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Release notes Olive 4/4HD and Olive 2

Olive 4 and 2 were formerly named Opus 4 and Melody 2.

Changes in software version O.4.1.2 and M.4.1.2, released 04/07/10

New Features

  • New Artwork Screen with alphabetic search by artist, album, composer or work
  • New backup, restore, update notification screen
  • New ripping, encoding and burning notification screen (to be found under SYSTEM SERVICES > SYSTEMS SERVICES)
  • Selecting the network icon will now bring up the network information screen if you are already connected to a network
  • Error logging feature allows users to create an error log for better support.
  • Network wizard shows more detailed error messages if device cannot log into network.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • CD burning speed has been reduced to 12X to allow burning with sub-optimal CD-R media.
  • Pausing playback now can be activated from anywhere within the menu (except while browsing none olive external sources)
  • Internet radio shows no longer old metadata when new station is selected
  • Holding down rewind button will not make the countdown timer go past its starting point.
  • Deleting a playlist won't stop playback any more
  • Playlist shows more than 64 items.
  • CD ejects consistently after ripping is complete.
  • Playback in shuffle mode does not stop after 2 or 3 songs.
  • HD music issues resolved:
    • Intermittent audio skips with some sampling rates has been resolved (e.g. Hyperion tracks).
    • HD tracks and regular tracks in the same playlist do not cause distortion any more.
    • Burning 24bit WAV tracks to standard audio CD is now possible.
  • The search button on the Olive 4HD remote control now works properly
  • External Media Server:
    • The unit is now fully compatible with Windows Media Player over UPNP
    • The unit is now compatible with Twonky version 4+ over UPNP
  • Intermittent hard drive spin up in sleep mode has been resolved.
  • Taking a unit out of deep sleep mode takes a long time: New behavior will turn on LCD first while continuing with drive spin up.
  • HDMI is now turned off when system enters power save/sleep.
  • Removed Infrared code pages to reduce interference with other remote controls.

Known bugs

  • Search result won't show more than 64 items (resumes at 64th item of the current search container).
  • Keyboard input exceeds the screen after a certain length is reached.
  • Burning a playlist while a track is played from it will not work.

Changes in software version O.4.1.1 and M.4.1.1, released 01/28/10

New Features

  • Redesigned popup-menu for the play screen with the ability to burn/delete a complete album and create a new playlist
  • Redesigned popup-menu for when a CD is inserted with the option to eject the CD
  • The Olive 4 can now be accessed with iTunes (note: FLAC is not supported by iTunes)
  • MAESTRO Software
    • An alphabet jump for the artwork view is now available
    • Possibility to change the artwork within the edit section within the tab “Recording”
    • Tracks are accessible and editable within their own list
    • A search has been implemented for artists, albums, tracks and playlists
    • The order of tracks within a playlist can be changed
    • Songs can be deleted from a playlist

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Enhanced internet radio playback of stations with weaker connection
  • Autoeject of CDs after ripping/burning
  • Overall burning feature has improved in handling logic
  • The detailed information in the playscreen has increased in length and has been altered to accommodate for Twonky
  • The European time is applied consistently to all appropriate languages
  • The popup confirmation after a CD has been ripped now stays to pass on the information properly
  • Tracks are now all sorted by their original track number
  • MAESTRO software
    • Tracks of a playlist are now all listed in one set
    • no more limitation to 64 items within an album/work
    • Scrolling performance improvements within the artwork view specially for huge libraries

Additional changes for Olive 4 HD to the one above

New Features

  • HDMI video out background color is now set to black

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Improved burning process of HD Tracks (note: 24bit WAV Files are not supported yet)
  • Enhanced music playback of HD Tracks (Hyperion)
  • Metadata of mp3 tracks ripped with iTunes is imported to the Olive
  • Shuffle algorithm changed in order to prevent the playback from stopping after a few songs
  • HDMI video out on certain LCD and Plasma TVs should not tear or jitter any more

Additional changes for Olive+ to the two ones above

New Features

  • Digital-in playback pauses local playback when selected and is resumed whenever user decides to disconnect digital-in source
  • Analog volume level and mute setting is preserved when user switches from local to digital-in playback

Changes in software version O.4.0.3 and M.4.0.3, released 10/21/09

Overall Improvements & New Features

  • Faster navigation and touchscreen performance. Especially with larger music libraries, you will see significant improvement in both speed and consistency of touchscreen response, scrolling and screen loads.
  • Redesigned SEARCH to deliver better and faster results
  • Access to music on your Opus from iTunes
  • Import music to your Opus from a Mac (previously PC only)
  • Play all tracks on your Opus or Melody by pushing the PLAY button after selecting ALL TRACKS
  • Set your Opus or Melody to these additional languages: Chinese, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Russian or Swedish
  • Recovery, ODB & Software update via USB: Available on Olive Opus units purchased 10/22/09 or later, not retroactive

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Performance tuning (especially with larger libraries)
    • Genres and Artist/Album/Track load faster
    • The playscreen loads faster
    • SEARCH has been redesigned to deliver better and faster results
    • Scrolling is faster and consistent
  • WiFi:
    • Resolved automatic WiFi-logout in sleep mode
    • Shorter network login times via WiFi
    • MAC address also shown in wireless mode (ABOUT OPUS/MELODY)
  • Performance issues when waking from sleep resolved
  • Eliminated repeated CD-Eject upon boot-up (only 1 eject now)
  • Genres:
    • Genres will populate properly when you click on the genre menu item. This takes an additional ~2 seconds to load the top level of genres.
    • More than 64 genre items will populate
  • In ALBUM COVER VIEW, the last album can now be selected for playback
  • CD recognition and playback improved

Changes in software version O.4.0.2 and M.4.0.2, released 06/12/09

New features

  • User interface speed has been improved

Software bug fixes

  • Menu browsing is more consistant
  • Language support has been improved
  • Interfacing with Vista Windows Media Player server has been improved

Remaining known Issues

  • Browsing internet radio favorites without a favorite saved will result in a software crash.
  • CD Playback can sometimes fail. Please reboot the unit.

Changes in software version O.4.0.1 and M.4.0.1, released 04/06/09

New features

  • New graphical user interface
  • Simplified wireless networking setup

Changes in software version O.3.3.2 and M.3.3.2, released 03/10/09

New features

  • New network setup
  • Danish language support

Software bug fixes

  • CD track recognition w/o network access works now
  • Audio volume drop in left/righ channel has been resolved
  • Wireless network recognition has been improved
  • MAESTRO software
    • Supports now more than 64 album covers
    • Composer are displayed correctly
    • Problems of editing multiple metadata fields has been resolved

Changes in software version O.3.2.3 and M.3.2.3, released 12/24/08

New features

  • Speed scrolling of artist, album and track lists
  • Maestro page-scrolling and integrated alphabet-jump

Software bug fixes

  • Various stability fixes, especially for Maestro

Remaining known issues

  • Melody volume control slow
  • CD reference database update is not yet enabled
  • Compatibility with Apple Airport wireless router using combined WPA/WPA2 encryption modes

Changes in software version O.3.2.2 and M.3.2.2, released 11/26/08

New features

  • Gapless playback (WAV, FLAC, CD playback)
  • Speed boost for larger libraries
  • Volume control and mute status shown on display
  • CD-in redesign of menu navigation including individual track selection
  • Menu and playback enhanced with CD number sorting for CD sets (requires user to maintain CD numbers in metadata)
  • "Greatest Hits" or other identical album titles are separated out in the navigation by album name - if they were the same during import. Such album titles will receive artist name suffix during import from a computer
  • Release date information is extracted during computer import
  • Play screen refresh, along with new playlist context menu screen
  • Spanish and Portuguese language support

Software bug fixes

  • Various stability fixes, especially for Maestro
  • Reduced CD playback drive spin speed
  • Improved large playlist browse and playback speeds

Changes in software version O.3.2.1 and M.3.2.1, released 10/13/08

New features

  • Improved compatibility of UPnP DMS sources for playback through Opus and Melody. Specifically tested are the following, if you have other DMS sources and are encountering issues please let us know:
    • Twonky MediaServer
    • NERO MediaServer
    • Windows Media Server
    • Tversity Server
    • Nokia Home Media Server
  • Volume control and mute enabled on analog out for control through remote control. Display integration in upcoming release.
  • CD-in scenario redesign for immediate recognition of CDs, enhanced messaging on import results. Menu redesign and individual track selection in upcoming release
  • Improved cover art handling to limit internal space demand

Software bug fixes

  • "Storage Used" corrected for space reserved for system functions
  • Enhanced special character tolerance.
  • Increased maximum characters in file path and name during import from PC from 128 to 255 characters.

Changes in software version O.3.1.13 and M.3.1.13, released 09/19/08

New feature

  • When importing classical FLAC music files from PC, the artist field is mapped to the composer lastname field, also the album title is mapped to the work title, to facilitate editing and to avoid long "unknown composer" and "unknown work" lists.

Software bug fixes

  • Fixed compatibility issue related to maximum segment size transfer for D-Link (DI-655) wireless router.

Changes in software version O.3.1.12 and M.3.1.12, released 08/29/08

New features

  • Support for wireless WEP - ASCII security protocol
  • Error messages for non-conforming CDs
  • Ability to use Melody to update ratings on Opus
  • Ability to set auto power save to off
  • Expanded FLAC file import tag recognition, e.g. to include composer, conductor, orchestra
  • Opus stop capability by holding the pause key (Melody has a dedicated key)
  • Maestro with drop-down suggestion boxes for composer, conductor, orchestra and chorus. User entries are saved into list.
  • Maestro cover art add
  • Maestro with reload button, and activity circle in always visible place
  • Maestro shows ratings genre-dependent and in preview
  • Optimized classical music metadata editing and display for chamber and orchestral differences
  • French language support

Changes in software version O.3.3.1 and M.3.3.1, released 02/18/08

New features

  • To avoid confusion internet radio is now only displayed if an internet connection is established
  • To increase transparency a "Please wait" or loading status bar is displayed when the system is processing a command
  • Several pop-up menus and entry masks have been redesigned for touchscreen functionalty
  • After network setup is complete a new pop-up window displays all necessary status information
  • The MAESTRO music management software has been completely redesigned to improve usability

Software bug fixes

  • Various stability fixes and performance improvements, including
    • improved progress bar behavior
    • improved reaction time for buttons, pop-up windows and on-screen icons
    • reaction time to remote control commands has been increased
    • scrolling of Artist/Title/Album in Couch-View mode has been improved
    • audio skips during CD eject has been resolved
    • browsing order of merged albums has been corrected
    • entering of network encryption keys has been optimized
    • status feedback for the restore and backup feature has been corrected
  • MAESTRO software
    • for Apple Macintosh computers: multiselect with apple key is now possible
    • several bug fixes for the edit section have been implemented, especially concerning classical music
    • playlist names are not "losing" characters any more

Remaining known issues

  • Compatibility with Apple Airport wireless router:
    • WPA/WPA2 encryption mode not supported for all routers
    • WEP and Enterprise modes are not supported yet
  • Software update bar stops unfinished in some circumstances, although software update has been complete
  • Backup & restore does not work with all USB hard drives
  • Album Artwork fails to show up in rare instances