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Hello all,
I wonder if anyone could offer me some advice, please? My 9300T is still on Loader version 4.35, which I think is out of date. I have tried searching for new software automatically and manually and get the message that no new software is available.
A second (related?) issue is that when I turn on the 9300T I get nothing but snow on the TV. I have to turn off the 9300T, wait a minute, and then turn it back on to get any reception. After that it is fine, but it always needs on-off-on to get it working. Is this common?
Grateful thanks for any suggestions for both queries.
All the best,
Chris
Dotandcom – 15 minutes ago »
I wonder if anyone could offer me some advice, please? My 9300T is still on Loader version 4.35, which I think is out of date. I have tried searching for new software automatically and manually and get the message that no new software is available.
The loader isn’t usually updated OTA only the main software. What problem are you having that you think a later loader version would help with?
A second (related?) issue is that when I turn on the 9300T I get nothing but snow on the TV. I have to turn off the 9300T, wait a minute, and then turn it back on to get any reception. After that it is fine, but it always needs on-off-on to get it working. Is this common?
How is the 9300 connected to the TV?
Hi Martin,
Thanks for responding. Much appreciated. To answer your first question, I thought that having an old version of the Loader might account for the second issue, i.e. that it takes two goes to get the 9300 to talk successfully to the TV.
I pulled out the TV and 9300 from their corner and peered behind. At first it seemed that the main form of connection was cobwebs! Once those were swept away I could see that the two are connected by a scart cable. Is that what you meant?
All the best,
Chris
Not all TVs react the same to auto switching but the safe bet is to always switch the TV ON first, let it fire up and then switch ON the Humax. I’m guessing your problem switch-on sequence is; Humax ON > TV ON > snow > Humax OFF > Humax ON > Picture.
Thanks for the suggestion, Biggles, but unfortunately that’s not it. The sequence is TV ON > snow > Humax ON > snow remains > Humax OFF > Humax ON > Picture. I’ve also tried switching on the Humax first, but no joy. It doesn’t make the Humax unusable, it’s just an irritation.
Thanks,
Chris
OK but do you allow enough time for the TV to become fully ON before switching the Humax ON? With the Humax ON and still snow on the TV can you get a picture from the Humax by using the TV’s TV/AV button (might be called something else on your TV) to select the SCART socket that the Humax is connected to?
Dotandcom – 4 minutes ago »
Thanks for the suggestion, Biggles, but unfortunately that’s not it. The sequence is TV ON > snow > Humax ON > snow remains > Humax OFF > Humax ON > Picture. I’ve also tried switching on the Humax first, but no joy. It doesn’t make the Humax unusable, it’s just an irritation.
Thanks,
Chris
I do not know this PVR but my syuggestion would be to delay turning on the unit until it is further into its startup sequence.
Using the method you use how judge how many seconds elapses before the snow clears and use that delay.
Right, gents, I think we might have it. The second part of Biggles’s second suggestion seems to be a winner. I noticed that when I switch the TV on it automatically operates in TV mode. If I scroll round to V.Tape the picture appears. Still a fiddle, but much, much less than turning things on and off and then on again. I call that a result. Very many thanks to all for your help and for your time. Biggles, name your drink!
All the best,
Chris
Presumably V.Tape (VHS video tape recorder?) is what the SCART socket is called (on the TV) that you’ve got the Humax plugged into? Normally I would expect the TV to auto-switch to that socket when the Humax is switched ON. Does that socket accept an RGB signal, is there an AV1 SCART socket doing nothing on your TV?
There are only two scart sockets on the back of the TV. One is marked AV, the other is marked V.Tape. I have the Humax connected to the V.Tape socket and a DVD player is connected to the AV socket. If I swap them around the Humax produces a picture immediately, but the DVD player doesn’t work (blank screen) – the DVD player only seems to work when connected to the AV socket. I’m afraid I don’t know anything about RGB signals.
Chris
RGB connection basically means better quality picture because the three colours that make up the TV picture (Red, Green and Blue) are sent separately, no coding/decoding to be done. I am assuming that the V.Tape SCART socket doesn’t support RGB (probably only intended for a VHS recorder) and therefore you are not using RGB at the moment. I would suggest you get out your TV manual and check the specification of both the TV SCART sockets, you may benefit from a different connection scheme. Without knowing more detail you might find this better.
DVD > Humax VCR SCART
Humax TV SCART > TV AV SCART
If the Humax is in STANDBY the DVD player will connect to the TV. If the Humax is ON the DVD player will override when PLAY is pressed. Both will be able to connect to the TV with best quality.
Afraid that didn’t work. It’s an elderly TV and I think that we are now as close to ideal as we are going to get. I’m much happier with it now, it’s certainly a big improvement. So I’ll just thank you again for your time and trouble and not pester you any further. Many thanks.
All the best,
Chris
If you want to update the loader then I think the loader file is still bundled with the software file, see Martin’s instructions.
Thank you for that suggestion. I am a Mac user and the instructions seem to be for Windows only. Just as well, really, since they were above my head.
Best,
Chris
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