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Humax freesat box

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I had to do a factory reset on my Humax recorder. 
At first all was well them it started .

It let's me record a programme but when I want to change channel to watch another programme at the same time, it won't let me select. 

I'm not a techie, so in dummy terms if you can help please

It's a Foxat HDR
Many thanks
 Annie
make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.
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  • Do you have two feeds from your satellite dish ?
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Yes, I checked in the book and they are both plugged into the back of the box
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Into lnb1 and lnb2
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 12,695 Forumite
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    edited 17 September 2021 at 8:56AM
    OK if you press menu , then at the bottom system(looks like a magnifying glass)
    then diagnosis
    The signal strength will show at the bottom ....Tuner 1 Tuner 2
    are they both looking good.
    eg


    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Tuner 1 and 90 strength
    Tuner 1 and 2 100 quali
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    It's strange because it seems to allow me to record and then watch a programme near to it
    Record channel 135  watch 136 but not other channels


    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • On the remote , there is STB and TV next to the power button . 
    Have you tried those ? I find that sometimes I have to press the STB to free it sometimes if it gets stuck .
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    No STB there but there is  a PVR

    no idea what that stands fir
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • Jenni_D
    Jenni_D Posts: 5,428 Forumite
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    PVR - Personal (or Portable?) Video Recorder?
    Jenni x
  • Personal Video Recorder...That changes the remote to the Foxsat. I am a bit puzzled since both tuners have 90% so you should be able to record and watch another. Only time I experienced that was when one of my F-connectors was a bit loose on the cable and it was intermittent. You could check those and I will have a further look on the web. OH and when you go to the Diagnostics does it have the same s/w version and loader version?
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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