Due to a number of posts on this forum lately regarding both the HDR 2000T and 4000T with loss of signal when coming out of standby, recording or getting ready to record I thought I would look at this issue again.
As many of you may remember I had a problem with my 2000T when I first purchased it. This manifested itself with pass-thru and interference with the TVs own signal. In short once the 2000T was in the circuit and in the wake up phase for a planned recording i.e. approx. 18 minutes prior to recording start, the TV (viewed through it's own tuner) would momentarily go blank then a flicker followed by some picture pixilation.
At the time I tried everything e.g. re-routing cables, Humax to TV direct HDMI cable (bypassing HDMI hub), new cables, better quality poorer quality - basically nothing worked. I introduced a passive aerial splitter which solved the problem completely.
Something however has now changed and I'm not sure what. Setup is exactly as it was previously. I removed splitter from wall and reverted to pass-thru (enabled power on in standby). Now what has changed is this - when I manually switch on the Humax i.e. power button on remote, the TV (being watched via it's own tuner) goes blank completely along with either no signal/no service message. This lasts for a good 10 to 15 seconds, until the Humax has completed part of it's boot phase. This can't be an issue with auto switching of an HDMI port as the same happens (exactly) with no HDMI cable plugged in.
Something has definitely changed. Fortunately, I can simply go back to the splitter, problem solved, though this is an interesting finding.
