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Greetings all, I'm hoping someone can help here;
I have a Motorola HD DVR 72161 (Verizon supplied) connected via HDMI to my Sharp Aquos LC-46D65U. Over the last few weeks, something odd is happening: after watching TV for a while, my picture will change to snow (no video input all of the sudden). I have to turn the TV and the set-top box (STB) off. When the STB goes off, it flashed the "du1" on the display. After about 10 or 15 seconds, the (turned off) TV makes a click sound. At this point I can power everything back on and it is working fine.
There is no pattern to this, though it sometimes happens more often (every 10 or 15 minutes) when watching a recorded program. It happens both day and night.
Tech support reinitialized my STB yesterday, and it didn't seem to fix the problem. I changed the HDMI port on the TV this afternoon (moved the cable to a new port) and this didn't help either.
Any ideas or help or suggestions would be very much appreciated! Thanks.
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I have the same problem and have been through the same troubleshooting with FIOS support. Unfortunately, I also have a Sharp Aquos (46D85U). I was hoping this was a FIOS issue rather than an Aquos issue, but after reading your post, I'm not sure. Perhaps it's a combination of FIOS and Aquos. I did not have this problem when I had Cox cable. It started as soon as I switched to FIOS.
Additional discoveries: You can turn off just the TV, wait a few seconds for the relay to click, then turn the TV back on and the picture comes back. Also, I just recently switched to the composite video output (Red, Blue, Green connectors) and the problem appears to have gone away. The drawback is picture quality noticeably degrades.
Sorry, I don't have an answer. Any ideas from the smart folks out there?
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Problem solved ... I hope. I found a firmware update for Aquos TVs on the Sharp website, downloaded it, and installed it. TV has worked flawlessly for a week now.
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I forgot my creds and had to create a new account (hence the new name):
GNUGuy: I tried this, but failed. I found the firmware update on the Sharp website, downloaded it, put it in the root of a blank USB drive...but the TV tells me that there is no update software on the drive. The file is: tel_soft_D65_D85_S55_U09008040.zip...which unzips to LAKEA310.uvp (this is on a Mac). Is this the same file you used? Any ideas?
VZ_Erik: did the update ever go out? Obviously this message chain was last year...and I am still having the problems. If the update went out, either I didn't get it or it didn't work. According to my box, I am on release 1.6.2, though I don't know if "IMG 1.7" is the update. Please help?
Thanks!
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Unfortuantely, you are still on img 1.6.2. If you had received the updated img you would be on 1.7.
However, I have had some HDMI issues as well and the 1.7 update has not fixed it completely. While I use to get the dropout every 6 weeks or so, I do get the same dropout with 1.7 and need to reboot the STB every so often. Even using component cables I get the dropouts of the signal.
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thiswateredone: thanks for the message. You were correct, I am still at img 1.6.2
So I've called Verizon many, many times about this HDMI hand-shake issue, as it happens all the time and makes it very difficult to watch TV (forcing me to turn off the TV and STB repeatedly). Both users here and a Verizon enginneer said that 1.7 would likely fix the problem.
So I called Verizon today (1100 EST on a Saturday). FiOS tech support tried to manually push the 1.7 update to my box...but it didn't work. He said that the "central office has not yet released the signal for my part of Virginia." There was nothing he could do.
So I then called accounts and billing: I am pretty tired of paying a full monthly bill for seriously degraded and more or less broken service. So I explained to the guy in accounts and billing about my issue, and he kept telling me to call "central orders" to ask about the signal/update. I kept telling him that I know the deal with the upgrade, at this point I am looking to get something fixed for my account: less money per month, credits, etc. I am sick of paying full bills for seriously degraded service, especially when Verizon has the potential fix but just won't release it to me yet.
So the new guy tells me that there is nothing he can do, that I also need to call "central orders" to get anything done on my account. So in all of Verizon, there is no one that can actually do anything for me (this should be a pretty basic procedure here) on Saturday at noon? I have to call back on Monday now.
These guys are ridiculous. Luckily, both Cox and DirectTV sent me flyers yesterday, and they both offer cheaper rates. Calling them now.
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We are having the same issue during this last week. And we almost never watch TV. the Olympics have made TV watchers of us. This issue has caused great frustration!!!! After reading the above I am not optimistic that Verizon can fix it. I have sent an email a repair request after being fed up with the dead end paths of the phone support (lack of support) . I have heard that with Comcast you call and get a human right away. Maybe an antenna will be the best choice.