problem with humax pvr

susieg_63

our time shift recording on live tv is not working. We cannot pause or rewind the channel being viewed. The remote is working with no problems recording, changing channel etc.It will pause rewind etc a recording.

Does anyone have any idea how to get it working again.

Many thanks
Sue

rsvtoddy

Assume it is an older one - 9200 or such?

If so it could be the hard drive starting to fail - I replaced my 9200 one a couple of months ago - cost about £30 and is very easy to do.

Have a look at one of the Humax forums for advice/assistance - digitalspy is a good one

HTH

Richie-from-the-Boro

- If the drive is goosed - it's goosed !
- You may need a software update - see your download schedule or see URL below
- You may have ' cross linked files ' do a format [ you will lose everything on the HDD ] but it should cure the cross link problem if one exists !
- You may have transponder problems, as rsvtoddy says digitalspy or AVForums is a good place to start

http://www.humaxdigital.com/global/support/OAD_SoftwareUpdate_9300T_9150T.asp

susieg_63

Think a new hard drive is the way to go. Don't want to re format & lose the lot.Hopefully may be able to piggy back it as an external.
thanks again Sue

KEM

Have you tried unplugging the box from the mains, leaving it for a minute and then plugging back in - that sometimes helps to sort things out.

Otherwise you could try doing a reset to default settings - the box will need to rescan for channels and any scheduled recordings will need to be set back up.

I'd try these two suggestions before anything else - Humax 9200s seem to have little glitches from time to time which a complete power off and/or reset to default often sorts.

HTH