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I have just started using my Foxsat-HD again. It's one of the original ones, without the hard drive, I also have a Foxsat HDR, which I presume would be similar, I bought the Foxsat HD when Freesat first started. I have installed the most up-to-date firmware and have been using it for a couple of...

I washed the parts of the remote under a tap, as everthewatcher suggested, let it dry out, not difficult in this weather, cleaned every pad and circuit board contact with some cotton buds, dipped in Isopropyl-Alcohol, let it dry thoroughly, put it all back together and the remote has never...

I'll just keep switching between Freesat and Non-Freesat mode. I like to watch F1 in HD, most other things don't matter. Since using the Foxsat HD and HDR on my DVI-D input into my TV, there's no HDMI socket, I can't believe the difference in picture quality, even in SD. I was thinking of...

Thanks. The last time I used the Foxsat HD and HDR boxes I got CH4 HD on channel number 126. I found out it has been removed from the Freesat epg but found some instructions for putting it back on the Freesat epg from Non-Freesat mode but this was for a different Humax Box and the menu is...

update installed. Now have: Brand Name Humax Model Name Foxsat-HD Software Version HZPTSF 1.00.28 Loader Version U 7.22 System ID 35F1.0000 Update Date 09 Sep 2010 Postcode My Postcode Still got Loader Version U7.22. Website says U7.24 Is it possible to put ch4 HD onto the Freesat epg on this...

Cambs. UK When the box powers up it works fine until it tries to scan for Freesat channels, then the TV displays a plain blue screen, re-boots and the box displays the green oval of moving dotted lines. Then back to square one. I bought the kit suggested earlier and changed C12, C23, C14 and...

After playing around for a while I managed to do a manual tune. No crashes. I get some channels but they are all mixed up on the wrong Non-Freesat channel numbers. Here is the Diagnostics Info: Brand Name Humax Model Name Foxsat-HD Software Version HZPTSF 1.00.15 Loader...

Bought repair kit from suggested supplier (forum won't allow me to display external links, so I cannot display full quote). Replaced C12, C23, C14 and C24, old caps weren't bulging or leaking. Box is still doing exactly the same. It displays a Blue screen not Green as I said earlier, then...

I've got some Servisol Silicon Grease. It's the same consistency but it's opaque. The liquid inside my remote is clear and doesn't evaporate. So I have ruled out water. I will clean it out tomorrow and see how it goes. Later today even.

AS far as I can remember the pads on the circuit board have always been black. I'm not aware of anything being spilt on the remote. I was planning to use a cotton bud dipped in Isopropyl-Alcohol.

Close ups. Please click on thumbnails for larger pictures. It looks like silicon gel but I'm not sure. Are the insides of these remotes normally bone dry?

I have the usual problem with the OK button needing a lot of pressure to get it working. I have opened it up a couple of times and cleaned it with a cotton bud. It works for a while then gets really annoying again. I found several tips on using Isopropyl-Alcohol, which I haven't tried yet. I...

I bought my Foxsat HD Box when Freesat first started. I just pulled it out of the cupboard to start using it again. This is the non-recording box. I also have a Foxsat HDR Box. When setting up for the first time it will sit waiting for ages, perfectly OK until moving on to searching for new...

Yes, one of the problems I used to have was, after a while my TV would display the info (e.g. BBC1) but not the actual programme. I had to get out of bed, switch the box off and back on again (sounds like a good line for the IT Crowd). I believe this was a memory leak. Badly written software...

Please can someone confirm I understand this correctly: 152/200 ch. Before re-setting to default values. 0/200 ch. After re-set. Does this mean the old channel frequencies were still being stored in memory and after re-set the new frequencies were stored. I don't understand where the 200...