How to update your channel list for Skyboxes

bees

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This method works for Skyboxes and Openboxes.

Further down the guide there are instructions on how to enter your C or N Line.

Note the Openbox V8s has the facility to update the channel list
over the internet direct to the box and shouldn't need the USB method
anymore.

For Openbox V8s

on the Remote

Menu - Network Local Settings - Upgrade by Network

Click Connect

On the left hand side select TP_PROG

Select TP_PROG.dbs

Press OK,

Once the file has loaded the box will reboot.

For Older models without the network option you will need to use the USB stick method.

Format a USB stick to FAT 32.

Download a channel list such as AJ's or C Waites

Unzip it, if needed.

Paste the program list onto the stick
It should be a file called TP_PROG.DBS

Here is how to update your box with the channel list.

Switch your box on, wait for it to boot up then plug the pen drive into the box.

On the remote

Menu – Tools – Upgrade by USB

Change the upgrade mode to Misc Files (Right button)

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Go to select and upgrade, press OK

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Press OK or green (add) button to put a tick by TP_PROG.dbs

Press yellow button to upgrade.

Wait for it to load the file, don’t press anything while it burns the file.

Should only take a few minutes, it usually loads slow to about 10% then wizzes through.

Once it says complete, just keep pressing exit to get back out of the menus. Don’t worry about the update report it gives you.
Then switch it off and on again to save the update ( sometimes it does it itself automatically when you have exited out of the menus).


Also added some more info;

Entering a C or N line into the Skybox or Openbox via a USB stick

Format the USB stick fat32.

1. Create a file called CCcam.cfg using notepad.

2. Use "save as" and make sure the file type is set to "ALL", and save it somewhere simple like your desktop.
3. Open (Double Click) the blank “CCcam.cfg” file, and copy and paste the available code into notepad and save it.

e.g.

(C Line)

C: test.dm800.com 12000 user1008 password

If you buy an N line

the method is the same, the line you paste in will look like this

N: test.dm800.com 12000 user1008 password 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Oh !! Make sure you name the file as shown CCcam.cfg

To load the CCcam.cfg file on to your box use

Menu - Network Local Settings - Camds Setup - CCcam Client Setup - Update Files by USB

(Note : If you can’t see Camds Setup option on the screen In Network Local Settings press 6666 and it should appear).
So:
Menu - Network Local Settings - Camds Setup - CCcam Client Setup - Update Files by USB

Press ok to put a tick (or green add button) next to CCcam.cfg (CCam plug)
Press yellow "read" button.
Let the box read in the file.
Exit out of the menus and Reboot your box.
 
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hi i have managed to delete my network an now says no channels do i have to reload channel lists? my ccam file looks as if its ok on it? not sure what to do help??
 
Updating channel list!

hi i have managed to delete my network an now says no channels do i have to reload channel lists? my ccam file looks as if its ok on it? not sure what to do help??

Good afternoon everyone,

Now I've sorted my skybox f3, thanks to you guys... I have a question,,
Why do you have to update the channel list??
Is it something we have to do from time to time?? :-D
 
Sometimes they move the frequency the channel is transmitted on
so it shows as scrambled on your box, hence the new channel list has the up to
date frequencies for the channels so they clear as normal.
 
thanks for all your replys just popping hospita to see my mam and will put it on
cheers
pat thx for all the advice just hope things work ive also noticed some of my tp lists fail say 4/5 of the tp lists which i dont understand hope some 1 may no
 
thx for ur info bees, im still struggling along i usually pick stuff like this up quite quik but im very new to satalite and done some thing i wont be doing again in a hurry i have google chrome but i just cant seem to cut and paste onto my usb and do you have to erase all channels for the list to work also all my favs have gone which makes it slightly worse thanks for any help
daz
 
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