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Post by sahmen on Oct 24, 2015 16:35:27 GMT -5
Quick question about the thumb drives... There is a document with long instructions about formatting one's USB drive on a MAC before using it for the update, but I am not sure whether it applies to me, although I do use a MAC. Yes, I use a Mac (actually, many mac computers), but I have never specifically formatted any thumb drives with them. The USB drives I buy tend to come pre-formatted for both Macs and PCs, so I use them on both my macs and pcs without necessarily getting them formatted by any of my computers... So do those instructions for Mac Users apply to me? Should I go through the process of reformatting the USB drive for the update even if I have not necessarily had it formatted by a MAC (I mean that I have used it on my Mac before, as I have on my windows pc, but without necessarily having it formatted prior to its use in either case) I use a dedicated flash drive for updates. It only contains the one file I'm updating, not any other update files (per Emotiva). I do store the backup of my config on it but then move it to my laptop. To answer your question, it certainly won't hurt to format the drive, just in case. But I'm sure other Mac users will chime in with their input. Quick question about the thumb drives... There is a document with long instructions about formatting one's USB drive on a MAC before using it for the update, but I am not sure whether it applies to me, although I do use a MAC. Yes, I use a Mac (actually, many mac computers), but I have never specifically formatted any thumb drives with them. The USB drives I buy tend to come pre-formatted for both Macs and PCs, so I use them on both my macs and pcs without necessarily getting them formatted by any of my computers... So do those instructions for Mac Users apply to me? Should I go through the process of reformatting the USB drive for the update even if I have not necessarily had it formatted by a MAC (I mean that I have used it on my Mac before, as I have on my windows pc, but without necessarily having it formatted prior to its use in either case) I would format just to be asfe Well, I tried to format the USB drive on my Mac before doing the update as you both have advised, but when I pulled up the Disk Utility Application on my mac with the USB drive inserted, I noticed that the tabs I needed to press in order to proceed with the formatting were all greyed out and inactive for this particular drive, so I concluded that the drive has come with all such possibilities of reformatting blocked, at least on my Mac. Afterwards, having verified with the "Get info" feature on my Mac that the drive was indeed already Fat32 formatted, I simply emptied it of all of its previous content, loaded up the the Firmware update file, and plugged the drive into the XMC-1, and the update went without a hitch. I have been playing music on the XMC-1 since then, and everything seems to be working fine. One problem does remain though, which may have nothing to do with this update: 1. My Dirac live full application can still not see the XMC-1 from the MAC, so nothing has changed on this particular front. It was the same before the update, so this is neither here nor there. 2. I can however verify that the DHCP function has improved, because the XMC remote apps on my IOS devices can now easily recognize the XMC-1, either with the DHCP enabled (and ip address information automatically retrieved by the XMC 1), or with DHCP off (and addresses manually entered)... Before the update, the DHCP function was not working properly, because it was not automatically pulling up any addresses from my router when enabled, and my ios remote apps could not see the XMC-1 in that DHCP enabled mode. So that is my progress report. The Dirac thing is really mind boggling, because I can see both my Macbook Pro and the XMC-1 in the "Client" list in the router, and both seem to be working well. Well, I shall keep on with the troubleshooting and see what happens.
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Post by skippy1977 on Oct 24, 2015 18:39:44 GMT -5
I'm going to ask a question that shows how much of a computer noob I am but how does one format a thumb drive? I think it's a good idea to have only the needed file on the thumb drive and no other files for safety sake. While you have the USB plugged into a port on your computer just "right click" on that drive in Windows Explorer, or in Windows 10, "File Explorer" and choose "Format", then choose the proper "File System" in this case "Fat 32" and then click on "Start". After it's done you're good to go. Thanks for your help! I'm on Windows 7 so that'll work great.
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Post by wizardofoz on Oct 24, 2015 21:53:41 GMT -5
I think iirc that all of this is in the pdf doc that is packaged with the update, for both mac and pc
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Post by 405x5 on Oct 25, 2015 9:30:13 GMT -5
Just wanted to get this here as suggested, since it apparently is a 3.1/3.1a firmware glitch.
The on screen display transparency setting (between 0 and 70 percent) does not remain "persistent".
For example, if you set it to zero, it works properly. If you change HDMI inputs or restart the processor, you again have transparency (around 30 percent or so) even if the persistent setting is at Zero. Now that being said, this MAY have carried over from 3.0 when the on screen display was first improved from original, but I never checked that with the older firmware.
This condition was verified by another user, so it ain't just me.
Bill
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Post by cawgijoe on Oct 25, 2015 9:46:49 GMT -5
Just wanted to get this here as suggested, since it apparently is a 3.1/3.1a firmware glitch. The on screen display transparency setting (between 0 and 70 percent) does not remain "persistent". For example, if you set it to zero, it works properly. If you change HDMI inputs or restart the processor, you again have transparency (around 30 percent or so) even if the persistent setting is at Zero. Now that being said, this MAY have carried over from 3.0 when the on screen display was first improved from original, but I never checked that with the older firmware. This condition was verified by another user, so it ain't just me. Bill I'll try this later today. I would suggest contacting Emotiva directly to report this issue to make sure they know about it. They monitor these forums, but it's still a users forum.
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Post by geebo on Oct 25, 2015 9:58:26 GMT -5
Just wanted to get this here as suggested, since it apparently is a 3.1/3.1a firmware glitch. The on screen display transparency setting (between 0 and 70 percent) does not remain "persistent". For example, if you set it to zero, it works properly. If you change HDMI inputs or restart the processor, you again have transparency (around 30 percent or so) even if the persistent setting is at Zero. Now that being said, this MAY have carried over from 3.0 when the on screen display was first improved from original, but I never checked that with the older firmware. This condition was verified by another user, so it ain't just me. Bill Same here. I hadn't noticed because I leave mine at 30%. But setting it at 70 and after changing inputs it goes back to 30 even though 70 is still shown in the preferences. Changing it will get it back on track but only until inputs are changed again or the processor is turned off.
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Post by Cory Cooper on Oct 25, 2015 13:55:26 GMT -5
I may have identified another 3.1/3.1a bug.
When any input is setup for audio input via optical, I cannot change the audio decoding/processing mode setting...i.e. Auto/Stereo/Surround/etc. You can select different modes, it shows on the OSD and front panel display as a different mode, but it remains on the current setting. It works fine when using HDMI connection for audio. This happens with three different input sources - Comcast DVR, Apple TV 3, and OPPO BDP-95. I have performed a Factory Reset with no change.
Anyone else?
C
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Post by geebo on Oct 25, 2015 15:09:50 GMT -5
I may have identified another 3.1/3.1a bug. When any input is setup for audio input via optical, I cannot change the audio decoding/processing mode setting...i.e. Auto/Stereo/Surround/etc. You can select different modes, it shows on the OSD and front panel display as a different mode, but it remains on the current setting. It works fine when using HDMI connection for audio. This happens with three different input sources - Comcast DVR, Apple TV 3, and OPPO BDP-95. I have performed a Factory Reset with no change. Anyone else? C Kind of. When my Oppo is set to output PCM for coax/optical it will only play two channels. If I change the Oppo to output bitstream for coax/optical everything works as expected.
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Post by Cory Cooper on Oct 25, 2015 18:04:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the response geebo.
I tried my OPPO set to Bitstream and LPCM for optical - no change.
C
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Post by badwolf on Oct 27, 2015 12:16:44 GMT -5
Am glad I can make the OLED show the device with new firmware... Is it possible to have the brightness separate for the oled and the buttons?
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Post by moovtune on Oct 27, 2015 13:05:58 GMT -5
I didn't think optical/coax could output more than two channels of PCM. Are you looking for it to do 5.1 PCM? I think you'll be out of luck.
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Post by geebo on Oct 27, 2015 13:20:54 GMT -5
I didn't think optical/coax could output more than two channels of PCM. Are you looking for it to do 5.1 PCM? I think you'll be out of luck. Mine won't do 5.1 PCM but will bitstream 5.1. But Cory Cooper says his won't work when bitstreaming, either.
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Post by amt on Oct 27, 2015 14:41:13 GMT -5
I updated to 3.1a, but I still have pops/clicks for AppleTV when moving the cursor around. I have not tested for pops/clicks for things like between tracks yet.
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Post by wizardofoz on Oct 27, 2015 14:58:49 GMT -5
Amt ... Go into your Apple TV and change the clicking to off
settings > audio & video > sound effects.
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Post by markc on Oct 27, 2015 16:19:17 GMT -5
Amt ... Go into your Apple TV and change the clicking to off settings > audio & video > sound effects. What if he quite likes the audible feedback feature of the Apple TV menu?
He shouldn't have to disable it just because the XMC-1 is unable to play a legitimate and properly output audio signal that even cheap processors can play properly!
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Post by amt on Oct 27, 2015 17:59:14 GMT -5
Amt ... Go into your Apple TV and change the clicking to off settings > audio & video > sound effects. What if he quite likes the audible feedback feature of the Apple TV menu?
He shouldn't have to disable it just because the XMC-1 is unable to play a legitimate and properly output audio signal that even cheap processors can play properly!
I love the "fixes" that the biggest emo fans suggest. I suppose I should also not play any songs that have digital "silence" in them either. Silly me, all this time it was a problem from my sources.
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Post by geebo on Oct 27, 2015 18:37:42 GMT -5
What if he quite likes the audible feedback feature of the Apple TV menu?
He shouldn't have to disable it just because the XMC-1 is unable to play a legitimate and properly output audio signal that even cheap processors can play properly!
I love the "fixes" that the biggest emo fans suggest. I suppose I should also not play any songs that have digital "silence" in them either. Silly me, all this time it was a problem from my sources. I think wizardofoz was just trying to help. He may have thought you were getting the clicking sound and that maybe you thought the XMC was causing it. Hence his suggestion on how to turn it off. Geez.
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Post by foggy1956 on Oct 27, 2015 20:51:34 GMT -5
I love the "fixes" that the biggest emo fans suggest. I suppose I should also not play any songs that have digital "silence" in them either. Silly me, all this time it was a problem from my sources. I think wizardofoz was just trying to help. He may have thought you were getting the clicking sound and that maybe you thought the XMC was causing it. Hence his suggestion on how to turn it off. Geez. Plus, who listens to test files anyway
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Post by markc on Oct 28, 2015 2:13:21 GMT -5
I think wizardofoz was just trying to help. He may have thought you were getting the clicking sound and that maybe you thought the XMC was causing it. Hence his suggestion on how to turn it off. Geez. Plus, who listens to test files anyway Geebo - the problem is that the XMC-1 IS causing this characteristic/fizz/warble/pop/crackle sound. It has been confirmed and also confirmed that it is a hardware problem. We are not "thinking" that the XMC is causing it. It is not part of the audio signal being output from the PS3, AppleTV or other sources but is generated erroneously by the XMC-1.
Foggy - these noises are present everyday during everyday use. They are not test files, just very testing to have to hear from a supposedly fully featured surround sound processor that can't play silence reliably and kind of embarrassing when friends come around and their response is "haven't you got that fixed yet?" as if I were to blame for the ongoing problem. Having to respond that the processor has a design fault but I am simply suffering it makes me feel stupid.
On a daily basis it actually prompts me to "RETHINK HIGH END" (Emotiva's capital letters, not mine) which is a boot-up message designed to taunt me.
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Post by cawgijoe on Oct 28, 2015 5:24:14 GMT -5
Plus, who listens to test files anyway Geebo - the problem is that the XMC-1 IS causing this characteristic/fizz/warble/pop/crackle sound. It has been confirmed and also confirmed that it is a hardware problem. We are not "thinking" that the XMC is causing it. It is not part of the audio signal being output from the PS3, AppleTV or other sources but is generated erroneously by the XMC-1.
Foggy - these noises are present everyday during everyday use. They are not test files, just very testing to have to hear from a supposedly fully featured surround sound processor that can't play silence reliably and kind of embarrassing when friends come around and their response is "haven't you got that fixed yet?" as if I were to blame for the ongoing problem. Having to respond that the processor has a design fault but I am simply suffering it makes me feel stupid.
On a daily basis it actually prompts me to "RETHINK HIGH END" (Emotiva's capital letters, not mine) which is a boot-up message designed to taunt me.
Serious question: what should I be listening for to hear these sounds? I have either been oblivious, or have not heard any extraneous noises since my update to 3.1.
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