Watching recordings with no satellite connection?

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  • #13927
    Anonymous
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    I’ve just upgraded to the new Foxsat HDR-1000S but still have many recordings to watch on my HDR. I was hoping to be able to just connect the HDR to my TV with an HDMI cable and use it just to watch recordings. However it complains that no channels can be found and forces me into the menu. I can’t open the Media browser. Is there anyway round this?

    I have installed Twonky media server but that only let’s me stream SD shows to the HDR-1000S, and not HD shows.

    #39916
    grahamlthompson
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    Hi welcome to the forum. You don’t need a lnb connection to watch your existing content. It’s been a while :| try pressing exit from the no signal found message and use the usual media button. :-)

    The Foxsat-hdr lacks the capability to stream HD encrypted recorded content to the HDR-1000s found on the HDR FOX T2.

    #39917
    Anonymous
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    Thanks Graham, I’ve tried pressing everything but it always just sends me to the Menu, and pressing Media just brings up the “no” icon. Are you sure it’s definitely possible?

    #39918
    grahamlthompson
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    jcwacky – 15 minutes ago  » 

    Thanks Graham, I’ve tried pressing everything but it always just sends me to the Menu, and pressing Media just brings up the “no” icon. Are you sure it’s definitely possible?

    Pretty sure, a long time ago a poster who lost his signal in the summer wanted to do just this. I will try disconnecting my lnb cables tommorow to see what happens.

    #39919
    Anonymous
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    Much appreciated! I know how annoying those cables can be! Thinking about it, I don’t think it immediately started complaining about no channels, initially I think it just reported no signal, and let me watch media fine, I think it wasn’t until the next day it started reporting no channels and stopped me watching Media. I’ll try reconnecting the cables and see what happens.

    #39920
    grahamlthompson
    Participant

    Mine just said no signal. access to the media list was normal.

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    Afterthought. I wonder if there is a limit as to how long you can leave the box unpowered without then having to connect to a lnb and re-install.

    #39921
    Anonymous
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    grahamlthompson – 2 days ago  » 

    Afterthought. I wonder if there is a limit as to how long you can leave the box unpowered without then having to connect to a lnb and re-install.

    Thanks, I suspect this is probably the case then.

    I just tried putting an LNB cable into the HDR, and then using another cable to connect the LNB1 OUT on the HDR to the LNB1 IN on the HDR-1000 to see if that would work. But the 1000 isn’t picking up the signal, any idea why?

    #39922
    grahamlthompson
    Participant

    jcwacky – 9 minutes ago  » 

    grahamlthompson – 2 days ago  » 

    Afterthought. I wonder if there is a limit as to how long you can leave the box unpowered without then having to connect to a lnb and re-install.

    Thanks, I suspect this is probably the case then.

    I just tried putting an LNB cable into the HDR, and then using another cable to connect the LNB1 OUT on the HDR to the LNB1 IN on the HDR-1000 to see if that would work. But the 1000 isn’t picking up the signal, any idea why?

    The Foxsat needs to be in low power sby to pass all channels from lnb1 in to lnb1 out. When on only a subset of available channels will be available on the out socket.

    #39923
    Anonymous
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    grahamlthompson – 3 years ago  » 

    Hi welcome to the forum. You don’t need a lnb connection to watch your existing content. It’s been a while :| try pressing exit from the no signal found message and use the usual media button. :-)

    The Foxsat-hdr lacks the capability to stream HD encrypted recorded content to the HDR-1000s found on the HDR FOX T2.

    Does the same apply to Foxsat+ PVR?

    #39924
    grahamlthompson
    Participant

    cerclebois – 55 minutes ago  » 

    grahamlthompson – 3 years ago  » 

    Hi welcome to the forum. You don’t need a lnb connection to watch your existing content. It’s been a while :| try pressing exit from the no signal found message and use the usual media button. :-)

    The Foxsat-hdr lacks the capability to stream HD encrypted recorded content to the HDR-1000s found on the HDR FOX T2.

    Does the same apply to Foxsat+ PVR?

    What’s a Foxsat+ pvr ?

    #39925
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Foxsat HDR

    #39926
    grahamlthompson
    Participant

    cerclebois – 1 hour ago  » 

    Foxsat HDR

    Was the question referring to the ability of the Foxsat-HDR to serve HD to a HDR1000/1010/1100S ?

    Can’t discuss this here but would refer you to the Custom Firmware thread for the Foxsat-HDR on AV Forums.

    The HDR-FOX-T2 is the only Humax box I know of that has the capability to stream HD recordings from a bog standard box to a protected client. As it’s the only one that would be another HDR-FOX-T2. We were hoping that the above freetime (now :-) freesat) boxes would have the capability. Sadly so far it has not arrived.

    #39927
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    No, what I am asking is this. If my Foxsat HDR is not connected to the LNB, can I still playback existing recordings via one of my TV HDMI or SCART connections? Elsewhere I read the HDRs don’t allow you to do that. I am not asking about streaming from one box to another.

    Hope that’s clear now.

    #39928
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    There is one sure-fire way to find out!

    #39929
    Anonymous
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    Ha, ha! People of my vintage don’t relish contortions to get to connectors nor getting up from floors.

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