Missing first 5 minutes of recordings

[Annemarie53]

Can anyone help please?

My Humax FVP4000T keeps missing the first 5 minutes of a recording.

I’ve tried switching it off at the wall and a channel search but nothing works.

Help please it’s unbelievably annoying.

 

[EEPhil]

Is it one particular programme, a single channel or all channels?

 

[prpr]

Is it one particular programme, a single channel or all channels?

It's unbelievably annoying having to ask these blindingly obvious questions, isn't it (rhet.).

 

[MartinLiddle]

It's unbelievably annoying having to ask these blindingly obvious questions, isn't it (rhet.).

Cut her a bit of slack please; it is her first post after 8 years of membership

 

[Black Hole]

My Humax FVP4000T keeps missing the first 5 minutes of a recording.

My first thoughts are:

1) If you're using Accurate Recording, that relies on the broadcasters "announcing" the current programme (in the data stream) at the right time. It would help if you told us what you are trying to record.

2) Whether you're using Accurate Recording or not, some broadcasters have a habit of starting programmes early, so a recording which starts at the right time still misses a bit. It would help if you told us what you are trying to record.

3) If other stuff is being recorded immediately prior to the one which misses the beginning, it could be that all your tuners are taken up and the next recording can't start immediately. It would help if you told us what else is going on at the same time.

 

[EEPhil]

some broadcasters have a habit of starting programmes early,

I've found that minor channels (no AR?) are more likely to start late so that the ends of programmes go missing.
I used to find using AR I missed a few seconds from the start of many BBC/ITV/C4/5 programmes. Hence I always use padding.