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Switching Cards & Re-booting digibox

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  • 14-07-2004 9:25pm
    #1
    Mredmond
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭


    I bought an FTV card on e-bay a month or so ago, and since then have been switching cards at least once a day, each time having to completely power down the box.
    This can't be too healthy for a box that up to that had no reason to be powered down at all - I'm wondering has anyone encountered any probs in this area.

    ps. I should have said, once or twice recently the box has frozen and powered down itself.


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    #2
    parasite
    Registered Users Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    you don't have to power down, just go to sky news or some channel common to both, and then swap cards


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    #3
    JBoyle4eva
    Registered Users Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭JBoyle4eva


    But don't switch the channel for about 20 secs, otherwise you'l be stuck on the 'Searching for Listings' message for a minute.


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    #4
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    Don't worry about switching cards I've been doing it for 3 years It has'nt effected the the card yet. What I do purely for confidence is switch to bbc1 before switching cards,

    wait about 20 seconds or so and bobs your uncle the channels are there.

    Turning your box off can't be healthy just switch to a bbc channel and youll be ok


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    #5
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    I'm a Reality TV (187) man myself, don't like doing it on BBC or Sky News because the Irish version of the channel changes to the UK version. Just a little paranoia on my part.


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    #6
    Mredmond
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭Mredmond


    Thanks everyone for the tip. Now its not such a pain in the arse switching to watch Big Brother!


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    sharkboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭sharkboy


    Maybe this might help.


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