HR20 / HR21 / HR22 / R22 CE Release Notes 9/19

[jcrandall]

Systems in CE:15:09
HR20-100 • HR20-700
HR21-100 • HR21-200 • HR21-700 • HR21Pro
HR22-100
R22-100 • R22-200

Window of opportunity to download:
Friday, September 19, 2008 11:00PM - 2:30AM ET
Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:00PM - 2:30AM ET



PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! CE Release Warnings & Agreement

PLEASE READ THIS SECOND! CE Release Download Instructions

If you have any issues with this CE release, please post them in this thread. We'll try to help, and DirecTV will see / be aware of your issue

For the latest updates, check out the CE Chat on Friday nights:

cechat.satelliteguys.us

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The Contents of this CE Download: (Differences based on last National Release)

• Items from CE:15:01 - High Risk
• Items from CE:15:02- High Risk
• Items from CE:15:03- High Risk
• Items from CE:15:04- High Risk
• Items from CE:15:05 - Moderate Risk
• Items from CE:15:06 - Moderate Risk
• Items from CE:15:07 - Moderate Risk
• Items from CE:15:08 - Moderate Risk
• Items from CE:15:09 - Moderate Risk

Improved

• 01 - Under the hood improvements
• 01 - New Factory Default is to Hide SD Duplicates
• 01 - Prioritizer Screen updated
• 01 - Recording tip display from the prioritizer
• 01 - Added HD Icon to DIRECTV on Demand Queue
• 01 - Support for Tversity Internet Radio
• 01 - Closed Captioning
• 02 - Interactive reliability
• 02 - reliability when repeating guide setup multiple times
• 02 - Fixed stuck yellow light after Reset Everything
• 02 - Removed "Cancel PPV" option when purchased after free preview
• 02 - closed captioning timing
• 03 - Various UPnP devices crashing the box
• 03 - Wireless Adapter – added characters /()~!# to triple tap
• 04 - Guide scrolling speed
• 04 - Channel banner surfing speed
• 04 - Moved Miscellaneous Options under Parental, Fav’s & Setup so there is no need to use Menu+Info to send diagnostic report. (CE'ers only)
• 04 - Mediashare - Display error codes in “unable to access” OSD (CE'ers only)
• 05 - More Actors per program requires Guide Cache Flush
• 05 - Audio Options now removed from TV Options if program has only one audio channel
• 05 - Softpadding is stabalized see notes
• 06 - Playlist graphics issues when disk 100% full
• 06 - Mediashare – PPV OSD when playing slide show
• 06 - Mediashare – Improved video playback after playing photos
• 06 - Guide scrolling speed
• 06 - SUPERSKIPTOTICK - Playback stays in FF/REW mode after skip-to-tick
• 06 - 1080p/24 support – Added information to the Miscellaneous Options screen displaying TV’s reported resolution support on the HDMI output
• 06 - 1080p/24 support – Added TV resolution option for 1080p. This must be enabled for 1080p to work while in native mode.
• 07 - R22 Only - tip display setting
• 07 - Mediashare – Mismatch song titles in info banner and playbar
• 08 -Lost favorite channel setting after download.
• 08 -Lost favorite list names after reset.
• 08 -No “About to Record” OSD when tuning away to begin a recording.
• 08 -False tuner conflict screen appearing.
• 08 -Series recordings not prioritized correctly.
• 08 -Incorrect title in recording Tip OSD (observed in CE only)
• 08 -Screen saver appears over live TV (observed in CE only)
• 08 -Mediashare – Mediashare crash while doing trickplay on a mediashare slideshow with music.
• 08 -Mediashare – Unable to browse folder in WMP11.
• 08 -Mediashare – Grey screen between photos when doing trickplay on photos.
• 08 -DIRECTV2PC – Failed playback for in-progress downloading DIRECTV On Demand programs.
• 09 - video when downres'd from 1080p
• 09 - PIG videowith DIRECTV On Demand homepage.
• 09 - Record Icon now appears in channel banner
• 09 - fixed issue where Cancellation of current manual recording deletes the entire manual autorecord in the Prioritizer
• 09 - Wrong program information showing after jumping 12 hours
• 09 - Playback when going in and out of standby
• 09 - Fixed playback icon after rewinding to beginning of recording
• 09 - Soft Padding Inconsistencies

Updated

• 01 - XM Programs from XM Channels are no longer auto-recorded
• 01 - Screen saver removed after tuning away from an XM channel
• 02 - (HR20) video issues on REW x1
• 02 - (HR21) AC audio levels in certain situations
• 02 - (MediaShare) Fixed "Unable to Play" message
• 02 - (DoD) Left Arrow from "all" now works as expected
• 02 - (DIRECTV2PC) Fixed hang on certain trick plays
• 03 - UI becoming "sluggish"
• 03 - Black screen or wrong video after exiting Signal Meter
• 03 - iTV - Application not restarting when FFWD back to live TV
• 03 - XM - screen saver displaying complete title of TV-MA program even after parental controls are set to block TV-MA
• 03 - XM - screen saver displaying information for the previous channel
• 03 - XM - background lost after reading fortune
• 03 - Media Share – FFWD and RW not rotating LEDs as it does for recordings/live buffer
• 04 - R22 – Enabled TV Aspect Ratio screen
• 04 - Mediashare – Dismiss “channel not purchased” OSD when watching video or photos
• 04 - Mediashare Tversity – Unable to play single audio or video, but plays ok when using “Play All”
• 05 - Recording Stability
• 05 - Currently recording VOD playback is fixed
• 05 - Fixed issue where deleted programs remained in My Playlist
• 05 - Recent Searches
• 06 - Remote Code text for AV1/AV2
• 06 - Fixed issue with deleting program which has a Won’t Record option in the To Do list
• 06 - Fixed More Info in Resolution Screen
• 06 - No “about to change” On Screen Display
• 07 - Fixed No purchase offer for recorded PPV program
• 07 - Fixed issue where manual Info Screen in Prioritizer is blank
• 07 - Record Icon is now removed when stopping recording from grid guide
• 07 - XM screen saver reliability
• 07 - Removed OSD with incorrect title
• 07 - Missing highlight in guide
• 08 -Added new Icon in DIRECTV On Demand home pages for 1080p programs.
• 09 - Added 1080p icon on Program Info screen.
• 09 - False tuner busy message.

New Features

• 01 - Toggle between two recordings with the {PREV} button
• 01 - Enable DIRECTV2PC (formerly known as Media Share PC)
• 01 - Enable POKEEYENOW
• 01 - Song Title on screen-saver (XM Channels)
• 01 - Channels not subscribed are different color in grid
• 01 - Support for Cisco Wireless Bridge (WGA600N) - plugs into Ethernet port
• 01 - POST (Power on Self-Test) of hardware at boot up
• 03 - Auto Extension – when there is no recording conflict generated by adding additional time and no manually set extensions, the DVR will record 10 seconds before the start time and 2 minutes after the end time of the originally scheduled program. Back to back recordings on one tuner will Auto Extend.
• 05 - HR20 Only - Added new OSD prompt to offer a temporarily switch into Native Mode during a 1080p program's playback session. This will only appear if you have a HDMI connected 1080p TV and will only appear once per 24 hrs.
• 07 - HR2x Only - 1080p/24 – Added OSDs for prompting a test for 1080p. This will happen if you attempt to view 1080p content and have never run the test for 1080p AND the TV claims support
  
• 08 -Soft padding complete and customer ready.
• 09 - Wireless Game Adapter Linksys WGA600N support.

Notes

• 01 - POST runs twice if new firmware detected
• 03 - Super Skip to Tick[indent]Do a Keyword search (all) to turn Skip-to-Tick on or off:
  
  On: SUPERSKIPTOTICK
  Off: SUPERSKIPTOTICKOFF
• 04 - Playing a currently downloading DIRECTV On Demand program from the info screen does not play until the download finishes. It will play directly from My Playlist by just pressing the “play” key.

• 05 - Reverting back to National will delete all recordings made from this CE cycle's code
• 05 - Softpad feature will take on the following characteristics:
  
  • Softpad cannot be disabled
  • 30s before, 90s after
  • User or Timer initiated recordings take priority
  • Playback starts at scheduled start time, not at start of softpad
  • Keep or Delete only appears at end of recording softpad or otherwise
  • There will be no indication on trickplay bar of softpad
  • Show will not appear in playlist during beginning of program softpad
  • Record light is off during softpad activity
  
  If a softpad exists, you can utilize the trickplay features to move through the softpad buffer.
• 06 - When reporting issues with 1080p, please include the TV resolution information reported from the Miscellaneous Options screen.
• 06 - SUPERSKIPTOTICK - When on, if in FF or REW mode {REPLAY} will jump to the previous tick mark and {ADVANCE} will jump to the next tick mark, {PLAY} returns playback to PLAY mode.

Please Note: Reverting back to National will delete all recordings made with this version of code.

[jcrandall]

Please keep all posts related to 1080p function / results in this thread:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-...p-via-vod.html

Use the notes thread for discussion of any issues with the software excluding 1080p.

[dfergie]

01 - Enable DIRECTV2PC (formerly known as Media Share PC)

[hdtvtechno]

How do i do a Guide Cache Flush ?

[berck]

03 - Auto Extension – when there is no recording conflict generated by adding additional time and no manually set extensions, the DVR will record 10 seconds before the start time and 2 minutes after the end time of the originally scheduled program. Back to back recordings on one tuner will Auto Extend.

That's a pretty nice feature. A better one would be to fix the clock drift in the units. It should be particularly easy with networking and NPT.

[sundude90]

Caller ID worked pretty well on my R22 on lasts weeks CE release. Hopefull it even better and more reliable on this CE and it continues on to the NR. Thanks D*

Cant wait till the next National Release!

[jbusuito]

Can anyone join in the CE release and download the software tonight?

[mike1973]

Can anyone join in the CE release and download the software tonight?

Yep, just be sure to read the sticky threads to understand what its all about.

[jbusuito]

Thanks, been having issues with HR22 code 0255, just locks up after a while and get black screen, but guide info is still there.

[sundude90]

Yep, I'll be download the release either tonight or tomorrow. I sure can't wait though!

Good Luck to everyone downloading it and to people using the 1080P VOD!!

Good Night..... I'll set my alarm for 11pm!