Re: would the firmware update be in the form of a CD?

Posted by andy_c on March 27, 2004 at 21:27:01

In Reply to: would the firmware update be in the form of a CD? posted by crooner on March 27, 2004 at 18:22:21:

I'm curious about this too. I bought two of these for family members over this past Christmas. I have a Denon 2900 myself, and it has a 9-pin D connector on the back described as RS-232 port in the manual (standard computer serial port). If the 2900 is anything like my router :-) then it may be possible to hook it up to a computer and upload new firmware through the serial port. I just downloaded the manual of the 563, and it shows a 9-pin D connector on the back too, but it's described as "D1/D2 video out (DV-667A Taiwanese model only)". Could you do me a favor and look at your machine to see if it has a 9-pin D connector (like the serial mouse connector of computers before the PS/2 port became standard for this)? It it does, then it may be possible that Pioneer designed it to allow firmware uploading. If the connector is not there, it's sure to be a hardware change (new EEPROM chip).

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Topic - "Gaucho" And The Pioneer DV-563A - crooner 16:21:50 03/27/04 (17)

Get the Gaucho SACD. Problem solved! (nt) - Russtafarian 08:42:45 03/29/04 (2)

I got the SACD....It Cracked(nt) - Bobo U2 19:16:55 03/29/04 (1)

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I'm amused by the picture. - 9fold 09:56:45 03/28/04 (5)

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Yes I am a cheapskate... - crooner 22:05:24 03/28/04 (0)

Looks like the Gaucho SACD rather than the DVD-A nt - javajive 18:29:35 03/28/04 (1)

It's the DVD-A (nt) - crooner 22:04:40 03/28/04 (0)

Did you forget to take your medicine today? nt - Dad 10:08:13 03/28/04 (1)

Re: "Gaucho" And The Pioneer DV-563A - jimby 18:04:34 03/27/04 (6)

Re: "Gaucho" And The Pioneer DV-563A - Bobo U2 10:48:35 03/28/04 (1)

nop just regular dolby digital and high rez (nt) - crooner 13:12:39 03/28/04 (0)

would the firmware update be in the form of a CD? - crooner 18:22:21 03/27/04 (3)

Re: would the firmware update be in the form of a CD? - andy_c 21:27:01 03/27/04 (2)

It doesn't have such connector... - crooner 23:42:09 03/27/04 (1)

Thank you for checking (NT) - andy_c 10:20:23 03/28/04 (0)

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Re: would the firmware update be in the form of a CD? - andy_c 21:27:01 03/27/04 (2)

It doesn't have such connector... - crooner 23:42:09 03/27/04 (1)

Thank you for checking (NT) - andy_c 10:20:23 03/28/04 (0)

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