Beyonwiz Australia

Paul_oz53

The U4 remote became clunky a long time ago, so I bought a Harmony 650. Tonight that died also. The U4 remote is no longer available through BW and the Harmony remotes are no longer made. ... Any suggestions? Cheers Greg In this post I described how to repair a harmony 650 with a repair kit, if tha...

Paul_oz53

When the obvious culprits have been eliminated, I reflash the firmware. It sounds like the usb port isn't working properly. Could be software or hardware. Hopefully, not the latter.

Paul_oz53

I think it is now coming down to a definition of “pixilating”. My “classical definition” would be the breakup of picture and sound which would be associated with an antenna/ tuner problem, and is noticeable watching live TV or on playback of a recorded program. What AvB and myself are experiencing ...

Paul_oz53

Pixellated recording problems have a strong association with the Beyonwiz USB tuner having poor sensitivity. I spent months investigating my T3 pixellating. Note that my degree is in electronics. I found it could be improved by adding amplification but the best solution was to replace it with a &quo...

Paul_oz53

According to the unofficial comparison guide it's:

12 volts, 2 amps minimum, 5.5 mm plug, 2.1 mm centre positive

Generally available on amazon and Ebay and some computer/electronics stores and maybe Officeworks.

Paul_oz53

To quote the Hitchhikers Guide, don't panic! As requested, reinstalled FW and then figured out that it was the next small FW update that comes in online afterwards causing the problem. Looks like a simple Picon update or something, but it screws up the system big time. It also affects how the syste...

Paul_oz53

Sometimes a reboot works as you found out. Sometimes switching off at the powerswitch on the rear works, particularly if recording from HDMI IN plays up.

Glad it came good for you.

Paul_oz53

To quote the Hitchhikers Guide, don't panic! I don't have a V2 but your problem sounds very much like corrupted firmware or settings. Over the years I've reflashed 8 different machines dozens of times snd sometimes I've had to do it more than once. Try again and do not restore settings. The previous...

Paul_oz53

Maybe it's simplistic but, when a Beyonwiz misbehaves, I reflash and don't restore settings. If the problem goes away I restore the settings and check again. If the problem returns I know I have a corrupt setting.

If that doesn't fix it, it means the answer lies elsewhere.

Paul_oz53

A few comments: The Antsig has very high gain and may be overloading the TV. I spent a lot of time experimenting several years ago and observed that effect. I installed an attenuator to fix my then T3 overloading. Experiment with the gain control when it's pixelating. The BW USB tuner was largely us...

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Gully wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 05, 2024 21:30
This is what I have whcih works well. Free shipping if you are not near one of their shops.

https://www.selby.com.au/brands/kingray ... a164f.html

I have a couple of these units in use now.

Paul_oz53

In my experience, BeyonWiz tuners are less sensitive than TVs and benefit from amplification. A masthead amplifier is preferred and is a better bet than the $200 service fee.

May not solve the problem but the Bunnings style amp is definitely an option I have used successfully in the past.

Paul_oz53

The original clip is fine on my U4 but the transcoded version is jerky at about 9-15 secs on the U4 and T4.

Paul_oz53

IanL-S wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 16, 2024 14:33
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I agree that IceTV is well worth $8 a month (1.75 coffees)

+1 - saves having to set up EPGRefresh or an equivalent to populate the EPG automatically too.

Paul_oz53

Thanks Adoxa, that's cleared that up.

Paul_oz53

Not sure if this will be of interest to anyone, but I've added "Quick Move" ( source ), a plugin overriding the numbers in the movie list to quickly move to a folder (location or recordings). Sorry, I don't understand "...overriding the numbers in the movie list..." - what numbe...

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The measured voltages were fine though on those two rails. But, had the foil trick not worked, they were next. As Sherlock Holmes said: When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. They were literally the only two things left to change. I had one ...

Paul_oz53

Damn! I was about to get in touch. That’ll teach me. Thanks for letting me know 🌻 Hail Mary territory maybe but if you post it to me, I'll have a go at fixing it. It's a hobby of mine to repair stuff but I don’t do surface-mounted component repairs. I have a spare motherboard, and front panel and c...

Paul_oz53

I have never managed to permanently brick a Beyonwiz (T2, U4 or V2) or for that matter any of my collection of Toppys. I cannot recall any reports of permanently bricking a T2, U4 or V2. Agree completely - I've flashed my various machines (T3, T4. U4s) dozens of times over the years. A couple of ti...

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Robert_M wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 01, 2023 11:21
Ok,
That is now a December job
Thank you again.
Robert.

Enjoy your time away!

Paul_oz53

No worries Robert.

Fstab is an option in the mount manager- it's the very first line. You change autofs to fstab, save the setting and restart the GUI.

Paul_oz53

Hi Paul, shall try this shortly, then follow all the previous instructions from before ? If the entry is there just edit the entry. Edit: The setting to be changed is in each mount manager entry. You may need to reboot the T3 too. If it still fails change the mount type to FSTAB on the T4 but this ...

Paul_oz53

The problem will likely be the T4 defaulting to the wrong version of Samba - the T3 uses version 1.0 of Samba. The T4 default is 2.1. Changing the SMB protocol version on the T4 mount entry should fix the problem. In the mount manager change the SMB protocol version to 1.0 by pressing the right arro...

Paul_oz53

Sorry, they are pretty much out of business except maybe for a spare remote.

The only chance is if one comes up used on ebay or gumtree but they're rare. IceTV do have a product to consider but I have no experience with it.

Paul_oz53

Hi Robert On the T3: In Menu>Setup>Network select the network browser. It will list the IPs of available shares after a delay. Select the T4's entry by it's IP address. Get this from Menu>Information >Network on the T4. For the username and password select "no" each time it asks - it's not...

Paul_oz53

The issue I am having is that Series2Folder is sometimes ignoring otherwise valid recordings to move automatically. Manually selecting them works. You're not alone there Gunga Din, as it's happening to me too. I can't see why neither. ... Relieved to know I'm not going senile! ... A quick update - ...

Paul_oz53

Hi Paul Let's do it! I'm waiting on a big enough hard drive to save the various files of the Masters golf that it seems we HAVE to keep forever... That's not coming till late next week so once I've sorted that I'll package it up and send it to you. What's the best way of getting your address? Cheer...

Paul_oz53

Damn! I was about to get in touch. That’ll teach me. Thanks for letting me know 🌻 Hail Mary territory maybe but if you post it to me, I'll have a go at fixing it. It's a hobby of mine to repair stuff but I don’t do surface mounted component repairs. I have a spare motherboard, front panel and can r...

Paul_oz53

Paul_oz53 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 19, 2023 19:31
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My spare T3 was working fine after the PSU rebuild when we moved. No place for it at the new address. If you are interested I'll check it before we do anything, of course.

My spare T3 is no more. I have sold it to another member for a new life in Queensland!

Paul_oz53

I ran the update on the T4, which produced the message that there were errors and USB update suggested. I take it from other posts that is because not all the feeds remain active. Rescanned and even without a reboot I can see the new picons for gecko and Nickelodeon. Seems to be fine as is - thanks ...

Paul_oz53

Is the PSU problem is fixable? The more I read about the Panasonic the less I like the sound of it. I may still be machineless by the time you get back from your holiday and might reconsider your offer. Have a great time. Yes, the PSU is normally fixable. Most failures are due to poor quality low E...

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Thanks for the offer of a refurbished machine but no. Have just spent money getting this one looked at and it feels like sending good money after bad. Re power supply - I have power. My machine is just erratic - changes channels, drops volume, freezes, turns itself off. I've just had it back from t...

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I have a reconditioned T3 sitting in the cupboard. If you're interested, send me a PM. Send me yours as a swap, $50 plus postage. I'll have a crack at fixing it as a hobby interest. A few years back I collected a spare motherboard and front panel and I can rebuild the PSU. The bad news is that I'm l...

Paul_oz53

... What is concerning is the manual refers to DSL. Is this correct . I would have thought it would be talking about fiber optics. ... Similar experience. In an emergency last weekend I bought a TP-Link AC1200 to replace the ASUS that suddenly lost its 2.4GHz WiFi, stranding my printer and solar co...

Paul_oz53

Your repair tech may also need to replace some of the general-purpose caps as well. Warkus did when he fixed my P2, along with a faulty voltage regulator on the mainboard.

Paul_oz53

You might try to recreate the ap/sc files on the Wiz itself. Seeing as these have been manipulated by a third party program, the .ts meta-information might be mis-aligned. Since you can't download the "reconstructapsc" plugin any more due to the feeds being down, you can try running the c...

Paul_oz53

It just occurred to me that an issue may be in the folder name. Warning: This next bit could be a furphy. Can't say it has corresponded to a failed move. Sometimes on the PC, the folder name of a folder may not appear as "Dr Who" but in the style "0Ax7ghyu" but displays as "...

Paul_oz53

... Even though the ATV user's issue seems to be permanent on one PVR (and not a problem on another one), and your issue seems to be intermittent, it seems possible that there might be a common underlying cause. The ATV user says that they won't have time to do the tests I've suggested with a versi...

Paul_oz53

Strange. You've mentioned Home and Away recordings (presumably from FTA) and HDMI-IN recordings as not being moved, but does the problem happen only for particular shows, or, when the moves stop working, does it affect all new recordings on the PVR? Also: do you normally keep the PVR in standby or ...

Paul_oz53

Update: Tonight it's working properly again. All series recordings moved to their folders.

I had fewer active recordings tonight than each night last week. Not sure if that is relevant.

Paul_oz53

I have experienced flakiness in S2F. Works fine for ages moving home and away to a folder in the background but lately, they pile up in the movies directory, which is on the internal HDD on the rear U4. Works fine on the T4. When they pile up, does the problem ever resolve itself? And does a manual...

Paul_oz53

I am working on some fixes to Series2Folder: Trying to debug why it works just fine on one of an ATV user's PVRs, but only works when run manually, but not in the background, on the other. One unusual thing in the case is the user has both PVRs recording to (different) Windows shares. If anyone els...

Paul_oz53

... The U4 retail box says that it will support up to 10 simultaneous recordings (within the restriction of how many different broadcasters you can record from), and it can probably actually do more than that. I tested mine a while back and capped out at 12 simultaneous recordings across four netwo...

Paul_oz53

I have a T3 in storage. It was in good working condition and has an overhauled psu. Make me an offer anyone...

Paul_oz53

Sorry to Hijack your post. I have an issue with playing back files on my V2 firmware 19.3.20211010. The issue happens when i'm trying to playback a recording that is in progress on my T4 firmware 19.3.20211010. i have no antenna connected to my V2 so sometimes i just play over network. it stops and...

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awoods wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 27, 2023 23:41
Does anyone have the RemoteUpdate.exe file?
I can't find it on any of the sites mentioned previously.
I've got a DP-P1 showing the E:Booting error.

Answered in the General Discussion section.

Paul_oz53

I'm an electronics engineer so fortunately do have that skill, although it's important to point out that folks don't need a degree to solder in capacitors. ;-) ... As am I! High ESR in the general purpose capacitors was an issue in my old P2. And yes, most people with a good soldering iron can repl...

Paul_oz53

Does anyone have the RemoteUpdate.exe file? I can't find it on any of the sites mentioned previously. I've got a DP-P1 showing the E-Booting error. I have a copy - I'll try uploading it as a zip file and see if that works. Else, send me a Private Message with your email address and I will send it t...

Paul_oz53

My U4 is connected to the IQ4 through a UHD splitter but the TV Foxtel feed is limited to 1080p if the U4 input is connected or 2160p elsewise. Correct, the U4 has always only ever supported up to Full-HD resolution, not UHD. Indeed, that is the case but I was too brief. I was trying to say Foxtel ...

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