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Old 04-01-2009, 20:34
MartinImber
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For some stupid reason or other it keeps not doing the R bit of its name, so far it has forgetten this week

Lark Rise To Candleford tonight - not recorded.

A few programmes off hte info channel - not recorded.

HDR was off off not in warm off like it should be when waiting to record.

What the hell is it playing at and when will it be fixed?

So far due to the failings I have had to resort to obtaining and BT Vision replay TV, and simple miss the episode
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Old 04-01-2009, 20:40
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For some stupid reason or other it keeps not doing the R bit of its name, so far it has forgetten this week

Lark Rise To Candleford tonight - not recorded.

A few programmes off hte info channel - not recorded.

HDR was off off not in warm off like it should be when waiting to record.

What the hell is it playing at and when will it be fixed?

So far due to the failings I have had to resort to obtaining and BT Vision replay TV, and simple miss the episode
If your first language is not English forgive me, but I am having difficulty with this post!
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Old 04-01-2009, 20:47
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If your first language is not English forgive me, but I am having difficulty with this post!
then why respond to it? makes sense to me
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:09
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If your first language is not English forgive me, but I am having difficulty with this post!
Hmmm reread - one hte rather than the.

Perhaps English is not your first language
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:13
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HDR was off off not in warm off like it should be when waiting to record.
I can't understand this. If you could avoid using words such as "rubbish", "stupid" and "hell", all of which are falsely expressive tabloid words, and just explain what is happening in simple English, we will try to help you.
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:20
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Hmmm reread - one hte rather than the.

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Old 04-01-2009, 21:29
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The red mist has descended!

For some stupid reason or other it keeps not doing the R bit of its name, so far it has forgetten this week
So if it has forgotten to not do the R bit - you mean it has recorded?

Lark Rise To Candleford tonight - not recorded.
Was it told to?

A few programmes off hte info channel - not recorded.
What info channel are you talking about?

HDR was off off not in warm off like it should be when waiting to record.


What the hell is it playing at and when will it be fixed?
Playing at what? What is there to be fixed?

So far due to the failings I have had to resort to obtaining and BT Vision replay TV, and simple miss the episode
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Old 04-01-2009, 23:13
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You don't say what was happening to the STB when the recordings were missed.

Do you have both tuners connected? and if so have you checked that you have a good signal from both cables?
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Old 04-01-2009, 23:33
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then why respond to it?
Good point. I'll respond to the only part I can understand:
Humax HDR rubbish!!!!
The Humax FOXSAT-HDR PVR is a new model and "early adopters" understand that it will have "bugs" or "unwanted features".

If you explain your problem succinctly then I'm sure that other owners will tell you if what you are trying to describe is a known "feature" and if they've found a workaround.

However, the aggressive and incomprehensible approach may not be fruitful.
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Old 04-01-2009, 23:58
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The thing is connected to the LNB with two cables, it was told to recprd = set up on guide and the Info channel os the Info channel - somewhere in the 400s

HDR High Def Recorder or similar and it is a very unreliable device.

Doesn't warm start stays completely off not waiting.

Don't worry gone to Humax forum - last stop before a refund and building a DSAT tuner equipped PC
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Old 05-01-2009, 00:06
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Lark Rise to Candleford recorded fine for me just use the series link on EPG

I have experienced though the HDR not coming on when you press on button. The last time this happened was when I turned tv, HDR etc off at mains and then turn back on at main socket and when you press on button on HDR it hasn't come on the display changed slightly but it didn't say boot
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Old 05-01-2009, 00:14
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I want to help, but I can't understand what he's written.
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:03
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For some stupid reason or other it keeps not doing the R bit of its name, so far it has forgetten this week

Lark Rise To Candleford tonight - not recorded.

A few programmes off hte info channel - not recorded.

HDR was off off not in warm off like it should be when waiting to record.

What the hell is it playing at and when will it be fixed?

So far due to the failings I have had to resort to obtaining and BT Vision replay TV, and simple miss the episode
'off off not in warm off' - what does this mean - I take it to mean totally switched off not in standby - if this is the case I cannot believe you think it will switch itself on at the socket (maybe even plug itself in?) just because you set up a future recording?
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:14
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Doesn't warm start stays completely off not waiting.
Damn, I knew I should have taken those 'code breaker' lessons
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:43
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What is it with everyone on here? All collectively got out of the wrong side of the bed? OK it's not fantastic english, but the OP is perfectly comprehensible aside from the last sentence which doesn't really make a lot of difference to the point.

The HDR is not recording stuff it has been set for, and waits in the power-saving version of standby rather than the more conventional standby when - apparently - it shouldn't.

Perhaps the power-saving version can be disabled completely? (I know it can on the Fox) Maybe that will assist?
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:52
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then why respond to it? makes sense to me
To inform the poster that I was having difficulty understanding their problems!
If it makes sense to you it could be due to reading all the Sun newspapers you pack into your larger suitcase!
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:29
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Martin, It's been reported in another thread that, if you perform a manual tune in non-Freesat mode, the existing schedule is lost. Have you perhaps done this? On the other hand if you've turned the box right off, ...

Whether the schedule loss is a bug (I expected far more bugs as an early adopter) or a poorly documented feature, having experienced it myself, I now avoid manual tuning. Consequently, I have found the Foxsat-HDR recording schedule to be impressively effective and reliable.
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:11
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What is it with everyone on here? All collectively got out of the wrong side of the bed? OK it's not fantastic english, but the OP is perfectly comprehensible aside from the last sentence which doesn't really make a lot of difference to the point.
I think if you come on here looking for help*, then you don't pull tantrums, throw toys out of the pram, and blow raspberries!

A coherent post would help too

*Or maybe the OP just wanted a rant!
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:33
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If it makes sense to you it could be due to reading all the Sun newspapers you pack into your larger suitcase!
It makes sense to me because I take the time and effort work out what other people contribute to the forum instead of making critical or juvenile comments.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:18
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The thing is connected to the LNB with two cables, it was told to recprd = set up on guide and the Info channel os the Info channel - somewhere in the 400s

HDR High Def Recorder or similar and it is a very unreliable device.

Doesn't warm start stays completely off not waiting.

Don't worry gone to Humax forum - last stop before a refund and building a DSAT tuner equipped PC
If there is anything wrong then its almost certainly with your individual box.

You're condeming the whole of Humax production on the basis of one box when most of us have never had a serious problem.

My hard drive is 87% full after Christmas - thats how many recordings I've made - 17 films, 3 animations / animated films, 7 programmes, 27 recordings total and thats only the ones I kept. Its only ever missed one. Its fully functional and as reliable as hell. Its an excellent box in my experience so far.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:37
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BTW I also just checked, the box doesn't need to be in "warm up" in order to make a recording.

I've just set mine specially for you and turned it off at the box into low power mode - red light on the front.

Its just started recording even though its in power save mode - red light still on, on the front but REC is lit and the box is active.

Conclusion, you have a faulty individual box.

Try a reset and firmware upgrade, if not return the box for a new one.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:44
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Perhaps the OP was tuned into a non-Freesat channel when he put his box into standby?
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:47
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The OP's post seemed clear to me. A bit mangled in places but the intent was obvious. Those of you suggesting that he improve his writing skills might want to improve your own comprehension skills

It's a bit disturbing to see this thread. My 9200 has been forgetting timers (ie;removing the timer, not just ignoring it) since I got it this time last year. Humax have yet to issue a fix for this apparently known issue.

If this is a bug with the new PVR then I hope you don't have to wait over 12 months for a fix. This is exactly why I won't buy any more Humax kit. They talk up a good story but personally I have yet to see any concrete action from them.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:49
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BTW I also just checked, the box doesn't need to be in "warm up" in order to make a recording.
Of course it doesnt, Ive made about 30 successful recordings like that and not one failure. It boots up 15 mins before a recording is due to start.

Either that one box is faulty or its user error which wouldnt surprise me.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:55
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The OP's post seemed clear to me. A bit mangled in places but the intent was obvious. Those of you suggesting that he improve his writing skills might want to improve your own comprehension skills

It's a bit disturbing to see this thread. My 9200 has been forgetting timers (ie;removing the timer, not just ignoring it) since I got it this time last year. Humax have yet to issue a fix for this apparently known issue.

If this is a bug with the new PVR then I hope you don't have to wait over 12 months for a fix. This is exactly why I won't buy any more Humax kit. They talk up a good story but personally I have yet to see any concrete action from them.
99.9% of these problems arise from duff series recording data from the broadcasters. I have 3 pvrs Topfield 5800 (using non freesat+ firmware), A Humax 9200T with series recording turned off by setting auto padding and Foxsat-hdr with auto padding set and always choose single programme. I have never failed to record anything on any of them, very occasionly you miss a bit of either end but this is minor compared to the number of lost recordings resulting from using series or accurate recording. Very often missed ends appear on the start of the next recording anyway.
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