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Odd niggles in two machines.

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    I have one each of the 1800T and 2000T and the HDR Fox T2 is green screening but that is another story.

    The 1800t will freeze the on-screen image. I turn on my TV in the morning and the sound is fine but image is static, I can change channels but although the sound changes the image remains the same. Switching the PVR on and off resolves this.

    On the 2000T I can loose sound completely. I use a sound bar connected to the TV(Samsung UE55KU6000 55") via an optical cable and most of the time thee is not an issue. But I can switch the TV on and sound has gone and requires a reset of the PVR to resolve although connecting the soundbar directly to the PVR will give me sound but of course I need to switch the PVR at the same time as the TV else the sound from the program remains.

    I am beginning to think that the quality of Humax is not quite as good as it once was or i am just unlucky.

    Any thoughts?

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 11:44:19 #1 |
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    MrFraggle - 27 minutes ago  » 
    I am beginning to think that the quality of Humax is not quite as god as it once was or i am just unlucky.
    Any thoughts?

    No, it's just going to be crappy HDCP which was foisted upon all of us. Does nothing to stop professional pirates and causes nothing but hassle for law abiding consumers.

    Make sure all the devices are on the latest firmware.
    switch off the cec-anynet on the samsung.
    With the hdrFoxT2, have that connected to hdmi 1, with hdmi 2 & 3 unconnected, factory/default without formatting reset the hdrFoxT2, take a note of the schedule if necessary first. That may or may not cure the green screening.
    With the 1800/2000T it's going to be trial and error to see if you can find a work around unless somebody here has the exact same combination and has already worked through the different configurations. Keeping the cec-anynet off should help, but I imagine you're going to have to change one thing at a time and wait a day each time before you get a clearer idea as to what works with your setup.

    In my case, I ended up buying a hdmi switch that by-passed hdcp, makes a mockery of the hdcp rubbish, but solved a lot of the issues.

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 12:34:26 #2 |
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    damian - 3 minutes ago  » 

    MrFraggle - 27 minutes ago  » 
    I am beginning to think that the quality of Humax is not quite as god as it once was or i am just unlucky.
    Any thoughts?

    No, it's just going to be crappy HDCP which was foisted upon all of us. Does nothing to stop professional pirates and causes nothing but hassle for law abiding consumers.
    Make sure all the devices are on the latest firmware.
    switch off the cec-anynet on the samsung.
    With the hdrFoxT2, have that connected to hdmi 1, with hdmi 2 & 3 unconnected, factory/default without formatting reset the hdrFoxT2, take a note of the schedule if necessary first. That may or may not cure the green screening.
    With the 1800/2000T it's going to be trial and error to see if you can find a work around unless somebody here has the exact same combination and has already worked through the different configurations. Keeping the cec-anynet off should help, but I imagine you're going to have to change one thing at a time and wait a day each time before you get a clearer idea as to what works with your setup.
    In my case, I ended up buying a hdmi switch that by-passed hdcp, makes a mockery of the hdcp rubbish, but solved a lot of the issues.

    Sorry mate most of what you wrote I do not understand.
    The Fox T2 I am not concerned with as I have got rid of that.
    I have no idea what: cec-anynet or HDCP is.

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 12:40:19 #3 |
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    Sorry mate most of what you wrote I do not understand.
    The Fox T2 I am not concerned with as I have got rid of that.
    I have no idea what: cec-anynet or HDCP is.

    no problem,
    'anynet' is a name samsung gives CEC which allows devices to talk/communicate to each other, i.e. change volume, channel etc. of another device that's connected.
    hdcp, copy right protection

    hdcp:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection
    http://www.howtogeek.com/208917/htg-explains-how-hdcp-breaks-your-hdtv-and-how-to-fix-it/

    anynet-cec:
    http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1067629
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 13:06:15 #4 |
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    Okay so where do I find the CEC setting?

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 13:11:00 #5 |
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    MrFraggle - 26 minutes ago  » 
    Okay so where do I find the CEC setting?

    The name will depend on the TV maker as they confusingly refer to CEC with their own invented names.

    Look here.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control

    As you can see Samsung call it anynet+.

    It's possible to remove cec control from one TV input by fitting a modified adaptor that disconnects the control wire in the HDMI cable.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/LINDY-HDMI-Less-Adapter-Female/dp/B00DL48KVI/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483623738&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=cec+removal+adaptor

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    Thanks will have a look.

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 13:41:19 #7 |
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    MrFraggle - 2 minutes ago  » 
    Thanks will have a look.

    Added some extra info to the post

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 13:43:51 #8 |
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    MrFraggle - 32 minutes ago  » 
    Okay so where do I find the CEC setting?

    download the manual from:
    https://www.argos-support.co.uk/uploads/5299744_D002.pdf
    starts around p62 I think

    switching off anynet should help, it's still likely to be a bit of trial and error though

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 13:46:08 #9 |
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    I have the Sonos Playbar. This too uses optical plugged directly into the TV and provides audio for 2 PVRs plus ATV a Blu-Ray player, Chromecast as well as the TV. I initially had some issues with the 2000T both with picture and audio when booting up. This was resolved by using a passive splitter instead of pass thru.

    Never had an issue with audio since then. Whether that is the issue with yours I cannot say.

    | Thu 5 Jan 2017 16:08:38 #10 |

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