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EPG Firmware Update 4
In this 4th update, it doesn't seems to offer any new features for viewers. Instead, there are several differences in terms of technical.
Minor update: Search programme schedule
When you are about to search your preferred programme schedule, now it reminds you that you can enter symbols by pressing 1, which it doesn't reminds you that on the previous update.
Minor improvements/changes over the previous software
When you press "info" to see the programme info, it will have the roll up visual effects same as channel info (when you press "ok" button on your remote). Prior to this, it does not have any visual effects and it will just appear on screen when you press "info".
Unsolve bug:
1) Anything involve in interactive functions like interactive channels like Astro First, Best and Self Service (ch200) as well as Red button are still taking long time to load and no improvement was done.
2) Volume bar won't appear if red button is present on that channel. Despite this, you are still able to adjust the volume if you press vol- or vol+ on your Astro remote. If you really want to see the volume bar, press "ok" button to appear channel banner, then press vol- or vol+ button for the volume bar to appear.
3) If Astro decoder did not put to standby mode before powering off, next time you boot your Astro decoder, iit will navigate to the first channel of the channel list, which is TV1 (ch101).
1) Anything involve in interactive functions like interactive channels like Astro First, Best and Self Service (ch200) as well as Red button are still taking long time to load and no improvement was done.
2) Volume bar won't appear if red button is present on that channel. Despite this, you are still able to adjust the volume if you press vol- or vol+ on your Astro remote. If you really want to see the volume bar, press "ok" button to appear channel banner, then press vol- or vol+ button for the volume bar to appear.
3) If Astro decoder did not put to standby mode before powering off, next time you boot your Astro decoder, iit will navigate to the first channel of the channel list, which is TV1 (ch101).
Missing features/function:
1) Unable to see programme schedule individually for that particular channel in one page. This was once made possible before the multilingual EPG update on Astro B.yond, but this feature was removed since the EPG update.
Example: Open the TV Guide, press left to highlight the channel name/number instead of programme name, and then press OK, you are now able to see the programme schedule for that particular channel in one page. However this functionality is no longer possible after the EPG update.
Example: Open the TV Guide, press left to highlight the channel name/number instead of programme name, and then press OK, you are now able to see the programme schedule for that particular channel in one page. However this functionality is no longer possible after the EPG update.
More into technical and advanced settings...
Just a minor change at Tuner tab by adding "Connection Info"
The picture below is taken using an Astro B.yond HD decoder. If you are using PVR decoder, you shall able to see the signal strength and quality reading at "Tuner 1" and "Tuner 2 ".
The picture below is taken using an Astro B.yond HD decoder. If you are using PVR decoder, you shall able to see the signal strength and quality reading at "Tuner 1" and "Tuner 2 ".
Transponder Scan
In this update, the transponder scan reveals all satellite transponder frequencies, including the frequencies from Measat 3b. However, the satellite names has been removed, only the frequency is showed.
If you notice, this 3 frequencies (19111MHz, 19113MHz, 19998MHz) is also part of the transponder scan in this update. The thing is, these 3 frequencies is Ka band frequency instead of Ku band frequency, which is the frequency band currently use by Astro to provide DTH service to the subscribers. It is very strange that Astro seems to attempt to receive satellite signal under the Ka band frequency. As of now, there's no Measat satellites using the Ka band frequency.