SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

Two or three times since installation about a fortnight ago my sky+ box
has crashed. Once it just froze and wouldnt change channel, the other
two times when it was set to record two channels and i was watching
something else, it came up with a warning asking which recording I
wanted to cancel. I didnt want to cancel either, so I just pressed
'backup', but the box switched itself off then came back on again a
couple of minutes later and started searching for listings. It's a Pace
8ogb one. is this known behaviour or is it faulty?

cheers
ed

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

Ed wrote:

Two or three times since installation about a fortnight ago my sky+ box
has crashed. Once it just froze and wouldnt change channel, the other
two times when it was set to record two channels and i was watching
something else, it came up with a warning asking which recording I
wanted to cancel. I didnt want to cancel either, so I just pressed
'backup', but the box switched itself off then came back on again a
couple of minutes later and started searching for listings. It's a Pace
8ogb one. is this known behaviour or is it faulty?

cheers
ed

Things like the freeze thing, unplug or switch the box off at the plug
and leave for about a minute, then switch it back on but leave it,
don't hit any buttons again for about a minute. Now you can go about
your normal business and hopefully it will run a little smoother.

Can't say about the recordings though as I only have a normal digibox

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SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

Things like the freeze thing, unplug or switch the box off at the plug and leave for about a minute, then switch it back on but leave it, don't hit any buttons again for
about a minute.

Thanks, I know all about rebooting the boxes, but it shouldnt crash as
regularly as this IMO

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

Ed wrote:
Things like the freeze thing, unplug or switch the box off at the
plug and leave for about a minute, then switch it back on but leave
it, don't hit any buttons again for about a minute.

Thanks, I know all about rebooting the boxes, but it shouldnt crash as
regularly as this IMO

Once a fortnight's my av. freeze rate - worsened if I leave it on pause
overnight.

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

On 22 Mar 2006 02:16:23 -0800, "Ed" wrote:

Two or three times since installation about a fortnight ago my sky+ box
has crashed. Once it just froze and wouldnt change channel, the other
two times when it was set to record two channels and i was watching
something else, it came up with a warning asking which recording I
wanted to cancel. I didnt want to cancel either, so I just pressed
'backup', but the box switched itself off then came back on again a
couple of minutes later and started searching for listings. It's a Pace
8ogb one. is this known behaviour or is it faulty?


If you were trying to record two programs and watch another that was
being broadcast at the same time (not something you recorded earlier),
it's no wonder that you received a warning as the box only has two
inputs.
You can record two programs while watching something else that you had
recorded previously.

--
Bob

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

Choofie wrote:

Ed wrote:
Things like the freeze thing, unplug or switch the box off at the
plug and leave for about a minute, then switch it back on but leave
it, don't hit any buttons again for about a minute.

Thanks, I know all about rebooting the boxes, but it shouldnt crash as
regularly as this IMO

Once a fortnight's my av. freeze rate - worsened if I leave it on pause
overnight.

I don't like to say owt in case I put a jinx on something :O)
--
Paul (This is really happening, happening)
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Stop and Look
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

"Bob Sherunkle" wrote in message
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On 22 Mar 2006 02:16:23 -0800, "Ed" wrote:

Two or three times since installation about a fortnight ago my sky+ box
has crashed. Once it just froze and wouldnt change channel, the other
two times when it was set to record two channels and i was watching
something else, it came up with a warning asking which recording I
wanted to cancel. I didnt want to cancel either, so I just pressed
'backup', but the box switched itself off then came back on again a
couple of minutes later and started searching for listings. It's a Pace
8ogb one. is this known behaviour or is it faulty?


If you were trying to record two programs and watch another that was
being broadcast at the same time (not something you recorded earlier),
it's no wonder that you received a warning as the box only has two
inputs.
You can record two programs while watching something else that you had
recorded previously.

Yes, but the OP said that the box then switched itself off?

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

If you were trying to record two programs and watch another that was being broadcast at the same time (not something you recorded earlier), it's no wonder that you received a warning as the box only has two inputs. You can record two programs while watching something else that you had recorded previously.

I have no problem getting the warning. That's working as expected.

Here's the situation, I'm watching the football but the wife has 2
things set to record at 9pm. I dont mind, the game is well won by half
time, but at 8.59 it says 'to continue watching the football choose a
recording to cancel'. There is no 'if you still want to record both the
other things then press 'green' or 'yellow', so the only way to get it
to still make the two programmed recordings is what? I pressed back up,
hoping that the message would go away and at 9pm it would simply switch
to one of the recording channles, but that's what made it crash.

SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

"Bob Sherunkle" wrote in message
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On 22 Mar 2006 02:16:23 -0800, "Ed" wrote:

Two or three times since installation about a fortnight ago my sky+ box
has crashed. Once it just froze and wouldnt change channel, the other
two times when it was set to record two channels and i was watching
something else, it came up with a warning asking which recording I
wanted to cancel. I didnt want to cancel either, so I just pressed
'backup', but the box switched itself off then came back on again a
couple of minutes later and started searching for listings. It's a Pace
8ogb one. is this known behaviour or is it faulty?


If you were trying to record two programs and watch another that was
being broadcast at the same time (not something you recorded earlier),
it's no wonder that you received a warning as the box only has two
inputs.
You can record two programs while watching something else that you had
recorded previously.


Doh. Thats not his problem its the fact it crashed which it obviously
shouldnt do.
IME if you get a lot of crashes, rebuilding free space can help, as can a
power cycle, making sure its switched to standbye when you do that , eg you
dont want it to be recording anything when you do that.

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SKy+ box, is it broken?
 

"Ed" wrote in message
oups.com...
If you were trying to record two programs and watch another that was
being broadcast at the same time (not something you recorded earlier),
it's no wonder that you received a warning as the box only has two
inputs. You can record two programs while watching something else that
you had recorded previously.

I have no problem getting the warning. That's working as expected.

Here's the situation, I'm watching the football but the wife has 2
things set to record at 9pm. I dont mind, the game is well won by half
time, but at 8.59 it says 'to continue watching the football choose a
recording to cancel'. There is no 'if you still want to record both the
other things then press 'green' or 'yellow', so the only way to get it
to still make the two programmed recordings is what?

SNIP

change to one of the channels you are recording or watch something already
recorded.


--
RobertJM