This is a warning to others. My tuner seems to have failed, even though a signal finder attached in line shows a peak when the dish is aligned. I was viewing old recordings, and wondered if a factory reset might cure the problem. I got a message saying existing recordings would not be deleted, so I went ahead with the reset. The trouble is that at the end of the reset, it starts scanning for channels, but when it doesn't find any, it won't let me access the recordings. When I try to exit the error message, it starts scanning again.
One thing I can do is to use Raydon's custom firmware which was in the machine, to copy the recordings to a PC. Unfortunately a 90min HD recording (5GB) takes 4 hours to transfer to a memory stick. Probably a better method would be to put the hard drive into a PC and copy the files directly.
I've looked for blown electrolytics but they all look OK.
One thing I can do is to use Raydon's custom firmware which was in the machine, to copy the recordings to a PC. Unfortunately a 90min HD recording (5GB) takes 4 hours to transfer to a memory stick. Probably a better method would be to put the hard drive into a PC and copy the files directly.
I've looked for blown electrolytics but they all look OK.