How to remove Orange filter?

[hairy_mutley]

Updated Wi-Ki entry HERE

In view of the importance of not pulling on the wires when removing the 12 & 5 way cables; you might want to add a note to that effect to the wiki.

 

[Wile E Coyote]

I have joined the "Finally" club, removing the orange filter, following the YouTube video as I went (also adding a comment about the PCB having 5 screws).
I haven't dimmed the display yet (I have the custom firmware loaded) and do notice the scrolling text but had already bought (from eBay) three shades of blue filter gel so can add one of those if needs be.
One thing that could be added to the WiKi is to watch out for the edges of the outer case - you could shave with it!

 

[af123]

Welcome to the club! I do recommend dimming through CFW settings and turning the scroll off too. I have my display just showing the clock while the unit's on but there are plenty of options available.

I've done this to 6 boxes and have never noticed the sharp case edges, may be just your box!

 

[Luke]

I've done this to 6 boxes and have never noticed the sharp case edges, may be just your box!

And the first one of mine. I'm not sure about the others of mine as I'm more careful now.

 

[Black Hole]

and turning the scroll off too

That's what tells me (at a glance) it's still alive!

 

[zekepliskin]

I did this to my 4TB HDR Fox T2 earlier this evening.

I did manage to cause some sort of problem with the front USB port (an unclearable error) so I pulled out the daughterboard and power/data wire, all fine, then reconnected it all and then it worked and read from USB sticks so maybe it just wasn't earthed/connected properly. Incidentally removing that stupid push grip USB four cable connector header was by far the hardest part of the job as I was trying not to pull the wires or bend the motherboard, glad the video on YouTube pointed out what a pain it is!

Big improvement peeling off the orange filter though, why Humax decided to put it there I just don't know. After all, the purple/blue display on the Foxsat HDR was perfect for a quick time check without pressing info on the remote. The blue/green when the filter is removed is easier to read and of course the brightness can be adjusted by the [redring] package.

Well worth doing I think.

 

[Black Hole]

why Humax decided to put it there I just don't know.

You may not appreciate how bright the VFD was when new. It needed some kind of dimming!

I hope you were aware of Commissioning, Disassembling, and Repairing an HDR-FOX (click).

 

[MymsMan]

I'll have to do mine sometime but would then need to change the webif display to match the colour