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I understand that in an earlier version of HDR FOX T2 software the Red (Recording) LED was on for both record from ‘On’ and record from standby, Where as now ‘Red’ won’t be shown for record from standby. Does anyone know why this was changed and can we pursued Humax to put it back as it was?
That would be great if we could get this behaviour back. It is very inconvenient not knowing if the HDR Fox T2 is recording when in standby, most other STBs give an indication of this. It matters if you want to play with the aerial chain, or switch power off, or want to wait until the recording has finished to avoid risking HDMI sync problems.
You can tell when the box is recording in standby, the “REC” symbol on the front panel will be on. 😉
Problem with the rec “REC” symbol on the front panel is that the front panel is so dull unless you right up to it you cannot see anything at all, not even the clock, when the unit is in standby. I’m with Owen, it would be great if the red (Recording) LED was on for both record from ‘On’ and record from standby.
The problem as I recall it, with the illuminated ring around the power button showing red when recording in standby, was that it was very hard to tell whether it was orange or red, unless you actually saw it change. If another colour could be used for standby it would be much clearer.
I don’t subscribe to the notion that it was hard to determine between the Orange/Red LED I certainly had no problems.
The original design spec called for the LED to be Orange (actually the colour is recorded as Amber in the spec) in standby no matter what state, active, recording, etc, and this is why it was changed.
The chances of getting it changed are slim to nought.
Not much use really, but I have removed the orange filter that is attached to the front of the VFD display. I had to take the Hummy apart to do it, thus invalidating the warranty. I was upgrading the HDD from 500GB to 1TB at the time.
It make the whole display much easier to read/see and as a bonus for me, the display is green so it matches with all my other AV equipment.
Which contrasts (sic) with the far too bright red light and blue display on my Foxsat HDR which I have muted by putting a blue plastic filter (cut from a slip folder) behind the front panel flap.
As stated above there is a ‘REC’ display on the front panel But it is very small see PHOTO HERE , Note the size compared to the ‘T’. Barry am I correct in saying that it was Bright RED for record from standby, But it was changed to comply with the original spec.?
The ring around the power button was “Dim” Red when recording from standby.
You would not want it so bright that it was distracting while watching something or even readng.
It’s Not very bright when powered up either.
brian – 5 days ago »
The ring around the power button was “Dim” Red when recording from standby.
This is a classic case of what the developers wrote into the software being more useful than the spec. It’s a real shame the code was changed to match the spec. Where I work we often do it the other way round, it’s a lot quicker to change the spec to match the code. Plus when you are developing and using the product, what works and what doesn’t is often a lot more obvious than when you are writing a spec.
For anyone else finding this thread.
If you install the custom firmware then there is an add-on called Redring which lets you show a red ring around the power button when it is recording in background. It has some other options too which give more control over the display.
Barney – 2 hours ago »
If you install the custom firmware then there is an add-on called Redring which lets you show a red ring around the power button when it is recording in background. It has some other options too which give more control over the display.
Really useful to know, I emailed Humax support ages ago asking if there was a way of disabling the scrolling display, even though the box is over 1m away from the screen it still managed to bug me every now and again. Keep up the good work people, it is appreciated.
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