I have never seen that on my DirecTiVos (Series 1). Perhaps this is only a stand-alone thing

It's happened to my DirecTiVo1 quite a few times, but not recently. I always thought it seemed to correspond with a software upgrade.
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Dave Clark Georgetown, Texas MK2A 42Gb - AnoFace - Smoke Lens - Dead Tuner - Sirius Radio on AUX