Sky+ wont copy

Anyone seen this? A power cycle hasn't cured it.

Symptom.
Enter Sky+ planner. Mark programmes to be copied with red button, then
enter select.
Up comes message about putting VCR in record mode then pressing select.

Get very brief message (1 sec) showing programs I have marked to be copied
and total length.
Then it goes back to Sky+ planner view. Nothing starts playing.

Had this once before, cured by a power cycle.

Workaround is just to start playing back the programs one at a time and
record.

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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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Anyone seen this? A power cycle hasn't cured it.

Symptom.
Enter Sky+ planner. Mark programmes to be copied with red button, then
enter select.
Up comes message about putting VCR in record mode then pressing select.

Get very brief message (1 sec) showing programs I have marked to be
copied and total length.
Then it goes back to Sky+ planner view. Nothing starts playing.

Had this once before, cured by a power cycle.

Workaround is just to start playing back the programs one at a time and
record.

I had this the first time I used the facility - to me it seemed like I was
pressing the select twice without realising it. I did it eventually without
rebooting - I've done it a few times since I changed the remotes batteries
and had no problems.

Have you tried to use the select button on the front of the box rather than
the remote?

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:36:02 -0000, Tumbleweed wrote:

Anyone seen this? A power cycle hasn't cured it.

Symptom.
Enter Sky+ planner. Mark programmes to be copied with red button, then
enter select.
Up comes message about putting VCR in record mode then pressing select.

Get very brief message (1 sec) showing programs I have marked to be copied
and total length.
Then it goes back to Sky+ planner view. Nothing starts playing.

Had this once before, cured by a power cycle.

Workaround is just to start playing back the programs one at a time and
record.

I find that what I consider to be a normal press of the button produces the
behaviour you describe - appears to operate as a double-press at this
point.
A lighter touch cured the problem.

"nog" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:36:02 -0000, Tumbleweed wrote:

Anyone seen this? A power cycle hasn't cured it.

Symptom.
Enter Sky+ planner. Mark programmes to be copied with red button, then
enter select.
Up comes message about putting VCR in record mode then pressing select.

Get very brief message (1 sec) showing programs I have marked to be
copied
and total length.
Then it goes back to Sky+ planner view. Nothing starts playing.

Had this once before, cured by a power cycle.

Workaround is just to start playing back the programs one at a time and
record.

I find that what I consider to be a normal press of the button produces
the
behaviour you describe - appears to operate as a double-press at this
point.
A lighter touch cured the problem.

You are right, I just tried, its my macho big thumb doing the damage :-)

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Tumbleweed

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