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Humax HDR - gone a bit crazy - help please
EMcG67
04-12-2011
When I powered up the FoxSat this morning it acted very oddly.

Firstly, it was continually scrolling through the channels on it's own with nobody touching the remote. I managed to get the menu option open but it was just scrolling through that too.

I switched off the box at the power switch. Let it have rest. But now it won't power back on - the blue light comes on for a moment then goes back to red.

Any ideas?

Thanks
EMcG67
04-12-2011
Update

Now getting the Humax screen with the words 'Updating...' and 'Press Stand By Button to Restart'. But this has no effect when done.
gomezz
04-12-2011
I wonder if an OTA firmware update has gone screwy. In which case one thing to try is to do a firmware upgrade from a USB memory stick.
EMcG67
04-12-2011
Firmware update via usb worked! Very relieved to say the least. Thank you so much for your help.
gomezz
04-12-2011
Thanks for letting us know. Nice to hear I got one right for a change.
EMcG67
04-12-2011
May have spoken too soon. Just been watching 'Frozen Planet' and on two occasions the recording has fast fowarded completely on it's own. Is this a known issue? Thinking of doing a factory reset.
grahamlthompson
04-12-2011
Originally Posted by EMcG67:
“May have spoken too soon. Just been watching 'Frozen Planet' and on two occasions the recording has fast fowarded completely on it's own. Is this a known issue? Thinking of doing a factory reset.”

Not something I have ever experienced or even seen reported. A reset can't hurt. Just a thought try dropping the front flap and covering the IR window just to eliminate a rogue ir source. Are you using low energy bulbs in the room for instance ?
EMcG67
04-12-2011
Will try that. I am using low energy bulbs. Never heard of the low energy lightbulb interference before.
gomezz
04-12-2011
Christmas lights just gone up?
EMcG67
04-12-2011
No xmas lights issues. Maybe it's because last night I was telling someone about how good this box has been and what a bargain I got when I paid £110 for it.
grahamlthompson
04-12-2011
Originally Posted by EMcG67:
“Will try that. I am using low energy bulbs. Never heard of the low energy lightbulb interference before.”

It's quite rare but some makes of bulbs do emit a fair amount of IR. One poster reported his hdr was unuseable by IR for up to 15 mins after turning on his TV until the ccfl back lighting warmed up.

Long shot but worth checking out

At least if it happens with the ir receiver covered you know it's an internal problem.
EMcG67
06-01-2012
It's gone and done the same thing again and this time the software reload didn't work. Sent an email to Humax direct to see about getting it fixed. Does anyone have experience of their services?
EMcG67
06-01-2012
Managed to take a photo of the Humax onscreen message - can anyone tell me what it means?

https://twitter.com/#!/EMcG67/status...956801/photo/1
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