Any way to remotely wake up a 722 (maybe with a timer?)

[shenglish]

I had hoped the remote access feature would allow this, but unfortunately it does not.

I'm using secondary inputs on the slingbox to watch the 722; I use other inputs for different receiver and use the IR blaster for DISH.

So if I get the unit out of sleep mode ahead of time, I can watch by switching the input source on the slingbox. But no matter what it goes into sleep mode at 3 AM - so if I want to watch dish on the slingbox, I have to be at the unit to wake it up the day I want to watch it.

I'm leaving town Friday but would like to watch a potential Boston/Orlando game 7 Sunday - but the unit should be asleep then.

Is there any trick to get it out of sleep mode sunday morning? Could setting a timer to "auto tune" instead of "record" do the trick??

 

[STL]

Just use an Auto-tune timer.

 

[Pepper]

Auto-tune timers don't wake the box up anymore as of L618. It's a "known issue" they tell me.

Switch the input on the slingbox and use the power button on sling's remote control.

 

[shenglish]

Arghhh, just after a little googling made me think the auto tune could work!!

I really hate to move the IR blasters and lose the functionality for the other receiver. I wonder if there is anywhere I could put them where they could reach both receivers somehow; seems unlikely. Maybe I should switch them just this once...

 

[harshness]

Have you tried using the "External" timer option? I think that was the point of this type of timer.

I just tried it using my Slingbox and it woke the receiver up. My ViP622 is running in Single mode if that makes any difference.

 

[shenglish]

Hmm, no option for external timer on mine, looks like it needs to be enabled somehow from what I googled.

 

[handiman876]

You could just use LogMeIn free for remote access and use IRCommand2 to control anything with your IR blaster.

 

[harshness]

Hmm, no option for external timer on mine, looks like it needs to be enabled somehow from what I googled.

You're getting warmer. Perhaps you should try a search here rather than Google.

Menu->8->5->down->select

I'm thinking it was intended for use with the PocketDish.

 

[n0qcu]

Auto-tune timers don't wake the box up anymore as of L618. It's a "known issue" they tell me.

Really???

Auto-tune timers work just like they should for me and wake up the box.

 

[shenglish]

I tried the auto tune function and it worked on my unit. Thanks for the help everyone!

Unfortunately thanks to a pathetic performance by Boston I will have to use this functionality to watch a game 7 Sunday!