How to scan OTA on a Wally

[rvvaquero]

Well, I de-activated my dinosaur today, the old VIP211K. I installed a new Wally which I'm learning to use. I'm having a problem.

I bought the Air TV dual tuner OTA adapter. I plugged the adapter in to the receiver, then went to Settings/OTA Antenna. I have no options, it says to connect my OTA adapter, which I've already done a dozen times and rebooted each time. I know the receiver is recognizing the adapter because if I unplug it, the receiver gives me options of rebooting with or without it, thinking it might have been accidental.

Anyway, I've never seen the screen which allows me to scan for channels. All I see is the opportunity to plug in the OTA adapter and reboot. It's my understanding that when it reboots the scan screen should come up automatically. It doesn't.

Am I missing something? Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Menu-->Settings-->OTA Channels-->Scan

 

[dennispap]

What he said ^^^^ Then hit save after you select which channels you want.

 

[rvvaquero]

Thanks. I don't get that third screen. When I click on OTA Channels, I get a message showing how to hook up my OTA tuner, then to reboot.

Also, mine doesn't say OTA Channels, it says OTA Antenna. Maybe I need a newer software. Mine is U421.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Thanks. I don't get that third screen. When I click on OTA Channels, I get a message showing how to hook up my OTA tuner, then to reboot.

Sounds like maybe you got a dud

 

[rvvaquero]

Sounds like maybe you got a dud

I edited my post above. What software version are you running?

 

[comfortably_numb]

I edited my post above. What software version are you running?

U445

 

[rvvaquero]

U445

Well, that was the problem. When I first set up the Wally this morning, I looked at the software version and it said that it had been updated today. So, I assumed it had the latest version. Not. I did the update and it fixed the problem.

Thanks guys.

 

[pattykay]

I am just chiming in to confirm that, yes this issue was indeed a known problem with U421. I lost the ability to scan OTA channels for about a month, more than a year ago when that was the current version.