[access-uk] Re: TVOnics New Firmware with TTS Support Released!
- From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aedanomeara@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:50:01 +0100
Hi Mo,
Hats off to you for spotting this!
I was only recently wondering if Pulse were doing anything about this so I'm
off to try it on my two boxes.
One thought though, over here in Ireland the time is out by one hour until
the clocks go back. It looks to me that the TVonics is using GMT on the
Irish digital signal as a fall-back because of some incompatibility.
Can you suggest some contact details for Pulse if I still have this problem?
I have downloaded both bits of software.
Still haven't got Ubuntu and Vynux going on IRLP. New memory stick sorted
out current problem with IRLP PC.
Thanks again for this tip.
Aedan
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On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal
Sent: 20 September 2013 14:12
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Subject: [access-uk] TVOnics New Firmware with TTS Support Released!
Hello Everyone.
I'm surprised noone's mentioned this officially yet. Many of us have TVOnics
set top boxes. As some of you may know, a company called Pulse Eight aquired
the TVOnics boxes and agreed to keep on developing them.
Last week, i noticed that a new firmware file was listed on the pulse eight
website. It would appear that this firmware rebrands the box as a pulse
eight box, and also allows you access to the channels recently added to
freeview that require the internet. new channels are being added all the
time, and if you connect your box to a broadband router, then you can access
the new channels that are broadcasting over the internet as well as your
standard channels. Also, i'm guessing they've changed the check for update
feature so the box now contacts pulse eight for updates, only a guess though
as there doesn't appear to be a change log anywhere. The upgrade process is
fully accessible, though i did manually have to reenable speech afterwards.
Instructions are below, though i've only tested these once having only my
box to test them on.
as always, carry out these instructions at your own risk!
First, download and save the appropriate firmware file for your box.
HD500: the one supplied by the RNIB, the plastic box with wings.
http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/download/get/20
Z500HD: the metal shoobox stile box.
http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/download/get/19
Copy the upgrade file to a pen drive.
Plug the pen drive in to your boxes USB port.
Press menu and go down to service.
go down to USB software upgrade. when you press select, the box should ask
you if you want to update to the new software version 3 from your current
version.
right arrow to yes and press select.
the update will begin, and after about 4 minutes your box will restart.
NOTE: you could lose speech at this point when the box turns back on. if
pressing the blue button, that's bottom right doesn't work, here are some
instructions to reenable accessibility. If you can hear the TV channel you
had the box on when you upgraded, that means that probably nothing's gone
wrong. here's what i did.
First, to make sure there are no prompts on the screen, power down your box
either via the power button or by unplugging it if the power button doesn't
power it down.
power the box back on, and your TV channel should come back on.
press the menu button.
go down once to settings and press select.
go down twice to accessibility settings and press select.
go down 3 times to text to speech, then press your right arrow. this should
turn on text to speech.
you shouldn't need to retune the box. as always, if anyone would like a
hand please contact me on or off list.
I hope i get credited for these instructions if the RNIB use them, as they
haven't published any of their own yet. fat chance.
Enjoy!
Mo.
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