Blank Recordings?

MGF · 01-03-2012, 16:43

I set the box to record Homeland, which was shown on CH4 last sunday evening. When I came to watch the recording on monday, the recording was blank...

It showed as the correct length, but the screen was black when I played it back. If I tried fast forward , it droppped to the 'finished' menu.

I had a look at CH4 on the tv guide, and the picture looked ok, but I rescanned for channels anyway and set it to record on the monday evening repeat.

Tried to watch that recording on Tuesday, and the same thing happened!

I set a few random shows on CH4 to record on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they all worked...

Any thoughts on what could cause blank recordings?

Any why is Homeland available on 4OD but not the catch up service!!

cheers

darkwinter · 01-03-2012, 20:13

No such problems here - currently watching my recording on my box from Sunday evening.

DeanDS · 02-03-2012, 09:18

Strange, our recording worked ok too.

barnpiece · 02-03-2012, 12:47

Blank recordings can happen when you have one recording being made and another one starting while you are watching live TV.

Not sure of the exact circumstances but I used to get it when I had overlapping recording - as I rarely do that now I haven't had a blank one for a long time.

Richard

MGF · 02-03-2012, 15:46

Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens!

cheers

guilbo · 03-03-2012, 01:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGF

Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens!

cheers

Do you use a booster and, if so, was it powered up?

Sometimes people switch everything off at the mains (or use a smart socket to do it for them) when they turn in and forget that turning off the booster is bad news.

SimonBlackham · 03-03-2012, 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGF

Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens!

cheers

Have you tried re-booting and the manual re-scan?

A few months ago there was a problem which is solved by an immediate re-scan after installation - the installation was changed to recommend this on-screen.

We had random blank recordings - after a manual re-scan the existing blank recordings returned. I had this with random overnight recordings of the F1 practices.

01-03-2012, 16:43	#1
MGF Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Basingstoke or thereabouts Posts: 238	Blank Recordings? I set the box to record Homeland, which was shown on CH4 last sunday evening. When I came to watch the recording on monday, the recording was blank... It showed as the correct length, but the screen was black when I played it back. If I tried fast forward , it droppped to the 'finished' menu. I had a look at CH4 on the tv guide, and the picture looked ok, but I rescanned for channels anyway and set it to record on the monday evening repeat. Tried to watch that recording on Tuesday, and the same thing happened! I set a few random shows on CH4 to record on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they all worked... Any thoughts on what could cause blank recordings? Any why is Homeland available on 4OD but not the catch up service!! cheers

01-03-2012, 20:13	#2
darkwinter Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Luton Posts: 169	No such problems here - currently watching my recording on my box from Sunday evening.

02-03-2012, 09:18	#3
DeanDS Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 1,564	Strange, our recording worked ok too.

02-03-2012, 12:47	#4
barnpiece Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 35	Blank recordings can happen when you have one recording being made and another one starting while you are watching live TV. Not sure of the exact circumstances but I used to get it when I had overlapping recording - as I rarely do that now I haven't had a blank one for a long time. Richard

02-03-2012, 15:46	#5
MGF Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Basingstoke or thereabouts Posts: 238	Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens! cheers

03-03-2012, 01:36	#6
guilbo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 99	Quote: Originally Posted by MGF Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens! cheers Do you use a booster and, if so, was it powered up? Sometimes people switch everything off at the mains (or use a smart socket to do it for them) when they turn in and forget that turning off the booster is bad news.

03-03-2012, 09:40	#7
SimonBlackham Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NewForest (Free-View/Sat+19E) Posts: 7,719	Quote: Originally Posted by MGF Cheers Guys...the box was in standby when the recordings kicked in so am not sure what happened...I'll set next sundays to record and we'll see what happens! cheers Have you tried re-booting and the manual re-scan? A few months ago there was a problem which is solved by an immediate re-scan after installation - the installation was changed to recommend this on-screen. We had random blank recordings - after a manual re-scan the existing blank recordings returned. I had this with random overnight recordings of the F1 practices.

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