One other thing that happened to me a few years ago. All my remote controls sit on table next to my seat. I had put a book down on top of one of them and it managed to press down some of the buttons on that remote. So there was a constant flood of infra red pointing at all my kit which screwed up the remote for the Fox-T2 unless I held it a couple of inches from the remote sensor.

Oddly nothing else, including the device whose remote was causing all this, were affected to the same extent. But as soon as I lifted the book off the remote normal service was resumed.

I've also seen it suggested that some forms of lighting can have an effect. But I've not had any problems with compact fluorescent lighting, plus of course it would only be a problem when you turn the lights on

But might be worth checking if there could be some source of infra red nearby that is screwing things up.

Definitely no conflicting remotes or lighting nearby...I do have my PC/Creative speakers/Panasonic Cordless Phone next to my TV/Humax/Ye Olde Philips DVD and my modem a metre or so away, near the floor.

The Fox T2 is hardwired to the internet, as is my PC (try to avoid wireless whenever I can!).

So maybe one of those?

The remote uses infra red. So really only some other source of infra red light is going to cause problems. Or a physical obstruction in the way of the remote sensor on the Fox T2.

The other possibility of course is the emitter in the remote control. I've not tried it myself but have seen it mentioned that if you point the remote at the lens of a digital camera (either stand alone or the one in your phone) and press buttons on the remote you can see flashes on the camera display.

As I say not tried it myself but might be worth a punt. If you have a fully working remote for some other bit of kit you could perhaps compare the two.

Aha, a good tip. The Humax remote is currently in it's "I'm working" phase and I can see the remote signal flashing via my digital camera, amongst my other remotes. I'll try it again and compare when it's being dysfunctional

It could be as simple as a bit of dodgy soldering on the infra red emitter connecting it to the PCB inside the remote. Though it looks like it could be a bu**er getting the remote apart without breaking it to have a look. What's so wrong with using screws to hold the case together instead of these nasty plastic clips that break if you dare to prise the thing open

I recently had a problem with my Fox T2 sometimes not responding. I changed the batteries but that only provided a temporary fix. I found that if I rotated the batteries in situ it would work, the problem seem to have been some form of tarnish that formed rapidly on Boots batteries (never had any problems with that brand before). A couple of Duracells cured the problem. The clue was that the PVR button on the remote did not flash as brightly as normal when a button was pressed.

I still have the original batteries in my calculator dating from sometime in the 1970s. Rotating the batteries whenever the display fades brings it back to life, so it's always worth trying.

How to disassemble the HD/HDR-FOX T2 remote - http://wiki.hummy.tv/wiki/Remote_Disassembled
Quote: "There is a real possibility that the case could be damaged "