Magnavox 537, 535, 533, 515, 513, 2160A, 2160, 2080 & Philips 3576, 3575 - Page 583

Originally Posted by BIGA$$TV

Firmware question.

I recently downloaded the 515 firmware from Funai. However, in the back of my mind I seem to remember someone referring to a "beta" version. Is this beta version different from what is on the Funai site?.........

Originally Posted by stapler1234

Yes. Funai, with the help of several MDR515 owners are testing a new beta FW to correct, among other items, the "freeze" problem several owners have encountered with the new MDR515 model. (Ref Jerrymc777's post here.)

According to 234's post, Funai are still seeking additional MDR515 testers for this beta FW update. 234 has indicated, any MDR515 owner interested in testing this new beta FW should contact him through this forum's Private Messaging (PM) system.

Originally Posted by Mpls Mike

I have a relative using the Magnavox 515 for over-the-air only recording of programs. The primary channels work fine (5.1 and so on), but the sub-channels (5.3, 5.4, 5.45 et al) black out and don't record anything but a black screen.

The strange part is that I can tune in the subchannels using the Mag 515 tuner and record them live, but if I set up the timer for them and turn the unit off--nothing.

Any thoughts or anyone having similar issues that can offer a solution?

Originally Posted by profhat

Hi there. Can I downgrade a 513 FW just to the 2160A version?

I don't like the lack of double menus (Are you sure?).

Thanks and happy holidays to all!

Originally Posted by 234

Is there anybody can help us to test Freeze issue solution FW?
Please PM me.
I need more sample.

Originally Posted by Mpls Mike

I have a relative using the Magnavox 515 for over-the-air only recording of programs. The primary channels work fine (5.1 and so on), but the sub-channels (5.3, 5.4, 5.45 et al) black out and don't record anything but a black screen.

The strange part is that I can tune in the subchannels using the Mag 515 tuner and record them live, but if I set up the timer for them and turn the unit off--nothing.

Any thoughts or anyone having similar issues that can offer a solution?

Originally Posted by Mpls Mike

I have a relative using the Magnavox 515 for over-the-air only recording of programs. The primary channels work fine (5.1 and so on), but the sub-channels (5.3, 5.4, 5.45 et al) black out and don't record anything but a black screen.

The strange part is that I can tune in the subchannels using the Mag 515 tuner and record them live, but if I set up the timer for them and turn the unit off--nothing.

Any thoughts or anyone having similar issues that can offer a solution?

Originally Posted by EPlay

This happens on my 515. So what I do now is that if something is pre-empted this Monday, I change the recording date to next week Monday's date. Once this Monday passes, I can change it back to every Monday. (Else if I forget, it will record next Monday and disappear from the timers.) I usually do all my programming adjustments every Sunday so i don't forget.

Originally Posted by rayfornario

Why Doesn't the skip button work?????????

Originally Posted by JoeKustra

If you want to watch a scheduled recording go away, think Monday. I had three recordings scheduled for yesterday. One was a Monday weekly that I changed to one-time (The Closer) since it was the last show of the season. This week, as we all know, is a crazy TV schedule. I added, after reading your post, a new weekly Monday title. What seemed to matter was Monday. It does seem to. I had one Monday recording set to skip yesterday and one dated for yesterday and one scheduled weekly for Monday and one for Sunday. As of Saturday I had four on my schedule. Now I have one. I should have two.

Last night the one-time recording kicked off fine. Today I have only my weekly Sunday scheduled title. My weekly Monday recording should have been there with the box cleared.

I might matter that when you have several titles scheduled, and change one to be skipped, that title moves to the end of the list. It might mean nothing. It might be a sequence problem. I don't know is the list was always in sequence and the 515H gave us the ability to changed that with just a check mark. It might not be a Monday issue either, but it sounds good.

I have read and rewrote this post several times and can't improve on its clarity. Sorry. I'll keep at it.

Originally Posted by artwire

This probably isn't what happening to you when the program is skipped then goes missing, but I lost a weekly program recently after 'skipping' and only then figured out that the recorded programs list had gotten so long, it had added a second page (thereby making the earlier programs I had set to record seem to "disappear" because they were on the prior page, and I didn't realize there WERE two pages of programmed shows.) Just thought I'd mention it , in case anyone is in a similar boat. Sometimes stuff just happens!

Originally Posted by timtofly

Does the list change or arrange itself by earliest recording?

Panasonic recorders did that. The top one would drop off and return to the bottom of the list. It seems to me that if the list is a couple of pages, or more, long that the program has not "dissappeared" but is at the bottom, or depending on a "daily" schedule rotated back into the list where it would show up next.

If the "show" did not record however, then it would have been "deleted" from the list.

Originally Posted by stapler1234

It's my understanding that the various FW's can be "reversed" by installing an earlier FW, however in the case of the 2160A, the earliest FW available (72A) not only corrected the E19 Error Message, but also deleted most double "Are you sure" prompts. (Details HERE.)

Vaguely recall someone posting they obtained an earlier FW disk from Funai Support. You might call Funai and see if they have the original 2160A FW on CD/DVD.
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CAUTION: As wajo has often pointed out, FW updating can "fail" and you may end up with a "Brick" (giant paper weight), so be forewarned.

Originally Posted by wajo

I'd wait until they actually do something, then check to see what your TVs and the 2160 actually get. With cabelcos, always trust but verify.
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Hoepfully, someone else has some better solutions?

Originally Posted by steveww48

I have a 3-year old 2160 that's working fine, but I'm concerned that an upcoming change to our cable system will render this device unusable for all practical purposes. I'm hoping someone here can offer some advice...

In about two months my local cable system will complete a transition to all-digital signals and when the analog channels are shut down all channels will be encrypted. I'm concerned that this will neuter the tuner on my 2160 and make it impossible to program recordings.

Here is my current setup:
*Cable from the wall goes to a splitter
*One output from the splitter goes into the cable box (this box allows us to get "Digital Cable" channels, which are already encrypted)
*The other output from the splitter goes to the 2160

This setup allows me to watch any channel (including digital cable channels) and record any channel that isn't digital cable, and that's just fine. If I could continue to operate this way, that would be great.

But my current understanding is that after the conversion is complete, all channels will be encrypted and the tuner on my 2160 won't be able to tune the encrypted signal so I won't be able to program any recordings.

The cable company is providing DTA-50 devices (two free ones per household) for cable-ready TV's that are not connected to cable boxes. The DTA converts the digital signal to analog but the channel must be tuned on the DTA, not on the TV (the TV is tuned to channel 3). So it doesn't appear to me that using a DTA in this setup would help, because there is no way to program the DTA to change channels.

Meanwhile, the cable company tells me that most other cable systems have already done this conversion ("we are behind in making this transition"). Given the activity on this forum, I'm guessing that some of you are already in this situation (receiving an all-digital feed), and I'm wondering how you've set up your recorders so that they are functional?

Maybe the fly in the ointment is that not every cable system has taken the step of encrypting everything? Or am I missing something about how I can alter my connection scheme to make this work?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.