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inspector – 34 mins ago »
I thought that I had my wi-fi problem sorted when I got a list of my recorded 5000 programs on the 2000. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t play. Very halting, no continuous sound, then frozen for a few minutes.
How strong is the WiFi signal at the HDR-2000T? Have you tried plugging the dongle into the other USB port (one front undera aflap, one rear)?
It will be a very strong wifi signal. Only about 10m from the router.
The HDR2000 only has one USB port, at the front rhside.
inspector – 1 hour ago »
It will be a very strong wifi signal. Only about 10m from the router.
The HDR2000 only has one USB port, at the front rhside.
I thought the HDR-2000T had two USB ports (which is what the manual shows); the rear one below the Ethernet socket. Unfortunately our HDR-2000T is eighty miles away so I can’t check until after lockdown. The only other thing that might help is using a short USB cable with a male connector at one end and female at the other so that you try changing the orientation of the dongle.
All the years that I have owned HDR2000T’s and I never knew that there was another USB port!
Anyway, tried the dongle in that second USB port & it was very halting.
Tried a USB cable, & that seemed better, but it still kept stopping.
Maybe if I constructed some kind of wooden structure to hold it in a semi permanent position on top of the 2000? What would you suggest, pointing to the router location?
Cracked it!
Short USB lead, wooden cradle on top of a mini camera tripod, on top of the 2000, pointing down towards the router location.
Have to initially switch the 5000 on so that the other machine recognises it, then it can be switched off.
Thanks for all your help.
inspector – 1 hour ago »
Cracked it!
Short USB lead, wooden cradle on top of a mini camera tripod, on top of the 2000, pointing down towards the router location.
Have to initially switch the 5000 on so that the other machine recognises it, then it can be switched off.
Excellent, well done. Slightly surprised you need to switch on the FVP; at the time you tested was it within the range of start and end time for the server to be active?
Yes, it was 2 hrs before. Forgot about that.
Now I will have to make it more presentable.
Thanks.
Spoke too soon! Works for a few minutes then picture & sound spasmodic every so often. Can’t seem to find best direction to point the dongle.
Given up with the dongle. Sent it back. It would work for a few minutes, then the sound would go, & the video was jerky. It would recover, then fail a few minutes later, & this got more frequent.
I watch the 5000 through the Samsung TV now. Much prefer to use the Humax controller, but we can’t have everything.
inspector – 4 hours ago »
Given up with the dongle. Sent it back. It would work for a few minutes, then the sound would go, & the video was jerky. It would recover, then fail a few minutes later, & this got more frequent.
I watch the 5000 through the Samsung TV now. Much prefer to use the Humax controller, but we can’t have everything.
Have you considered Powerline adapters eg https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5742734 ? Very easy to use; plug one in near the router and connect to router with the network cable provided; plug the other in near the Humax and connect the cable to the network port on the Humax. Job done.
I have given up with the dongle. Instead, I am using the Samsung TV in the other room to receive the Humax recordings. Yesterday, however, I paused a playback to make a cuppa. When I returned, the TV was on a freeview channel, and the FVP5000 icon had disappeared from “source”. The TV & the Humax are both connected to wifi, as I can get Youtube on both of them.
The “Live TV” app on my phone says the Humax is on standby, & the “Power on or delete a registered device” is faded (greyed out) & doesn’t work. This is with the Humax off, of course. I thought that it worked when I was away from home?
Any idea what will restore the FVP5000 icon to the Samsung TV?
inspector – 55 mins ago »
Any idea what will restore the FVP5000 icon to the Samsung TV?
Have you checked the server status (under server management in advanced settings) on the FVP?
Yes, that is set at 10am to 23.30, Network server ON.
It was working OK until I paused it to make a cup of tea. A few minutes later, I heard the tv. (in pause, there is no sound)
inspector – 13 hours ago »
Yes, that is set at 10am to 23.30, Network server ON.
But what does it say under Status?
It was working OK until I paused it to make a cup of tea. A few minutes later, I heard the tv. (in pause, there is no sound)
Have you tried the age old fix of putting the FVP into standby and when the disk stops spinning, turning off the power for 10 seconds and then seeing if the problem is fixed when you power it up?
Server Status says “running”
Unplugging then restarting did not work. Should I have had it running first?
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