Onkyo support sent me a link on another issue before which was out of date and did not solve the issue. I replied again stating that fact and have not heard from them since.

The volume issue can be temporarily fixed by raising the volume and eventually the sub will pop and the sound level will come back at which point you can lower the volume back to how you had it until it happens again.

I’m not sure if this is a Samsung T.V or an Onkyo issue because this never happened on my previous Sony KDL-W5500. In fact the Sony T.V more or less worked flawlessly with it which would point the finger at Samsung however it’s cheaper to replace the A/V than it is to replace the gorgeous T.V

If I started again I would not buy the TX-SR508 or possibily an Onkyo branded receiver again because there are more established A/V manufacturers than Onkyo however Samsung are one or the industry leading T.V panel manufacturers currently.

I can try and help you where I can. Please feel free to contact me at danny@dannytsang.co.uk with more information and what you want to achieve.

- Danny

Thank you
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DrEagle

It seems the company has not enforced it’s own T&C and have finally decided to do so.

Fortunately as of now I still haven’t been charged for the dormant tag which I used at the crossing after receiving the letter. My plan is to switch between the 2 tags I have to keep them active because 1 of them isn’t used as much as the other but handy to have.

Ian, I wish you luck and please do keep us up-to-date with your case.

- Danny

My reply:

Dear Sirs,

With reference to your letter regarding Tag ******, please note that this was returned to you via Royal Mail postal service in March 2004. Sadly I am not able to recollect which postal box I used to return the item given that it was so long ago.

Whilst I fully understand that you would wish to recover any costs you feel are due I would like to highlight that at no point prior to this date have I been contacted and given that we are in excess of 7 years on from that point I had assumed it be received by yourselves.

I look forward to your early comments on this matter.

Their reply?…
We have extremely robust and audited processes and procedures for dealing with DART-Tags that are received in our office from any source (i.e, post, courier or handed in at the Customer Centre). Our first action is to test the DART-Tag to check if it is registered to an account. If it is, then it is deleted from that account before it is sent for cleaning and re-use. It’s impossible to re-use a tag if it is still registered to an account in our system. A further check is made on tags that are not suitable for re-use before being sent back to the manufacturer for recycling.

Under the terms and conditions you agreed to for this account you are responsible for the safe return of the DART-Tags if you no longer need them. If one of our Customers does not receive a DART-Tag that we send to them we accept this and pursue the loss with our couriers. In the circumstances you may have a claim against the courier you used to send the DART-Tags to us.

Although you advise us that you have returned the DART-Tag we have not received them in our office. We therefore have no alternative but to mark this as “lost” from your account and make a charge of £15.00 + VAT at the current rate.

We regret we are unable to enter into further correspondence regarding this matter.

My solicitor has written to them so I await the pathetic reply.

Basic Configuration

The following values on the Regional tab will need to be changed to support UK tones and alerts.

Dial tone: 350@-19,440@-22;10(*/0/1+2)
Ring back: 400@-20,450@-20;*(.4/.2/1+2,.4/2/1+2)
Busy tone: 400@-20;10(.375/.375/1)
Reorder tone: 400@-20;10(*/0/1)
SIT 1 tone: 950@-16,1400@-16,1800@-16;20(.330/0/1,.330/0/2,.330/0/3,0/1/0)
MWI dial tone: 350@-19,440@-22;10(.75/.75/1+2)
CWT1 cadence: 30(.1/2)
CWT2 cadence: 30(.25/.25,.25/.25,.25/5)
CWT frequency: 400@-10
Ring 1 cadence: 60(.4/.2,.4/2)
Ring 2 cadence (used for BT Call Sign): 60(1/2)
Ring 3 cadence (used for BT Ring Back): 60(.25/.25,.25/.25,.25/1.75)
Ring 4 cadence: 60(.4/.8)
Ring 5 cadence: 60(2/4)
Time Zone: GMT
FXS Port Impedance: 370+620||310nF
Caller ID Method: ETSI FSK With PR(UK)
Daylight Saving Rule: start=3/-1/7/2:0:0;end=10/-1/7/2:0:0;save=1:0:0

PSTN line settings for SPA-3000:

PSTN Disconnect Detection
Detect CPC: yes
Detect Polarity Reversal: no
Detect PSTN Long Silence: yes
PSTN Long Silence Duration: 30
Min CPC Duration: 0.09
Detect Disconnect Tone: yes
Disconnect Tone: 400@-30;20(*/0/1)

International Control

FXO Port Impedance: 370+620||310nF
On-Hook Speed: 3ms (ETSI) (seems right – UK is ETSI)
Current Limiting Enable: yes (seems right – UK should be approving to CTR21)
Ring Validation Time: 256ms
Ring Indication Delay: 0
Ring Timeout: 12

you want the -d1 option

check the current status with hdparm -I /dev/sda (that is a capital i) … all values with are enable, check in the DMA which one is enabled.

all posix apps should see the — as the “end of options” , so all other -* should be taken as literal to the command