The following was posted by Jason Nipp at DBSTalk and have been reposted here by permission of Dish Network.
Here are the final release notes:
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Software version P285 is currently scheduled for release to spool on Thursday, March 17th for the DISH 811 receiver.
Changes and Enhancements in P285 from P284:
1. Added QAM support for DISH Network MDU installations.
2. New Important System Information Screen (Phase 1 of Sys Info rework) providing enhanced trouble shooting and status information.
3. Added EPG search feature. Search may be initiated by pressing the "#" key on the remote from the Themes and Search Menu to find programs in the 2 day guide based on keywords in the title or extended information.
4. Improvement for compatibility with more manufacturers and models of Dolby sound systems connected by the SPDIF optical cable.
5. Increased Favorites List capacity.
6. Improvement video in Program Guide.
7. Moved position of caller ID pop up higher on the screen to improve visibility.
8. Added pop up for condition of selecting an event from the guide or browse when a timer was set for that event.
9. Added support for manually adding an analog off-air channel when a digital off-air channel of the same number already existed.
10. Added sub-menu for Closed Captioning "On/Off" control and for "Opacity".
11. Changed conditions to restore video after setting a timer for a PPV event.
12. Improved guide and channel selection treatment of non-sequential channel numbers for off-air digital channels..
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Notice:
DISH Network™, DISH™, and EchoStar™ trademarks in this post are property of their owners and are used with permission. This post was reviewed and approved by EchoStar™.
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P285 is now spooling.
Here are the final release notes:
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Software version P285 is currently scheduled for release to spool on Thursday, March 17th for the DISH 811 receiver.
Changes and Enhancements in P285 from P284:
1. Added QAM support for DISH Network MDU installations.
2. New Important System Information Screen (Phase 1 of Sys Info rework) providing enhanced trouble shooting and status information.
3. Added EPG search feature. Search may be initiated by pressing the "#" key on the remote from the Themes and Search Menu to find programs in the 2 day guide based on keywords in the title or extended information.
4. Improvement for compatibility with more manufacturers and models of Dolby sound systems connected by the SPDIF optical cable.
5. Increased Favorites List capacity.
6. Improvement video in Program Guide.
7. Moved position of caller ID pop up higher on the screen to improve visibility.
8. Added pop up for condition of selecting an event from the guide or browse when a timer was set for that event.
9. Added support for manually adding an analog off-air channel when a digital off-air channel of the same number already existed.
10. Added sub-menu for Closed Captioning "On/Off" control and for "Opacity".
11. Changed conditions to restore video after setting a timer for a PPV event.
12. Improved guide and channel selection treatment of non-sequential channel numbers for off-air digital channels..
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Notice:
DISH Network™, DISH™, and EchoStar™ trademarks in this post are property of their owners and are used with permission. This post was reviewed and approved by EchoStar™.
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