Frequently Asked Questions
Jon Johansen
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Last update: Saturday, 22-May-1999 15:13:17 WET DST
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******* Hardware Issues *******
How does Macrovision (DVD Copy Protection) Work?
Card not detected
TV out doesn't work
Why are there 7 pins on the S-Video?
Will the Hollywood Plus support DTS?
Where can I get the S-Video to composite convertor cable?
Known DVD-ROM problems
Is the pass-through cable required?
Sound output is low
What is the pinout for the pass-through cable?
Where can I get the VGA pass-through cable?
Vendors selling cards without cables
Monitor turns dark after connecting the loopback
cable
What are the differences between the
various Hollywood cards?
What vertical
refresh rate(s) will produce the most accurate motion when using the Hollywood +
for viewing 24fps film source DVD's?
*******
Software Issues *******
What's the latest software release?
No TV button in DVD Station
DVD Station won't install
MMSYSTEM275 when trying to play DVDs
Are there DirectShow drivers?
Can't use fullscreen DOS box while running DVD
Station
How do I do a clean reinstall
of the card and software?
Where can I get
drivers for the DVD-ROM that came with my Hollywood Plus 98 bundle?
Is there a crack to play other region's DVDs?
DVD Station won't play
How can I specify the drive letter of
my DVD-ROM when DVD Station starts up?
EDSI_506.PDR
is Not Installed error
MMSYSTEM266 error
******* Playback Issues *******
The audio isn't sync
on NT4
Playback is smooth but picture
jitters on computer monitor
Playback is jerky
(stops/slows then goes again)
TV output colors
wave or fade
TV output is black-and-white only
TV output quality is poor
Computer monitor output quality is poor
Can't control DVD playback from TV
No Sound on Computer
No sound on TV
TV picture is cut-off
Highlighted menus appear offset
Animations (not movies) appear jerky
PAL output is not smooth
Does the Hollywood Plus have a 16-bit or 32-bit MPEG
driver?
Picture on the monitor is wavy
DVDs play fine for a while, then everything goes
haywire!
Layer and Chapter Changes mess
up AC-3 output
Known Problem
DVDs
******* Hardware Issues *******
How does Macrovision
(DVD Copy Protection) Work?
"Rights owners seeking to copy protect their
programs would instruct their authoring facility to set certain digital-analog copy
protection trigger bits to "on." When the disc is played back in a consumer's home,
these trigger bits activate a Macrovision-enabled digital-analog converter chip
inside the player. The chip then applies copy protection to the analog output of
the DVD player. This allows for transparent viewing of the original program, but
causes copies made on most VCRs to be substantially degraded."
Taken from
http://www.macrovision.com.
Use Zone Selector [ http:/www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus
] to disable Macrovision on the Hollywood Plus
Card not detected
Try installing the card in a different slot.
Try changing the memory address
range for the card in Device Manager.
Make sure the card is well seated in the
slot. Most systems require the card to be firmly seated in the PCI slot, but other
systems may be finicky.
Try the card in another machine (if you can) to see if
the card is working.
TV out doesn't
work
Make sure you've selected TV output in DVD Station.
Check your connections,
depending how your computer's brackets are, you may not be able to get a firm plug-in
for the S-Video or S-Video->Composite cable.
Make sure your TV is set to Video
(or whatever mode accepts composite or S-Video).
If you are using the S-Video->Composite
adapter, make sure that the adapter is plugged directly in to the Hollywood Plus
card and there are no other cables in-between. If you need to go extend the cable
length, use an RCA (composite) cable connected to the Composite end fo the S-Video->Composite
adapter.
If your TV button is missing in DVD Station and you only have the fullscreen
button, try this (from Nagui):
1. Run RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
SOFTWARE, SigmaDesigns, REALmagic, Station
3. Delete the "Board" entry
4.
Close RegEdit
5. Run DVD Station
Why are there 7 pins on the S-Video?
S-Video uses only
4 pins, but the Hollywood Plus's S-Video jack has 7 pins (holes, actually).
Two
of the extra pins are used for Composite out (a normal S-Video cable doesn't have
these pins). The other pin is currently not used but may be used in the future.
Here is the connector pin layout, from a post by Alain on the Sigma Designs newsgroup:
_________
/ \
| 7 6 5 |
| 4 3 2 1 |
| |
\ OOOOO /
---------
1:GND
2:Composite
3:GND
4:GND
5:Luma
6:n.c.
7:Chroma
Will the Hollywood Plus support DTS?
DTS support has been announced by Sigma Designs. Should be ready this summer.
Where can I get the S-Video to composite convertor
cable?
If you didn't get one with your card, hassle the reseller until you
do! And if they refuse, let me know who the reseller was, and any other information
you can provide (name on packaging, name of bundle, etc) so I can tell Sigma on
them!
In the US, you can call the Sigma Designs spare parts line at (800) 494-8848
Call Sigma Designs Tech Support at (970) 339-7120 and ask them for the cable (don't
forget to tell them which board you have).
Known DVD-ROM problems
Toshiba M1202 (3rd gen) DVD-ROM
may need an updated firmware. If your drive doesn't work right (or doesn't work
right with your Hollywood Plus - like it doesn't play some discs right, etc), see
if you can return/exchange it. Some nice person (P Hawkins) on Tripod put up the
firmware, which I have stored here [ http:/www2.hawaii.edu/~bhiga/SD-M1202-firmware.zip
]. Before you download, make sure you have read my Disclaimer.
Keep in mind that if the update somehow fails, your drive may be DAMAGED BEYOND
REPAIR and will need to be sent in to Toshiba for fixing. Good luck!
Sony DDU220E
DVD-ROM may have some problems with layer changes. There may be lockups or pauses
in the "middle" of movies. Try checking for updated drivers if you have problems.
Check Sony's driver page [ http:/www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/storage/drivers_2.html
]
Is the pass-through cable
required?
Yes, the pass-through cable is required. The Hollywood Plus won't
work without it.
The Hollwood Plus will not work in "reverse pass-through" mode.
Sound output is low
The
audio ouput jack on the Hollywood Plus is unamplified. Connect it to your stereo
or the Line In on your soundcard.
Alternatively, use the digital output of the
Hollywood Plus, if you can. The digital output is better anyway. If you're connecting
to a SB Live card via the S/PDIF connection, make sure you turn on the PCM mode
in DVD Station, until Creative gets AC-3 support.
What is the pinout for the pass-through cable?
Here is
the pinout for the 9-pin VGA In on the Hollywood Plus from a post by Alain:
Note: SDA and SCL signals are not required to get the mpeg boards to
work, it is only to keep the Plug&Play compatibility for the monitors if
they support this feature.
External view, seen from the bracket:
_________
/_________\
| |
| 9 8 7 |
| 6 5 4 3 |
\ 2 1 /
---------
1:Blue IN
2:GND
3:Green IN
4:GND
5:Vsync IN
6:Hsync IN
7:Red IN
8:SDA (from pin12 of DB15)
9:SCL (from pin15 of DB15)
Where can I get the VGA pass-through
cable?
If you didn't get one with your card, hassle the OEM or reseller until
they give you one! The H+ won't work without the pass-through cable!
And if they
refuse, let me know who the reseller was, and any other information you can provide
(name on packaging, name of bundle, etc) so I can tell Sigma on them!
In the
US, you can call the Sigma Designs spare parts line at (800) 494-8848. The part
# is 22-000183-01 (Thanks to Nathan Lindsey!)
Vendors selling cards without cables
If you
didn't get VGA pass-through cable with your Hollywood Plus, IT WILL NOT WORK! Tell
your vendor that the card will not work with the cable and that you need it and
they're supposed to supply it.
If you didn't get a SVideo-to-Composite adapter
with your Hollywood Plus, it'll still work... It's not required, but you won't be
able to connect a composite source to your Hollywood+ without it. You can try asking
your vendor for it. Otherwise, see the >Where can I get the S-Video to composite
convertor cable? section for where to call to order one.
Here is a list of vendors
who aren't providing one or both cables (I'm not saying NOT to buy from them, just
that if you do, you better make sure they give you the cables!):
- Centrix International
(http://www.centrix-intl.com/)
No VGA Pass-through, No SVideo-to-Composite cable,
No Software.
- RAM COMPUTERS in MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
No SVideo-to-Composite
cable.
Monitor turns dark after
connecting the loopback cable
It's probably because your monitor isn't 75ohm
terminated.
How to fix it (from a post by Nagui):
You ask your monitor
supplier. Or add the 75 ohm resistor yourself if you
can manage a soldering iron
(on the VGA socket of the cable connect three 75
ohm resistance between the R,
G, and B pins and the ground). For the
monitors with BNC inputs, you can plug
three "T" connectors to the RGB
inputs of the monitor and for each T connector
have on one side the line
from the display adapter and the other side a 75 ohms
resistance usually
used in network cables.
What are the differences between the various Hollywood cards?
H1 supports the decoding of AC-3 movies but does not output it as a Dolby Digital
signal for an external receiver, and it does't support 16x9. H2 and H+ do both the
things that H1 don't. H+ supports PAL <-> NTSC conversions. The others don't. H+
uses a Sigma chip, the others use an IBM chip. H+ decodes in progressive as opposed
to interlaced that the H2 and H1 do.
What vertical refresh rate(s) will produce the most accurate
motion when using the Hollywood + for viewing 24fps film source DVD's?
Since
frames are duplicated to match the VGA frame rate, any multiple of 24fps will give
the best motion results: 72Hz or 96Hz or 120Hz.
******* Software Issues *******
What's the
latest software release?
Win9x: 1.6 (1.6.2 due to be released this weekend)
WinNT: 1.0
No TV button in DVD
Station
Post by Nagui:
START - RUN - REGEDIT
Doubleclick HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
SOFTWARE - SigmaDesigns - REALmagic -
Station and highlight "Board" and press
Delete. Run DVD Station, you'll see the TV button.
DVD Station won't install
Try the following procedure:
1. Uninstall DVD Station
2. Delete the Hollywood+ INFs from Inf\Other in the
Windows directory (You can open them in Notepad and look through to see if it's
a Hollywood+ related thing or not)
3. Remove the Sigma Designs REALMagic CODECs
from the Multimedia control panel.
4. Reboot and let Windows redetect the card
and reinstall its drivers.
5. After the drivers are installed, try playing a
MPEG file from Windows Media Player. If it doesn't play from there, the card is
not being recognized (refer to Hardware Issues).
6. Reinstall DVD Station.
MMSYSTEM275 when trying to play DVDs
(IDE DVD-ROM drives, Windows 95) Download and install the updated ESDI_605.PDR from
Microsoft (it's called "Removable IDE Driver Update" or something like that).
(IDE DVD-ROM drives) Try moving your drive from Slave to Master or vice versa. Also
try moving it from the Primary to Secondary IDE channel or vice versa.
Download
and install the latest ASPI32 from Adaptec [ http:/www.adaptec.com/ ]. Note that
it will only install if you currently have an Adaptec ASPI layer installed.
Download
and install Panasonic DVD-ROM drivers [ http:/www2.hawaii.edu/~bhiga/sp14e.zip ]
(SP14E.ZIP) even if you don't have a Panasonic DVD-ROM (worked great for my Toshiba
SD-M1002!!) If it doesn't work you can uninstall it via the setup program. If you
don't want to download my copy, then email tech_support@sdesigns.com and ask them
for the ATAPI DVD drivers.
See if there is a firmware update for your drive.
Check the Known DVD-ROM Problems section for more information.
Are there DirectShow drivers?
DirectShow-compatible
drivers will be released in the future.
Can't use fullscreen DOS box while running DVD Station
If you are playing a movie on the computer monitor in DVD Station and bring up a
full-screen DOS box, upon exit of the DOS box, the display remains blank.
Just
don't bring up a full-screen DOS box while playing movies. Besides, if you can see
the movie playing through the DOS box, something is DEFINITELY wrong! =)
How do I do a clean reinstall
of the card and software?
(From a post by Nagui)
1. Remove the devices
from Device Manager. (I mean Hollywood Plus and if you have one under OTHERS.)
2. Delete from the INF\OTHER directory any INF files belonging to Hollywood.
3. Run REGEDIT and delete the entry "Sigma Designs" from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software.
4. Reboot and start a clean installation by inserting the first diskette when you
get "New Hardware Found" message.Then run SETUP from the second diskette.
From Sigma Designs FAX (thanks Jeff Pynnonen)
1. Run the "Uninstall" utility.
(Start, programs, realmagic, uninstall)
If uninstalling 32 bit drivers, and the
"Uninstall" utility fails for any reason, uninstall
using Add/Remove Programs
in the Control Panel. (Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs)
2.
Go to Device Manager.
(Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager)
Remove any references to REALMagic in "Sound, video and games controllers"
Also
check "Other Devices" or "Other Detected Devices"
The REALMagic card may be listed
as a PCI Multimedia Video Device.
3. If Using the Original Release of Windows
95 (the A version):
Start the "Find" program.
(Start, Find, Files or Folders)
Look for the following files
Named : OEM*.INF
Look in: C:\windows\inf
If
you find any files of the following format:
oem[some number].inf (OEM0.INF, OEM1.INF,
OEM2.INF, etc)
double click on file. If its a RealMagic/Sigma Designs file, DELETE
IT.
oemsetup.inf & oemblaster.inf are examples of files NOT TO DELETE.
4.
If USING OSR2 (the OEM or B version of WIN95) or WIN98:
Open "c:\windows\inf\other"
folder. Often this folder is hidden, you may have to unhide it. If you find any
SigmaDesigns or REALMagic files, delete them. If the filename is ambiguous, like
msmpeg.inf, double-click on it.
If it's a REALMagic file, delete it.
5. Open
the Windows Explorer program
Delete c:\realmagc folder. If Win95/98 won't delete
the folder, empty the Recycle Bin, then quit Win95/98 and
restart in MS-DOS mode.
Delete the realmagc directory with the following DOS command: DELTREE C:\REALMAGC
BE CAREFUL WITH THIS COMMAND. IF YOUR SYNTAX IS NOT EXACT, YOU CAN DELETE MORE THAN
THE REALMAGC FOLDER.
6. Empty the Recylcle Bin.
If you get REALLY desperate
you can try doing a clean reinstall of Win95 or Win98, but I'd suggest it only as
a last resort.
Where can I get drivers
for the DVD-ROM that came with my Hollywood Plus 98 bundle?
(from John Barnette)
Sigma has released "Hollywood Plus 98", which is bundled with a Hitachi drive. The
package comes with no
documentation, drivers, etc for the drive, just the stuff
for the card. You can get drivers for
the Hitachi drive (make sure you have the
model number handy!) at http://www.hitachi.com/storage/support/support.html
Is there a crack to play other region's
DVDs?
Yes, it's called Zone Selector [ http:/www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus
]
DVD Station won't play
Check
that the disc you're playing corresponds to the region you have set on your Hollywood
Plus.
Try changing your display settings - DVD Station needs at least 256 colors,
but DVDs will always play in 24 bit (16.7 million colors).
Try reinstalling DVD
Station.
See if there is a firmware update for your drive.
Check the Known DVD-ROM Problems section for more information.
How can I specify the
drive letter of my DVD-ROM when DVD Station starts up?
Command line option:
/d=[driveletter]
EDSI_506.PDR is Not
Installed error
Remove the reference to ESDI_506.PDR from the INI.TXT file.
MMSYSTEM266 error
If you don't
have the VGA pass-through cable attached to your Hollywood Plus or VGA card,
attach it. The Hollywood Plus won't work without the VGA pass-through.
Remove
the Hollywood Plus and reseat it in a different slot.
Perform a clean install
of the Hollywood Plus software.
See the section titled
How do I do a clean reinstall of the card and software?
******* Playback Issues *******
The audio isn't
sync on NT4
There's a fix for this on my software page. The fix will be included
in the next version of the Hollywood Plus NT4 driver.
Playback is smooth but picture jitters on computer monitor
Adjust "Stability" option in Hollywood+ Configuration Border Adjustment.
For
24 fps movies, set monitor refresh rate to a multiple of 24 Hz if possible.
72
Hz, 96 Hz or 120 Hz should give you the best quality.
Playback is jerky (stops/slows then goes again)
Check
to see if the DVD is clean.
(IDE hard drive and/or IDE DVD-ROM) Make sure your
motherboard supports Bus-Mastering IDE and you are using the
latest drivers for
your motherboard. http://www.bmdrivers.com has a listing of many Bus-Mastering drivers.
Check to see there are no IRQ or Memory address conflicts with other devices in
your system.
First generation DVD-ROM drives have problems with dual-layer discs.
Check if your DVD-ROM correctly supports dual-layer discs.
See if there is a
firmware update for your drive. Check the Known DVD-ROM Problems
section for more information.
TV output
colors wave or fade
Make sure you are not connecting the TV-out through a
VCR or other recording device.
Color waving and shifting is often due to the
MacroVision anti-copying protection.
TV
output is black-and-white only
Check the connections to the card.
Try
a different cable if possible.
Check your TV.
For those of you using PAL output,
the H+ internal clock might be off by a little bit.
There will be a patch in
the advanced menu to adjust the H+ frequency in a later driver version.
TV output quality is poor
If possible,
use the S-Video output instead of the Composite output of the Hollywood+. S-Video
gives superior quality.
Adjust the brightness, contract, and color settings while
the card is in TV output mode, since the VGA output and TV output settings are separate.
Adjust your television's brightness, contrast, and color settings.
Computer monitor output quality is
poor
Adjust the brightness/contrast in the Hollywood+ settings, making sure
you're in VGA output mode while adjusting.
If you have multiple VGA-passthrough
devices (such as 3Dfx cards or other overlay cards) try removing them or changing
the order they're chained.
Change your monitor's Color Temperature setting and/or
Video Level setting (if possible).
If the monitor is EXTREMELY dark, it may not
have 75 ohms impedance at the input. Try a different monitor if possible.
Can't control DVD playback from TV
The TV doesn't have control over the DVD playback - your computer does.
Use DVD
Station to control DVD playback.
You can use a computer remote control with remote
mouse functionality to control DVD station from across the room. I have a Packard
Bell FastMedia remote connected to my system that allows me to use the remote control
to emulate the mouse and thus control DVD Station from afar (although it's hard
to read the computer screen). HOWEVER before you go out and get one of these $10-on-the-web-auctions
devices, be warned that only the mouse functionality and master volume control work.
The rest of the buttons on the remote won't do anything unless you have a Packard
Bell TV or Packard Bell FM Radio card. I'm trying to figure out a way to get the
remote's buttons programmable, so go look at the UnOfficial Packard Bell Fast Media
Remote FAQ.
Dino Sangiuliano suggests the Remote Mouse from X-10:
I have found a wireless remote control that works perfect with DVD Station. It is
the remote mouse from X-10. This remote is so flexible that it will control your
whole system including your PC. It will even control X-10 modules to turn the lights
on and off and dim. Any function that has a hotkey on DVD Station can be programed.
You can even launch DVD Station as soon as you press the DVD button on the remote
and the movie starts. It will even shut down the computer by pressing the power
button. You would think you had a stand alone DVD player. It comes in two versions
one is just the IR remote mouse and the other is called The Big Picture (I have
The Big Picture) The Big Picture is an RF remote that can be used in any room and
comes with a vga to tv converter and video sender using 2.4 ghz so it delivers a
great picture and stereo sound to any TV in the house you want. You can even browse
the web. You can find all the info you need at http://www.x10.com
Erwin van
den Berg has a neat program called the Remote Selector and says:
There's
an undocumented feature in the current version of the Remote Selector: it has remote
support for the DVD Station software. This means that you can use 6 different remotes
to control the H+.
Erwin's page, Visual Domian, is at http://www.eurosat.com/visualdomain.
You can get Remote Selector there.
Nathan Lindsey came up with another smart
solution. He set his Microsoft Sidewinder pad's buttons for use with DVD Station.
This should work for other joysticks/pads with programmable buttons as well.
No Sound on Computer
Make
sure your sound output settings in DVD Station are correct
Make sure the sound
is not muted in DVD Station
Make sure you're playing a segment with sound
Check your soundcard's mixer settings
If you are connecting via the Hollywood
Plus's external output, make sure you are connected to the line-out (1/8" stereo
mini-jack) and not the Dolby AC3 S/PDIF (RCA jack) jack.
Here are a few sound
connection scenarios (these are by far not the only ways):
1. DVD-ROM internal
CD-out -> Hollywood Plus internal CD-in
Hollywood Plus internal CD-out -> Soundcard
internal CD-in
= Volume is controlled by Soundcard's mixer and DVD Station
2. DVD-ROM internal CD-out -> Hollywood Plus internal CD-in
Hollywood Plus external
line-out -> Soundcard external line-in
= Volume is controlled by Soundcard's
mixer and DVD Station
3. DVD-ROM internal CD-out -> Hollywood Plus internal CD-in
Hollywood Plus internal CD-out -> TV/Video card CD-in
TV/Video card CD-out ->
Soundcard CD-in
= Volume is controlled by Soundcard's mixer, DVD Station (for
DVDs), TV/Video card (for TV)
No sound on TV
Make sure your sound output settings
in DVD Station are correct
Make sure you're playing a segment with sound
Check
your soundcard's mixer settings (if connecting through the soundcard)
Make sure
the TV and DVD Station are not muted
If you are connecting via the Hollywood
Plus's external output, make sure you are connected to the line-out
(1/8" stereo
mini-jack) and not the Dolby AC3 S/PDIF (RCA jack) jack.
Connect directly to
the Hollywood Plus's external line-out
Note that if you're connected to both
the external line-out and the internal CD-out on the Hollywood Plus, the signal
gets split and thus becomes significantly softer on both ends. You may want to consider
changing your connections or using the Dolby S/PDIF output if possible.
TV picture is cut-off
Wide screen
TV users: Set Preferred display to Wide in DVD Station. When 16:9 light is displayed
set your TV to Full. If 16:9 light is not displayed, set Tv to 4:3 or Auto. (from
Steve Goldthorpe post on Sigma Designs newsgroup)
Non-wide screen TV users: See
if you can play with your TV's overscan/underscan settings. Try different playback
settings (Wide/Letterbox/Pan and Scan) in DVD Station.
Highlighted menus appear offset
If the highlighting
on a menu is offset, try changing the display setting between Wide and Letterbox
in DVD Station.
This should be fixed by driver release v1.3
Animations (not movies) appear jerky
This should be fixed by driver release v1.3
The problem also could be drive or
configuration related.
See if there is a firmware update for your drive. Check
the Known DVD-ROM Problems section for more information.
PAL output is not smooth
PAL 60Hz is currently implemented in driver version 1.6
The following is from
a post by Alain on the Sigma Designs newsgroup regarding PAL quality:
1. if the
NTSC source is a movie in 24 frames/sec (interpolated to 30fps), then the PAL conversion
is good since we don't have to drop frames and we'll make it play at 50 fps (from
24-->50, so no dropping).
2. if the NTSC source is a 30fps clip, then we have
to drop 1 frame out of 6 frames. We are improving this conversion by analysing the
motion and the frames to be dropped, and also by removing only 1 field at a time
to make it smoother.
3. in addition to improving the 50Hz output, we'll also
add a 60Hz PAL output for TVs that can support it (which is actually the only thing
that the DXR2 offers for PAL...).
Many users report PAL output isn't as good
as it could/should since conversion from 24 fps repeats a frame to get 50 Hz. Hopefully
this will be improved in the near future.
Does the Hollywood Plus have a 16-bit or 32-bit MPEG driver?
The Hollywood Plus has both a 16-bit and 32-bit MPEG driver. If you look at the
MCI drivers, only the 16-bit driver will be listed because MCI is 16-bit.
Picture on the monitor is wavy
Try
Advanced - Adjust Borders in the configuration program
Make sure there are no
power transformers or other causes of electrical interference nearby.
Try different
monitor resolutions and refresh rates
DVDs play fine for a while, then everything goes haywire!
Check your DVD-ROM - many DVD-ROMs have peculiar problems reading certain types
of discs. Toshiba Gen 2 and Gen 3 drives are known to have problems. See if you
can get a firmware upgrade for your drive.
Try disabling screen savers, applications
that run in the background, etc.
Feel your computer's case near your Hollywood
Plus card. Try running with your case open. If your Hollywood Plus plays fine (or
plays longer), you may have a temperature problem. Try adding some cooling fans
near your H+ and see if that helps the problem. You can also try moving the card
away from other cards (especially video cards and TV cards).
See if there is
a firmware update for your drive. Check the Known DVD-ROM
Problems section for more information.
Layer and Chapter Changes mess up AC-3 output
Layer and
Chapter changes may interrupt the AC-3 sound signal in certain configurations. Anybody
have more info?
Known
Problem DVDs
2010 - movie hangs after Chapter 5 Sigma looking in to problem.
Lost in Space - the PC Friendly player that comes with it won't work. Use DVD Station
instead.Copyright 1999 http://mmadb.no/hwplus