thomson dv3 formatting hard drive?

kelrick

30-01-2009

hi wonder if anyone can help me...

i recorded a program and every time i try and watch it, the system freezes so am wondering if there is a way to clear the hard drive?

and no delete doesnt work, it crashs.

kenny

ProDave

30-01-2009

Are you talking about a freesat box or a sky+ box?

I'm not aware that Thomson made freesat boxes.

Thomson did and still do make sky and sky+ boxes, so perhaps this thread needs moving into the sky+ forum?

It's not a "DV3" that's not the model number. That logo is actually meant to be "DVB" which stands for digital video broadcasting, and just about every digital receiver has that logo now. you will find the real model number on the bottom or back of the box. If it's Thomson, the model number usually starts "DSI..."

You can format the hard drive from the installer menu (Services 4 0 1 select) and to a "full system reset" but that will of course wipe all your recordings.

If that doesn't fix it, it's either a faulty hard drive or a faulty power supply, Thomson boxes are well known for poor quality capacitors that fail and cause all sorts of problems.

ProDave

30-01-2009

I see this has been moved into the PVR section. Of course Thomson make Freeview pvr's as well as sky and sky+ boxes.

Perhaps the OP would tell us what the box is and someone might be able to help him further.

kelrick

30-01-2009

Opps my bad, its a freeview box....
i dont have a manual but i have went frew every menu item but still nothin

kelrick

30-01-2009

model DTI 6300-16

chris6

30-01-2009

Originally Posted by kelrick:
“model DTI 6300-16”

I think this thread will cover it
http://www.kafkasworld.com/phpBB2/vi...0d4aa25c404e22

Come back if I got it wrong

TrevorPH

31-01-2009

Originally Posted by chris6:
“I think this thread will cover it
http://www.kafkasworld.com/phpBB2/vi...0d4aa25c404e22

Come back if I got it wrong ”

Well for this problem, Thomson put a menu item in to the engineering menu to bypass it. From memory you go to menu -> Help -> info then press 1397 and you get into the engineering menu. One of the options on the list in the last few firmwares is one to turn off video preview in the recorded items section. You turn it off, go to the record list and delete the problem file. When you exit the record list, the option is automatically turned on again so you have to get it right first time or go back to the engineering menu and do it again.

ironeagleuk

02-02-2009

Originally Posted by TrevorPH:
“Well for this problem, Thomson put a menu item in to the engineering menu to bypass it. From memory you go to menu -> Help -> info then press 1397 and you get into the engineering menu. One of the options on the list in the last few firmwares is one to turn off video preview in the recorded items section.”

Menu > 4 Setup > 6 Help > 1 3 9 7 > 7 Disable library video window > left/right green arrow on remote to select "Yes"

Originally Posted by TrevorPH:
“ You turn it off, go to the record list and delete the problem file. When you exit the record list, the option is automatically turned on again so you have to get it right first time or go back to the engineering menu and do it again.”