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Hello All,
The Scenario.
I am not using the PVR and the little light is red.
And I am not using or holding any remote control at the time.
Then the light goes blue.
I use the remote and switch the PVR off.
After a short while the light goes blue again.
Software Version = UKTFAE 1.03.51
Power On Timer = OFF
Power Off Timer = OFF
Automatic Power Down = ON (4 hours)
Power Saving Mode = OFF
Anybody got a solution for this?
Regards Lin.
Cover up the ir receiver on the front of the box to rule out a rogue infra red source (stuck button another remote perhaps).
Thanks Graham.
To be honest, I have enough hassle getting the 4000T to recognise ANY signal as the range of the receiver is amazingly narrow and insensitive.
But I will give it a go the next time it plays up.
I had this problem about a year ago – but found that setting a power on timer for 15 minutes at say 9:00am fixed it. Having said that, I don’t use that method any more and now have the FTP and SMB servers set to on and the media server on from 6:00 am till 12:00 midnight. No spurious blue light for months now.
LinW13 – 20 hours ago »
To be honest, I have enough hassle getting the 4000T to recognise ANY signal as the range of the receiver is amazingly narrow and insensitive.
Which model of remote control do you have: the RM-L03 or RM-L08? The RM-L08 is better but the early production batches were problematic.
Hiya Guys and thanks for your responses.
GrahamRHK – Sounds counter-intuitive, but worth a try. I will look up FTP and SMB as I do not have a scooby what they mean.
Martin – Problematic puts it mildly. To preserve my sanity, I got rid of my RM-L08 long ago. I currently use a RMC 3056 purchased off of Ebay. Though I do have a Harmony 300 still in its box if I fancy setting it up.
My old Sony is so easy to use – reliable and no flaky software. The only benefit to the Humax is that I can record 3 things at the same time. Apart from that, it has so many eccentric quirks. And I am rapidly running out of patience. Does Humax really expect to stay in business when they churn out such incompetent kit? I think not.
Rant over. Regards from a fed up oldie.
I’ve had something very similar a couple of times with my 5000t. I’d put it into standby and the light would go red but then it’s turn blue again after a while because it’d woken itself up. On the two occasions this has happened to me I’ve put the box into standby and then pulled the plug, left it a few minutes, plugged it back in and then it’s worked fine again. Hope that simple fix will work for you too.
LinW13 – 1 hour ago »
Hiya Guys and thanks for your responses.
GrahamRHK – Sounds counter-intuitive, but worth a try. I will look up FTP and SMB as I do not have a scooby what they mean.
Martin – Problematic puts it mildly. To preserve my sanity, I got rid of my RM-L08 long ago. I currently use a RMC 3056 purchased off of Ebay. Though I do have a Harmony 300 still in its box if I fancy setting it up.
My old Sony is so easy to use – reliable and no flaky software. The only benefit to the Humax is that I can record 3 things at the same time. Apart from that, it has so many eccentric quirks. And I am rapidly running out of patience. Does Humax really expect to stay in business when they churn out such incompetent kit? I think not.
Rant over. Regards from a fed up oldie.
Although my Harmony remote is supposed to support the multiple rf channels. I found that turning off other Humax kit using a different ir mode caused my 5000T caused it to boot up. Reverting to using original remotes has eliminated the issue. You can actually record any 4 from the HD mux and even record the 5th if you set a watch recording reservation. This ensures the 5th programme start is in the timeshift buffer. Once the TV switches to the 5th from the watch reservation. Just press the instant record button.
Has the 5000 got a ‘remote app’? If so, I believe that it starts up the box every 20 mins or so to check for new commands. But I am probably getting mixed up with a different box.
Quote:Has the 5000 got a ‘remote app’? If so, I believe that it starts up the box every 20 mins or so to check for new commands. But I am probably getting mixed up with a different box.You are correct – sort of… The HUMAX TV app allows you to schedule recordings remotely via the HUMAX TV portal – you have to set up the remote recording capability on the FVP too, choosing a suitable update interval 20, 30 or 50 minutes as I recall. The FVP wakes up according to that update interval and checks the HUMAX portal to see if the schedule has been updated remotely. It also synchronises the FVP recording schedule status with the portal so that one can check that series recordings have updated. However this does not cause the blue light to come on (i.e. the box does not come out of standby). It happens “under the covers” and the user is unaware. However, it wakes for network activity and the hard drive turns on – for about 3 minutes for recording schedule synchronisation to take place.
Just adding myself to this issue as it drives me nuts. 😆
Mine has done this since I bought the fvp-4000t (along with other glitchy behaviors). Covering the IR sensor didn’t work for me, I concluded it was something to do with the CEC protocol over the HDMI connection even though it’s turned off on both ends. It’s definitely more of an issue when I’m watching youtube or netflix on the TV.
If there was an option to stop it automatically buffering to the hard drive, it might not be as noticeable or problematic.
As it happens, I’ve come here today to see if the Humax BT youview+ boxes are as buggy as the freeview one as it’s steering my decision on choosing their broadband and TV.
Just for reference, the TV is a Vestel made/Toshiba branded model which in itself is very buggy so I wouldn’t put it past it to still be sending CEC commands even though it’s set not too.
Zantium – 46 mins ago »
Just adding myself to this issue as it drives me nuts. 😆
Mine has done this since I bought the fvp-4000t (along with other glitchy behaviors). Covering the IR sensor didn’t work for me, I concluded it was something to do with the CEC protocol over the HDMI connection even though it’s turned off on both ends. It’s definitely more of an issue when I’m watching youtube or netflix on the TV.
If there was an option to stop it automatically buffering to the hard drive, it might not be as noticeable or problematic.
As it happens, I’ve come here today to see if the Humax BT youview+ boxes are as buggy as the freeview one as it’s steering my decision on choosing their broadband and TV.
Just for reference, the TV is a Vestel made/Toshiba branded model which in itself is very buggy so I wouldn’t put it past it to still be sending CEC commands even though it’s set not too.
Disable pin 13 on the HDMI cable. (Pin 13 carries the CEC data) by plugging this adaptor to either end of the cable.
Aww, thanks Graham I’ll give one of those a try.
Zantium – 1 hour ago »
Aww, thanks Graham I’ll give one of those a try.
You are welcome. It’s a common problem when the kit at either end isn’t made by the same manufacturer. The CEC spec is so loosely specified and flawed especially in respect of power control. Hopefully it will resolve the issue.
Just wanted to follow up and say this fixed the issue for me so thanks again.
All I need to do now is sort the EPG and it might finally be a usable piece of kit.
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