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Old 25-03-2016, 12:55
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I just got a message on my YouView box telling me that the "Help" button on the remote can now be used to access help! How did they ever think of that?

Also, the power settings now can switch from deep sleep power saving mode at night to a faster start setting in the day. Sadly, they seem to have decided that I need a fast start-up most of the day, when I don't think I've ever used the box before 5pm on weekdays in the last 2 years. Maybe these restricted settings are needed to keep downloading new software? Otherwise it seems a pointless restriction. I'd be happy with deep sleep eco mode from midnight to 17:00 everyday (with a bit of a wait if I want to watch TV on a weekend afternoon).
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Old 25-03-2016, 23:11
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The midnight to 5.00AM deep sleep is the default setting. You can set your own preferred timings in the Settings menu.
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Old 25-03-2016, 23:48
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The default setting for SMART mode on my box is 1am to 5am.

Also, you can still select the high/low ECO modes if you want (renamed ENERGY SAVER/ALWAYS ON).
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Old 26-03-2016, 08:07
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I'm not talking about the default settings. I'm talking about the limits when you try to change the default settings.
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Old 26-03-2016, 10:23
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I'm not talking about the default settings. I'm talking about the limits when you try to change the default settings.
Ahh...right. I see what you mean now.

I left my start time as 1am & changed the end time to 8am. I didn't realise that when you go past 9am, it reverts back to 4am.

So the start limits are 9pm to 3am, & the end limits are 4am to 9am.
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Old 26-03-2016, 14:15
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Ahh...right. I see what you mean now.

I left my start time as 1am & changed the end time to 8am. I didn't realise that when you go past 9am, it reverts back to 4am.

So the start limits are 9pm to 3am, & the end limits are 4am to 9am.
Exactly. To minimise electricity consumption, I wanted low power from midnight to 5pm, but that isn't an option. I never use the box between 9am and 5pm on weekdays, but I can't have the low power setting for this period.
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Old 27-03-2016, 06:55
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This is actually an improvement in your service, and should save you money in the long term. It may not be exactly what you wanted, but it is certainly more than you had. As you intimated in your original post, there may be technical reasons why it cannot (yet) be more flexible.
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Old 27-03-2016, 17:04
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This is actually an improvement in your service, and should save you money in the long term. It may not be exactly what you wanted, but it is certainly more than you had. As you intimated in your original post, there may be technical reasons why it cannot (yet) be more flexible.
There "may" be reasons for the restrictions, which would have been good to explain somewhere. As it is, it seems like half a feature.
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Old 31-03-2016, 10:14
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I know I sound like a right whinger, but the responsiveness to the remote seems to have got worse since the last update. Still not as bad as when I first got the box, but worse than it was a week or two ago.
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Old 11-04-2016, 22:24
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How do you change these start and end times?
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Old 12-04-2016, 16:48
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How do you change these start and end times?
I think it is under "Settings -> Device Management", but I'll check and post again if I'm wrong.
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Old 12-04-2016, 23:34
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And then smart standby and options. Got it. Thanks.
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