Questions
& Answers: List all.
Click on a question and scroll to the bottom of the page to read the
answer in the yellow box.
Q1: How do
I record a series on weekdays only?
Q2: How do
I get the buttons on the left hand side of the Navigation/Function bar
Illustrated at top of page GB36) to work?
Q3: How do
I quickly get to the start of a recording?
Q4: How to
I
workaround the limit of 20 timers?
Q5: The
machine takes a long time to come out of standby and sometimes has
problems when it does.
Q6: How do
I
record the program I have already been watching up to 2 hours as long
as no more than 2 programs will be recorded simultaneously as a
result?/ Instant Recording Page GB31 of User Manual.
Q7: How do
I get it working when it is locked up with a frozen picture?
Q8: How do
I get information about the next programme quickly?
Q9: The
‘Edit’ function (User Manual GB36 & 7) can
split a recorded programme. Why would I want to do that?
Q10: What
is the
best way to select and playback a recorded programme?
Q11: The
cover over the lower buttons of the remote control gets in the way
sometimes?
Q12: Why
does
the spec suggest that the VCR Scart is not a means of input?
Q13: What
does
the ‘Source’ button do?
Q14: How
can I make it easier to read the Program Names on the recorded
programmes list?
Q15: How
can I see what programs are being recorded while watching a live
program?
Q16: All
my TV or all my Radio recordings are missing when I
go to Menu>Recordings>Recorded Programmes?
Q17: I
recieve duplicated
channels from two transmitters but the Humax puts the stronger channel
in the 800's and the weak channels in the correct place.
Q18: New
box switches itself off at midnight.
Q19: I've
got the aerial cable
looped through, so out of the wall socket, into the 9200T and then out
of there into the TV.
Now I noticed that when I'm watching via the scart on AV1 on my TV that
I see what's going on on another terrestrial channel. If I unplug the
RF loop then it goes away.
Q20: Where
does it get its firmware updates and EPG info from? Is it another 4tv
based machine?
Q21: Which
channel is my Humax picking its signal up from for example BBC1?
Q22:
Transfer of recorded programmes to the PC via USB does not seem to work
properly.
Q23: How
to start watching,
from the beginning, a program that is being recorded... as long as it
is the only one being recorded at that time, and is the channel the box
is currently tuned to.
Q24: What
is the point in contacting Humax when many other people have the same
problem?
Q25: The
only missed recordings I have had (2 of them)…
Q26:
Fitting a bigger Hard Drive.
Q27: I set
timers for two consecutive programmes on the same channel and padded
them. The second did not record.
Q28: One
way to play a recording transferred from Humax to PC.
Q29: A
recorded tv programme file transferred from the Humax to a PC has no
file type. What suffix should I add?
Q30: In
the date box on the
RECORDED PROGRAMME screen for one recording there is an unusual icon
for which I can find no reference in the manual. It is a yellow box,
overlaid at the bottom left hand side with a green oval. Inside the
oval is a white rectangle
Q31: Some
options are greyed out on menus.
Q32: What
all-in-one remotes work with the 9200T?
Q33: Help
with
all-in-one learning function.
Q34: The
9200 fails to record scheduled radio programmes if the unit is left in
standby.
Q35: No
sound on some recordings.
Q36: How
do I know if I am running out of disk space?
Q37: When
will Humax release an update to the firmware?
Q38: Where
is the the best place to ask new questions?
Q39:
"channel viewing restricted by recording" message is displayed.
Q40: When
I press Playlist it only shows Video recordings.
Q41:
Recording stops halfway through the programme.
Q42: How
do I get rid of wavy lines on analogue Channel 5?
Q43: What
is the effect of a lost aerial signal on recording?
Q44:
Instant Recording Problems.
Q45:
Recorded programmes with dates in the future (Posted by South.)
Q46: My
Media E Linker software is not 2.1
Q47: How
do I transfer a file to my PC?
Q48:
Problem when recording channels from ITV and Channel 4 (Multiplex 2).
Q49:
Upload of MP3's causes a crash.
Q50:
‘Time Bar’ Two functions for faster navigation.
(Not mentioned in User Manual.)
Q51: Clock
time
is incorrect?
Q52: Wrong
sound or no sound.
Q53: Box
won’t boot/ Micom software explained.
Q54: How
can you simply make a separate recording containing a clip from an
existing one.
Q55: My
box is regularly locking up.
Q56: How
can I play back on my PC a file downloaded from the Humax.
Q57: Does
Archiving a 9200T recording to a VCR work?
Q58: How
can I speed up the loading of EPG when I come out of standby?
Q59: How
do I update the firmware?
Q60: What
problems does the software update released 21st November 2005 aim to
fix?
Q61: To
whom should I report hangups with new or old firmware?
Q62: Can I
increase the size of the partition for storing MP3s?
Q63: How
do I type in characters not shown on the editing screen, for example to
rename a recording?
Q64: I am
watching and
recording an important programme and realise that is running so late
that the recording will have stopped!
Q65: What
if I update the firmware and for me it is worse than the old?
Q66: What
do I do when told to reset to the factory defaults?
Q67: What
happens to recordings in progress when there is a power cut?
Q68: Why
can’t I view a third channel while recording two?
Q69: EPG
is blank when the machine is first switched on and slow to populate.
Q70:
Timeslipped program jumps to live broadcast (and dumps buffer) when a
scheduled recording of the same program ends.
Q71:
Recordings with no sound (replicable fault).
Q72: RF
passthrough signal corrupted for 7 seconds when 9200 put in standby.
Q73:
Optical Out connection does not work with MP3s.
Q74: Where
can I get help?
Q75: What
are the limits on MP3 storage?
Q76: When
I switch the group of channels to be shown in the Guide it reverts back
to the previous group next time?
Q77: Where
is the serial number and how can I recognise it?
Q78: How
do I delete all the
files in Partition D1(Image/Mp3) or Partition D2(Recorded Programmes)
if there is something wrong preventing normal deletion?
Q79: Topup
TV signal and recording problems.
Q80: Lost
all the recorded programmes from hard disk although the Hard Disk space
is still shown as used. Powering off and a factory reset does not
recover them.
Q81:
‘Standby’
acting strangely. EPG stays populated. Box comes out of
‘Standby’ without delay. Does not go into proper
standby
mode when asked. Hard Drive keeps spinning. False message in response
to some commands says ‘Cannot do the requested action while
recording’.
Q82: TV
Picture goes black for 3 seconds if a recording starts.
Q83: What
quality/definition is best for uploading JPG photos to Humax9200T?
Q84:
Episodes of stuff
reaching the end of a weekly series take the name and date of whatever
is being broadcast in that time slot the week after.
Q85:
Questions on standby, mains switch and power cuts.
Q86: Icons
missing and/or games icon in the main menu. No access no recorded
programmes.
Q87: What
firmware fixes are Humax working on?
Q88:
Can the Humax buffer two channels simultaneously?
Q89: How
can I watch video/listen to radio recordings on my iPod.
Q90: What
software can I use to convert & create DVD's from recorded
programs?
Q91: PC
will not connect to Humax with USB.
Q92: Can video be transfered from a PC to the Humax?
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