The Official Pioneer 9G North American KRP-500M / KRP-600M Owner's Discussion Pt. II - Page 222

Man I've been looking for weeks!!! Any pioneer is either to far for local pickup or it's incredibly expensive and risky to get shipped especially since it used and no warranty unless from a "demo authorized store" and those pioneers are demo models so you know they are no good. Idk does anyone know of any sponsors on here I can try or anything to get a safe secure purchase of a pioneer. These pannys and samsung have to many issues to justify the pros of these new plasmas

no worries.

Why didn't Pioneer send you a replacement 111FD or repair yours

Turbe: I have ControlCal v1_47. Can I access EZ hours thru this program?
Doug Weil was here this AM doing a "touch-up" calibration on my 600M and he wasn't able to do it, even though we downloaded your EZ Hours link to his laptop.

No you can't, just bring up that link (shown in the EZ Hours thread I linked above) in your browser - need to have your monitor on the network.

You don't download anything, you just put that link (with the IP address of your monitor) in your internet browser.

It's a bit late in the game but I recommend the KRP FAQ (in the second post).

OK. I used the wrong term. Actually I copied and pasted the link in an email and then sent it to Doug, which he opened on his laptop. And then after a few tries, he concluded that he couldn't do it; however, he didn't have the IP address of my monitor either. How or where do I get this "IP address?"

First your KRP has to be connected to your home network. If you've done that then see page 68 of the manual.

By the way, KuroReader is a better way of doing this (click on the service info tab). That thread also has useful information about getting your display on your network.

Can this be done wirelessly, or do I need a long Cat 5 cable? My computer is in the bed room and the KRP is in the living room, a distance I guessing of about 25 feet. I have a wireless router, but I don't think the KRP has a USB connection.

On the KRP, select Menu->Control Setup and the IP line should display the address, or you might need to select the IP line to view it, I don't remember exactly. It's all in the user manual on pages 67, 68 or so.

I see Bodosom (hi!) answered already. You need to connect an ethernet cable from your router to the KRP. No USB is involved.

OK, I read pages 67 and 68, but it seems to me that for a somewhat "green" user , as far as advanced computer works goes, this would be a great way to screw something up if I did anything wrong. So how do I access the Kuro Reader and is this any easier? Thanks!

you still need to have your KRP-M on the network and you still need your krp-m's IP address regardless.. then, just paste that link (with the ip inserted of course) in a browser.. it's the easiest way..

Is your krp-m on your network now?

You really can't break anything, just connect an ethernet cable from KRP to the router, go to the KRP menu - Control Setup, set IP Control Enable, set DHCP On, wait about 30 seconds and check and see if it got an IP Address assigned. Then use that IP address in the link you have or download KuroReader http://jdbimmer.wix.com/kuroreader and enter the IP in that.

Normally I'm 100% in agreement with turbe however the KRP web server is fussy*. So if everything goes as it does for people that have no problems then you'll have no problems. However if it isn't all rainbows and unicorns it can be slightly unpleasant. Since KuroReader is self-contained you don't have to worry about any browser issues.

*Perhaps profoundly annoying and broken is a better summary.

Do you think a Pro-151FD with 1100 hours (pictures of hours on set provided) for $3500 is worth it? I'm torn...the ZT60 is coming soon and my VT50 is really good...almost as good as the 111FD I sold.

OK then...first thing I need to do is buy a 25-ft ethernet cable. Is this length common? I doubt I'll be able to find one locally. (Best Buy, maybe) Probably have to order one, but once I get it and get the Kuro Reader, I should be able to then see what my hours are, right? I won't have to leave this cable copnnected afterward, will I? Thanks and stay tuned!

Wrong thread (this is for the monitors), but I am leaning towards negative. It's a gamble until more is revealed about the ZT60, however.

Guys, will a Cat 6 network cable work ok? I can get one locally for 15 bucks!

It's backwards compatible with cat5, so there's no reason it shouldn't.

yes but $15 is too much, try Radio Shack maybe.. or online monoprice

Yes Vinnie. Wrong thread. My bad. My apologies. Thanks for your input tho.

If you're in a hurry and it's an easy purchase sure. You could get one for less on-line even with shipping but you're unlikely to save enough to worry about. E.g. I can get a 50' cable shipped for $8.50 but if I drove by a store every day where I could get one for $15, say Home Depot, (and I didn't have a tub full of cables and parts) I probably would.

hey, i couldn't find a thread about european pioneers so i hope it's ok to ask here;

is there any difference between european krp-500m's made in 2008 and those from 2009 or do they all implement some of the "10G"?

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1126267/pioneer-9g-kuro-comparison-chart-xx20-500-600m-111-151-101-141-500-600a-lx-xx90/390#post_16978600

according to that post, there is a difference. could anyone confirm?
Edited by keiji haino - 2/3/13 at 4:26pm

All Krp500’s share the same module/glass and "9.5G" tech and a slightly revised filter... 'Elite +1' filter it's called. The KRP600/141’s are, have a different revision of (older tech) parts compared to the 101’s and 500's i believe.

last time i checked the 500A is considered a 9G while the 500M is considered a 9.5G (the only model they snuck some 10G features in). according to those in the know, the american 500M's whether made in 08 or 09 are the same.

but according to the linked post, the european 500m's in 08 are 9.5G whereas the ones from 09 are 9G, lacking that extra "oomph" that the 500M is known for. i just want to know if it's been debunked as not true by now.

im not saying you are wrong though.

The 500A is not a 500M. The three 500M models (NA/EU/JP) and the 101 (NA only) share the same service manual and parts list (with obvious exceptions like the HDMI board and region specific power plugs). There's nothing in the service manual to suggest the part numbers vary by year. Of course in practice the part numbers do change over time for the typical reasons but those changes are global across the entire product line.

Since I'm not a Pioneer insider all I know is based on part numbers and the service manual.

thanks for the reply. one would have thought this myth would have been cleared up by now. in the link it says "driver software and PDP modules" i wouldn't expect softwares to be detailed in the manual but what does PDP modules mean? why i'm wondering is that i have found a euro 500M manufactured in january 2009 in the UK, but if it doesn't have that "extra" (as according to the link) then it is rather useless.

pretty confusing..
Edited by keiji haino - 2/4/13 at 6:58pm

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The PDP is the panel (Plasma Display Panel). There a fair bit of circuitry that lights the panel up (and "down").