Magnavox 537, 535, 533, 515, 513, 2160A, 2160, 2080 & Philips 3576, 3575 - Page 614

I just picked up a new 513 from Walmart, Manufacturing date Aug 2011.

Firmware is HD6A269726H1E. I don't recall reading anything about a 726H version. Has anyone installed the 727V Firmware Update over a 513 726H version?

Thanks Wajo.

I think your earlier explanation is the most convincing, i.e. that the 513 was (mistakenly by me) uploaded successfully with a firmware never intended for this model (intended for the 2160A) and this dilemma is the consequence. Why, I don't know.

Thanks to the contributors for all the time and effort.

I just received my 515 refurb yesterday. I ordered mine Wednesday from J&R, when they got a small batch of only 3, so I feel lucky. I'm putting it through the paces now. I haven't tested the DVD yet, but everything else is fine. I'll be mostly a time-shifter, but I still want to make sure everything works. The tuner doesn't seem as good as I thought it would be. It was a July 2011 build, refurbed in Nov 2011, and has the 727V FW. So the previous owner may have upgraded it. It only has 4 minutes of write time, no read time, and only 6 hours on the HDD!

I've been quietly reading this thread for a long time. I don't comment very often. But I'd like to thank all the contributors, especially Wajo, for keeping this going. It's the most in-depth and complete thread I've ever seen. I truly appreciate it. Great job!

No question about it, the BE Version is HD6A269726H1E.
I guess I should go ahead and see how this version operates before I update.

Wajo - when I unzipped it I got a *.mot file at 11.8KB with MS Vista. I'll try again in the morning. I'll also re-download the zip file and see if there is a difference. Worth a try! At any rate, the normal FW works fine at the worst.

FWIW, a buddy was able to buy a 513 at Walmart this afternoon...

They are 11.8 MB in Windows 7.

It's probably the correct size. Remember, 12,179 KB will display as 11.89 MB (12179 / 1024). Durango probably typoed the the KB part.

Just peeked at my new 515. Sept 2011 mfg date, and is 726V also ... hmmm.

Z

727V, like all that came before it, is 12,471,283 bytes. Regardless of OS, that's 11.893 MiB, a power of 2, a binary IEC multiple, which is 12.471 MB, a power of 10, a decimal IEC multiple. Wikipedia ref.

As to trouble some have doing upgrades, a possible problem is that Funai is providing no MD5 or shasum or other checksum to verify a valid ZIP download or valid .mot file extracted. Those downloading with web browsers instead of dedicated downloaders assume a higher risk of file invalidity disaster when such safeguards are unused or unavailable.

Wajo, I'm not certain I was the first to report a new 515H with 726V FW, but I have one. HTH do we find what is "out of the ordinary"? Is there some sort of check list or process you would/could suggest? I'll try one way or another but a direction from you might help get me started.
Steve

Wajo, That's sort of where I've been. I was checking out 2.d of page 1. Everything in the wish list chart seems to me to check out. I am not sure about the EMPTY TITLE vs EMPTY SPACE change. I just haven't noticed, because, well because I just haven't noticed. Will check it out tomorrow AM.

I have not checked out any of the audio stuff, never use it.

Yes, my unit is Model No. E2S02UD.
Steve
Steve

Forgot. Don't know about the power backup - haven't had a power blip longer than a few minutes, maybe five to eight. Regardless, both the 525H and my 2160A survied it.

Oops, not 525, but 515.

When I updated my 513 with the 515's 727V firmware the "Model No" changed from E2S00UD to E2S02UD.

I ordered a 515 last Sunday from Walmart and received it Thursday. Went back to see if it came with an HDMI but the unit wasn't on their site any longer. I got this unit based on the reviews at Amazon. I have been searching and reading for a month just to answer a simple question. I have been reading this thread since 4am yesterday morning. I have OTA, no cable or dish. I connected the 515 to antenna in and out to the TV and then an HDMI cable. I have a new LG "smart TV", the 5500. Can I record non-copywrited shows from netflix?

Does your TV have any video output connectors?

Lots of connections but they all say "in"

this might sem like a stupid thing to try, but i've had similar kinds of failures trying to implement firmware on a couple of routers...

the OS on your PC MIGHT be the issue, as well as the software you are using to burn the CD.

if you have a machine with Win XP, try using that machine to burn your upgrade disc.

if you are using the Windows ' Built In ' support for burning discs, don't....

if you don't have either of the above, it might be helpful for someone to burn an upgrade CD ( who has been successful ) and have them ship it off to you to in order to eliminate non-dvr issues that may be impeding your success.

later OS versions ( beyond XP ) have various anomolies associated with burning discs. for all i know, something as silly as dealing with DRM in either the OS disc support or in seemingly ' unrelated ' software ( such as win media player, etc ) may be doing something to the discs that the DVR hiccups on, eg, it might be tripping over some sort of DRM or CP issue and getting confused.

i have only done upgrades on 3576 machines so far, but unless there's some wierd anomoly with your specific machine, i really don't think you should be experiencing the kind of difficulty that you are.

since, with multi-files in a test, your DVR at least asks for a selection, this means that the DVR is indeed reading the disc ok to begin with..

the fact that the drawer opens after a period of time would indicate that the DVR may not be finding some obscure item, such as an EOF flag or marker in the image itself. indeed, the burn procedure ( whatever is being used ), may have a bug-a-boo in it that does something like ' not write the last bit, or sector ', and the DVR reacts by thinking it needs ' the rest ' of the .mot file or some such thing...

just a shot in the dark...

regards,
ron g

That means you have no way to send the Netflix audio and video signals from the TV to the Magnavox recorder.

My first look into my 513 with Firmware HD6A269726H1E.

From the Diff Table, the only thing I have seen different (I haven't checked all) is item 32, the Double Are You Sure issue. I am unsure which command caused the double in the 513, but I do not get a double Are You Sure when I erase a DVD-RW.

I haven't looked into items 21 or 31 yet.

Exactly the same problem I had. No joy on the update. Will use as-is, it's OK that way.

I picked one of these units up years ago thanks to this thread. I've been enjoying it immensely. We've just been delivered a bunch of snow, and no one is leaving our neighborhood, so I thought I'd work on some long awaited projects.

Currently, we are using a homemade antenna to record local networks over the air.

We also pay a crazy high cable bill to watch the occasional college football game. We don't watch much else on cable because I can't be bothered with the commercials after being spoiled with the DVR.

So today, I thought I would try and see what channels I could tune from the cable company instead of my OTA setup. When I try and access the "general settings" menu, it tosses me out and I can't use it.

How do I get access to that? I looked at the reset options, but some say "if you can access menus" which I can't. The rest of the unit seems to be working fine, except that the clock recently when off and displays the ----

I reset that manually and it seems to be sticking.

Please help me access my settings!

Thanks,

Rob

Just plugged in and tested my 515 that I got shipped to store from Walmart last week. I also have 726V.

Nevermind. Apparently, you can't plug in an RCA video out and run it to a small monitor for setup. Stick with HDMI out you've always been using and fire up the projector and you are good.

I don't know how it knows, but it does, and it has an attitude about it.

Rob