Onkyo Firmware Updates available!

[skrill]

Originally Posted by LennDawg

what do you guys mean when you say "the audio lock issue with D* HD DVRs"? Is this when the sound doesn't play for like a second in between commercials and programs on tv? Cause this is happening to me..

Yes -- the issue that when you jog (i.e., pause, fast forward, skip, rewind, etc.) the audio takes a few seconds to sync and start back up.

[frank_t]

is there a place to grab the update to fix the DTS-MA problem for the 605?

[HDPlasma]

Originally Posted by frank_t

is there a place to grab the update to fix the DTS-MA problem for the 605?

http://rapidshare.com/files/10469331...X_605.zip.html

The instructions are included in the zip file.
The key thing is to set OPT1 for the CD input in the 605 and press the '+' twice as the FW is displayed then pressing 'CD' while the DSP version is displayed.

Your current DSP version should be:
DSPSR605:07730A

After update:
DSPSR605:08214A


*All settings will default back to factory settings.

[frank_t]

Originally Posted by HDPlasma

http://rapidshare.com/files/10469331...X_605.zip.html

The instructions are included in the zip file.
The key thing is to set OPT1 for the CD input in the 605 and press the '+' twice as the FW is displayed then pressing 'CD' while the DSP version is displayed.

Your current DSP version should be:
DSPSR605:07730A

After update:
DSPSR605:08214A


*All settings will default back to factory settings.

very cool. thanks.

i happen to have a Sony CD player (collecting some dust now) with optical out on it. will use that for the update.

[un4gvn94538]

is this a usa update?

[GreenMotion]

No, Onkyo USA still has not released an official fix.

So like you, I am still waiting it out ...

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by GreenMotion

No, Onkyo USA still has not released an official fix.

So like you, I am still waiting it out ...

thought i was the only one! i might have done it myself if i could have gotten an answer to my questions but the guys at avs were being such a holes about it i said my peace and havent been back there in a few days. probably wont. wait either till i hear from here or onkyo emails me back

[GreenMotion]

I know a lot of people have reported success with these dsp updates, but I am just afraid that it may introduce less obvious bugs later on. I know these Onkyo units don't cost a ton of money; but still way to much to brick one.

I like to believe there is a reason Onkyo USA hasn't released an official fix yet (hopefully due to rigurous QA testing) ... so I am going to give Onkyo USA some more time and patiently wait. Hopefully we'll get something soon.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by GreenMotion

I know a lot of people have reported success with these dsp updates, but I am just afraid that it may introduce less obvious bugs later on.

EXACTLY! thats what i said to them. but instead of explaining why it was ok and maybe learn something new, they twisted what i was saying and said i was calling people crazy and i didnt. i couldnt even get a link to read for myself. they said do it, or dont! whatever.
i asked, how long did it take for the dts ma thing to come out? how long will side affects from using a foreign update come out? no answer.

[GreenMotion]

I hear ya. Just follow your own gut feeling man!

Other regions/countries have other specifications/requirements. Input voltages (220v vs 110v), AC frequencies (50hz vs 60hz), PAL vs SECAM vs NTSC ....

Granted, none of these may actually have any impact on the DSPs, but you never know.

What I personally would hate the most about brick'ing one .. is not necessarily the money to get it fixed .. but the time it takes to get fixed and/or having to be without it. I couldn't imagine watching BDs without my receiver.

I once flashed a motherboard's bios (asus) with a foreign firmware update, and although everything appeared to work fine for a while, my PC started to freeze frequently. Never figured out why ...

But anyway .... no worries man .... you're not alone!

[Memnoch]

I wish this could work with the PS3 via HDMI. I tried it and couldn't get it to work, but maybe I am just not doing it right. If I am going to have to unplug the HDMI, plug up an optical cord and additional video cords, then replug everything, I would rather just take it to Onkyo and have them fix it "officially". I don't think I have ever owned a CD player with an actual optical out. I have always had a console or DVD player that played CDs, so I have never needed a "nice" CD player with an optical out.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by Memnoch

I wish this could work with the PS3 via HDMI. I tried it and couldn't get it to work, but maybe I am just not doing it right. If I am going to have to unplug the HDMI, plug up an optical cord and additional video cords, then replug everything, I would rather just take it to Onkyo and have them fix it "officially". I don't think I have ever owned a CD player with an actual optical out. I have always had a console or DVD player that played CDs, so I have never needed a "nice" CD player with an optical out.

or you can just wait for onk usa. they may actually have a different way of doing it.

[RichiPuppy]

It has to be done through an optical cable, and in the 1st slot.

[Rike255]

I wonder why we can't hook up a terminal to the serial port to do it...not that it's a big deal I just figured that was what it's for.

[HDPlasma]

Originally Posted by GreenMotion

No, Onkyo USA still has not released an official fix.

So like you, I am still waiting it out ...

Over at AVS, someone posted that the Onkyo x05 series is now shipping with the UK DSP update version even though their(US) support division hasn't released an official update.

It's also been menitoned that the UK DSP version will indeed be the US DSP version update but the US support division is still working out a deployment plan().

Anyway, so far it's been 100% success for those who got the update to work.
No bricked receiver's for those who can't get the update to work due to file burning or CD player issues used for the update.


The key thing is to press the 'key' buttons(+, CD) while the FW/DSP version is displayed. Also, assigning CD input to OPT1 is a good idea.

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by HDPlasma

Over at AVS, someone posted that the Onkyo x05 series is now shipping with the UK DSP update version even though their(US) support division hasn't released an official update.

It's also been menitoned that the UK DSP version will indeed be the US DSP version update but the US support division is still working out a deployment plan().

Anyway, so far it's been 100% success for those who got the update to work.
No bricked receiver's for those who can't get the update to work due to file burning or CD player issues used for the update.


The key thing is to press the 'key' buttons(+, CD) while the FW/DSP version is displayed. Also, assigning CD input to OPT1 is a good idea.

I did mine over the weekend with the UK files. It did not turn itself off when it finished. I waited 10 minutes, powered off, powered back on, verified new firmware, reran Audyssey. Works like a charm.

[mdm1699]

For the record, I used an old Panny DMR-ES15 dvd player/recorder.

[jon s]

has anyone re-did their Audyssey calibration? After the DSP and firmware updates, the Audyssey calibration no longer works on a friends Onkyo 905....

[Knight-Errant]

I have an Onkyo 905 but no CD player. I can't get DTA MA with my Sony BD player at the moment but if I upgrade to a player later that decodes DTA MA internally that should solve the problem also, correct?

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by Knight-Errant

I have an Onkyo 905 but no CD player. I can't get DTA MA with my Sony BD player at the moment but if I upgrade to a player later that decodes DTA MA internally that should solve the problem also, correct?

Apparently so. The problem only affects the bitstream function. I can't wait for the PS3 to do it so that I can hear what all the bloody fuss is about.