Rev D3 OK - Rev D3A No Sound

[insysnet]

I have two Media MVPs connected to the latest GBPVR, one is a revision D3, the other revision D3A.

The D3 plays recorded videos perfectly.

The D3A plays recorded videos but with no sound.

I am guessing that it's down to the dongle.bin file I'm using - or does anyone think it may be something else? I've downloaded the latest driver from Hauppauge and extracted the dongle.bin - no success (just the silly yellow bar other members have reported).

I've tried the default dongle that comes with GBPVR - again, same problem - no audio.

Does anyone have a revision D3A unit - if so, do you have dongle.bin that works? Would you mind sharing/emailing?


Thanks

[onestar]

I doubt its down to the dongle.bin, you sure its not a faulty unit?

But anyway sending you a link to my dongle.bin which is a few levels down, but does work with d3a units. (Its only downlevel since I use a different tftp server to serve it)

[wtg]

I have 3 D3A MVP's with no problems and I'm using the dongle.bin provided with GB-PVR. Sounds like a faulty unit.

[herrmannj]

here the same. two units d3 and d3a, both fine with the default dongle.

[User]

Two D3A's here no problems. Try unplugging it to reboot it.

[zaphod7501]

The D3's had a capacitor installed backwards, the D3A was corrected. Keep an eye on the heat generated by the D3. There is a volume control on the MVPs, that could be possible occurrence. The left and right menu navigation buttons acted as volume on the 34 button remotes.

[jackk]

I just purchased a new Media MVP from Newegg and it is a version H3. It is still within the 30 day return period. Does it have hany of the problems mentioned for the D3 revisions?
Thanks

[zaphod7501]

The D3 was the only one with a manufacturing problem. The production house switched capacitor types, misidentified the markings, and installed them with the polarity backwards. Ironically, the new type was a much more reliable part.

[SuMo]

powercycle first -> problem exist? -> probably faulty unit

[insysnet]

Thanks for all the advice.

After trying the D3 unit, I went back to the original dongle.bin shipped with GBPVR. The D3 unit worked again perfectly.

I then tried the D3A unit while the D3 was already connected, playing a recording and BINGO! I could hear the audio fine on the D3A...

I have absolutely no explanation - but now both the D3 and the D3A are working on the default dongle.bin shipped with GBPVR.

I'm sure I must have done something else - but I can't tell you what it is!

Many Thanks again and sorry for the wild-goose chase - apologies for wasting your time.