone.
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RCA DRD221/DRD222 Gen Reboot
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Hold Power+Down, pull card from ird, unplug ird and leave it
unpluged for 15 secs (still holding buttons). Plug card back in
and plug ird back in and release buttons. Modding an RCA DRD303RB:
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RCA DRD303RB Reset Sequence
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Go to any channel number. Turn power off (leave it plugged in) on
receiver. On the face of the IRD, hold down the Channel Up and
Channel Down buttons simultaneously. While holding down the
buttons, press the power button. The static on the TV screen goes black. Continue holding the buttons down for 5-6 seconds more. Then the static comes back. Release the buttons and turn the IRD on. It will come on in setup mode, once you exit, you should be able to view again.