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Nothing to do with the sub. What these are you on to start with ? The modern theme, or the old classic theme ? Modern theme you have at least 2 ways to get to setting. You have icon on the top, which is a shortcut to settings.. And you can also click on the "all apps" icons, and you should have a gear icon in there. And if you been there before, you should also have a gear icon on the last line of the screen if you scroll to the right. If you are on the Classic theme, you have one shortcut on the main row of apps, if you scroll to the right. And if you click on ALL Apps, you should also have a gear icon for the settings.

My 4500 is presently at 5.0.767. Initial conversion from Buzz 4 to Buzz 5 I believe will bring you to .653 or something around that. Then a few minutes later (can take up to 15 minutes or so) it will update via OTA to the latest version which as of this moment is 5.0.767.

I just tested suspend on my second 4900 which I JUST finally got around to upgrading to buzztv 5 earlier this afternoon. Works as expected. When you have power definition set to suspend, and you are watching LiveTV, it will just put the device into a sleep state, screen turns off, and unit goes from Blue LED to Red LED. When you power it back on, it will come one nearly instantaneously, and resume in LiveTV and then continue streaming the same channel you were tuned to when you went into suspend. So the issue is not with BuzzTV 5. It is something in the U5 firmware specifically and like dishuser mentioned, I am sure it will be fixed shortly.

Are you turning on WiFi while you are still connected via Ethernet ? If so, unplug the ethernet cable first.

What theme are you using ? Try switching themes to something like Buzz Classic.. And then go back in and change back to buzz modern.

I JUST upgraded my second 4900 10 minutes ago (t was long overdue, but I used the file in the downloads section of this forum - since my box had really old firmware 20210411 or something like that). But even then, everything worked like a charm and lost nothing. Even my favorites are still there, and all my apps. Only thing I had to do was go into PVR options and redo the options of where my pvr recordings, TS, and vod downloads go. That's it. Got one message upon first boot about some service not starting, but that was only first boot. rebooted twice since then and it is clean.

On the U5, at the moment, if you have the powerkey definition set to "suspend" or "force suspend" (I tried both) it does nothing more than bring you to the home screen. It will not put the device in suspend (as we know it on other devices). Light stays blue and screen stays on. (NOTE: I am using the BT400, with remote paired, I have not tried with IR remote, if that makes a difference. It should not, but maybe something slipped through the crack). Also, unlike previous devices, when the new devices (at least on the X5 - but I will test again) prepare to go into suspend mode, they go to the home screen first. So when you come out of suspend, it is quick in resuming since it doesn't go through the boot sequence, but you are in the home screen, not in liveTV even if that is where you were when you hit the power key to go into suspend.

BuzzTV 5 is out of beta. IT is what gets delivered with all new boxes (X5, HD5, U5, etc..). Been running it for over a year, and it works great. If you choose to stick to buzzTV4, be prepared to live with any issues it may or may not have since there will not be any updates on v4. All efforts are now on BuzzTV5, and the fact that most boxes are synced (E2, 4000, 4500, 4900, X5, HD5, U5...) are running very close to the same version, it makes it easier to concentrate efforts on a unified front. Last week 766 was released, and all beta users were updated to that, and they are public OTA now for anyone on buzztv5. The 2015 method will take you to a beta, sure. But then there will be an OTA update to update the beta to release. But you are FREE to chose to stay on buzzTV4 if you chose. It is NOT being forced on anyone.

The XRS4500 uses a basic 5V power supply. So if you have a 5V power supply with at least 2A (and same barrel tip), you can always test.

In my case, the U5 literally does nothing if I have the powerkey def set to "suspend" or "force suspend". It's not just the LED When set to shutdown it does shutdown. I have not tested the reboot/restart option. @sea157do you have any CEC options enabled in the HDMi settings ?

To factory reset you go to "settings" icon on the top, select "settings", "device preferences", "about" and there should be an option for "factory reset". I typically always do a "shutdown". But I just switched it to powerkey definition on my U5 to "suspend" and even "force suspend" and for some reason it is ignored (like you mentioned). This is obviously a small bug which will surely be corrected in a very near future update. I did however set mine for "power off", and that works fine and goes RED. However if you have a recording set, it will power on 2 minutes before the recording (even if it is not in suspend mode), and it will start the recording 2 minutes later as scheduled.

No issues on E2 here. Watching a channel and I did a quick record for 5 minutes and had no issues. Went into PVR to play it back (and it asked me for permissions - strange since it didn't for the record - I said "allow"), and it allowed me to play back without issue.

@cyrowth, I have one of these cheap HDMI switches and when I connect the X5 using the switch, it will NOT power off even if I turn my monitor off. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07QZ46SLH My monitor is only 1080p, so if you are using 2K or 4K, you would need to get a switch that supports the required resolution. Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09BDT2XM6

You can probably do a manual installation using the file from here, and then you would be able to do a typical OTA update. BUT before doing that, I would day, wait for @allaboutbuzzto comment. Just in case there were is something we are not aware of.

Have you managed to copy any other remote ? Just curious.. I can't comment about the more recent vizio units, but the older ones even shared some codes/overlaps with LG remotes, so the frequencies are not anything fancy. I know I recently tried on an archaic "audiovox" TV (copying to the IR-100 from my E2), and it was difficult, but I managed to do it. I realized that the audiovox remote would not continuously transmit the power button IR as long as you pressed it. As soon as you hit it, it would flash for a split second and that's it. So I had to point the remote at different angles and constantly press/release the power button, and if finally worked. Just a thought.

OK.. So the 3 of us have V20220106, and BuzzTV 5 (5.0.766) on our xrs4900 boxes. So it is strange how Ajs007 is showing something more recent (installed 20220506, and 20220718 being offered as update).

Hmm.. Very strange.. Here is one of my 4900 boxes.. My firmware is still at V20220106, but I do have the latest BuzzTV 5 (5.0.766). For BuzzTV, the latest is 5.0.766 (at least as of yesterday). But have no clue on the later firmware versions (20220506 and 20220718 ) that you show as having and attempting to update to. I think we'll have to wait for @allaboutbuzzto comment on this one.

Agreed that the BuZZTV version is older, but the Firmware version is newer (20220718 vs your 20220506). So odds are that it will update you to 20220718 firmware with older version 5.0.748 of BuzzTV5 and then after reboot there will be an OTA update to bring you up to back to 5.0.765 or 766. Are you by any chance short of internal storage space ?

As I mentioned also in one of my previous posts After a few tests, I seriously am doubting that the TV power off and the X5 powering off are related to CEC. They are most probably related to the HDMI termination (ie: detecting a device connected or not). If this behaviour can be overcome/bypassed in software, I have no clue, but I guess only time will tell.

I know in the past (Pre-BuzzTV5), if the stream was interrupted (buffering, glitches or otherwise), the recording would stop. Just wondering if it is possible that the stream is being interrupted (even for a split second). Are you connected WiFi, or Wired ? Does your service have occasional buffering or micro-glitches ? I can't comment on how BuzzTV 5 handles interrupted streams, since I don't do too much recording. Most of what I want to watch is typically available on the TVSeries section of my IPTV service, the very next day (sometimes even the same day).

What model of box, would help I noticed earlier that my E2 is at 766.

Wow.. That's a HUGE list of additions and fixes. You've been a busy person Thanks. Will give it a run and post feedback. PS: Which boxes will this be available on ? E2, 4000, 4500, 4900, X5, U5 ? or All

It is NOT up to buzz to correct poor coding on the Microsoft app. Why can other apps do it right ? Microsoft has NO clue how to code for Android. This was probably some coop students summer project, and was released with all the bugs it includes and I'd be surprised if they ever even release an update (maybe next summer when a new coop continues the project). Has nothing to do with Buzz. It is Microsoft who needs to understand the various flavours of Android (phones, tablets, tv boxes, and even Native AndroidTV boxes), with various input options (touch, remotes, mouse/keyboard, pens, etc..), and code for all varieties. IPTV Smarters is an example of one app that started life without taking that into account. Was geared for touch only and half the options were not accessible by basic remote initially. Now, many revisions later, it has come a long way. Not my favorite UI, but it now at least works as expected regardless if you have it on your phone, tablet or TV box. Glad your issue is "resolved", but this was NOT a buzz issue.

Well I just did 2 tests. Scheduled 2 recordings yesterday (one for yesterday and one for this morning). Then I turned off my monitor, which in turn switched the X5 off (red light). And with monitor off, I can't turn the box power on with the remote (as we confirmed previously). The first recording, was supposed to start 5 minutes later, so I stuck around to see what would happen. It was uneventful and the box remained with RED LED, past the start time. So I had very little hope for it. Well this afternoon, I decided to power up my box and check if my 2 recording were there. SUPRISINGLY enough , they are both there. The box did not seem to power on (at least I did not see the Blue light), but the recording were done. Right now, I have scheduled 2 more recordings, and I have scheduled them on 2 different channels, both starting at the same time, but 2 different durations. Tomorrow I will check to see if they actually worked. If they work, then this is pretty good news. Tomorrow I'll do another test, but this time, I'll swap and use a USB key that has an LED on it when it is powered and used. At least I'll be able to see the unit power up (even if X5 LED remains red).

If you are using an optical cable, I am assuming you are NOT using an eARC HDMI port from your TV. And you have been talking about Atmos all this time, but with optical, that is not an option as far as I know. Straight from the Sonos Arc page in the FAQ section: But, as you said, it is case closed, so one more thread we can close. If the 4900 works for you, then great.