Can't reset Humax Freeviw Box

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  • #20312
    Anonymous
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    Hi. On my Mum,s Humax Hd T2 box the LED is flashing round in a circle.I can’t reset and have a blue screen.Turning it off at the mains doesn’t nothing.I have swapped the HDMI cable with a scary and still nothing.It seems box is stuck without anyway of resetting it.Aerial is all ok.

    Any help please?

    #89366
    Anonymous
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    Have you tried pressing the Reset button, this is located behind the drop down panel on the right hand side.

    #89367
    grahamlthompson
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    Well known sympton of failed capacitors in the power supply. Easy fix for anyone that can use a soldering iron.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Humax-foxsat-power-supply-repair-kit-fixes-no-boot-green-circling-on-display/201355421738?hash=item2ee1b7e82a:g:pnAAAOSwBLlVYGZz:rk:1:pf:0

    #89368
    Anonymous
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    @Brian…never checked will do..tnx.. and at Graham will check out the link

    Cheers

    #89369
    Anonymous
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    I had to reset mine about a week ago, due to it failing to boot past the rotating stage on the display.

    It has been fine ever since.

    #89370
    Anonymous
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    Have held reset for 10 secs or more and still have the circle off doom.

    Looks like the soldering iron has to be found

    Cheers

    #89371
    grahamlthompson
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    Gerrymac – 31 minutes ago  » 

    Have held reset for 10 secs or more and still have the circle off doom.

    Looks like the soldering iron has to be found

    Cheers

    A bit of background. The capacitors in the Foxsat-HD are made by Capxon. Long before the Foxsat-HD they were fitted in Sky-HD boxes made by Thomson (no relation :-), which failed in around 18 months or so.

    For whatever reason the same capacitors were used in the Foxsat-HD but thankfully not in the later Foxsat-HDR. My Foxsat-Hdr from the first batch is still used everyday (though largely to track Freesat transponder changes).

    Thankfully they are relatively easy to change. Good news is not seen anyone report a repeat when replaced with a decent spec replacement.

    I have one I lean’t to a friend that I havent’ got to fixing yet

    #89372
    Anonymous
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    Graham, this thread is about the HD-Fox T2.

    #89373
    Anonymous
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    Gerrymac – 5 hours ago  » 

    Turning it off at the mains doesn’t nothing.

    brian – 4 hours ago  » 

    Have you tried pressing the Reset button, this is located behind the drop down panel on the right hand side.

    Gerrymac – 3 hours ago  » 

    Have held reset for 10 secs or more and still have the circle off doom.

    The reset button is designed to be the equivalent of turning off at the mains.

    Unfortunately, as Gerrymac had already tried switching off at the mains the use of the reset button was almost doomed to failure.

    https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/reset-button-under-ci-slot-flap#post-1568

    #89374
    Anonymous
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    I take it the same caps are used on both Freesat and Freeview Boxes?

    Cheers

    #89375
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Hi,

    Changed the said Caps but other faults are within the main board so unit is no longer..New box needed..

    Cheers for the link..

    #89376
    Anonymous
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    Hi,

    Just one more thing..Can the remote for this faulty box be programmed as a spare for my HDR T2 Box.

    Cheers

    #89377
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Yes, they both use the RM-F04 remote control, and as supplied, will operate either box without re-programming.

    #89378
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Cheers Brian…

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