There seems to be a problem with PVR functionality of the FVP 4000T we recently purchased.
The box did not record programmes on receipt. After a first failed recording of a series, the programme was still listed as set for recording the series but it did not record. I tried to record a programme that started in 15 mins. It showed it as scheduled but nothing was recorded. Nothing is recorded when the record button on the remote is hit for live recording. Each time the box clicked every 1-2 seconds and makes a whirring sound ever 5 seconds or so; these sound like the box trying to establish connection to its HDD but failing.
Furthermore, in Settings all sub-menus of the PVR Settings were greyed out and only the first sub-menu (Remote Recording) can be highlighted. It is not possible to highlight Recording Options, Playback Options, Storage.
Nothing changes after rebooting or a factory reset.
This led to Humax replacing the 4000T. When a second box was received, all seemed normal up until time of first recording, when the box developed another clicking and whirring sound. It seemed the same issue recurred with the second box. The PVR Settings are greyed out again (we checked at outset and they weren't prior to first attempt at recording - without changing any settings). A reset to factory default again changed nothing. The PVR Settings remain greyed out and cannot (after first failed recording) be highlighted, as if the first recording messed up something irrevertibly. Everything else about the box seems to work fine.
There doesn't seem to be anything on the forum so far that is similar to this issue. Any suggestions as to what may be behind the issue would be welcome. I would hate to get the second box replaced (which we will have to do, it seems) and just have a third box get corrupted again because of a set up issue.
Additional info: We have signal strength and quality of 100% but only with a booster (Antiference P1200T - fitted a number of years ago with no problems since). When booster is turned off the signal strength comes down to about 50% meaning some channels cannot be identified. We had no such recording problems with our Humax PVR 9200T (which we recently had to add a SCART/HDMI converter to when we upgraded from a CRT to a Samsung Smart TV). Aerial is pointed at Bluebell Hill (Maidstone, Kent).
