Ah, bother, that’s what I’ve just checked in here for. I have the DTR-T1010, it’s about 2-3 years old and it’s just started doing the exact same thing. I’ve given it a couple of maintenance resets and also turned off the smart power so it never turns off in the night and it’s made no difference. It’s OK for about 3-4 days then, at some stage the ‘next’ day, or when I next go to turn it on and it just doesn’t respond to the remote control nor does it respond to touching the power button. The only way to start it is by turning it off and on again via the switch on the back and anything which had been scheduled to record over the previous few hours (or days if I’ve been away) has not recorded – presumably since the un-noticed lock up. I’ve not tried a maintenance reset which deletes the recordings because (a) I don’t want to lose some precious recordings and, (b) I can’t see how this would resolve the issue. As of now I’m inclined to just get another and put this one into ‘standby’ so I’ve still got access to what’s currently recorded unless someone can suggest a cure. How strange that you and I have the apparently identical problem starting within a few days of each other.

My DTR-T1010 is my fourth Humax and this is the first bother I’ve had with any of them. I’ve bought another to replace the ‘jammed’ one because I like the way they work and the ease of programming – especially using the YouView app on my phone – and hope it lasts longer; at least it comes with a 2 year warranty so I can get Humax to do something about it if there is a recurrence in the next 24 months.

If there are programmes recorded on it that you want to keep why not just leave it plugged in, assuming you have a spare HDMI socket, then you can always turn it on to play a recording as and when the occasion arises. And who knows, maybe Humax will come up with an affordable solution at some stage, although I rather suspect pigs will fly before that happens.

Let’s hope it works for you, it didn’t for me.