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To be fair, he had legitimate questions. If I had not experienced the exact same issue (so knew the details), there would be room for interpretation and he was just trying to ensure it was not a legitimate remote programming issue. The BT400 (included with the X5) is a different beast than the older remotes and can be the source of confusion for many when programming was attempted and failed.

Actually, this issue has been present on some boxes even Pre this last update. I had this issue on my B5 and E5 (and so does another friend [actually 2 of them]). I had reported it, and was told it was fixed, but I think the issue was accidently mistaken for another issue and told it would be included in the next OTA. Well, last OTA came, and it did not fix it. And I re-reported it to allaboutbuzz about 2 weeks ago (Aug 25), but figured with all the other little issues after the last update, he's been too busy to look into it. However after reporting it, I realized that with the new update (1 of my X5 boxes is now also affected - don't recall which one of the 2 - I can check if it makes a difference). It is strange. To rule out any other app conflict, or settings combination, on the E5, I even did a factory reset (pin method). From the reset, the only thing I change is to change the power key definition to shutdown (instead of suspend). All CEC is off, Force max volume is off also, and no other settings are touched. Quick sequence of what I do Power up box Comes up with volume is at max, so I lower it to just under 50% with remote, and then go into live TV Exit Live TV, check volume and it is still at just under 50%, and then do a shutdown Power up box again, and guess what, Volume is at max again. I can still control volume (since force max volume is off). I bring volume down to under 50% again, repeat everything above and it continuously repeatable. I assumed even though CEC was turned off, maybe something to do with the TV/Monitor I was using and forcing something, so I tried on 2 other TV, and made no difference. On the E5 and B5 this was NOT introduced by the update. This was even pre-update. On the one X5 I have reproduced it on, it was only after the update (pre-update it was fine). I strongly suspect something in the internal shutdown script. 2 reasons. First is, that if I set to powerkey definition to suspend, then volume is not affected when you bring it up again. Second (which is the most convincing), is that if I do the whole process above, but instead of shutting down, I pull the power, and then plug it back in to power up, then the volume remains at the last setting. So wondering if there is some sort of reset, volume adjustment or save in the shutdown script which is causing the issue. Anyhow, I am sure they will look at it soon. It's not super critical. Just need to remember to adjust the volume before launching LiveTV, otherwise we can raise the dead (or sleeping) And it is NOT anything to do with the remote itself, since on the B5/E5 it is just basic IR remotes. Even on my X5 (that just started exhibiting this issue after update), I have not configured anything but the basic BT pairing on the remote, since I have it connected to a Computer monitor Cheers

And what does that have to do with BuzzTV 5 (which is the section you posted in) ? BuzzTV 5 is the built in IPTV app of the BuzzTV boxes. This is a support forum for the BuzzTV boxes and integrated apps. Not for 3rd party apps and custom setups.

For this section, there should be a basic form before posting... Box model: ___________ Firmware: ___________ BuzzTV5 Version: ___________ Stream type: □ TS □ HLS/M3U Media player for LiveTV: □ Primary □ Backup/Secondary etc...

My main boxes are a pair of xrs4900 running latest public (5.0.799). Can't confuse the wife too much. She has gotten used to them, so I'd be in the dog house if I change them on her. But I do have my 2 X5 units, running latest beta. My experience with the players is similar on either boxes. HOWEVER, on the 50.8xx versions just released (and beta), I have to say that the primary player is compatible with more streams. I have a personal M3U with some "free" streams that I use, and in the past I had to sometimes use backup player for it to play. Nowadays, the primary player plays them perfectly without a hitch.

I use primary on both my services, and have no issues. I'll often "try" the backup when I have an issue with some "corrupted" stream, but always turns out to be an issue on the server end, which is fixed shortly after. I typically avoid backup, because I find the channel changes are just a little slower.

After you create the MAC server entry and you are in the main SERVER screen, when you select an entry, you will have 2 choices (clearly written on the bottom of screen). Red button is to edit the details of the MAC. Blue button to change MAC. Some servers use the DEVICE ID fields to marry/lock your sub to your receiver. So if you change your device ID, you may need to ask your reseller to do a MAC reset on your account, to force it to clear the fields and re-marry to the next connection. If your server does not use them, then it should have no side effect. They are just another way for the server to identify your receiver.

892 is probably beta and/or targeted for now. It only fixes a bug with EPG not loading on some MAC servers. If you are NOT affected by this bug, there is no point in getting it (hence it is not sent to all for now). There is no advantage.

I just did a few tests on my U5, and don't seem to have any of the issues you mention. I checked a random USB stick and my onboard SATA SSD and they are all seen. I check with the appinstaller app, and as a destination for PVR, and no issue. I did not try with a TF card however, but I don't think it would be any different. "android" in the image below, is my internal SSD. Set PVR to record to SSD and have no issue either. Just made 2 short recording, and they both record as expected and both playback as expected also. I'm assuming you have not changed anything on your box ? ie: it is still using the correct 12V power supply (since most other buzz boxes use 5V) ? Didn't accidently swap it with another ? Oops.. Forgot to mention.. Running V20230815 with BuzzTV version 5.0.891

He did mention in his first post that " only output a stereo stream on the HDMI out"

backup player has always been slower than Primary player for channel changes. BTW: Since you are using XC API, with Primary player, had you tried switching stream type from TS or Automatic to manually selecting M3U8/HLS ?

You already posted in the AUG 24th firmware thread. Why posting a copy&paste of the same thing in an older thread ? This post is irrelevant to THIS thread.

I just tried it on one of my X5, and from my phone it sees the device, and connects. However the only thing that works is the "mouse" function to move mouse around, but no way to register a "click", so not very usefull And the "home" button works if I am in any other menu. Everything else did not work (dpad, etc..). So not really functional. Have not tried it on any other box. I download the APK for phone and TV directly from the CETUS web site and side loaded them.

Appreciate you sharing this, but it is WAY off topic. That should have been in a thread of it's own (assuming we allow beta discussions here). This has nothing to do with player selection

For these block power adapters, these testers won't help much. At least the North American version, don't use a ground on these adapters (so open ground or not, does not matter). And do not even have polarized connectors, so they do not even care if hot and neutral are reversed (so you can plug them in any direction). Under normal circumstances, I agree this a a basic test to ensure things are wired properly. You'd be surprised how many DIY renos are done completely wrong

I know it is a long shot, but do you have a UPS (typically used for computers) ? A while back I had various things that started getting flaky. And it turned out it was a bad neutral coming into my home from my hydro company. Combined with the regular brownouts from our hydro company, it was causing havoc on many of my electronics. Plug the unit into a UPS, and that way the UPS is used both as a power conditioner. Brownouts are often hard to detect, unless you have a scope. So using a UPS just ensure power is clean.

PM your MAC and the details above to allaboutbuzz. That does not look like some public release. I assume you were updated to fix some issue you had, that was already addressed in a beta version.

There may very well be 10+ audio tracks. But the fact that they have the same name is an issue. Example, when you multiplex an mkv file and include multiple audio or subtitle tracks, you always ensure that each entry has a different name. First to be able to properly identify what it is (if they all have same name, how do you know how each one differs from the other). An secondly, if they have the same ID/name, then some apps will only show 1 of the multiple ones that have the same name. I do this often to include multiple subtracks and audio tracks for movies I provide to family and friends, and in the past (when I got lazy and just called everything "audio track", I did get a few people which could not choose or see the various options, depending on the hardware they were using. Try creating and M3U file with multiple entries with the same channel name. Some players will parse them and show you 3 separate entities, others will show you only 1 entry, and other will show you multiple, but will only associate with the first stream for both entries. So behaviour is not deterministic. So a service which encodes multiple tracks but does not give them unique names is going to have some customers with compatibility issues.

OK.. First HUGE problem is that the first 10 Audio tracks are all named the same. This is far from being normal. The primary player may have a limit on the number of audio tracks, but having 10 tracks with the same name can do very strange things. The settings we are talking about are NOT in the buzztv TV app. They were under the settings icon from the home page. Under device preferences. The "Picture" options I am talking about are no longer available. They were there in previous firmware, because they were forgotten to be hidden. Those were supposed to be developer option. Many people chose to play with them at their own risk.

Had you played with any of the previous "picture settings" options ? How about under Resolution, did you change any of the colorspace or HDR settings ? Did you enable the Auto Frame rate feature ? If so, maybe try to disable it as a test (it's under the BuzzTV Utilities).

OK, you are 100% correct. BuzzTV 5 software was tested, not the firmware (at least not by me). And yes, my update was only firmware yesterday, since my software version was already greater than what was released (at least on the X5 that I use for beta testing).

What firmware do you presently have ?

I strongly suspect h/w issues on your box. Like was mentioned, this load was in beta testing for quite some time. Tested on at least 3 services by myself and many other services from many of the other testers. Did not have any video issues. If anything, it was a lot quicker and more stable that the previous primary player. Obviously can't test with ALL streams and services ,so there will always be an exception to everything.

BT200 you just press and hold the bottom right most button (Blue) for about 4 seconds and it should turn on the backlight. Same procedure to turn it off. Super intuitive, you can even to it in the dark, since it is the bottom right-most key

Have you checked that there is no typo ? Have you checked to make sure your account has not expired ?