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The Humax remote is on its way to OFA so that they can capture the IR signals for all 6 modes and add them into their device database. Oddly though, a Logitech Harmony 350 remote which the OFA is replacing (OK button failed) had no problems with a mode that wasn't the default
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Roy, yes it is a 5000T (typo!)I know that is sending IR because the OFA remote only does IR and the box responds to that.However, the OFA people seemed to think that the box could be set up for either, but nowhere can I find any reference to it or how to switch between them.Since all the OFA problems have now been solved,…
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I'm already on there. I changed my user name to DaveG1946 as I have sold the Trophy
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@Visionman - seems no worse than with the T2000, except that I can't do a side-by-side comparision. If anything, it's faster tha the old T1010 which does seem to be struggling these days!! @Roy - No sign of it not recording in HD, if that is the problem you are asking about. Having read back over the old thread, it appears…
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I don't have a problem with the 5000T's responses. If there's something you're particularly concerned about, let me know and I'll see if I can measure it.
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One further observation.I have 32 recordings on the T1010 and it has used 15% of the 500gb hard driveI have 20 recordings on the 5000T and it has used 17% of the 500gb hard drive. Both are, more or less, the same programmes, so it appears that the FVP (FreeView) box uses more space than the TDR (YouView) boxes. Worth…
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It seems to me that, as a visual medium, the "look and feel" of the interface IS important. That's why I got John Lewis to set up a demo for me before making my decision, although they couldn't demo the Recordings piece (nothing on the demo box) or the On-Demand (no internet connection) In any case, here are screenshots
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OK, the FVP-5000T is installed and seems to be working OK. First impressions are that the FreeView interface isn't as slick as the YouView one, but it is OK. The remote doen't have as good a "feel" as the YouView, but it does have the ability to change IR frequencies so it doesn't try and operate the T1010. However my…
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I checked with a stopwatch this morning. CH1 to CH107 - 4-5 secs CH107 to CH1 - 2-3 secs Over about 3-4 changes. Measured from press of last button in number (i.e. "1" in CH107 to CH1 and "7" in CH1 to CH107, to sound back after change. It usually changes the picture and the sound catches up (or not in some cases) The…
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I have only one TV (this is why I couldn't try and recreate the problem with another TV. It seems to work perfectly except when the Humax box gets its knickers in a twist and that is not the TV's fault. "Huawei YouView" = TalkTalk? Is there a retail version? I went into John Lewis today and they hooked up a Humax FVP-5000T…
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I only have one TV and, except for the Humax channel switching/loss of sound/first thing in the morning problem, it seems to work fine in all other respects. As I live alone and don't watch TV in bed, why would I need more than one TV? "Huawei YouView box" = TalkTalk? Is there a retail version? I visited John Lewis today,…
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VisionMan and Roy. You may both be right on the root cause, given the history of problems I have had which may be attributable to competing/conflicting signals. But that's not going to get fixed anytime soon And Roy may also be right that, if the same algorithms are used across the ranges of Humax boxes, the problem may…
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Update - Still doing it. After a spell with no problems, the box lost sound 5 times in one week at the end of April and once so far in May. Latest suggestion from Humax support is to replace the DTR-T2000 for an FVP-5000T. On the plus side, an extra tuner. Downside - more money, Freeview not YouView. I'm going to start a…
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Update - Received a second replacement box on15th January and all was good until 2 Feb when it failed again. Then, this morning, 8 Feb, I had accidently left it tuned to CH107 overnight and when I changed to CH1 this morning, it lost sound! Restared and it did it again!! Restarted and it did it again!!! Restarted and it…
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In some ways, I'd rather they didn't fix it or fixed it so that there isn't a banner at all. No banner helps with pausing to read subtitles (e.g. McMafia)
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Update - Still having the problem. Recently went 20 off/on cycles without a problem. But it re-occured after that. Also, but probably not related, lost sound after some jump back/rewind/fast forward. Had this one before but not reproducible And, one some programs, when I pause the recording, I don't get the banner at the…
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? What version of the cable? The one that came with the Humax. And yes, I tried various cables including one horrendously expensive one which made no difference and was returned,
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I suspected that changing to SCART or RCA would not trigger the failure. Thanks for confirming that. LG TV from 2011. No HDMI ARC as far as I can see. Aiming to call/visit second hand/TV repair shops locally to see if I can pick up a small used TV with HDMI
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Update After applying the LG firmware changes, the Humax box behaved itself for a while (while I was on holiday) but before long it went back to its old habits of losing sound. It has done it when there have and have not been new channels added. It has done it when there have and have not been software updates. Humax have…
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I am ashamed to say that I have found that the LG TV's software was NOT up to date. In my defense I would like to say that I tried the "Update Software" item on the TV's menu and it said it was up to date, but when I checked the LG website there was a later version for my model This has now been applied by a USB stick.…
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Roy, I have asked that question of Humax (I think, although not in so many words) and have not had a response “Sorry, I don't have a second TV. So, unless I can borrow one from somewhere, I won't be able to test that. As the problem occurs only intermittently (longest period without the problem occurring is currently 14…
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I lost sound yesterday morning at around 0800. I also had a poor signal, along with a load of other people (reportedly). On 17th September I had loss of sound and, at that time, the box also reported "no signal" A thought is that my loss of sound might be linked to the Humax box's inability to complete a channel change due…
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Lost sound this morning. That's twice out of five mornings since I've had the replacement box.
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Interestingly, this morning I didn't lose sound AND the number of channels increased to 157. I think this was FreeSport being added. EDIT However, it did take a while to make the channel change. ENDEDIT So it might not be connected to the channel list changing EDIT Humax are suggesting that a further replacement box might…
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The old box had a real wobble on Sunday (must have known it was going back!!). Instead of the usual 6 second flicker, it went on for about a minute before completing the channel change with no sound. I received the replacement box on Monday and it was fine on Tuesday morning. I hid the QVC channels (does anyone watch this…
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It's being exchanged on Monday 16th October. I'll carry out the same tests on the replacement box
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October 10th, 2017 Did the Maintenance Mode Reset, Delete Recordings on Sunday, 8th I have been hiding 1 more channel each day since the reset, just in case the problem is connected to channel changes. I forgot to set the box to CH1 on Sunday night, so there was no test yesterday, but I lost sound this morning. This was…
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I have sent a email to Humax and received the standard response - Maintenance Mode Software Reset (done) and then Maintenance Mode, Delete Recordings (not yet done, next couple of days probably) It's been 12 days since it last happened. The only change is that I now use a Logitech Harmony remote (the LG remote has just…
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Summary for September. Totals days tested - 26 (away for 4) Total days when problem occured - 6 Longest period without encountering the problem - 7 days Shortest period between encountering the problem - 2 days On 2 days, turning the TV off after loss of sound gave a PSOD. On 5 days, doing a warm restart seems to have…