Astral ARX8 firmware v8.20
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New
- New firmware update menu includes the ability to wirelessly update Astral transmitter firmware.
- Ability to abort wireless pairing and exit the TX List’s wireless pairing screen.
- Added Frequency Exclusion Regions – the ability to exclude specified frequency ranges from the AutoAssign and manual assign process.
- Added TV Channel Finder algorithm for detecting and displaying 6, 7, or 8 MHz TV channels in the RTSA and Scan Views.
- Added new Whip Antenna Length tool. Select a frequency range to display a real size graphic to assist in cutting whip antennas to the correct length.
- Normal + Peak Hold and Average + Peak Hold added to the RTSA Trace Type option list.
- 1RX View > Audio Outs > Aux On/Off toggle can now override/disable the TX Aux On state.
- 75-ohm termination switch added to the Timecode menu. This applies to rear panel LTC/WCK BNC input.
- Added a loss of Network connection notification to OLEDs.
Changes
- Main Menu icon color changes for consistency across all Astral Receivers and web apps.
- Astral TX or Astral HH transmitter control button option ‘GPIO’ has been changed to ‘Control’. The Control option can be used to trigger Macros.
Fixes
- RF History now runs in the background – it no longer resets when switching views.
- Improved audio performance at the edge of RF range and better interference resistance
- Fixed inaccurate RF History duration and accuracy.
- T&M modulation high-frequency phase drift no longer occurs.
- Added missing Scan Width button to Scan view.
- BNC sync input would not always lock to external word clock, is now fixed.
- Fixes issue where USB thumb drive formatting would not always work.
- NexLink re-connection and stability improvements.