Anthem D2/D2v/AVM50/AVM50v/ARC1 tweaking guide - Page 65

Corrcet.. I was having an issue and they thought this may fix it. I will probably install Friday when I get home from work.

It is a Beta and I hope it works the way he says it will. I needed to wait for a cable to come.. I didnt have a cable to hook up to the computer and the back of the avm-50.

Now I have it.

an FYI for those that upgrade.

It took over an hour and had to try it 5 times before it worked.

Its in and shows the new version. I hope that fixes it.

I've reloaded my D2 firmware at least seven or eight times and it always loads on the first try and only takes around ten minutes. What kind of hookup are you using? Do you have any other apps running on the PC such as a PDA?

Greetings,

I have had the same experience as obie. An hour and 5 attempts seems excessive.


Regards,

Its hooked up to a 1 year old HP pent 4 running xp2 pro.

I bought it and thought I would like it and I didnt. It is way to big and heavy. So nothing is even loaded on this machine. Turned teh screen saver off like in the directions and hooked up to a/c just in case.

bought a usb to serial connector and just loader the drivers. Found the anthem and clicked upgrade.

Went about half way through and said failed... I tried again.

one the 3rd try .. i was just going to forget it for when I had more time. The problem is it would not turn back on. Nothing would work.

So I hooked it up again and kept doing over and over.


Finally it worked all the way through and it works fine.. This weekend I will see if the gibberish shows back up.

If you want the file give my your email

As I mentioned earlier, I have a USB/Serial adapter which worked for saving the settings, but didn't work for me for upgrades. I tried upgrading 4 times or 5 times with no luck. I then used my laptop, which has a built-in serial adapter, and it worked the very first time. My USB/Serial adapter was WHQL tested/approved.

Thats is likely the issue, others have had problems with USB to serial convertors. I'm lucky as I have a laptop with a serial output.

That must be the issue then.

The funny thing is.. I dont recall needing one for YEARS.. it was always like a wasted port. I used to have a ext US Rob courier modem, that was the last thing I ever hooked up.

Now two times in a week I need one.

The Anthem and my Pronto needs that cable as well.

It appears that the 3d time is the charm. I have a D2 that is 100% functional. I hope I don't jinx it....lol

I have found that when upgrading, you must have everything that is connected to the D2 off, or it will fail when trying to program the scaler chips... I've never had a failure except the time I tried to upgrade with the projector on..

I guess that why in the instructions it says to turn everything off I knew those directions must be there for somebody.....

I have the Panny and the D2 too and they work together with no issues in audio and video.
Just a word: the Panny PASS BLACKER THAN BLACK! Just go to the brightness regulation of the player; the default value is 0. Try a value of 2 or 3 and you will see that the shadow of the THX logo or the blacker than black bar appears!!!

P.S: My DMP-BD10 is an european model (Zone 2/B)
P.S. Excuse me for my english...

Greetings,

Samperio, thanks for the reply. The problem with adjusting the brightness to see the below black bars on DVE is that you are raising the black level of the player. This does not provide optimum black level settings. Leaving the players settings at default provides the best picture quality in my setup.

Regards,

According to Stacey Spears, on the BR players thread, the Panny does not pass BTB on the digital HDMI output....

Greetings,

Filmixer, actually Stacy's response is that it CAN be done however it effects the black level of the player by raising it. Hence my comments.


Regards,

You're right... and Kris Deering says that the component outs don't exhibit this behavior, and I believe that you can set the machine up to do component video and HDMI audio... I just got home and my Panny was sitting on the door step.. I'll have to compare comp vs hdmi for picture.. I am betting it will be very close...

Marc.

I highly recommend AGAINST using USB-Serial adapters. They're not reliable enough for things like firmware upgrades - you're just asking for trouble. Do you want to hear the story about the guy in the Army who was consoled into a defense system and had a malfuntion with his USB-Serial adapter???

You think you had problems !!

BTW - the 1.07 firmware fixed a couple of stability issues I had, in addition to a green screen issue I experienced from time to time. I think this is a positive update as I continue to experience absolutely NO significant problems.

The upgrade was eventless although it did take quite some time to complete. It appeared to be upgrading different 'chips' and provided some feedback as to its progress.

How often do they upgrade it?.. Is it something your check for 2x a year.. or do you guys check monthly?

If it ain't broke...

Otherwise I'd check in every few months for 'feature' upgrades. Also, if you are considering new components, check their site to see if there are any notes regarding those components.

DonnieW,
Where on the Anthem site did you find any info regarding other components?
--Bob

Nothing definitive Bob, but I found a comment in the readme files included with the updates that suggests they have addressed issues with a certain DVD player.

NOW if it was only available to mere mortals

Nice people usually give a heads up here. Really nice people will even post a URL for the D2 and AVM-50 downloads

I agreed to do a beta test of it. Frankly, I've yet to get back to Anthem on details of my testing. Rather than knee-jerk a response to them, I gave it a good couple weeks worth of real family use. So far everything is perfect. I previously experienced a green screen from time to time on my OTA tuner. The issue is now gone. I've also got a bullet-proof connection to my Denon 3910 - which I can only attribute to the solid firmware upgrade on the Anthem.

Fair to say the firmware is in beta so it shouldn't be floated around. Let's ask Anthem when they're planning a final.

Donnie

If you email tech support and ask nicely Nick will send you a copy but this is a beta. I'm running with the released 1.06 without issue so if I load the beta it will be for testing only. I will say it looks like they have gotten things pretty stable in the firmware and appear to be starting to add new features.

Is there a listing somewhere of what the various firmware updates add/fix?

Here you go, this is from the AVM-50 file. Notice it lists the latest firmware upgrade first.


CHANGE LIST

v1.06:

1. Increased HDMI compatibility with a certain DVD player.

2. Removed from menu 8 output resolutions which can't always be supported by HDMI connection due to bandwidth restriction. **YOU MAY NEED TO RESET OUTPUT RESOLUTION IN MENU 8 depending on which you had set. If you cannot see an image on your display after the update, use the front panel display to navigate through the menu. Even if you are getting a picture immediately after this update, check menu 8 to make sure that the output resolution and refresh rate are set correctly since the setting may have changed to another that works, but with lower performance.

If you are saving your settings in menu 12, be sure to back them up after making this change.

If you were using Settings Editor, the wrong value will may stored there. After the software update, save the setup again using Setup Editor v1.06 (now called Setup Editor to prevent confusion with the Live Video Settings Editor).


v1.04:

1. Increased compatibility with HDMI-connected equipment that doesn't follow all of the HDMI spec.

2. Added adjustments for analog video inputs - see pdf file.

Tip: If you are using S-Video inputs and prefer the appearance of the hi-def OSD characters vs the default S-Video ones, you can enable the HD characters with S-Video inputs, although they will appear only when a video signal is present - change first item in menu 11 to HD Only.


v1.00 D2 / v1.01 AVM 50:

1. Initial releases.

I just had a installer for A/V here on another issue. He told me my sat box should be set at 1080i not 480p. Im using the h20 Hd box.

I thought I read the Sat box should be set low. I know I have the DVD player set at 480i.

There should be two settings within the cable box menu. One for HD, the other for SD. You will want to use 1080i or 720p, depending on your displays native resolution. There should be another setting for "override" (this is what the moto boxes uses, not sure on yours), this should be set to 480i for your standard def programs. This way the Anthem scaler will take over and feed your display its native resolution.

I dont see that. Its a h20 box about a week old. In the menu it gives me 4 choices.
480i
480p
720p
1080i

and the 4.3 and 6.9