I had an awful moment last night.

I'd assumed that "2.0R" in the "1.3/1.09/2.0R" version string of my XA1 meant I was running the latest 2.0 Release firmware. Wrong! The version was 1.3 and consequently when I tried to play the UK versions of King Kong and Serenity I got a "0x4014c000" error code on screen.

So I nervously set up the networking and initiated a firmware update, praying that I wouldn't have a powercut*. After 45 minutes or so and at 95% complete, I got "Connection with the server was terminated" on screen and "VUP Error 132" on the front panel.

I couldn't believe it. Pressing Enter changed the front panel to say "Setup", but the player was completely unresponsive. NOT what you want from a brand new imported player...

However, a few nervous Google moments later, I found someone had experienced exactly the same problem and recycling power at the mains solved the problem.

In fact, the firmware *had* been updated (to "2.0/1.0A/2.0S") and the XA1 and UK discs played fine. Not a pleasant experience, but all's well that ends well, I guess. Didn't get to watch Serenity though.

* Memo to self. Get a couple more UPSs!!!

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