ANS-810 / ANS-510 (PROPER RNS-510 alternative)

[thegarts]

"i have the unit ans810. im running the latest and greatest firmware.
about 2 days ago my unit would turn on at start and freeze at a radio station and it will not allow me to switch stations and none of my side buttons work. i have to turn the unit off 2-3 times before it regains all its functions."

Sounds like exactly the same issues I'm having with my ANS810!

[riggsy]

Installed the lastest firmware, seems to have a reocurring SD card bug. After starting the unit and playing a folder on the SD card, eventually after switching between 2-3 folders over a period of time the unit stops playing the music from the SD card. The current track is displayed however nothing plays, one thing that's common when the problem occurs is that the current playtime of the track is always shown as 12:15, this depsite the track only being 3-4 minutes in length.
I've tested with several differnet SD cards and also different tracks, eventually the unit will also get to the situation was playback fails and current playback position is 12:15.

Also experiencing various lockups when switching between sources, but to keep this post brief the above is causing me the most problems at the moment.

Other than the above, the unit has really progressed over the past few months and I would like to state my thanks to DKN for his assistance and continued support in this thread. I think Audiosources should really try and perfect this unit form a software point of view before dedicating all their efforts on the new unit.

Cheers

[boltor]

^ Its interesting (and OT) to note that the genuine RCD510 has problems as well. I use a USB drive now in preference to an SD card. The SD card seems to have lots of problems in comparison to the USB. A bit odd, given both have exactly the same songs / format, etc.

Goes to show that its not just the "after market" gear that has issues.

anyway, looking forward to getting the next generation of the ANS810...

[DkN]

About the SD Card issue, it has happened on my own unit but it seems to be a rare bug. This glitch, when it happens, like to do so either on boot, or on the 3rd song that you skip to after you turn on the unit. It's been hard to pin down and you are the only other person so far that I know of that has it, which is why it hasn't been resolved yet. When it happens though, you just need to switch to another source like Radio and switch back, and it should reset. If you find the problem keeps occurring, do a soft factory reset through setup -> general, take out your media SD card, re-flash the latest firmware, let the unit boot into radio, then re-insert the SD card.

I am also pushing for Audiosources to perfect the software at least in its current form, this seems more likely now that they are not discontinuing the current generation.

[Keels]

Do you have contact details please?

[whiskywallah]

I've just spotted a difference that has crept in the latest build.
You used to be able to press the RADIO hard button on the 810 and it cycled around the AM/FM1/FM2/FM3 bands. Now it doesn't.
That was a really useful feature. If they have to re-implement it my choice would be a straight switch between AM and FM, but that's because we don't have enough FM stations to warrant 3xFM bands. So maybe a setup option?

[bazzle]

Same here..

[DkN]

I've just spotted a difference that has crept in the latest build.
You used to be able to press the RADIO hard button on the 810 and it cycled around the AM/FM1/FM2/FM3 bands. Now it doesn't.
That was a really useful feature. If they have to re-implement it my choice would be a straight switch between AM and FM, but that's because we don't have enough FM stations to warrant 3xFM bands. So maybe a setup option?

Noted

Again just a reminder though Audiosources is closed until 19 February.

[DSGVW]

Installed the lastest firmware, seems to have a reocurring SD card bug. After starting the unit and playing a folder on the SD card, eventually after switching between 2-3 folders over a period of time the unit stops playing the music from the SD card. The current track is displayed however nothing plays, one thing that's common when the problem occurs is that the current playtime of the track is always shown as 12:15, this depsite the track only being 3-4 minutes in length.
I've tested with several differnet SD cards and also different tracks, eventually the unit will also get to the situation was playback fails and current playback position is 12:15.

Also experiencing various lockups when switching between sources, but to keep this post brief the above is causing me the most problems at the moment.

Other than the above, the unit has really progressed over the past few months and I would like to state my thanks to DKN for his assistance and continued support in this thread. I think Audiosources should really try and perfect this unit form a software point of view before dedicating all their efforts on the new unit.

Cheers

I have this EXACT same problem. Ironically enough its worse when it's cold outside (<30 degrees F). I will try a soft reset and firmware reinstall just to be safe.

[duaned]

Fitted the supplied reverse camera today (thanks DkN) and it actually works very well, especially with the latest firmware. Was a real prick of a job to do on the T5 and the supplied camera did not fit the tailgate handle correctly, but some mods did the trick! Question. As the camera has an integrated LED numberplate light, it is totally different to the standard incandescent 5W festoon light in colour temp. and brightness. Does anyone have any idea if I can get a festoon LED globe that matches the numberplate light integrated in the camera?
Thanks!