Help a damsel in distress, please

PIGSMAYFLY

I just brought a recordable freeview box and set it up as per the instructions but all i get is a blank screen and ft1 on the box. There is nothing about this happening in the manual, ive tried googling and nothing. I hoped someone, somewhere may know where im going wrong. Thank you
the freeview is hitachi hdr505 if that helps

martinthebandit

Have you selected the right 'channel' on your tele?

PIGSMAYFLY

umm... i think so it automatically turns to av2 when i turn it on! I tried different ones now no difference!

martinthebandit

What is the make and model of your tele and have you got anything else plugged into it? DVD player or the like?

PIGSMAYFLY

daewoo tv and yes the wii is also connected.

martinthebandit

Oh and it can take a while for it to do anything first time you use it apparently

The Hitachi HDR505 digital TV recorder is excellent value for money (on offer at Argos for £110 when I bought it, with a £10 Argos voucher, so actual price £100 really). Its hard drive is 500 GB - impressive!

It's extremely user-friendly including the set-up process, although when you switch it on for the very first time it takes about 5 minutes to boot up and display the menu and you think it's not working! Once that's done it takes about 30 seconds to start from standby so I tend to leave it on all the time except at night (power usage is 18 watts in use, 1 watt on standby).

From here http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews-all-258961.html

PIGSMAYFLY

thanks for that but it has been like this for sometime now..... i hate anything techy! I cant seem to figure anything out!

S0litaire

Try unplugging the wii

My neighbour had a problem when the wii was plugged in, her FreeView TV refused to show anything except the wii console.
once it was removed, the TV worked fine.

Few things to check:

If you plug the Ariel in to the TV can you get a signal?
Check with the freeview website about what the signal is like in your postcode area (it might be weak so your ariel might needed turned slightly)

If the above don't make a difference then it might be the freeview box that's faulty.

PIGSMAYFLY

I unplugged it for a min and plugged it back in and it seems to be working, yay me :j!!! Thanks for the suggestions guys. I love this site its like an extended family! :grinheart:

Spank

I have a Hitachi recorder & it crashes a couple of times a week which requires it being unplugged, good news is you don't have to wait to put the plug in again