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FVP-5000T-500Gb

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    tiffy2

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    Strange fault developed on my FVP-5000T-500Gb PVR.
    After running the PVR for approx 4 hours, ie, off standby:
    If watching live TV (via PVR) TV goes blank for approx 5 secs then restores to normal.
    However, PVR menue's won't display when called from remote, have not tried the PVR buttons to date.
    If watching a recording, again TV goes blank for approx 5 secs, halts recording play and returnes to the currently selected PVR TV channel.
    No PVR menue's can be accessed via remote.

    To get out of this situation:
    Put PVR into standby state, remote can still do this.
    Put PVR back to non-standby state, again remote can still do this.
    Normal operation is then restored, recording can be re-started, PVR menue's all available via remote.
    To date have not had any impact on recordings, nothing pending or active has been lost.
    Wouldn't think the issue is HD related as it occurs on live TV viewing as well as recording playback.

    It's becoming an annoyance although not fatal (yet).
    Anyone experienced anything similar, any suggestions on possible solution?
    I very much like my now ageing Humax PVR especially it's 3 tuner recording capability which no alternative manufacturer appears to have adopted.

    | Mon 28 Oct 2024 16:00:11 #1 |
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    So, obviously no quick cures!
    Have now observed that recordings are also affected should the "blip" occur during the recording period.

    Have fired up my old HDR-1800T again which is still working perfectly, had not remembered how much faster the GUI was by comparison to the FVP-5000T, have the recording limitation associated with the 2 tuners of course.

    Accepting my 5000T is no longer reliable and the Humax Aura gets such terrible reviews, looks like the Manhatten T4-R will be the likely replacement PVR in the very near future again accepting the 2 tuner, number of possible simultaneous recording limitations.

    Regarding the proposed changes, is there any way I could migrate my existing recordings (including HD) on the FVP-5000T and of course make them play, on either the HDR-1800T or the Manhatten T4-R?
    Seem to remember that HD recordings can only be played on the box they were recorded on?

    I currently run the two Humax PVR's with the antenna "daisy chained" through both to TV, has always worked very well.
    I use a digital modulator for RF signal distribution through the house, use a bi-directional HDMI switch on the PVR HDMI outputs to modulator input, ie, can't directly use 2 HDMI TV inputs, would defeat the ability to RF re-transmit the selected PVR via the modulator.
    Any reason this setup would not work with the proposed HDR-1800T/Manhatten T4R combination?

    | Wed 30 Oct 2024 14:07:23 #2 |
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    I don't think I've seen the blank 5s problem. I seem to recall having the menu problem on either a 2000T or, more likely, a 5000T. If you haven't tried this it might be worth a go. Put the 5000T into standby (no recordings in progress or due to start). Wait for the disk to go quiet- can take a long time. Unplug the 5000T. Wait a few minutes. Plug back in. Wait for the Humax to reboot. (Bring out of standby). See if the remote and menus behave. If that doesn't work you could try a factory reset - although you might lose your recordings if you aren't careful.

    SD recordings can be saved to a usb device plugged into one of the usb ports (use Recordings - select a recording then use + (edit) to copy or move to the usb device). This can be very slow. A quicker method would be to stream the files to a pc on the same network. MediaMonkey should work on the pc. On the Humax you'd need to go to settings/advanced settings/server management and turn the network server on.

    HD recordings can be saved to a usb device, but they're encrypted. They can either be returned to the original 5000T or played directly (from the device plugged into original 5000T)

    Saved SD files should be playable on an 1800T - but they won't show up in the same way as an 1800T recording. I've no idea about whether it's possible with a Manhattan. HD files cannot be played.
    Although you could look at
    https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/a-method-for-saving-hidef-recordings-on-the-5000t-difficult.10239/ - but I wouldn't recommend it (and I wrote it!)

    | Wed 30 Oct 2024 17:22:39 #3 |
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    @EEPhil:
    Many thanks for your comments and suggestions, much appreciated.
    Unfortunately have already tried most of your suggestions without success, as with any intermittant fault it's very hard to tie down/rectify although the time scale is relatively repeatable on the first occurance of the day, approx 4 hours after going on line from standby, can however be quite random on repeat occurances.
    Could well be thermally related on unit warm up?

    Yes, I now recall that the HD recordings while they can be moved/copied are encrypted and will only play on the source device, thanks for the confirmation.
    I have always kept the two Humax PVR's fully connected as described earlier, will now do all my future recordings on the old HDR-1800T and let the wife work through all her existing recordings on the FVP-5000T before removing from service, hopefully will keep going until all recordings are viewed.

    Have just ordered a Manhatten T4-R 1TB PVR from Amazon so will eventually replace the 5000T but retain the old 1800T to compensate for the 2 tuner limitations, ie, be able to record 4 programs simultaneously when required using both PVR's.

    | Wed 30 Oct 2024 18:12:49 #4 |

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