How to repair my viewsat ultra

 

Bronze Member
Username: Dafidof

Post Number: 68
Registered: Dec-07
Hi,
The for digits screen show "99.99" It doesn't open neither by the button on the receiver or by the remote, also I've try with the seriel cable but no way, there is always an error when sending the file.

Please help.
 

Silver Member
Username: Dimwitt

Post Number: 774
Registered: Aug-06
don't know if this will work for you

c/p

A great new feature with the Ultra (since the 080404U file), is the ability to be able to load up a "boot" file from a USB stick.

(A "boot" file simply means any file that you want the Ultra to load up when you turn it on from the back switch when there is a USB stick inserted).

This should (hopefully) enable anybody to circumvent the hassles of having to connect their receiver to their computer with a cable and use a "Loader program" in order to simply load a file into their "frozen" (or otherwise "unresponsive") box.

The basic procedure:

1: Insert your USB stick into your computer and "open up" the files folder so that you can look at your various Ultra files on your USB stick.

2: "Right click" on the file that you would like to be loaded onto your Ultra (it can be either a factory file or any other ultra "fix" file), and select Rename from the window that pops up.

3: Rename that file to PFTAUSWR.PGM and make sure that it saves it properly. (You can do this by closing your USB window and then opening it back up to ensure that the new PFTAUSWR.PGM file name is still there).

4: And, as always, before you remove any USB stick from your computer, click on the little Icon on your taskbar (at the lower right of your screen), and select "Safely Remove Hardware" before you remove your USB stick.

5: Insert your USB stick into your Ultra (which is turned off by the back switch).

6: Turn on your Ultra from the back and it will now automatically look for, and load, any file named PFTAUSWR.PGM.
(The front display on the receiver will show "uSb", then "InSt", then "End").

When your menu comes back you can confirm which file has now been loaded into the Ultra by using your remote to go to Menu>System Information>Receiver Information and check to see what file name is listed beside the Main S/W entry.

It should show the original file name you had changed to PFTAUSWR.PGM on your USB stick!
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dafidof

Post Number: 69
Registered: Dec-07
Tooter, thank you for the help, but it still doesn't work. the method doesn't change any thing.
 

Gold Member
Username: Runnerguy

Pluto

Post Number: 1448
Registered: Sep-06
That's not a loader problem (error) dafi. I'll bet your box is toast but I'm not sure.
 

Silver Member
Username: Dimwitt

Post Number: 775
Registered: Aug-06
Have you tried loading factory software 132 with the cables.
 

Gold Member
Username: Kirankumar

NO Bashing

Post Number: 2851
Registered: Oct-07
do you know if the receiver is a clone or a genuine unit?
 

Gold Member
Username: Kirankumar

NO Bashing

Post Number: 2852
Registered: Oct-07
power off the unit form the back and unplug from wall socket,then
open the unit,look at the power supply board,if it is white in color,then there are a bunch of cables going from power supply board to main board,unplug it at the main board and wait for a few minutes.hook it back up,now load factory file 132 with cable,then load latest file,
when you open the unit and the power supply board is brown or beige,then trash the unit and get a new one from a reputable dealer,it is a clone and a pain in the back side
 

Gold Member
Username: Tapeman

New York City in-HD, NY

Post Number: 2889
Registered: Oct-06
Yes
Try loading bin by rs232 cable and loader-2
Yo can only use switch in the back

If that doesn't work
Great possibilty hardware capacitor is fried or power regulator

Most VS had an extended warrantee for 2 years
 

Bronze Member
Username: Dafidof

Post Number: 70
Registered: Dec-07
African, I've try your method but nothing new, also the power supply board is white.
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