I'm stumped.

I converted the RC5200 version of EasyTheater to an RC9200 version to begin work on converting the graphics to color. But after conversion, when I load the file into the RC9200, it goes into an endless loop of reboots.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Dale

Try a firmware update/reload to get it back from the rebooting loop. Then try to upload again.

Nick

If the 5200 ccf worked fine, stands to reason that the problem is in the conversion or the download.

Probably won't make any difference, but did you try downloading with Tonto? I've had download problems with TSS that weren't a problem with Tonto.

Alternatively, did TSS do the conversion. Maybe try converting with Tonto.

Jim L

I can get it out of the reboot by reflashing the firmware, of course. But even with Tonto, it does this every time. And the "press the macro button first, then Home" does work because it reboots before it will accept any input.

I've tried conversion with both Tonto and with TSS. Same results.

You may have to hunt the problem down. After conversion, delete everything, see if the empty file causes the reboot. If not, then slowly add things back (in reverse of course -- take a full file and keep deleting less until the problem comes back).

Do you think there's a bug in the file somewhere? I know that problems like this can occur with an incompatible feature, but since the same file works on the RC5200, I'm stumped as to what the issue could be.

How did you do the initial 5200 to 9200 conversion?

In some versions of ProntoProEdit, double clicking on a B&W CCF to open ProntoProEdit bypassed the conversion of 2-bit to 8-bit images causing later problems.

I know this may be a dumb question. Because I know how you people feel about the built in data base. But is it possible that the data base's are different? I am just putting the facts together about the European and the tsu2000. Same thing but one has the db and other does not. Also if memory servers me right. The Pro just came out with a firmware update that not only made it more reliable, but added more ir codes.

So like I said, is it possible that the 5000i and 9200 have a different db?

Rob

Dale,

Hope you find it, if you think that on the off chance it is computer related (or maybe even the remote), I'd be happy to do a conversion and try loading it in mine.
I don't quite understand when you say "press the macro button first, then Home" does work because it reboots before it will accept any input. You mean after it gets back to home it reboots before you do anything else?

Rob,

The Marantz series don't have databases. No offense, such things have caused problems as you note.

Jim L

Why would I take offense to that? I only work with the better seriers of remotes. Oops did that thought of mine go through my fingers to this message broad.
Rob

They don't have BUILT-IN databases, but a database of codes is available in TSS.

I know you knew this Jim, I'm just repeating it for those who don't. To my knowledge, all versions share the same TSS IR database, so I don't think that could be the case here, but I have been known to be corrected.

Though I do remember a while back about someone mentioning that the same brand of device produced different learned codes between color and non-color versions of remotes.

On the B&W remotes it would learn as normal looking hex code, but when learned on the color version, it would produce a a learned code starting with 9000 and was visibly much shorter in length.

I believe Daniel was one who mentioned it.

Hopefully this will help??

JJP

John,

Thanks, I should have said built-in.

Rob,

Just didn't want you to think I was trying to make you look bad. Besides I was half wrong anyway. Better series? Just keep livin' in that world - outside of it it's cold and dark. LOL

Dale,

If the remote is rebooting after you press the macro menu button and then hit home, there is an alternate procedure to this. If you turn off the mode menu in setup, the remote won't lock up the first time you go to the macro side. Don't know if it'll help, but may stablize the remote so you can at least press some buttons.

Jim L

The reboot happens as soon as the CCF displays, before the remote will accept any input. Andrea Whitlock has the same problem, so it's not my specific setup causing the problem.

I guess I'm going to have to remove one device at a time until the CCF works. And THEN I have to hope that the problem is not just some kind of memory overflow, caused by a cascade of things, and not a specific thing.

Leave it to me to find this annoyance. Sigh...

Dale

Dale,

One thing to consider as you add devices back in. When you finally find the device causing the problem, it could be that device, or it could also be anyplace that LINKS to that device. Good luck, I look forward to seeing the final product.

Jim L

Dale,

Once you discover the cause, I would like to add a function to Tonto which can detect and correct the problem automatically.