PVR 9200 TB/S

"Ivan" wrote in message
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I've just impulse bought a Humax PVR 9200 TB/S (which I collect tomorrow)
I'm now beginning to wonder if I've done the right thing, however I
believe a number of people on this newsgroup have mentioned in the past
that they have this particular model and wonder if any of them would be
good enough pass on any good or bad points they have encountered TIA.

PS it will mean certain death for me if it fails to record Coro or
Eastenders!




I got the Humax Today, checked it out and everything appeared to work
without problems, however when attempting to demonstrate the sheer
simplicity this evening to SWMBO the whole thing turned into an unmitigated
disaster.

Everything was displayed ok in the Thursday EPG, but when I went to set up
programs for Friday at 10.00 PM this evening the boxes for BBC 1 and 2 in
the menu were empty, and although the ITV programmes were displayed, for
some reason ITV 1 showed 'Wimbledon' in the Friday morning box!.

I put it into standby and then restarted the whole procedure only then to
find that the Friday BBC programmes were displayed in the menu and the ITV
ones were empty, I tried having the receiver switched to ITV on whilst I
attempted to set the EPG but unfortunately to no avail, by which time SWMBO
was getting mightily 'cheesed' off, at which point I admitted defeat and
mumbled something about re-reading the instructions when I was a bit less
tired and emotional, any clues anyone, surely Fridays EPG info should be
fully up to date and in the menu at 10.00 PM on Thursday, could it be sods
law that I have a duff receiver?.. once again TIA for any help, Ivan

The EPG can take a very long time to fully populate if the box has
been in standby so I tend to leave mine on. I have contacted Humax
about this and they are aware and working on faster updating, they
say.
It does tend to fill up quicker if it is on BBC 1.

"widgitt" wrote in message
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The EPG can take a very long time to fully populate if the box has
been in standby so I tend to leave mine on. I have contacted Humax
about this and they are aware and working on faster updating, they
say.
It does tend to fill up quicker if it is on BBC 1.


Roughly how long does it have to be out of standby before the EPG
populates?.. as I'd rather not leave it permanently switched on if It can
avoid it... Oh yes and until I've sorted this one out I promise that I
won't mention 'the noise'!

Cheers Ivan (

Length of time varies considerably but can be 5-10 mins. It seems to
have been quicker recently but that may be my imagination. I seem to
find if I switch on and go straight to playing a recording it can
still be empty 1/2 an hour later.

Noise. I have found the last 2 that I have fitted to be rather noisy,
almost to the point of sending them back. My own and all the previous
ones are quiet enough so I wonder if there has been a batch problem.
I'll keep an eye on the next few to see.

I will just go off to my emails and see if I can find Humax's reply to
my mention of EPG population.

I will just go off to my emails and see if I can find Humax's reply to
my mention of EPG population.

Just found it, although it doesn't say much:


"Thank you for your email
With regards to the situation concerning the EPG, our software
engineers are currently working on software that, among other things
will speed up the time it takes for the EPG to populate."

"widgitt" wrote in message
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I will just go off to my emails and see if I can find Humax's reply to
my mention of EPG population.

Just found it, although it doesn't say much:


"Thank you for your email
With regards to the situation concerning the EPG, our software
engineers are currently working on software that, among other things
will speed up the time it takes for the EPG to populate."


Thanks for the info, don't know whether it's just me but I tend to find that
women have a very low threshold when it comes down to things that don't work
properly....

"Ivan" wrote in message
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"widgitt" wrote in message
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I will just go off to my emails and see if I can find Humax's reply to
my mention of EPG population.

Just found it, although it doesn't say much:


"Thank you for your email
With regards to the situation concerning the EPG, our software
engineers are currently working on software that, among other things
will speed up the time it takes for the EPG to populate."


Thanks for the info, don't know whether it's just me but I tend to find
that women have a very low threshold when it comes down to things that
don't work properly....


New software to support freeview playback group 1 functions has just been
released. This apparently populates the EPG within 5 minutes but I've not
upgraded mine to check. In the .10 software (new is .15) the EPG can take
ages to populate. Sometimes it's not populated properly at all but this is
rare. I normally switch mine on 15 minutes before wanting to set any
timers.

More new software next month to support series link amongst other bits.
This will be an over the air download in September.

Check out www.hummy.org.uk.

On 6 Jul, 01:18, "Ivan" wrote:
"widgitt" wrote in message

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I will just go off to my emails and see if I can find Humax's reply to
my mention of EPG population.

Just found it, although it doesn't say much:

"Thank you for your email
With regards to the situation concerning the EPG, our software
engineers are currently working on software that, among other things
will speed up the time it takes for the EPG to populate."

Thanks for the info, don't know whether it's just me but I tend to find that
women have a very low threshold when it comes down to things that don't work
properly....

Too true. My SWMBO seems to think it is my fault if some computery
thing throws a wobbly, as they are wont to do. If Windows does some
funny thing, like put up one of those irritating update balloons, my
Mrs goes into a state of high anxiety, lambasting everyone from
Richard Branson through me to Gordon Brown, saying that if you buy
something you expect it to work flawlessly - a touch naive when it
comes to anything with software, I venture to suggest.

"widgitt" wrote in message
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Excellent machines. I sell and install them and use them myself.

Great to connect it to A HiFi system if you have one, especially if
you use the music files storage facility but be aware that the sound
quality gets poorer (flatter and less dynamic) as you reduce the
volume on the box so it is better to leave the Humax vol as high as
poss and use the amp vol. The better the HiFi, the more you notice
this.

I've checked this, and I can't tell any difference, even at the extreme. Are
you sure you haven't got the 'loudness' turned on on the amp?

--
Max Demian

On Jul 6, 12:50 am, "Ivan" wrote:
"widgitt" wrote in message

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The EPG can take a very long time to fully populate if the box has
been in standby so I tend to leave mine on. I have contacted Humax
about this and they are aware and working on faster updating, they
say.
It does tend to fill up quicker if it is on BBC 1.

Roughly how long does it have to be out of standby before the EPG
populates?.. as I'd rather not leave it permanently switched on if It can
avoid it... Oh yes and until I've sorted this one out I promise that I
won't mention 'the noise'!

Cheers Ivan (

You could always use the auto switch on and switch off facility. i.e.
if you don't normally use it till the evening have it set to come on
at 5pm, by the time you get to uing it the EPG should be populated.