***ALERT: Because of a previous issue (that is fixed in this firmware version), please remove your microSD card prior to downloading and installing this latest firmware update. After downloading the firmware update, to install, please eject your PonoPlayer from your computer and unplug the Micro-USB cable from your PonoPlayer. ***
Watch the Firmware Update video for a walkthrough of the update process.
http://vimeo.com/111570190
Firmware Version 1.0.5 Release Notes:
Feature Enhancements & Bug Fixes
Added DSD playback capability
Playback of DSD file utilizes the DSD mode of the player’s DAC. The data in the DSD file is presented directly to the DAC.
Support for 2 channel DSD64 and DSD128 files
Support for DFF file container (containing uncompressed data)
Support for DSF file container including ID3 tags
Improvements to Audio file support
Corrected “Scanning Music Library” issue for MP3 files that have malformed UTF-8 tags
Added handling for truncated/malformed WAV files
Added handling for AIFF files with invalid chunks (some HDTracks files had this issue)
Added support for 32 bit WAV files
Improvements to USB mode and device management
Fixed issue where the PonoPlayer drives weren't always detected if the player was asleep when plugged into a computer
The screen rotation locks automatically while Music Transfer Mode is enabled
Detect corrupted files that cause the “Scanning Music Library” issue and display a dialog with the filepath of the file to allow users to connect via USB and remove the file.
Detect if the internal storage is formatted to an unsupported filesystem or has filesystem errors that the player cannot repair. Display a dialog allowing the user to reformat the internal storage if this occurs.