how can i make my pioneer dv 380 scroll down songs when playing mp3 and is it posible to change font color in mp3 playlist???

Something interesting happened with me yesterday.
I watched an ogm (ninja ressurrection) in my Pio585 nad suddenly it freezed.
I can't shut down the player with the rc.
I had to unplug it.
Anybody know why?
It doesn't support ogm?
Or support ogm with minor problems?

Have you checked the filesize of your downloaded attachments? Isn't it by the way 0?
Please look at my post #445 in this thread where I explained to another guy what he
should do to get proper downloads.
My last suggestion goes to ALL OF YOU who are using WinRAR, WinZip and other
shareware compressors: why not to try something new (read better, smaller, more versatile)?
I mean 7-Zip which is distributed as open-source freeware and can handle ZIP & RAR archives as well.
I personally use it for more than 3 years now and I'm perfectly happy with it

I had such problems. The only thing that really helped was to switch off all antiviruses protections for the moment, and then suddenly it was possible to open rar or zip downloaded archives without problems.
M

Rage, same problem here with OGM (dv-585). I have gufiaks latest firmware "B5CA1096.bin". Firmware 1.07 supposedly has NO problems with OGM, can anyone confirm that?? Hey which firmware do you have btw?

The same firmware modified by subz3ro (rev. 3).

how can i make my pioneer dv 380 scroll down songs when playing mp3 and is it posible to change font color in mp3 playlist ??? PLEASE

TNX !Now the subs are adjustable-GREAT WORK
I'm using DV-585

Hi, like many others without any answer, the player can't load some subtitles...
They have the same exact name (movie and sub) but it doesn´t load...
Can anyone tell me what can i do to modify the subtitle so it will load?
I can't notice any difference between these and any other subtitles that load...
In what known conditions it will not load?? Besides the different name

Sometimes when there is to many "." it won't load for me.

Example: lord.of.war.english.

Try remane it to: lord of war.english

Works for me.

That's odd, i use lots of dots in the movie's name and the subtitles in question have less than many others that load...
I'll give it a shot anyway... Thanks
I tried to convert from srt to sub, but no luck.

Is there anyone who knows if Gufiak will update his Firmware for Pioneer dv-380? And if the RGB/black screen bug will be removed in that update?

Yes, he will update his firmware but without removing the bug I Think (the original 1.15 firmware doesn't has this bug; but I like Gufiak's firmware and I will stick with it)
Read his post (post 415)

Sorry,
Where can I find the latest Gufiak's firmware ? As far as I understood this should be 1.09.02_gufiak_subz3ro_rev.3.zip but I cannot find it...

http://board.softpedia.com/index.php?act=A...ype=post&id=486

Hello people...wow...what a long thread...I know I will make a complete ass of myself asking this...but what the heck.

In the next few days I'll either buy the dv-380 or the dv-585a, not sure yet which..

Anyway, my Dad needed a DVD-player recently, so I bought him the dv-380, because somewhere I read it comes codefree out of the box. And sure enough, without any modifications needed, that player can read all codes (well, at least code 1 and code 2, the ones I tried). What would the firmware of that player be then?

Now, this modification offered by Gufiak, does it render previously non-codefree players codefree, apart from fixing all the glitches I read here?

Does anyone else know about this player being codefree out-of-the-box?

Have mercy, I'm a total noob, my present, and only player so far is the pioneer dv-606d (codefree by remote control key-combination), so, you see, an old player.

Best, and thanks, Amar

by the way, in case this is important info..I live in Switzerland.

Go to : Pioneer FAQ to see how you find the firmware version out.

Yes it gives you the opertunity to make your none code free player code free.


if it's code free out of the box it is Pioneer that has done it code free.

There is a bug in the firmware. In next version it will be corrected.

I will, soon.

Not this time. I don't have a time to modify 1.15 version.

Gufiak, Will the 16:9 aspect ratio menus problem on a 4:3 SDTV in letterbox be fixed also?

Just checking if you're aware of this problem. Tnx.

I'm sorry but not this time. I have a lot of exams in next two weeks so I can't make everything what I was going to do in next firmware version. But there will be corrected other (maybe more important) bugs.

Can You add CP1257: Baltic languages fonts to next firmware? If not, is it hard to make? Are any tutorial/manual to create such?

Don't need to be sorry. Do your exams first mate ofcourse and good luck!

I just ask this to be 100% sure before i try to upgrade.

I have a Pioneer DV470 player, is it possible to upgrade using the firmware posted in the first post here ?

Is that the latest version or are there newer ones ?


I previously upgraded the firmware with Mtz7.1. It works OK but i have just one issue :

When playing divx movies, my TV (widescreen Loewe) does not stretch the screen. It seems it shown as 4:3 only. Normal DVD's in 4:3 ratio are stretched just between 16:9 and 4:3 automatically. Also cable TV in 4:3 is streched. So my TV recognises some signal and knows the screen should be streched. Divx movies have large black bars on each side and manually setting the TV in panorama, 16:9, pan&scan etc only makes the screen even smaller.

Does the Gufiac firmware (the release notes mention it) actually solves that issue ?

"Pan&Scan enabled also for MPEG4 (Divx/Xvid) movies"

Dave

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I just ask this to be 100% sure before i try to upgrade.

I have a Pioneer DV470 player, is it possible to upgrade using the firmware posted in the first post here ?
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Dave
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Dont even think about it.....

Hello Gufiak,

Sorry to bother, have a short question: will your firmware for dv-380 work on Pioneer dv-370-k, or should I try to find one specific for that model?

Thank you.

1. It will not work on this model because it has a very different hardware.
2. You will not find any firmware for your player. A lot of people was trying to find a firmware for this player but without success...

Thanks for answer!

Look, one more question - still may be by chanse you know, how to change the regional settings in 370-s? Brother bought it in EU as a present for parents, and of course it doesn't play region 5 Disks...
In any case

Thank you.

Have a look at this page Regionfree 370

Btw.You can avoid this RGB black screen problem.Before turning the player off, set the AV output to VIDEO.I think that this isn't so annoying to do this before every shutdown.

Hi, I have some questions, on which I can't find answers.
It's a little bit off-topic, but I'm sure that on this thread somebody can help me.
1.Does Scart RGB connection have the same picture quality as Component video connection?
2.Does Every TV support Scart RGB connection?And if no, how can I find out, if it does?
3.Do I need some special SCART cable, if I want to use RGB connection?
4.Which one of these 2 connections gives higher Picture quality - The RGB-Scart or S-Video?

Simply
I have DV-380S and TV with Scart and S-Video input and I want to have the best possible picture quality, that's all.

THX

to Misko:
Simply
the best is RGB ( 3 wires for 3 signals, red, green, blue, ground wire for every of them, it means every color signal has its own groundwire, result is 3 shielded wires)

the second is SVideo ( 2 wires for 2 signals, luminocity, color, one groudnwire for shielding )

the third is COMPOSIT video ( 1 wire for all, one wire for shielding).

On the SCART connector you can find two of this possibilities- R,G,B (3 wires,6 contacts-shielding) and one contact for composit video (2 contacts).

S-Video is not among the contacts of the SCART connector.It is just on the special S-Video (S-VHS) connectors.
M

Ok(Now I'm more confused than before ).So I sholud use SCART and set AV Connector in Initial Settings Menu to RGB, right?

This is not entirely correct, so I understand your confusion. It is like this:

The best: Component is the best. This connection consist of 3 seperate cables (tulip plugs). One for each of the three colors. The DV-380 player supports this type of video output but only the newest TV can handle this kind of signal. You can also use component in progressive scan mode. Only the newest TV's support this. It is useful for plasma, lcd or beamers. Most conventional CRT tv's won't understand a progressive scan component signal. But if your tv can this type of connection is the best option to use.

The better: RGB-SCART connection. This is the large 21-pin connector. You have to use a full wired SCART cable (cheaper cables are usually not fully wired) to benefit from real RGB. You have to setup te player to use RGB mode. When RGB mode is turned on you cannot use component (the above) mode. For most setups this is the best option since component is not (yet?) widely supported.

The good: S-Video connection. This consist of a round connector with about 4 pins and one plastic pin. It is a little bit better dan composit but worse than rgb.

The worst: Composit. This consist of 1 tulip plug (usually colorcoded yellow) to carry the video signal. Not recommended.

Thanks gufiak

Va como "trompada de mobolico" el firmware aka it works great.

Saludos. Carlos de Argentina

Every TV supports this Scart-RGB connection?

to spw and Misko:

Spw,of course, you are rigt, but me too.
I wrote: Simply....etc.

Component IS the best. But they are just on (simply..) on high-end TVs.

On common TVs, they are usually just one ore two SCART connectors ( and S-Video connector, and tulip plug composit connector)-but every time there is one of the pins with the composit signal (equal to the signal on the tulip plug).
when the TV has just one SCART connector, usually they are R,G,B contacts among the 21 pins.
And even composit signal on one of the pins, as I said.
On cheaper TVs sometimes they are not connected the R,G,B contacts in the SCART connector at all, but the composit signal is there every time in the SCART.
When the TV set has TWO SCART connectors, ussually designated as: 1.TV SCART and 2.VIDEO SCART, then JUST on the first one (the TV SCART) are the R,G,B connected to the pins of the SCART connector. And, on the second one (the VIDEO SCART) they are ussually NOT CONNECTED. You can use just composit signal in the case of using the VIDEO SCART.
The result is, if you do not know everything about these things, you can´t be sure, even when you have the SCART cable connected between TV and DVD player, that you use the R,G,B signals. It can be,you use the "composit signal pin" in the SCART connection.To be sure, it is neccessary to check the settings on both, on the TV set and on the DVD player, too. And to be absolutely sure, it is possible to cut the "composit" wire in the SCART cable on one side of the cable ( for the moment).
That´s the reason, why cheaper cables are usually not fully wired. The R,G,B wires are missing at that case.

So is there a way, how to find out that my TV has RGB-Scart input? I've listed the TV manual but found nothing about SCART or RGB. When I change the AV connector settings in Initial Menu from Video to RGB, the picture changes somehow(it's darker), but it doesn't look to me like an improvement in picture quality. Does this mean that the TV Scart input cannot or can accept RGB signals?
This is my last question about this Scart - RGB thing, I swear.

to Misko:
Try to go to
http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/data/pinout/scart.htm



Description:

21-way connector used to connect video equipment together. It provides connections for video input and output, audio input and output, RGB video and control signals (2 comms. data connections, blanking, function switching). In case you were wondering, SCART stands for 'Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs'. Also known as Peritel connector.



Pin Function
1 AUDIO Output Right
2 AUDIO Input Right
3 AUDIO Output Left
4 AUDIO Ground
5 BLUE Video Ground
6 AUDIO Input Left
7 BLUE Video
8 Function Switching (See Note 1)
9 GREEN Video Ground
10 Comms.Data Line 2
11 GREEN Video
12 Comms. Data Line 1
13 RED Video Ground
14 Comms. Data Ground
15 RED Video
16 Blanking
17 VIDEO Ground
18 Blanking Ground
19 VIDEO Output
20 VIDEO Input
21 (Shell) Common Ground / Screen


As you can see, on the pin 20 (+17ground) on TV there is the VIDEO INPUT signal on the SCART connector of the TV set.The signal on the pin is the component signal (equal to cinch plug, or tulip plug).
The inputs R,G,B are 15 (+13ground), 11 (+9ground), 7 (+5ground).
You can buy some cheaper but fully wired SCART cabel, that has its connectors "openable". Open one of the connectors and cut the 20 wire.Close the connector, if you are careful, it is not neccessary to close it.
Put THIS connector to the SCART connector on your TV set ( and the second to the DVD player).
Now, you are sure, that the ONLY way for video signa are R,G,B.
Try it. If it is possible to see the DVD signal on the TV, you are sure, that it is through the R,G,B.
Try to set both (TV and DVD) to R,G,B connectivity( if possible).
If there is no signal on the TV, then try to connect the wire 20 again. And, if now this is the only possibility how to have the signal on your TV,you can be sure, that it is the component signal.
Of course, that is not the only way how to rocognise it.
M

According to this your TV does support RGB, it is usually darker and it has a richer contrast. If it's a real improvement for you depends on the quality of your set. Maybe it's only slightly better on your system. But the fact that the picture changes the way you describe suggest that your TV is using the RGB signal. So it works.

Maybe you can compare it with some colorful scenes (with lots of red), them I'll see some improvement I think.

This way you don't have to experiment with cables and connectors, which could be a hassle for some people.

I am very sorry. In my post 588 I really mixed words "component" and "composit". All words "component" should be replaced by the word "composit". I don´t know, where my brain was at that moment. Sorry.
M
Thank you, Spw, you were kind...

hi guys, first of all thanks to gufiak, subzero, mtz, and co. for making modded firmware possible and available. feature set are great! you will definitely miss them if you revert back to original firmware.

as a pure divx user (i got this player specifically for DivX), here is one hopefully constructive comment:

it appears that the OGM playback functions in the modded firmware 1.09.02 gufiak-subzero rev3 has become abnormal as it freezes the player.
abnormal in the sense that original 1.09 and 1.15 firmware do not exhibit this problem.

could it be that the modifications caused havoc to some part of the original firmware?

many thanks to gufiak, subz3ro, et al. for your hard work. The f/w upgrade is more than good, it's impressive.

I seem to be having a problem, however, with 1.09.02_gufiak_subz3ro_rev.3.zip, that I hadn't noticed reported here before. My set up is:

DV-588A-S
connected through power, Toslink & RCA video to:
Onkyo TS-DX676 AV receiver
connected through RCA video to
Television

All controlled by Harmony Remote H659

The problem is the menu. It shows up normally immediately after flashing the player. All functions work well. After turning the player off and on again, however, there is a vertical hold problem, where the menu flashes uncontrollably in black and white.

The player is powered through the receiver, and when I shut it down I use the OFF button on the Harmony remote. This sends a "stop" command to the player, and then cuts the power to the receiver, which cuts the power prematurely to the player. The next time I turn it on, the v-hold problem comes back. The video doesn't look bad at all once you get it to play, but I'm not able to see the pretty menus any more. And the vhold problem is terribly annoying.

Something I'm doing wrong? Everyone else seems to have good luck with this F/W for the 588A. Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks, LD

guys i have a very very dumb question
i have bought a 2850 player that is code free out of the box but it says "region 2" when hold display at options so whats the difference?
should i use the modified firmware or can i keep the original?

Mine (DV-380) is also region free, but still says 'region 2' when I push the display butten at the option screen.

First I used the modified firmware to make the player region free, after that I installed the original firmware again (version 1.15 because of the RGB bug found in the modified firmware). So, I think when you use the original it always says a region code. Regardless if it's region free or not.

If you want the extra functionality provided bij the modified you can use it. Otherwise you can just stay with your original.

I don't have a source of the firmware and sometimes I don't know if I'm not damaging something. That's why some mods could cause some problems.

luciadog, simply set TV screen mode to NTSC. After firmware update it sets this setting to auto and if your TV doesn't support PAL then you will have such problems, because background is displayed in PAL in most cases.

Makes absolute sense. I'll post if it doesn't go well tonight.

Once again, thank you so much...your hard work enables another level of enjoyment for home theatre.

LD

I own the Pioneer DV-686A-S (S stands for Silver color, so you may find this player without the S, but it's the same model) and installed gufiak's firmware on it which seems to work perfectly.
I checked the differences between the 686A and the 585A and found out that except for cosmetic differences (button locations for example) the only difference is that the 585A comes with SCART and the 686A does not. Everything else seems to be exactly the same.
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for the great work, guiak. I am looking forward to see your next firmware...

Question to Gufiak (or any other expert)

When i´m going back to the original firmware 1.15 (DV-380) after trying the modified firmware from gufiak are all settings resetted ????
The modified firmware changes settings not included in the original firmware so it could happen that this settings are not resetted by the original firmware.

What´s this rgb-bug ???????

fg fritschi

Yes all settings in the firmware is resetted when you install it.
The RGB bug is when you set your player to send out an RGB signal when you then turn off the player it will keep your TVscreen black but you can hear the TV channel sound.
You have to eighter unplugg your player from the powerboard or change the signal setting to Video in your DVD player.
Firmware1.15 does not have this bug!

Goodmorning to all
One question from also about RGB, which I had tested long ago, and found the bug (since I bought the player).
For me when I switch to RGB the output is not darker but brighter instead!!!
In fact is like the brightness is set to very high, and the black is not really black... but grey... is like you set the brightness off your PC monitor to very high...
I tried to reduse the brightness... even to minimum... but is not working... is still quite bright... I had not reallised (as it was the first time to test RGB output) and I thought it should be like that untill I read your post and tried it yesterday. I realised that in fact so bright that is unacceptable...
Any ideas on that?? Do you think I should change some setting for brightness or contrast??
By the way could somebody write a brief description on these setting and what's the best way to adjust them??
Thank you very much.
By the way thank to mtz, gufiak, sub3ero fom me also for their great work.
Much appreciated from me also.