622 HDMI issue?

[Claude Greiner]

I just recently got a 63 Inch Samsung Plasma HDTV 1080P, and im having some issues hooking it up to my 622 Via the HDMI cable.

Before I had a SONY rear projection with component imputs so I never had a need for the HDMI connection before.

To make a long story short, I got the TV hooked with component video cables and it works fine. When I hook it up with the HDMI cable, I get nothing. I take the same HDMI cable and hook it to my HD/DVD Player and it works fine which means the cable is good along with the connection on the TV.

Im almost 99% sure the 622 receiver is bad, but is there any setting or something I could be doing wrong to prevent the HDMI signal from coming out of the 622, or maybe a compatability issue with the TV?

Receiver is about a year and a half old and was activated in March 2006. Im just finding it hard to believe that the HDMI is bad on this receiver and I never got a chance to actually use it and considering out of maybe 300 HD receivers I have sold from the Dishstore during the past year, I only had to send back about 5 of them to DISH for an HDMI issue.

I got another 622 at the office, I really need to swap it out and see but I thought I would ask here first.

 

[Jim5506]

Connect your HDMI cables. Run the HDMI reset. From the rear of the 622, pull the hdmi cable to the left. If the connection is bad it might make contact.

I did this and used a rubber band to maintain the tension on the cable for about 2 weeks (until my HDD crashed).

 

[wase4711]

When I was doing my "due dilligence" here several months ago before going with the 622, I had red ALOT of posts about bad HDMI ports in 622's..no doubt you have one of those..

 

[riffjim4069]

I just recently got a 63 Inch Samsung Plasma HDTV 1080P, and im having some issues hooking it up to my 622 Via the HDMI cable.

Before I had a SONY rear projection with component imputs so I never had a need for the HDMI connection before.

To make a long story short, I got the TV hooked with component video cables and it works fine. When I hook it up with the HDMI cable, I get nothing. I take the same HDMI cable and hook it to my HD/DVD Player and it works fine which means the cable is good along with the connection on the TV.

Im almost 99% sure the 622 receiver is bad, but is there any setting or something I could be doing wrong to prevent the HDMI signal from coming out of the 622, or maybe a compatability issue with the TV?

Receiver is about a year and a half old and was activated in March 2006. Im just finding it hard to believe that the HDMI is bad on this receiver and I never got a chance to actually use it and considering out of maybe 300 HD receivers I have sold from the Dishstore during the past year, I only had to send back about 5 of them to DISH for an HDMI issue.

I got another 622 at the office, I really need to swap it out and see but I thought I would ask here first.

I have two 622s and I swapped out 3 or 4 boxes due to failed HDMI when they first came out. I just moved the downstairs 622 back up to the bedroom (connected to a 5-year old Mitsubishi Diamond CRT with component) and the damn HDMI isn't working. Ugh! It looks like I will have to send it back to E* for a replacement.

 

[cparker]

Is the R00 number of the receiver any indication as to whether you have a "newer" one or a refurb? I've read a lot about the HDMI port problem too and I just got a 622 and mine is working fine right now, but I thought I had read where they fixed it in newer hardware. A different connection of the HDMI to teh main board.

Or am I mixing stuff up (again)?

 

[riffjim4069]

I don't recall the specifics, but I believe there was a hardware modification starting with a certain version number (i.e. A, B, C, D, etc.). The hardware modification involved adding a screw to the mounting bracket and perhaps something else to prevent the connector from seperating from the main-board. I wish I could locate the thread...

 

[David_Levin]

Sorry Claude,
There's nothing new here. The chassis screw has always been there. I believe it's the screw to the chassis that's putting the stress on the connector (so it doesn't matter if you use the port).

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-hd...problems-hdmi-211-411-622-a-6.html#post646910

After I did the repair (Aug/06), I losened the screws on both my 622s and both are still working fine (I'm VERY careful with the cables when I move the box).

A buddy at work just lost his HDMI (after around 7 months use). He found around 10 pins lose. He had a professional technician reflow the pins and is back up and running.