I just spoke with the factory. All of the faulty cables were returned so they have no idea how this one crept in (in fact I've heard of two cases of this with players serial numbered in the 09000600's). We think the boxes must have been prepared weeks ago and overlooked until recently - they're going to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

For anyone else that thinks they may be affected - the offending cables have a large white label with the code SC0183. The cable itself has a cross-hatch pattern moulded into the connectors, as opposed to a linear pattern on the correct cable. Of course the biggest giveaway is that the wrong cables don't work!

Rob