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Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? I got in touch with Humax about it and they advised me how to switch the machine on (only press the power button once or it will receive confusing messages) but I still can’t get it to switch on while it’s recording something.
I have the same problem. Nothing happens when I press power on the remote or on the box.
Are you both sure it is not switching on whilst recording?
Look very carefully at the front LED – slightly brighter red if recording and switched on from standby.
Suspect a HDMI handshake issue, try turning off HDMI CEC on your TV.
Nope, definitely won’t switch on. HDMI CEC is switched off. I’ve had this problem ever since I bought the box so I guess being able to watch one program while recording another will forever remain a pipe dream. Bad job, Humax.
I have the Humax 4000T, I don’t seem to have this problem with mine.
I just switch the TV over to the HDMI input from the box,
(example HDMI 1), then switch on the 4000T with the remote or from the unit itself.
But beware sometime even when the unit is recording it can take up to 10 seconds to come on sometimes.
Just press the power button ONCE and wait, if you press it again to soon you will turn it off again.
Give it a good 30 seconds before trying again, if this don’t work then you my have a fault in the software.
Hope this helps.
And it has to be a QUICK press too, as if you hold it down for even a second it will switch on then off again.
I’ve had mine since December and it’s no pipe dream for me, I can watch one programme while recording up to four others, so apart from a few operational niggles I’d say good job, Humax.
Search or browse the forum for many posts – this one is pretty comprehensive Failure to turn on when timer recording
Lucky you, Stephenesque. I’ve been through all the remedies suggested in the above posts but my box simply won’t switch on while recording. It was an issue that had been mentioned in a number of reviews on Amazon – I wish I’d given them more weight and bought a different box.
It’s a shame because apart from that quite ridiculous problem (come on, Humax, you can do better than that) and the occasional glitch like the box suddenly deciding to switch itself on for no reason, or switch itself off in the middle of a recording (happily not frequent faults) it’s a nice piece of kit. I’ll certainly pay more attention to the negative reviews when the time comes to replace this box though.
patsycola – 1 day ago »
I’ve been through all the remedies suggested in the above posts but my box simply won’t switch on while recording.
If this is the case, then the simplest workaround would be to set the timer so that the box switches itself on 30 minutes before the first recording is due.
I emailed Humax and this time they sent me detailed instructions on how to reset the box and start from scratch (this resulting in an automatic check for software updates). I followed the instructions to the letter and set the timer to record a programme. I tried to switch the box on during recording and… ta-da! Success at last. I hope it wasn’t a one off and that the problem is now resolved. Thanks to everyone who’s tried to help me with this.
Stephenesque – 2 days ago »
And it has to be a QUICK press too, as if you hold it down for even a second it will switch on then off again.
I’ve had mine since December and it’s no pipe dream for me, I can watch one programme while recording up to four others, so apart from a few operational niggles I’d say good job, Humax.
I don’t have a 4000T so can’t try this out. All the other Humax boxes I have will boot if you press zero three times rather than the power toggle. This works because the box responds to a lcn entered on the remote. As lcn 000 does not exist other than booting the box it is otherwise ignored. This is a handy tip for programmeable remotes as it gives a discrete on function.
The problem does appear to be intermittent.
It occasionally happens to me when I am recording a programme which started at 8pm, and I try to bring the Humax out of standby at about 8:20 or 8:25pm.
grahamlthompson – 3 hours ago I don’t have a 4000T so can’t try this out. All the other Humax boxes I have will boot if you press zero three times rather than the power toggle. This works because the box responds to a lcn entered on the remote. As lcn 000 does not exist other than booting the box it is otherwise ignored. This is a handy tip for programmeable remotes as it gives a discrete on function.
The HDR-FOX T2 boots with a single press of any key.
BB – 2 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson – 3 hours ago I don’t have a 4000T so can’t try this out. All the other Humax boxes I have will boot if you press zero three times rather than the power toggle. This works because the box responds to a lcn entered on the remote. As lcn 000 does not exist other than booting the box it is otherwise ignored. This is a handy tip for programmeable remotes as it gives a discrete on function.
The HDR-FOX T2 boots with a single press of any key.
Some of the boxes (especially the Foxsat-HDR) can miss a single key, they never miss 3 in succession. I guess it depends on the interrupt priority given to servicing the remote.
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