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1100 s I have switched the HDMI cable to a different location, remade the F connectors, checked that settings show two cables connected and I still cannot record two programmes and watch a different channel at the same time. When two programmes are recording I cannot change channel and so I cannot watch a programme that is not recording. Can this box truly record two different channels whilst watching another?
Irene.h – 2 hours ago »
1100 s I have switched the HDMI cable to a different location, remade the F connectors, checked that settings show two cables connected and I still cannot record two programmes and watch a different channel at the same time. When two programmes are recording I cannot change channel and so I cannot watch a programme that is not recording. Can this box truly record two different channels whilst watching another?
Yes it can, but you have to understand what programmes are on which transponders. Try entering 106 to go to BBC 1-HD. Press the instant record button. Enter 102 to go to BBC 2-HD and press the instant record button to create a 2nd recording. Because the two recordings are being made from the same transponder only one tuner is required.
Now cycle through all the available channels using the programme up/down buttons. If any are missing make a note of which they are (also confirm you have a english postcode). You may have a bad connection on the tuner 2 in connection.
Post an example of what two channels you are recording. If you confirm an English postcode I will post a list of channels you should be able to 3rd view.
For more info see here
https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/what-can-i-record-and-watch-using-1-or-2-cables
Thanks Graham…….I have a Scottish post code AB30 1YX
Irene.h – 1 minute ago »
Thanks Graham…….I have a Scottish post code AB30 1YX
Guess that would put STV-HD at lcn 111. Makes it a bit more dificult to predict as I have a West Midlands postcode.
Try the test I suggested but use
972 for BBC 1 HD and 949 For BBC 2-HD
when recording the above two enter 978 (BBC 1- HD Northern Ireland) and confirm if you can view this channel
Recording ch 102. And 106 at 1955 on 27 Dec. Cannot get Ch 116 and most other channels the channel switch lands on
Irene.h – 20 seconds ago »
Recording ch 102. And 106 at 1955 on 27 Dec. Cannot get Ch 116 and most other channels the channel switch lands on
That’s because of your Scottish postcode Try using the alternative pair posted in #4
That way I can be positive which transponder is being used to record from. Channel 978 is a vertical polarised transponder so viewing this will confirm you can use both horizontal and vertically polarised transponders.
Confirming that I am recording ch 972 &949 simultaneously. I am watching 978
Hi Graham……. Great….. I can record two channels at the same time whilst watching another but……. is there an easy way to tell which programmea I can set to do that.
Irene.h – 1 minute ago »
Confirming that I am recording ch 972 &949 simultaneously. I am watching 978
Thanks your box must be working correctly.
OK lets consider what transponders you were likely to be using. 102 would be BBC 2-HD which is a national channel so would be 10773 H. 106 would be BBC 1 Scotland HD on 11023 H.
That would mean only channels on either 10773 H or 11023 H would be viewable
Perhaps you could confirm this list is correct
173 BBC Four
110 BBC Four
608 Cbeebies
949 BBC Two HD
950 BBC One Lon
951 BBC One CI
954 BBC One East W
965 BBC One West
968 BBC Two Eng
981 BBC RB 1
107 BBC Four HD
200 BBC NEWS HD
601 CBeebies HD
973 BBC One ScotHD
976 BBC One Wal HD
Basically your choice of recording channel for both recordings dictates what 3rd channels can be viewed while recording two.
Ideally if possible set the two from the same transponder.
Some common combinations – all of them can be found by downloading the static Excel list linked to above
Recording any two from each group will make all other channels viewable
173 BBC Four 10773 H
110 BBC Four 10773 H
608 Cbeebies 10773 H
949 BBC Two HD 10773 H
950 BBC One Lon 10773 H
951 BBC One CI 10773 H
954 BBC One East W 10773 H
965 BBC One West 10773 H
968 BBC Two Eng 10773 H
981 BBC RB 1 10773 H
104 Channel 4 10714 H
122 E4 + 1 10714 H
125 More4 + 1 10714 H
300 Film4 10714 H
974 Channel 4 10714 H
105 Channel 5 HD 10964 H
128 Channel 5 +1 10964 H
129 5 USA 10964 H
130 5 USA +1 10964 H
131 5STAR 10964 H
133 My5 10964 H
141 5Spike 10964 H
107 BBC Four HD 11023 H
200 BBC NEWS HD 11023 H
601 CBeebies HD 11023 H
973 BBC One ScotHD 11023 H
976 BBC One Wal HD 11023 H
212 BBC NEWS 10817 V
607 CBBC 10817 V
957 BBC One NI 10817 V
958 BBC One Oxford 10817 V
961 BBC One South 10817 V
962 BBC One S West 10817 V
969 BBC Two NI 10817 V
102 BBC Two HD 10847 V
106 BBC One HD 10847 V
600 CBBC HD 10847 V
971 BBC Two HD Wales 10847 V
972 BBC One HD 10847 V
949 BBC Two HD 10847 V
979 BBC Two Wales 10847 V
978 BBC One NI HD 10847 V
121 Channel 4 + 1 10936 V
123 E4 + 1 10936 V
124 More4 10936 V
301 Film4 + 1 10936 V
975 Channel 4 + 1 10936 V
142 True Ent 11306 V
143 Sony Crime 11306 V
152 True Ent+ 1 11306 V
154 true ent 11306 V
302 Sony Moviech 11306 V
303 True Xmas 11306 V
305 Movies4Men 11306 V
304 True Xmas +1 11306 V
603 POP 11306 V
605 Tiny Pop 11306 V
604 POP Max 11306 V
606 POP +1 11306 V
157 Dave 12129 V
158 Drama 12129 V
159 Yesterday 12129 V
160 Really 12129 V
166 Home 12129 V
Thanks……looks like I cannot record regional channels (STV) if I want to record two programmes together and watch another…….. so record two BBC channels and watch STV looks like a fix.
You have been a great help Graham, thanks for your patience…….it’s a pity this was not explained in the SetUp info
They probably think that the average user does not have sufficient nous to understand the intricacies of the techniques used to get the signals to your box. This is also true of terrestrial DTV as well, but not quite as complex because there are fewer multiplexes (transponders in sat speak) to chose from.
Trev – 21 minutes ago »
They probably think that the average user does not have sufficient nous to understand the intricacies of the techniques used to get the signals to your box. This is also true of terrestrial DTV as well, but not quite as complex because there are fewer multiplexes (transponders in sat speak) to chose from.
They are probably correct.
Irene.h – 12 hours ago »
Thanks……looks like I cannot record regional channels (STV) if I want to record two programmes together and watch another…….. so record two BBC channels and watch STV looks like a fix.
You have been a great help Graham, thanks for your patience…….it’s a pity this was not explained in the SetUp info
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It’s a tad complex and I guess would cause great difficulties for customer support. A sky-HD box can’t record one and watch another at all. Unfortunately unlike the BBC ITV and STV don’t give you all the regional channels in the epg with higher numbers. The much older Foxsat-HDR together with the Custom Firmware allows you to unhide the commercial regional channels so they appear in the epg.
If you have A PC running Microsoft Office download the Excel application linked to above. This has a GUI built in that will tell you how to view a 3rd channel while recording two by switching to a different channel. See image
You could perhaps consider changing the postcode to a English borders, one.
As you say recording 103 as one choice and the other from the BBC-HD variants is likely the easiest way,
As you might guess it’s even more complicated if you only have one cable which can be used to feed both tuners.
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Hint – You can actually record the 3rd viewed channel if it’s viewed from the beginning using the time shift buffer. You can use a reminder to switch to the channel.
These are on the same transponder as your STV SD regional variant on 103.
115 ITV3 10906
116 ITV3+1 10906
731 talkSPORT 10906
Try setting a recording on 103 and a second on one of the alternative BBC 1 HD regions. Now add a watch reservation on 105.
When the programme you have reserved on 115 starts the box should switch to that channel despite the recordings. When any one of the two recordings finishes. Press the instant recording button.
Check the recordings list you should find a recording of 115 in progress which you can watch from the beginning using chasing playback.
Trev – 1 hour ago »
They probably think that the average user does not have sufficient nous to understand the intricacies of the techniques used to get the signals to your box. This is also true of terrestrial DTV as well, but not quite as complex because there are fewer multiplexes (transponders in sat speak) to chose from.
The fact that you can easily add multiple tuners to a single feed from an aerial makes a very big difference The aerial unlike a lnb is a passive device so needs no band or polarisation switching by a connected tuner.
Eg FVP-4000/5000T 3 tuners recording up to 4 at once subject to Multiplex
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