Papakevin, I was out of town for a few days. Open the loader and select the APP file. That should allow you to also select the factory bin file within the loader. Then try the procedure I explained before. Jerry
Thanks for getting back with me Jerry . I hope you were somewhere warm enjoying a vacation! Sorry to be a pest, but here do I get the APP file to download for the 3500S? The only file that came with the loader program I downloaded from Pansat was a Pansat 3500S.api file. Is this what I'm looking for? It was in a .zip document with the channel editor and the GT Rom loader. Thanks again.
Check what you have against this download link. There should be a channel editor, a loader and the factory bin file. This link shows the bin numbered 122 api bin. http://www.pansatusa.com/download/3500S/3500S.zip Jerry
Hey Jerry My Pansat 3500s is working fine thanks to your help.I have a little beef with my unit. It doesn' keep the EPG in memory and every time I turn on the receiver it has to download the EPG. Is there a fix for this? Also it loses 10 minutes a day on the internal clock and I have to keep resetting it. Got any advice Your #1 fan
Some of the minor bugs and issues that BL was going to fix were the time keeping issue and a better EPG. However before everything could be fixed properly, we got hit with that last big ECM that turned all the channels off. Therefore all efforts became directed to getting the main problem fixed first and then the minor problems later. You know the rest from our present condition. Jerry
They are starting with the new round of encryption today. Expect to see channels slowly go back out as before. I guess our free time period is over. Jerry
jerry, hi what happen to future-fta and al7bar sites? are they temporarily out right now or are they gone? oh yeah and i have been trying to get bev and am not getting anything on blind and sat scan it wont even complete the scan to 100%. what am i doing wrong is this only working on some states except Cali? anyone here from Cali who can help me make my pansat 3500sd work so i can see some PPV on sat for the UFC? pls help and thank you.
Al7bar is back up and running but Future is still down. They are just upgrading servers and its taking longer than they expected. All channels are down again because of the new encryption. We are back to waiting on a new bin file from Blacklist. Even the Viewsats are down and waiting. I have read that the Coolsats with the auxed cards are working with a new bin installed. Changing keys won't help get the PPV and other pay channels. Jerry
hey Jerry does this also mean that the BEV System is down too and we can't watch it? I don't have my Pansat 3500s hooked up for the BEV, do I need a second dish outside my house? Does this dish point in a differenet direction
@CPK2006, bev started using the new encryption before DN but both are down for most receivers. Viewsat just released the new fix a few minutes ago and is back up and running with all channels open. We can only hope Blacklist is still working on the pansat fix and comes through this time. If you want the BEV system you will need to re-aim your dish or install a second one. It slightly different. @crazy187--no new Pansat files yet. hard to get any information because the BL site has been down for a server upgrade. I guess if he writes a file he could post it at Al7bar which is the sister site for FutureFTA. Jerry
Hi jerry, just a simple question/thought...as memory serves me (or sometimes doesn't) pansat never released a file to straighten out the summer ecm. Only coolsat and a few others did, only the fact that everything open up did we get a week of reprieve. Now that its down again, we are back and waiting for a file that never really came, wht do you think?
Hey Jerry Since I am still a NEWBIE, it sounds like I should buy a second receiver. It seems to be that the Pansat is the last one to be go to go. I see that the Viewsat is working and fully open. 1) Do you recommend buying a second receiver? 2) If so what brand do your recommend? 3) Should I buy a FTA or a carded receiver 4) I guess the advantage of a second receier is that I will not have a second receiver for a second TV. Please advise CPK
@dodger18, You are correct. The summer ECM was never fixed for Pansats. We just got a few weeks of free TV because they dropped the encryption in prepartion for this ECM that just started. Everyone hopes That Blacklist will crack this encryption before they change it again. @CPK2006,I bought a second receiver about 3 weeks into the summer ECM. I got the Viewsat Platinum which is the cheaper of the 2 models at around $150. with shipping. Viewsat also came out with a model with slightly less features called the Viewsat Lite at around $130. Its supposed to work well also. My Viewsat works great and this last problem was fixed in around 3 or 4 days. I got all channels back Saturday night around 11:00PM. I still have the Pansat with hopes that a fix will show up for it. To buy a new Coolsat and card setup will cost you around $550. Jerry Jerry
Jerry Does your Viewsat Platinum sort the EPG by genre? While I like my Pansat I was never happy with it's EPG menu. I like being able to sort what I want to watch by genre. It is easier to find sports, movies or kids programs. If I understand what you are saying the Viewsat Platinum is easier to crack and that is why you have TV. Can you watch VOD or pay per view sports?
I think I remember seeing that SORT option somewhere in the menu. I'm at work and can't check right now. It wasn't that the Viewsats were easier to crack, they just got the proper information first and managed to make it work before any other brand receiver. Yes---ALL channels are working on the Viewsats. PPV,VOD,Sports, everything. Jerry
Thanks! I live in Canada and with the lastest crack down on retailers of dishes, they can only sell them NOT programmed. I need to program the viewsat once I get it. Is it as easy as programming my Pansat
Programming is almost the same as Pansats. Open loader---select proper file---click the PC to STB button and then turn on receiver. It does the rest. Jerry
