HR20-700: CE07166 - 0x16E June 15 & 16

[Brewer4]

Per Earl at DBSTalk.Com

HR20-700: CE07166 - 0x16E Announcement
HR20-700: CE07166
Version: 0x16E

NOTE: This is for the HR20-700 Only;

Window of opportunity to download:
Friday; June 15, 2007 11PM - 2:30AM ET
Saturday; June 16, 2007 11PM - 2:30AM ET
Time and availability subject to change
Please monitor the threads, 90% chance the CE will happen... but until it does... anything can change.

While you are waiting for the Window to open:
-) MUST READ AND AGREE TO: - The CE "explanation" thread... DBSTalk.Com
-) How To Download

The Contents of the Release:

Risk Level: Moderate

What this CE contains: (with relation to last National Release 0x166/168)
Items from CE07166

Improved
Manual recording (improvements to prioritizer functions and scheduler)
Stability

Updated
Erroneous LED activity on the front panel
Keep or Delete at the end of single show after having used group play
Prioritizer count (8 of 7 will not longer happen)
Direct channel tune no longer needs ENTER (Re: The banner timing out before the channel changes)

New feature(s)
DIRECT Media Manager with updated user interface (Formerly known as ViiV)
IAMANEDGECUTTER New Option - Fast Forward correction to compensate user response time when pressing PLAY key
HD Icon on programs in all lists (e.g. search results)

Notes
No additional notes

Thanks to Cutting Edger's
Your help and dedication is what has gotten the HR20 to this point, and what will help it get to the next level

 

[Jimbo]

See ya all tonight, for my OTHER HR-20 .... IT now feels like the red headed step child ... (it told me that ...) Honestly !!!

Jimbo

 

[iceturkee]

See ya all tonight, for my OTHER HR-20 .... IT now feels like the red headed step child ... (it told me that ...) Honestly !!!

Jimbo

jimbo, just be grateful, it didn't blow up on you like mine did! okay, it didn't actually blow-up, it just croaked!

 

[VewDew]

Just out of curiousity, is this going out to everyone? I thought the CE releases were special? My brand new HR20-700 (installed last Sunday) received an update at 2 am Thurs morning. It's 0x168 and I did nothing. I am not complaining, it seems to work very well and I do like the new lighter menu.

 

[joed32]

Just out of curiousity, is this going out to everyone? I thought the CE releases were special? My brand new HR20-700 (installed last Sunday) received an update at 2 am Thurs morning. It's 0x168 and I did nothing. I am not complaining, it seems to work very well and I do like the new lighter menu.

That's the latest national release, not a CE.

 

[Brewer4]

Release notes updated.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Directv just did an automatic upgrade at 4:46 am on my Hr-20.It works better now then before.Channels changing is faster,and there is a new menu display!

 

[Brewer4]

Looks like we are a go for tonight!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Good let us know when its up so we can dig in!

 

[Jimbo]

Good let us know when its up so we can dig in!

Scott,
The -700 normally take about 15-20 minutes, depending on what they are adding, I got a late start tonight (11:05) it's still loading, after looking at the progress bar, I am on step 2 of the reboot half way, so it should not be too much longer.

I normally don't watch the download once it is started, just wait to hear live TV again.
Of course it hangs at 90 % for abit as they all do, thats normal.
I think I heard that the beginnig stages is collecting the data and when it gets to the 90 % it is actually executing the software.

I'm back up to Live Tv now.

Jimbo

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Mine is just rebooting, time to play!

 

[Jimbo]

Mine is just rebooting, time to play!

Have fun !!!

Jimbo

 

[Brewer4]

I recommend folks to try out the Cutting Edge extra features of this release. You can access using the following steps.

1. Menu - Search - Keyword
2. Type IAMANEDGECUTTER
3. Continue
4. Select ALL in category
5. Done
6. On the front panel of receiver, select INFO and MENU at the same time.

You should see your options. The Playlist Sort has been there for a few months but allows you to sort your recorded programs a bunch of different ways. I like Title (A-Z).

The new one is FFW Correction which is set to OFF by default. If set to ON it compensates the user response time when pressing PLAY key. So far, I like it. Seems to smooth things out a tad. Still some room to smooth out Trick Play a bit when using OTA HD or MPEG4 HD but the CE releases are working great on Trick Play for SD and MPEG2 HD for me.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I notice that my Media Center Options are no longer in the list.

Is this because I did the IAMANEDGECUTTER?

I did a test of my network and its working. Yet I dont have any options in my menus to access my media from my PC.

 

[Brewer4]

New Media Navigation in this release. Still slow with a large library but I like the bigger screen setup with PIP in corner.

 

[sweetbronxyankee]

how do you download updates????

 

[Brewer4]

I notice that my Media Center Options are no longer in the list.

Is this because I did the IAMANEDGECUTTER?

I did a test of my network and its working. Yet I dont have any options in my menus to access my media from my PC.

Wait a minute and the server should show up. If not, redo your network again and it should show after a few minutes. I've seen mine dissapear several times before only to reappear suddenly.

 

[Brewer4]

how do you download updates????

Here's how to force download it.

First, you will need to restart your receiver. There are multiple methods to doing this, but the preferred method is to use the menus. Also, make sure its in a format that can be read on whatever TV you need. I usually set mine to 480p since that is available on all my TVs. To restart your receiver, you can do one of the following:

• Using the remote control, select Menu -> Help & Settings -> Setup -> Reset, and then choose Restart Recorder. You will also need to press the DASH (-) key to confirm. This is the safest way to do a reset.
• If the Menu reset fails, then try a Red Button Reset (RBR). Press the Red Button behind the access card door on the front of the receiver.
• If all else fails and you are unable to initiate the download process, you may need to unplug the receiver from the wall outlet, wait for 30 seconds and then plug it back in.

Once you have restarted your recorder, make sure you stick around. In a few seconds, you will need to type in a special code to start the download process:

1. When the reset process starts, the LEDs on the front of the receiver will turn off.
2. Once the LEDs on the front of the receiver illuminate again *OR* the the first blue screen is displayed (whichever comes first), you can start keying in the special code. I prefer using the LED if you can see the receiver. If you do this remotely over Slingbox or from another room, you have to wait for the first blue screen to appear.
3. Press 0 2 4 6 8. You will need to press the keys slowly and deliberately. An easy way to think of this is zero-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, four-one-thousand, six-one-thousand, eight-one-thousand. Make sure that you ONLY type in the 5 numbers and nothing else.
4. After a few more seconds, you should see a screen that indicates that the download process has started.
5. Now, just sit back and relax as the update process will take about 15 minutes to complete. It may appear to "stick" at 97%, this is normal.

Note: Do not restart the system again after the download process is complete. The normal download process includes an automated restart which is desired, but additional restarts are unnecessary and only serve to taint the debug process.

Note: If you reach the screen that says "checking satellite settings step 1 of 2" BEFORE you see an indication that the new software is downloading, then you will need to start over. The downloading screen should show up within a few seconds (it's not immediate). If it does go too far, then a Red Button Reset should make it start over without going through the entire startup process.

I forgot to mention the process goes better with a few beers on hand.

 

[Jimbo]

I recommend folks to try out the Cutting Edge extra features of this release. You can access using the following steps.

1. Menu - Search - Keyword
2. Type IAMANEDGECUTTER
3. Continue
4. Select ALL in category
5. Done
6. On the front panel of receiver, select INFO and MENU at the same time.

You should see your options. The Playlist Sort has been there for a few months but allows you to sort your recorded programs a bunch of different ways. I like Title (A-Z).

The new one is FFW Correction which is set to OFF by default. If set to ON it compensates the user response time when pressing PLAY key. So far, I like it. Seems to smooth things out a tad. Still some room to smooth out Trick Play a bit when using OTA HD or MPEG4 HD but the CE releases are working great on Trick Play for SD and MPEG2 HD for me.

Brewer,
I just did this and it seems to be a nice inprovement to the way it was before.
I wonder how long it will be till it is available on the -100 ....

Jimbo

 

[Brewer4]

Check this out. When you pick pictures you can add music to play along with it. How cool is that!