Classic / Mustek bad news: Loopholes MAY be history!
billnes(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 7th January 2002, 21:51
Dear Friends
Called Factory Direct Marketing in Livionia, Michigan on 1/7/02. Bad news! FDM does not repair bad units. FDM will replace bad units with a new one. Hopes of getting my original unit with the old 2.01 firmware and a new, more relyable DVD drive are now officially shot. FDM rep says new units ordered from factory in China a few days ago will take 3 weeks to 1 month to arrive in Michigan. Presume that units arriving in Michigan 4 weeks from today are rolling off assembly line *now*. IMHO, it very highly unlikely that units that fresh will have old 2.01 FW.
1) Turn on player w/ no disc inside. 2) Got to general setup menu 3) Go to front face: Quickly press - NEXT, STOP, STEP, PREVIOUS, NEXT 4) Look for LOOPHOLES menu w/ message "YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE"
If LOOPHOLES menu on screen, your OK. If not, your in trouble.. Glad I didn`t buy more than one DVD from outside zone 1. Will keep fingers crossed and say a prayer for everybody getting factory-fresh Classic / Mustek units
Want me to let you know what happens when I try it on the unit I get?? Let me know. No bogus EM address here: senllib[at]ten.bp
Regards, Bill N. - New York
This item was edited on Monday, 7th January 2002, 21:58
