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ashutto20

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When I turn on the TV and the receiver I get this message...



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What does this mean and is it something that can be fixed ???

Thanks in advance
 
It means that you are not using the HDMI cable, but the component output of your receiver. The channel can specify that it is HDMI only.
 
ashutto20 said:
Is this a bad thing ??? All I did was plug in the hdmi cable from the joey to the tv
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It is not a bad thing. HDMI with copy protect prevents recording of the show. This is just copy protection that the channel/event provider has demanded that Dish turn on.

If you are using an HDMI cable, reseating the cable may fix the problem. If you are using a computer monitor it might not have the copy protect, but TVs with HDMI connections should have the copy protection.
 
If I remove it from the hdmi/dtv slot and underneath that slot it says component in and move it to hdmi 3 I don't get the message...but if it's not a big deal I may just keep it in hdmi 3 slot

So if I keep it in the regular slot it is in when the message pops up will that mess up my picture or viewing of the tv ???
 
See if you can disable HDMI-CEC at that joey location. It'll be in the joey menu, under settings. Maybe try disabling that at the hopper also.

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HDCP is copy protection. When you plug in an HDMI cable to your TV, the receiver and TV 'talk' to each other (this is called handshaking). Part of the handshaking process determines if your TV supports copy protection. If your TV does not support copy protection, then the receiver is not allowed to send an HD signal over the HDMI cable to your TV.

Most modern TVs support HDCP copy protection, but sometimes there is incompatibility between the receiver and the TV. As others have said, many times the problem can be fixed by using a different HDMI cable, or by unplugging and replugging the HDMI cable. If it is working correctly with input 3 on your TV then you can just leave it that way.
 
Is it an old HDMI cable ?

Also, as mentioned about the "handshake" between the two devices, sometimes one or the other may be stubborn. As part of the re-seating that many have suggested, go a step further and unplug the power to both devices (not just turn them 'off'), re-seat the HDMI cable, then power them back on.
 
I get this message occasionally. I have a wireless HDMI switch that beams the output across my bedroom to the TV. Sometimes when I switch sources back to the Hopper, it gets this message. Usually just turning off the TV and back on fixes it. If not, putting the Hopper in standby will do the trick. I've never had to actually get up, god forbid!
 
I'm assuming this is one of the Disney Network of channels. This has been popping up a lot lately. I've seen multiple people talk about it on here and I've had a couple different customers have it happen to them just this week.
 
Scherrman said:
I'm assuming this is one of the Disney Network of channels. This has been popping up a lot lately. I've seen multiple people talk about it on here and I've had a couple different customers have it happen to them just this week.
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I wonder if this was something Dish had to agree to turn on for Disney channels with the new contract?
 
mike123abc said:
It is not a bad thing. HDMI with copy protect prevents recording of the show. This is just copy protection that the channel/event provider has demanded that Dish turn on
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How is that not a bad thing? First, you have the right to record TV. Second, the government of a free country shouldn't be making laws supporting sociopathic delusional behavior.
 
Jim S. said:
How is that not a bad thing? First, you have the right to record TV. Second, the government of a free country shouldn't be making laws supporting sociopathic delusional behavior.
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Actually you do not have a right to record. It is just considered to be fair use if you manage to make a recording for private use.
 
There's an ESPN channel bug on the screen. Maybe that's the channel he *was* on before trying to tune to a different one though.

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mike123abc said:
I wonder if this was something Dish had to agree to turn on for Disney channels with the new contract?
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Effective Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by 5pm ET, HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) will be added to the below stations:
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[TR]
[TH]Station[/TH]
[TH]Call Letters[/TH]
[TH]Channel[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ABC Family[/TD]
[TD]ABCF[/TD]
[TD]180[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Disney East[/TD]
[TD]DISE[/TD]
[TD]172[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Disney West[/TD]
[TD]DISW[/TD]
[TD]173[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Disney XD[/TD]
[TD]DISXD[/TD]
[TD]174[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Disney Junior[/TD]
[TD]DISJR[/TD]
[TD]168[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPN[/TD]
[TD]ESPN[/TD]
[TD]140[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPN2[/TD]
[TD]ESPN2[/TD]
[TD]144[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPN News[/TD]
[TD]ESNWS[/TD]
[TD]142[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPNU[/TD]
[TD]ESPNU[/TD]
[TD]141[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPN Deportes[/TD]
[TD]ESPND[/TD]
[TD]854[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ESPN Classic[/TD]
[TD]ESPCL[/TD]
[TD]143[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
I was just typing it happened on espn and disney jr...I will keep it in hdmi 3 slot to see what happens I'm just curious now...I still get hd feed when the message popped up...

So what does this mean for me now if I keep seeing the message ??? I can't record anything on those channels ???
 
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ashutto20 said:
I was just typing it happened on espn and disney jr...I will keep it in hdmi 3 slot to see what happens I'm just curious now...I still get hd feed when the message popped up...

So what does this mean for me now if I keep seeing the message ??? I can't record anything on those channels ???
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You should be able to record on a Dish DVR. By blocking the component outputs of the receiver, it prevents you from recording the analog HD signal using various devices like http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html to a PC and putting it on the internet.

Thanks to Zack for verifying that indeed these Disney channels now require HDCP.
 
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