Astratec stb problem
 

Got well messed up - some 800's. But the main problem was that it got
'stuck' in scanning - admittedly never having been fast, but this time it
was taking the better part of an hour to scan, and we only have Emley
signle site. (And yes, I did try attenuation, cable out, etc, but it made
no difference.)

Sounds like my neighbours Sagem with old firmware. Found about 10 out of
100 TV & Radio channels and even the ones it found would not work. TV gave
pictures which partly appeared (strips not pixellation!) and radio sounded
like there was a cat being strangled somewhere nearby.

Paul DS.

Astratec stb problem
 

Woody wrote:
"Tony" wrote in message
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Woody wrote:
"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
...
Have you tried contacting Humax? There is evidence on the
web that this box and the Humax MG-TU1 may be the same.

Paul DS

Yes and no Paul. The on-screen display is very similar, but
the machine is not.

Actually I would say the opposite is true, the GUI is different
but the hardware is the same (except maybe modulator).

Specifically following Sept 30th the MG-TU1 will no longer
work (or at least ours won't) but both of our Astratecs (3D)
work perfectly.

Not atall, or just messed up a bit?

--
Tony



Got well messed up - some 800's. But the main problem was that it
got 'stuck' in scanning - admittedly never having been fast, but
this time it was taking the better part of an hour to scan, and
we only have Emley signle site. (And yes, I did try attenuation,
cable out, etc, but it made no difference.)



Yes they do seem to get stuck on scan sometimes (before the big change),
a full reset usually sorts it out. Or maybe the new broadcasts are
confusing it, but I can't imagine it would wait for 1hr then give up on
something, so an intermittent bug IMO.

--
Tony

Astratec stb problem [update]
 

Tim wrote:


Doh! I had done a full reset, turned it on and off with the remote
but had forgotten that that's not the same as fully powering down.

A quick unplug from the wall and re-plug has it all sorted. Sorry for
wasting everyone's time!

Turns out the box *is* playing up. I've had to power it down & up 4 times
now due to loss of picture.

CPC who I ordered it from couldn't have been more helpful when I phoned them
and it's getting collected tomorrow.

Tim