Have since worked out mine does the same. Sounds as if its a drive access speed problem. The length of time the "Signal Fault" error is displayed or the screen goes black is getting longer. Is yours also a 1TB model?
Same Simon & im still waiting for Amazon supplier to get 1TB model back in stock so I can exchange it. Didnt realise that I could have formated external drive on Humax. Looks like I went the long way round :)
1: Find a spare external hard drive and format it to EXT3 (Used by Linux) There are Windows based freeware programs that let you do this. I used a “G Part Live” boot CD. This drive will then plug into your Humax box and be recognised as external storage. When you copy recordings from the Humax...
An update on above. I contacted the supplier through Amazon and they have OK’d an exchange. Before I box up the faulty unit I would like to back up some of the recorded content. Actually who am I kidding, im being nagged into backing up some seamingly endless dieting and birthing documentary’s...
I am currently experiencing problems with my HDR-FOX T2 (1TB) as it has started freezing when playing back recordings . During playback, randomly the screen will go black the Humax box will make a metallic sound (assuming this is coming from hard drive) and the picture will return after 2-4...
Have since worked out mine does the same. Sounds as if its a drive access speed problem. The length of time the "Signal Fault" error is displayed or the screen goes black is getting longer. Is yours also a 1TB model?
Same Simon & im still waiting for Amazon supplier to get 1TB model back in stock so I can exchange it. Didnt realise that I could have formated external drive on Humax. Looks like I went the long way round :)
1: Find a spare external hard drive and format it to EXT3 (Used by Linux) There are Windows based freeware programs that let you do this. I used a “G Part Live” boot CD. This drive will then plug into your Humax box and be recognised as external storage. When you copy recordings from the Humax...
An update on above. I contacted the supplier through Amazon and they have OK’d an exchange. Before I box up the faulty unit I would like to back up some of the recorded content. Actually who am I kidding, im being nagged into backing up some seamingly endless dieting and birthing documentary’s...
I am currently experiencing problems with my HDR-FOX T2 (1TB) as it has started freezing when playing back recordings . During playback, randomly the screen will go black the Humax box will make a metallic sound (assuming this is coming from hard drive) and the picture will return after 2-4...
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