Humax T1010 frozen picture

Emmett2076 · 26 January 2021, 1:15AM

My Humax DTR-T1010 either won't turn on or off or the picture freezes often with sound continuing. Humax took me through the basic hardware and reboot checks and we ended up trying 'maintenance' mode. The machine started the maintenance reboot from 'reset saving recordings' but it froze again before the end of the factory reset.
Can any one advise if this a software or hardware fault and what can be done about it?
Thanks

Roy · 26 January 2021, 9:07AM

@Emmett2076

Given the history of these very early YouView boxes, it’s likely a hardware fault. The T1010 was a T1000 in a pretty frock, without the redesign that benefitted the visually quite similar, but technically very different inside, T2000, which has never been superseded by any later retail box. (And now, never will be).

One of the problems of the T1010, like the T1000, is that it has its power supply built in, so the mains conversion takes place inside the box, with all the attendant heat and ventilation issues; and the capacitors deteriorate.

It used to be that people bothered to replace these; but ever since the T10x0s got progressively left further and further behind the T2xx0s and T4000s after 2016, it’s not really been worth doing that, except for grins, rather than sourcing a cheap DTR-T2xxx off Amazon or eBay as a replacement.

Not that I don’t have a cherished, and still working, T1000 in my collection; but it isn’t one of my day to day YouView boxes, and when it turns its toes up, I shall not strive to rescue it.

Emmett2076 · 26 January 2021, 1:48PM

Thanks Roy - If I did bother to get inside and check/change capacitors do you think that would fix the problem ?

jonesh · 26 January 2021, 5:54PM

Emmett2076 said:

Thanks Roy - If I did bother to get inside and check/change capacitors do you think that would fix the problem ?

It depends.

Failing capacitors overheat and go off-spec. As a result other components in the box get hot and are supplied with unstable power and incorrect voltages. This causes them to malfunction and can lead to their failure, including the hard drive.

If a box has reached the stage where it is freezing and won't complete a Maintenace Mode reset, it is unlikely that replacing the capacitors alone will revive it.

jonesh · 26 January 2021, 6:01PM

Hi @Emmett2076

This thread on the MyHumax forum goes goes into detail about replacing the capacitors in T10x0 boxes: https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/dtr-t10x0-successful-repair .

Emmett2076 · 27 January 2021, 1:32PM

Thanks Janesh that's all helpful - I'll probably have ago at changing the capacitors in my T1010 as there's nothing to loose and it'll give me something to do in lockdown.
Do you know if there's any way you can get the recordings out of the machine into a memory stick or external hard drive ?
Some cheap replacement Humax units on ebay but how do you know they'll be ok ?
I'm reading the T2000 has no WIFI ? is that the case on all T2000's and the main difference from the T1010 is its external power supply - If cap. change doesn't work should I go for a T2000 or would a T1010 be ok - any advice on this would be appreciated

Tim C · 27 January 2021, 5:24PM

@Emmett2076

It is possible to get the recordings off of a failed box but only the SD versions as HD recordings are encrypted.

What you need to do is remove the HDD , mount in a caddy and connect to a PC booted up in a linux derivative - I used Ubuntu.

The recordings are found in the largest partition. Copy the .TS files to a USB stick or your PC's HDD and immediately rename them as Linux file names are not easily coped with by Windows.

Some media players can play .ts files otherwise convert them to .mkv/.mp4 with something like the free Vicoder.

jonesh · 27 January 2021, 6:36PM

Emmett2076 said:

Thanks Janesh that's all helpful - I'll probably have ago at changing the capacitors in my T1010 as there's nothing to loose and it'll give me something to do in lockdown.
Do you know if there's any way you can get the recordings out of the machine into a memory stick or external hard drive ?
Some cheap replacement Humax units on ebay but how do you know they'll be ok ?
I'm reading the T2000 has no WIFI ? is that the case on all T2000's and the main difference from the T1010 is its external power supply - If cap. change doesn't work should I go for a T2000 or would a T1010 be ok - any advice on this would be appreciated

Your machine might work after a capacitor change.

I've got a re-capped T1000 that has been in daily use since 2013. Its capacitors were changed a few years ago before it started giving trouble.

I don't know about the ebay units, but some forum members have reported success with them.

The T2000 doesn't have WiFi, but if you don't use the BT IP channels they can be connected to WiFi using a Nano router. One of these things, or something similar: https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/3g-usb-adapter/tl-wr902ac/ .

T2000s are different from T10x0s in more ways than just the external power supply, but I can't advise you because I haven't got one. Others might chip in with more information.

Roy · 28 January 2021, 9:02AM

Emmett2076 said:

Thanks Janesh that's all helpful - I'll probably have ago at changing the capacitors in my T1010 as there's nothing to loose and it'll give me something to do in lockdown.
Do you know if there's any way you can get the recordings out of the machine into a memory stick or external hard drive ?
Some cheap replacement Humax units on ebay but how do you know they'll be ok ?
I'm reading the T2000 has no WIFI ? is that the case on all T2000's and the main difference from the T1010 is its external power supply - If cap. change doesn't work should I go for a T2000 or would a T1010 be ok - any advice on this would be appreciated

@Emmett2076

I said it above, but perhaps with not enough emphasis - T10x0 boxes have been left behind since 2016.

Not entirely, but they do not run the latest apps, do not run the remote app, and even what they do do is less smooth than on the later boxes - jumping instead of scrolling, and so on.

I do not advise buying another.

jonesh · 29 January 2021, 1:54PM

@Emmett2076

Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.

It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing

.

Roy · 31 January 2021, 8:04AM

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

jonesh · 31 January 2021, 1:30PM

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

Roy · 31 January 2021, 10:06PM

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

jonesh · 31 January 2021, 10:56PM

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

Table tennis. Badly. It won't restart after a service fault

.

Roy · 31 January 2021, 11:01PM

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

Table tennis. Badly. It won't restart after a service fault .

I expect it tries to PING PONG and gets 100% packet loss 🏓

jonesh · 31 January 2021, 11:24PM

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

Table tennis. Badly. It won't restart after a service fault .

I expect it tries to PING PONG and gets 100% packet loss 🏓

Packet loss? No. It doesn't do cycling, and anyway, it didn't know what was in the packet.

Roy · 2 February 2021, 8:06AM

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

Table tennis. Badly. It won't restart after a service fault .

I expect it tries to PING PONG and gets 100% packet loss 🏓

Packet loss? No. It doesn't do cycling, and anyway, it didn't know what was in the packet.

@jonesh

Ooh, my box power cycles (which explains all those Peloton adverts), and for the other thing, all those Step One adverts.

jonesh · 2 February 2021, 11:23PM

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

Roy said:

jonesh said:

@Emmett2076
Our T1000 is a competent PVR, which is now its only use.
It runs well enough, but it doesn't jump. It's too old for that sort of thing .

@jonesh

Gosh. I hope its not too old to skip, though, is it? 😛

Too old to skip? No. Skipping is part of its exercise routine. It keeps us awake with its racket.

It plays tennis as well?

Table tennis. Badly. It won't restart after a service fault .

I expect it tries to PING PONG and gets 100% packet loss 🏓

Packet loss? No. It doesn't do cycling, and anyway, it didn't know what was in the packet.

@jonesh

Ooh, my box power cycles (which explains all those Peloton adverts), and for the other thing, all those Step One adverts.

@Roy

Power cycles? Does it have ambition to be a Team Sky box?

About the Step One adverts. Sky Plus boxes?

kodikid · 4 February 2021, 12:43AM

Move along nothing to see here.

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