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Newbie Questions on HDR-Fox T2

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sod-it

New Member
Hello, I have started having problems with my HDR Fox T2 in the last couple of days. (6 month old)
picture freezing, box switching of , trying to restart itself but not succeeding. (TV or Recorded Prog)
If I turn the box off for awhile it will restart, the remote works again, however after a few minutes
it will all freeze again. I am wondering if the box could be overheating although it seems OK.
The cooling fan in not turning when checking, Should the cooling fan be turning all the time the box is in use. or only when the box requires cooling?
I have also had the problem of low signal strength, (poor recordings)

Only 15 miles from Emley Moor Tower.
Grateful for any assistance. Thanks
 
The fan should not be on all the time, It is on roughly 50:50 over about 60Min. cycle. Does the metal base of the Humax feel Warm / hot to the touch?, If so the fan should be on. Here are some measurments taken from the bottom of the case :-
fan off at power up
fan full on at 36.0C
half on at 24.5C
Quarter on at 23.3C
fan off at 23.0C
 
brianmt said:
Are you sure you're tuned to emley moor? Have you got any stations in 800 + range ?
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Ok Gents thanks for the pointers. We may have solved the problem, fingers crossed.
I have checked all stations; all Emley’s no channels in the 800’s.
I then checked all inside connections were all secure, and the cooling fan free to spin.
I then checked the channel signal strength, all low 25-30%.
I then went to disconnect the aerial and noticed the signal jump to 60% when I moved the cable in the Humax socket !!! I decided to remake the aerial connection, now all the channels show a 60%+ signal strength.
Now thanks to you guys I can go back to enjoying and exploring a great Fox2.
Another Q. please If you had to reset to factory settings at anytime, would the HD be reformatted?
2.Is the cost of having a new didgy aerial a worthwhile expense?
 
sod-it said:
Another Q. please If you had to reset to factory settings at anytime, would the HD be reformatted?
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No. A default settings and a disk format are two distinct operations.
2.Is the cost of having a new didgy aerial a worthwhile expense?
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Not if the signal strength is 60% (anything above 40% should be workable and we survived for some time with 30% on some multiplexes and very few problems) and you are having no problems with reception or interference.
 
A "digital" aerial is only a marketing ploy. The broadcast spectrum is the same as it ever was, possibly using a wider span of "groups" so it might be worth getting a wide-band aerial, but check what channels you need to receive in the "final situation" and what group your current aerial is first.

Another aspect of the so-called "digital" aerials is sensitivity - when DVB-T started out it was at low power, so you needed a good reception hence a high-gain aerial. But that is/was only temporary, when DSO is complete the digital channels will be at full power (comparable to the analogue channels).
 
MartinLiddle said:
No. A default settings and a disk format are two distinct operations.

Not if the signal strength is 60% (anything above 40% should be workable and we survived for some time with 30% on some multiplexes and very few problems) and you are having no problems with reception or interference.
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For what it's worth If your signal is now ok, don't upgrade otherwise if you have to do a retune in the future you rise picking up other transmitters. Unfortunately the old Analoque signal didn't travel to well, hence repeaters all over the place, the new digital signal is much more robust hence a lot of people having tuning problems. I have a friend who had major tuning problems still has BBC wales on his telly, I live in Manchester, says he prefers it
 
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