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Where have my 'other channels' gone?

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  • 10-06-2003 12:35pm
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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    For some reason, all of the channels and radio stations I had stored in 'other channels' have disappeared.

    Do they automatically disappear after a certain length of time or what?

    Also, does my digibox have to be left on standby overnight under the 12-month phone line connection rule, or can I knock off the power?


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    ShaneOC
    Registered Users Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭ShaneOC


    The other channels get lost if you have a lot of channels stored. Up to about 20 seems to be stable enough.


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    DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    I used to have that problem, it doesn't occur when I have less than 40 stored.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sky tend to do Key and SW updates overnight.. So if you want it some mornings to take a few hours to work properly, yes unplug it.

    The phone does NOT need to be in all the time. Unplugging phone line during a storm is good.

    Unplugging Digibox while away awhile is good too (You can always do a "forced" update when you come back see FAQ).

    The "Standby" is a bit of a con, it just turns off the RF modulator and mutes the A/V connectors. Everything else appears to go 100%

    Needing more than 20 would be a symptom of needing a non-digibox Satellite Receiver or Satellite PC Card (£59 for one that uses PC SW MPEG decode and no TV out, £170 for one that can use a CAM, has TV out and HW MPEG2 decoder, also Digital Audioa dn Analog audio out, all without using sound card or PC graphics card or CPU overhead).


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