Last night whilst watching a programme on channel 4 about Concordia, a banner appeared on the screen informing me that another programme, on another channel, was about to be recorded. It offered me two options, Record or Cancel. I chose record and was immediately switched to that show.

When I attempted to return to channel 4, I was told that I could not do this whislst recording was in progress.

I thought this was a limitation of only having one satellite feed but, I have two. I switch to setting and yes, I have two signals and the device even tells me that I am connected to two inputs.

I have had the 1000S since November and can't recall this happening before.

This problem, coupled with the device's slow response to IR signals recently (powered off and on again to clear) plus, 'Resume' play taking back to the start of a programme is beginning to get a little irksome.

Does anyone know what's happening?

John

Are you sure the box wasn't already recording something else ?

I think it was on More4 should that be a factor?


Automan.

Yes that's a factor. Which channel was the other recording being made from (the one that chucked you out from Channel 4) ?

3rd channel viewing while recording two depends on which channels are being recorded. You only have 2 not 3 tuners

I had essentially the same problem a few weeks ago...

http://www.avforums.com/forums/frees...l#post18300767

Graham,

The programme that was being recorded and which I was trying to navigate from was, DCI Banks on ITV3.

I know it sounds strange but I don't recollect recording anything else, difficulty is though, that I did record Road to Perdition and I can't see a date on the Humax. Nor can I establish when it was on.

Perhaps

Confused

As an example the only channels you can view while recording more4 and ITV 3 apart from these two are

121 Channel 4 + 1
122 E4
123 E4 +1
975 Channel 4 + 1
112 ITV+1
116 ITV3 +1

If you were only recording 1 channel then any other channel should be viewable and recordable. Only when recording two (or within 15 mins of a second recording should you get a reserved channel message)

Graham.

Sorry if I didn't explain myself.

Recap

I was watching a programme on More4 when a banner appeared that told me that DCI Banks (ITV3) was about to be recorded. I was offered two choices, Record or Cancel. I chose record and was switched to ITV3. When I attempted to switch back to More4, I was informed that this was not possible whilst I was recording.

Following your suggestion that I may have been recording two programmes I looked at my media list and DCI Banks was there with a recording date of 14 January. Nothing else was obvious but, the film 'Road to Perdition' was also in the list of recordings but with no date shown. It's possible that this was being recorded at the same time as DCI Banks but cannot establish when it was broadcast.

Road To Perdition was broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday on Film 4 21:00-23:20 so would have been recording at the time.

Assuming you are usung auto for recording settings at 21:45 the box would need to start looking for a record start from ITV3 while you were watching Channel 4
Film 4 and Channel 4 are both on 1 transponder (10714 H) so only 1 tuner should have been needed. The spare one should have been available to make the recording from ITV3 (10906 V).

It sounds like your box thinks it only has 1 cable connected.

Can you try repeating this, tune to Film 4 and press record, tune to ITV3 and press record. Enter 104 can you watch Channel 4 ?

Just twigged you now say watching More 4 not 4. That combination isn't possible though you could have watched more 4 + 1. Take a look at the Foxsat-hdr faq on My Humax

Thank you Graham for your explanation.

It all makes sense now!

John