Is anyone else having problems with their 942 not recording?

[mr_snerdly]

I have a 942 reciever and since Thanksgiving weekend it has not been recording properly. I set it up to record 10 programs over that weekend and 2 recorded. I called E* and did the usual reseting of the reciever etc., things have gotten a little better, but about 1 program a week still does not record. I just got off the phone with a tech rep and he said it is a software problem and it wouldn't help to send out a new 942 as all of them have this problem as it is a software issue. He then told me they will try to work on a patch to solve the problem.

In my opinion, if every 942 had this problem, they would have a patch to fix this long before now. Is E* just blowing smoke up my ass on this, or have others had the same problem. If it is just my 942, I am going to call them and demand a new one be sent.

Thanks for the input guys...

 

[riffjim4069]

No problems here either of my 942s...although I only have a dozen or so timers set.

 

[kresston]

No probs here either. I have 23 timers set, they all seem to record just like they should.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I have 71 timers set and they all seem to record just fine. Maybe you should delete the timer and change it to ALL episodes and make the priority #1 on your list of timers. Also make sure you have no contradicting timers that coincide.

 

[mr_snerdly]

I have 71 timers set and they all seem to record just fine. Maybe you should delete the timer and change it to ALL episodes and make the priority #1 on your list of timers. Also make sure you have no contradicting timers that coincide.

All of my timers are manual, not weekly, or new episodes. They are a one time event. Thanks for your information....I will call Dish and give them hell. Let me get this straight. You have your 942 set to record 71 programs every week?