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Gerrymac – 17 minutes ago »
I have films that have been d/loaded and are in a separate folder.
So what file format are the movies? The Humax DLNA client is rather fussy about what it will play. An alternative would be to install the custom firmware on the Humax and access the recording using file sharing (SAMBA).
Gerrymac – 1 hour ago »
Make of Router is Huawei and Model is HG633.
Soory, the only manual I acn find on the Internet doesn’t go into enough details to make a call on whether it should work.
I can connect (temp) with Ethernet cable for testing purposes tomorrow.
That sounds like a good plan to me.
Just want to know when it connects what to do from then…On PC to view video on TV thru the Humax.
Nothing on the PC; what content stored on the PC are you trying to view?
grahamlthompson – 48 minutes ago »
Not an expert but I think that means your PC and the Humax are on different subnets.
They are definitely on different subnets. Whether or not that will work will depend on the router; perhaps the original poster and can tell us the make and model of the router.
Barmingmag – 4 hours ago »
Sounds like that may be an option. Do you think that the high signal strength or some other effect of the booster may be corrupting the tuner to the extent that it needs replacing?
I think that is unlikely; there have been may reports of signal strength that is too high and no previous indication that it causes permanent damage.
I say this as there does not seem to be anyway to get the 4000T back to the state it was in prior to the first attempt at recording.
I think the box has another problem besides the signal strength.
If the box does need replacing again, it sounds like it is worth getting an variable attenuator and getting the signal strength down to, say, 65% (right?) prior to trying to record for the first time with a third 4000T.
My feeling, based on experiments with our HDR-2000T (which may have a different scale for signal strength), is that around 80% is optimal.
Saralikesradio – 2 hours ago »
We’re thinking of upgrading from HDR FOX-T2 to a newer model. We love the FIND option on the T2 EPG (returned an FVP4000T because we couldn’t get on with it at all).
I don’t think an HDR-2000T would be a significant upgrade from an HDR_FOX T2. Many people consider the HDR-FOX T2 with the custom firmware one of the best PVRs available. If you didn’t get on with the FVP4000T then I think the other option would be to look at the Panasonic PVRs which reportedly are very reliable at recording although the user interface is not as good as the Humax.
Should we just get them another FOX-T2?
Probably.
Barmingmag – 1 hour ago »
Additional info: We have signal strength and quality of 100% but only with a booster (Antiference P1200T – fitted a number of years ago with no problems since).
Signal strength of a 100% may be too high and saturating the tuners. You could tr fitting a variable attenuator and if that helps consider replacing the booster with a variable gain model. However I am not sure that this will fix your recording problems.
grinningdog – 48 minutes ago »
I want to buy two replacement Humax boxes (one for my father in law) but I’m worried that these only get 3 stars on Amazon and there seems to be issues raised here too.
You need to look at the dates on the negative reviews on Amazon; the box had a number of software issues when released which quite reasonably attracted poor reviews. I think most of the major bugs have been fixed or are in the progress of being fixed. The major remaining gripe is that menu system is slow to respond.
MrFraggle – 52 minutes ago »
Worked for me on both tablet and PC, very strange. You will need to scroll down but try this. http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/UE55KU6000KXXU/
The correct URL for the manual is (I think) http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=UNI_UK&CttFileID=6648666&CDCttType=UM&ModelType=N&ModelName=UE55KU6000K&VPath=UM/201612/20161209100212986/ENG-JZDVBEUK-1.1.3.pdf
Sunflower704 – 1 hour ago »
The box has been retuned recently. It’s probably about 6 years old
Was that a manual retune? Are you confident the box is tuned to a single transmitter?
steveb60 – 53 minutes ago »
Martin Liddle – 23 hours ago »
My question was whether the laptop is obtaining its address via DHCP and I am not sure if that is the question you are answering?
Sorry Martin, probably reaching the perimeter of my computer knowledge now. Knowledge, rather than ability… I’m not sure how to tell if the laptop is obtaining its address via DHCP… Can you tell me how to find this?
Based on what you say it probably is. If you really want to check (and are using Windows) go to control panel>network and Sharing Centre>Change Adapter settings and select the ethernet port>Properties>Internet Protocol Version 4>Properties it should be set to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically
Luke – 1 hour ago »
I just thought that using the hotkey or switch would be without risk of knobling the laptop compared to adjusting any of the settings.
I agree; it was just a driver setting I stumbled across last week that does exactly what I happen to want and I didn’t know existed before; probably off topic for this thread.
Luke – 1 hour ago »
Most laptops either have a hotkey combination or a physical switch to disable and re-enable WiFi.
I also found the other day that some (but not all) wireless adapters have an optional driver setting to disable WiFi when a cable is connected to the ethernet port.
steveb60 – 1 hour ago »
I have tried both DHCP and fixed IP address and the result is the same.
My question was whether the laptop is obtaining its address via DHCP and I am not sure if that is the question you are answering?
steveb60 – 6 hours ago »
I checked the DHCP client list on the WR802N and it tells me there are no devices connected. However, I have my laptop also connected to the WR820N via WAN and can connect happily to the internet.
Is it using DHCP or a fixed IP address?
I have tried setting the primary DNS to 208.67.220.220, still the same result.
There must be something very simple that I’m overlooking…
Have you tried the rather obvious remedy of putting the Humax into standby and turning the power off for 10 seconds. It is reported that the networking stack can get confused and the only way to reset it is to power cycle the box.
