It's very easy.
#1 Reset your receiver. You can do this from the Settings menu on the receiver or just cycle the power.
#2 Once the first blue boot screen comes up, type 0 2 4 6 8 into the remote. Make sure you hit the keys slowly and deliberately. A software upgrade will initiate itself within a few seconds.
That's it!
Thanks for tip. This works like a charm.
ReplyDeleteThanks this works great! Called Directv they didn't know the trick!
ReplyDeleteThey do know the trick they just don't want you to know. They want you to pay for the technician
DeleteCorrect , i had a tech come out for the first hd box then i did it myself the second box lol it blow their mind
DeleteI just did this myself. Weird how DirecTV doesn't know this.
ReplyDelete3.B. To Access Hidden Secret "Utility" Menu:
ReplyDelete3.B. To Access Hidden Secret "Utility" Menu:
DeleteHow?
DeleteMine is doing nothing. I have tried 100 times.
ReplyDeleteWorked great thank you!!
ReplyDeleteDoes this do more than what it does if I hit the "reset" button?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info 👍🏻
ReplyDeleteFYI -- this post is 7 years or so old. Things may have changed since the original post.
ReplyDeleteAlso...I no longer have DirecTV.
ReplyDeleteit works doing it now......
ReplyDeleteCan you update at any time
ReplyDeleteIt downloads the most recent software for your receiver in your region. If you already have the most recent then it just re-downloads it.
ReplyDeleteI want the new software update, and every time I do the 02468, it downloads, but my menu still looks the same and doesn't have the channels logos, which I want.
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