H2x & HR2x CE Release 1/6

[jcrandall]

Systems in this CE
H21 • H23 • H24 • H25
HR20 • HR21 • HR22 • HR23 • HR24
(all manufacturers)

Window of opportunity to download:
Friday, January 6, 2011 11:00PM - 2:30AM ET
Saturday, January 7, 2011 11:00PM - 2:30 AM ET


Risk Level for this Download: Customer Candidate

New features
None

Improved/Updated
Energy Star stability
Pandora/YouTube stability (HR only)
Under the hood

Notes
If you revert to National, it will be to the blue UI
You will need to enter IAMANEDGECUTTER keyword search if first time STB updated to HD UI
You may lose your guide cache
Please allow up to 24 hrs to restore your full 14 day guide
Your STB may restart during idle time within the first 24-48 hours of CE download
Please do not report sluggishness or missing search results within the first 12 hours
Please send logs along with all reports, including MRV issues

New features
{CE:29:01} 0x058C/0X458C
Energy Star
YouTube and TV Apps launch icons
New key mappings

• Trickplay will never work when the picture is in a window.
• Playlist: {DASH} now brings up the Options menu (equivalent to {YELLOW})
• Playlist: {PAUSE} now starts playing back the highlighted recording
• Live TV/Recording Playback: {ENTER} brings up the mini-guide
• Guide and Mini-Guide: {FFW} and {REW} now jump forward or back 12 hours (equivalent to {GREEN} and {RED})
• Pressing {ENTER} on a highlighted program in your playlist will toggle it to KEEP and back, like {BLUE} button does now.
• {DASH} now brings up the guide options while in the guide.
• {DASH}-{DASH} no longer functions to delete an item from the playlist.

{CE:29:04} 0x0592/0x4592
Dvrs only: Pandora Radio


Improved/Updated
{CE:29:01} 0x058C/0X458C
My DIRECTV
Menu Icons
2 Second banner
Under the hood

{CE:29:02} 0x058D/0x458D
My DIRECTV
Menu icons
TV resolution Checkboxes

{CE:29:04} 0x0592/0x4592
Progress bar improved

{CE:29:06} 0x0596/0x4596
Energy Star OSD
Pandora launch (HR only)

[TheTechGuru]

Just upgraded from 0x592 to 0x599

Seems faster.

[PHXHoward]

Loaded it on HR24 and H25.

[hedbert]

Everything is working great on my 2 H24-100s and my 1 HR24-500

[ZawNH-VT]

I haven't done CE upgrade for a few weeks and I updated last-night to 0x599 It said something about Pandora under Extra but I don't see it.

[charper1]

I haven't done CE upgrade for a few weeks and I updated last-night to 0x599 It said something about Pandora under Extra but I don't see it.

have you followed the proper procedure to get the extras to add?

[steinhouse10874]

I thought they eventually would just show up. Is there a procedure to get them to show up?

[JAMES HYDE]

everything good on H23-600 by the way i got the new guide automatically!

[charper1]

I thought they eventually would just show up. Is there a procedure to get them to show up?

if you are using a CE firmware you can read here about most of the ins and outs / tips and tricks:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-...terms-faq.html

[charper1]

everything good on H23-600
by the way i got the new guide automatically!

it has been in the stream for a while as a staggered release.

0x4599 should be the current CE version for that model