sky hd/humax change over

hoganpoly

thinking of buying the humax foxsat hdr pvr 320gb to replace my current sky hd box set up,are the rear connections the same so just a matter of taking the sky hd box away and connecting existing wires to humax or do i need to call out an electrician/tv man, any help appreciated thx
http://www.richersounds.ie/asp/product.asp?ObjectID=938&Mode=0&CategoryID=&sub=&productid=840

recycler1

hoganpoly wrote: »

thinking of buying the humax foxsat hdr pvr 320gb to replace my current sky hd box set up,are the rear connections the same so just a matter of taking the sky hd box away and connecting existing wires to humax or do i need to call out an electrician/tv man, any help appreciated thx
http://www.richersounds.ie/asp/product.asp?ObjectID=938&Mode=0&CategoryID=&sub=&productid=840

Connections are exactly the same. You'll need a postcode for the UK area for your preferred region and just follow the setup instructions in the manual.

celticfc

Yep, it's all very simple. Here are the connections on the Humax...



The only problem you could have is that the Humax does not have component connections (Red, Green, Blue) unlike some of the older Sky HD boxes (Due to DRM issues). However, if you use a HDMI cable to connect to your TV like most people with Sky HD it is not a problem.

Other than that there are no other issues with connections. See here regarding postcodes.

colum

Hi
Is this link now closed?, I have the same box and was wondering how to add Sky news, and how to switch between the sky box and the Humax with the two lbn feeds without having to swap the two cables.

Do I have to start a new thread for this?

Thanks for any help

evilivor

colum wrote: »

Hi
Is this link now closed?, I have the same box and was wondering how to add Sky news, and how to switch between the sky box and the Humax with the two lbn feeds without having to swap the two cables.

Do I have to start a new thread for this?

Thanks for any help

You'll find Sky News in non-Freesat mode but you can't add it to the Freesat EPG.

colum

Hi

Thanks for your response, can you explain how I can do that from menue?
I feel I am missing something that is plain to others.

evilivor

colum wrote: »

Hi

Thanks for your response, can you explain how I can do that from menue?
I feel I am missing something that is plain to others.

Go to Menu>Seup>Manual Tune - this will add the non-freesat channels. Then you can alternate between Freesat and Non-Freesat mode where Sky News etc will be. You can edt the Channel list and move it so that Sky News appears top of the list if you wish.

colum

Many thanks for your help, I would like to change your name to "ivorassist"

Any thoughts on switching between a Sky Box and a humex box with a bnc splitter.

evilivor

colum wrote: »

Any thoughts on switching between a Sky Box and a humex box with a bnc splitter.

Not a clue. Sorry.

colum

Hi

Thanks anyway. Regards Col