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#776 |
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Has anyone's DS430N (Pace) been upgraded to 3.6.4.18?
My box was upgraded on Saturday to 3.6.4.18
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#777 |
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Is this the latest version
Manufacturer Amstrad
Model No. A2P0524(DRX280 on the box) Version No. 4F2105 Serial No. .............. Viewing card No. ............ Operating system version 1.31.b03 EPG Softwar version 5.02f can you tell from this whether it is the latest software/firmware version, and if not how can I update it please |
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#778 |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Auto Standby on latest software
My Pace 2600 updated this morning, and now boasts the above feature!
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#779 |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tremp (Catalunya)
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My Pace 2600 updated this morning, and now boasts the above feature!
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#780 |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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My Amstrad weighing scales got the update last night too... auto standby in the menu, "other channels" now at position 7, a shortcut I will need to get used to.
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#781 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Denmark
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New software
Hi
I have just noticed my Pace 2600 has updated to EPG 3.7.6 Operating system 1.2S4FS This has a new feature Auto standby, it goes into standby after a certain time when not used, this can be turned on/off. All the best jtkeep |
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#782 |
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Keep an eye on out of sync recordings. It might be just coincidences so far, but I seem to have noticed recordings auto-correcting the audio/video sync within 2 minutes.
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#783 |
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In December I rescued a Panasonic TU-DSB31 dodgybox which had been in the loft for a few years and it's been on standby since then. I tried regular forced downloads for a month or two and then got bored. Has anyone successfully updated a similar model from a similar EPG version in the last few months? When was the last 3.2.11 dodgybox upgrade?
Gory details are:- Manufacturer : PANASONIC Model Number : 2.1.G Version Number : 0F0301 Operating System Version : 1.2S4F3 EPG Software Version : 3.2.11 Cheers Monty Did you have any luck with this update, i have also just salvaged a box from the loft. I have a different version number, but the rest is the same. I also am unable to do a forced update. The worst bit about it is, the epg only shows channels 1,2,3 & 4. Nothing else. I can only view these 4 channels also. Manufacturer : PANASONIC Model Number : 2.1.G Version Number : 0F0302 Operating System Version : 1.2S4F3 EPG Software Version : 3.2.11 |
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Did not see this sticky when i posted a thread here http://www.digitalspy.com/forums/sho...1#post29146126 there is new firmware on the forced upgrade stream today,
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#785 |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Did you have any luck with this update, i have also just salvaged a box from the loft. I have a different version number, but the rest is the same. I also am unable to do a forced update.
The worst bit about it is, the epg only shows channels 1,2,3 & 4. Nothing else. I can only view these 4 channels also. Manufacturer : PANASONIC Model Number : 2.1.G Version Number : 0F0302 Operating System Version : 1.2S4F3 EPG Software Version : 3.2.11 I found the method here and noticed the danger of wrecking the flashed installation but decided to risk it because the signal was 70%:- Unplugged it for 30 secs, then held down 'select' button on front panel while plugging it back in, and kept it held down until the lights came on, and it eventually went into standby Ours needs the sky card (no current subs) to get the other channels System details are now:- Manufacturer : Panasonic Model Number : 1.2.I Version Number : 0F0210 Operating System Version 1.2S4FI EPG Software Version : 3.6.4.18 It looks as if ours is an earlier model but now has more recent EPG which works just fine now |
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#786 |
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I have
EPG Software Version : 3.6.4.18 but no auto shut down? |
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#787 |
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EPG Software Version : 3.6.4.18 but no auto shut down? Don't worry about it yet, you'll get the update automatically soon enough. |
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Nothing on an old Grundig.....yet , I reckon AS will **** it up
Still on 3.6 its been unused and in Standby all week |
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updating old Amstrad box
I've tried to force a manual update on an old Amstrad box I've had in the loft for three years. Although it appeared to work (I got the B/W screen warning not to power off) there was no change to the OS or EPG version numbers and the menu is still the old one.
Any ideas? I didn't have a Sky viewing card in when I did it, would that stop it? Thanks, Chris Amstrad 40F115 version 4F0601 OS version 1.2S4F3 EPG s/w version 3.2.11 |
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#790 |
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The Card is irrelevant.
You need to try the Forced Download at different times of day - possibly over a few days. The Forced Download Stream doesn't seem to be active for all Box types on a predictable basis, so it's pot luck to some extent. Of course, you could just leave it powered up (standby will do) and it should eventually receive the latest version automatically. |
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#791 |
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I'll do that -- many thanks for the reply.
chris |
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#792 |
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That's the previous version of the software.
Don't worry about it yet, you'll get the update automatically soon enough. When do you think it will update or has my box mist the update. |
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#793 |
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I have EPG Software Version : 3.6.4.18 to.
When do you think it will update or has my box mist the update. Some people reported that the update has been pulled for them. As long as your box is switched on (at the wall) and connected to a working satellite dish you'll get the update eventually. |
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#794 |
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pace box auto standby'ing
im having an issue with the pace digibox we use with out tivo, its a moderately new box (aobut 2 years i think) however its only realy started turning off ove rthe last few months.
Pace model 1.0.50, version 9f0a03 epg 3.6.4.18 os 1.2s4fl the auto standy option is not there in the services menu. anyone else had this issue or have any solutions for me to try? and yes i have looked through all the menus i can find with no luck. |
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#795 |
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I've tried to force a manual update on an old Amstrad box I've had in the loft for three years. Although it appeared to work (I got the B/W screen warning not to power off) there was no change to the OS or EPG version numbers and the menu is still the old one.
Any ideas? I didn't have a Sky viewing card in when I did it, would that stop it? Thanks, Chris Amstrad 40F115 version 4F0601 OS version 1.2S4F3 EPG s/w version 3.2.11 Rob |
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#796 |
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nothing yet....
no, funnily enough I checked it again yesterday, having left it on all the time since my first post. I tried a forced upgrade as well, but still no luck.
It's really annoying because i really want to use it for the radio stations but they don't come up at all. I presume that because Sky haven't made any recent changes to the epg or s/w that they have assumed that all these old boxes have been updated and therefore they have pulled the update. Perhaps we'll have to wait until the next significant epg or s/w change? Chris |
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Any other way of updating Sky boxes?
does anyone know if it's possible to update the s/w in any other way, like using the RS232 interface? that's assuming you can get the firmware from somewhere too. do installers have any equipment that lets them refresh boxes perhaps?
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#798 |
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no, funnily enough I checked it again yesterday, having left it on all the time since my first post. I tried a forced upgrade as well, but still no luck.
It's really annoying because i really want to use it for the radio stations but they don't come up at all. I presume that because Sky haven't made any recent changes to the epg or s/w that they have assumed that all these old boxes have been updated and therefore they have pulled the update. Perhaps we'll have to wait until the next significant epg or s/w change? Chris Quote:
does anyone know if it's possible to update the s/w in any other way, like using the RS232 interface? that's assuming you can get the firmware from somewhere too. do installers have any equipment that lets them refresh boxes perhaps?
I guess my box although working perfectly from a hardware perspective is now going to end up on the scrap heap! Cheers Rob |
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Welshbob, mine is Panasonic Model Number : 2.1.G Version Number : 0F0302
But it also 'only' has:- Operating System Version : 1.2S4F3 EPG Software Version : 3.2.11 - i.e. the same as yours The epg shows everything and I can view all the usual free channels, but only with the card in place (no subscription). Without the card I only get a few BBCs Maybe your troubles are to do with not having the card, rather than the OS or EPG software? I can set AutoView to come out of standby and record to another box with a hardrive, using its own timer. I am not sure but think I am pleased not to have 'auto shut down' because but I reckon it may make the box go to standby, (or even off?) after a certain period, and possibly in the middle of recording? I used to have something like this happen annoyingly with a Sky+ box once I dropped the subscription so reverted to the old Panasonic. Have just noticed I can set series link as well. Does that mean that when Autoview is set then Series link will set retain it potentially for recording the whole series? - better give it a try |
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Welshbob, mine is Panasonic Model Number : 2.1.G Version Number : 0F0302
But it also 'only' has:- Operating System Version : 1.2S4F3 EPG Software Version : 3.2.11 - i.e. the same as yours The epg shows everything and I can view all the usual free channels, but only with the card in place (no subscription). Without the card I only get a few BBCs Maybe your troubles are to do with not having the card, rather than the OS or EPG software? |
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