Philips HDRW720 and Guide + advice

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Ynara

09-12-2005

Sorry, I forgot to mention that we tried all of the various combinations with SCART and/or a regular cable between the recorder and the Sky box. No luck.

At this point, I've given up. GuidePlus isn't worth the frustration.

littlebear

12-12-2005

Ok, i realise I'm stupid (changed from SKY to NTL!), and now realise to update EPG on my HDRW720 i have to plug in my RF ariel again!

BUT,

on set up it doesnt change the f'ing channel on the samsung 2000 box. I gather i dont need an red eye converter, but the only time the STB responds in setup is to try and change to channel 12. This happend on a number of the setup options - bromley / langley pace pace red eye no supplier etc etc . Can some one please help me!!!!!

what is the step by step process to enable to 720 to change a samsung 2000 channel.

your expertise would be greatly appreciated

(I'm only little!)

vincent_van_go

12-12-2005

Originally Posted by Chris Simon:
“I've just done a test...

Went to Eurosport on Sky (I'm no subscribed to the Sports package so I get a "call this number to upgrade" message) then pressed the Text button on my TV remote. I got good old-fashioned 40x24 Eurosport text! So that proves 2 things:

1. My digibox (ancient Pace) passes through teletext (therefore the Guide+ data too as suggested) via SCART
2. You don't need to subscribe to Sky to download the Guide+ data. I even removed the Sky card and it still worked.”

Chris, Having read your various contributions towards GUIDE+ on the Pioneer DVR530 GUIDEplus issues, I am in a similar sticky situation to others.
I cannot receive T/Text at all (SCART/RF) from my Panasonic TU-DSB40 SKY Receiver. I am not a subscriber to Sky (was some years back, since cancelled contract). This leaves the Pioneer without G+ although I do question how G+ can claim compatibility [http://www.europe.guideplus.com/En/h...xtrec_uk.html] when clearly they have not tested each and every connection configuration. I have no terrestrial signal available in my house/area.

1. I can confirm that the G-Link is working and channel changing.
2. I have left the Pioneer on stand-by overnight with the STB switched-on tuned to E/Sport.
3. I have tuned the Pioneer RF channel to pass through any RF.
4. I have set the video O/P mode on the STB back from RGB to PAL, as I had read that the VBI detail is only included via PAL (not sure I trust this?)

If you have any further advice, or indeed if anybody else has. I would be most grateful.

Also if anybody can point me to a Panasonic TU-DSB40 User Guide to confirm my suspicion that it will not decode analogue T/Text - that would be perfect.

Thanks, Nick (v_v_g)

JethroUK

12-12-2005

Have you tried R/F (aerial) out on your digibox?

JethroUK

12-12-2005

littlebear:

after resetting your machine to NTL - you will need to recongigure the settings after 1st download, which should include bromley/langley options

along with this comes a new Pace digibox which will operate your samsung fine (does mine)

vincent_van_go

13-12-2005

Thanks everybody. I have now cured the problem. The T/Text decoder insde the STB had clearly losts it way in life. A full power off/on cycle has fixed things. Woke up this morning to a semi-populated GUIDE+ EPG!

littlebear

13-12-2005

Thanks m8 that makes sense i'll give it a go....

mjt03

20-12-2005

Originally Posted by Ynara:
“My husband has purchased the Philips HDRW720, and neither of us have had any experience of these sort of machines before. We've tried for three nights to get the guide plus to load the information and it still hasn't. We have Sky, so like the manual says, we put it on Eurosport, and it didn't work. The machine tells us to put it on channel 501, so we tried that, didn't work.
It's really irritating me that we can't get this feature to work, I think the whole machine is a bit complicated and not very user friendly.

Any advice?”

Leave your hard drive on all time and switch dvd player on and leave it for about 7-10hrs until the Guide Plus will appear on the listing shortly and then by next 24 hrs it will be full listing - dont put anyt dvd disc into the tray just switch on dvd player and leave it on for at least 10hrs so you will check Guide Plus listing later also you need to set your home postcode into GuidePLus setup as well plus setup Sky Digital with EXT1 and then that all you can easily setup... i find this very easy.

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