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Old 08-01-2009, 10:55
pegleg631945
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Hi everyone,
I have just bought a Humax Foxsat HD recorder and I am very pleased with it,although I have a few questions regarding it's use.
Not being very good with technology I always like to tax the brains of people who are,(thats you guys so here goes.
First of all,is it best to turn the machine off when not in use for a while ie,at the socket,or should it be left on standby?

I like Virgin 1 and 5 US,neither of which are in the freesat lineup,would these be included in a manual channel search, and are there problems if you want to record non freesat channels?

I think thats about it for now,but I'm pretty sure that it wont be long before something else confuses me

Thanks for your patience
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Old 08-01-2009, 10:59
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Regarding power, it is best to leave it in standby in most cases (it depends what you mean by 'a while'), as if you turn it off at the plug, it won't be able to record anything you have in your schedule. If it's in standby, it will still record things you have in your schedule, and the rest of the time it will use minimal power (I think it's about 1W).
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:01
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Hi everyone,
I have just bought a Humax Foxsat HD recorder and I am very pleased with it,although I have a few questions regarding it's use.
Not being very good with technology I always like to tax the brains of people who are,(thats you guys so here goes.
First of all,is it best to turn the machine off when not in use for a while ie,at the socket,or should it be left on standby?

I like Virgin 1 and 5 US,neither of which are in the freesat lineup,would these be included in a manual channel search, and are there problems if you want to record non freesat channels?

I think thats about it for now,but I'm pretty sure that it wont be long before something else confuses me

Thanks for your patience
Leave it on as it turns on in the early hours to write the chapter thumbnails.

You can only get fta (not encrypted) channels in either freesat or non freesat mode. The channels you mention are encrypted so you can't get them.
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:04
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I like Virgin 1 and 5 US,neither of which are in the freesat lineup
Virgin 1 is a subscription channel, so not available on Freesat.

Five US is currently on a pan-European beam and is encrypted by Sky for copyright restrictions.

There is a possibility it may be available FTA and therefore on Freesat in the future.
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Old 08-01-2009, 23:21
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Regarding power, it is best to leave it in standby in most cases (it depends what you mean by 'a while'), as if you turn it off at the plug, it won't be able to record anything you have in your schedule. If it's in standby, it will still record things you have in your schedule, and the rest of the time it will use minimal power (I think it's about 1W).
Also remember that power usage by devices in standby is less of a problem in Winter, since it virtually all ends up as heat and helps to stop the pipes freezing.
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Old 09-01-2009, 08:00
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Hi everyone,
I have just bought a Humax Foxsat HD recorder and I am very pleased with it,although I have a few questions regarding it's use.
Not being very good with technology I always like to tax the brains of people who are,(thats you guys so here goes.
First of all,is it best to turn the machine off when not in use for a while ie,at the socket,or should it be left on standby?

I like Virgin 1 and 5 US,neither of which are in the freesat lineup,would these be included in a manual channel search, and are there problems if you want to record non freesat channels?

I think thats about it for now,but I'm pretty sure that it wont be long before something else confuses me

Thanks for your patience
If you want to get a complete picture of what's available FTA, encrypted and so on, try the lyngsat site. Very comprehensive.
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