How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

dogtoffee · 19-07-2012 09:24PM

I really cant understand why its not working for some and not others my card is a NI FTV card got 6 months ago activated by sky to a old pace box
I forced the update with Ni card in.

It might be the box

pbarr · 19-07-2012 09:29PM

pbarr wrote: »

Since the update I'm having a problem when I try recording one of the card trick channels and one of the other channels at the same time. Most times the box freezes up and one of the recordings will come up as a clash even though there was only two recordings set for that time. My box was set to record Tipping Point on UTV at 5pm this evening and was set for Come Dine on Ch4 at 5.30. I discovered at 10 to 6 that the box was frozen and when I reset it discovered that the UTV recording was ok but the ch 4 one had clashed.
Has anyone else been having similar problems.

Edit: I am also just after noticing now that at the moment there is a recording going on on ch 5 & BBC1 if I try to play back a recorded program it plays but I can't pause rewind, fast forward or stop it. The only way to stop playback is to power off the box with the remote.

The forced update today seems to have solved this.

dogtoffee · 19-07-2012 09:43PM

pbarr wrote: »

The forced update today seems to have solved this.

did it sort the epg

pbarr · 19-07-2012 09:45PM

dogtoffee wrote: »

did it sort the epg

Afraid not, lol

dogtoffee · 19-07-2012 09:51PM

what model is you box

pbarr · 19-07-2012 09:56PM

dogtoffee wrote: »

what model is you box

Took this earlier

Woodie40 · 19-07-2012 10:00PM

pbarr wrote: »

Took this earlier

4f3106
21.00p

jca · 19-07-2012 10:09PM

My details are,
Model No.R004.049.21.00P
Version No.4f3104
Serial No.0362215851
Manufacturer. Amstrad.
What type of box do I have?
I notice my model number is slightly different to pbarr's, 21 instead of 22 in his case. The result is the same for both of us unfortunately(no trick epg)

jca · 19-07-2012 10:16PM

Woodie40 wrote: »

4f3106
21.00p

Trick working or not Woodie40?

Woodie40 · 19-07-2012 10:19PM

jca wrote: »

Trick working or not Woodie40?

Yes exactly as before I got the new EPG. Blue NI card

jca · 19-07-2012 10:37PM

Woodie40 wrote: »

Yes exactly as before I got the new EPG. Blue NI card

Your version number only 2 digits away from my version number and model the same. Do you just simply reboot using NI card and then swop to sub card? Do you do anything with other channels,favourites etc?

Can anyone tell us what these numbers mean?

Woodie40 · 19-07-2012 10:56PM

jca wrote: »

Your version number only 2 digits away from my version number and model the same. Do you just simply reboot using NI card and then swop to sub card? Do you do anything with other channels,favourites etc?

Can anyone tell us what these numbers mean?

The 21 22 op is the software version number of the epg. The 22 is the latest version. The 4f i think refers to the version of the amstrad box you have. The 4f3106 is the 500gb hard drive......I have the channels applicable to NI stored in my other channels and the favourites. I do the trick as before. Reboot with NI card and then put Irish card in

dogtoffee · 20-07-2012 09:47AM

My details are
Model No.R004.049.21.00P
Version No.4f31d5
Manufacturer. Amstrad

jca · 20-07-2012 09:51AM

On my second box I removed other channels and all favourites from all cards. I ended up with box booted from NI card running NI epg. I then did forced update which updated it to version 22. Added back in the other channels, added them to favourites, tuned in to itv2 on other channels waited for 7 mins, whipped out NI card and put in Irish sub, waited for almost 10 mins, pressed 118........ Yep you've guessed it. DIDN'T BLOODY WORK!!!!

dogtoffee · 20-07-2012 10:01AM

jca wrote: »

Can anyone tell us what these numbers mean?

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If you have a version beginning with 4F31, then you have an Amstrad DRX890 or DRX895. As you are in the current wave of customers receiving the update, you will receive the new Sky Guide within the next few months.
Sky TV

dogtoffee · 20-07-2012 10:11AM

jca wrote: »

On my second box I removed other channels and all favourites from all cards. I ended up with box booted from NI card running NI epg. I then did forced update which updated it to version 22. Added back in the other channels, added them to favourites, tuned in to itv2 on other channels waited for 7 mins, whipped out NI card and put in Irish sub, waited for almost 10 mins, pressed 118........ Yep you've guessed it. DIDN'T BLOODY WORK!!!!

m8 try this its what works for me.

with sub card add other channels
unplug box and insert NI card
power up box
add fav's
then go to TV guide (this is NI EPG)
remove NI card insert sub ( DON'T POWER DOWN BOX)
after about a min the Irish channels will be added to the NI EPG
card trick should be working.

pbarr · 20-07-2012 06:54PM

dogtoffee wrote: »

m8 try this its what works for me.

with sub card add other channels
unplug box and insert NI card
power up box
add fav's
then go to TV guide (this is NI EPG)
remove NI card insert sub ( DON'T POWER DOWN BOX)
after about a min the Irish channels will be added to the NI EPG
card trick should be working.

This doesn't work either for me. When I swap from the NI card to to sub card the epg changes back to the Irish one after about 30 secs but no sign of the UK channels.

jca · 20-07-2012 07:31PM

I've tried every combination of card switching, other channel removal, favourites ticking and unticking, forced updates blah blah f/ing blah and always end up with the Irish epg. Getting it in the neck from the missus and kids over failed recordings. Going to stick to the blue button at least that system works. Sorry guys, rant over...... I'm like George (baby face) Nelson in o brother where art thou... I'm on a low.

SPAWKER · 20-07-2012 10:18PM

Box updated this morning to R004.049.22.00P and Version No.4F3106 and the card trick which brings the Irish and English EPG together is still working using a NI card

jca · 20-07-2012 11:02PM

SPAWKER wrote: »

Box updated this morning to R004.049.22.00P and Version No.4F3106 and the card trick which brings the Irish and English EPG together is still working using a NI card

Mine is version 4f3104, this seems to be the version that's not working. People with 4f3106 seem to be getting a better success rate. This is the box type is it not? Looks like a box problem then.

SPAWKER · 21-07-2012 02:42PM

Just after doing the card trick on the mothers box which has version No 4f31d4 and it works to bring both together

Pocaide · 21-07-2012 10:19PM

ok forgive my ignorance but how can I find out what my box version is

pbarr · 21-07-2012 10:27PM

SPAWKER wrote: »

Just after doing the card trick on the mothers box which has version No 4f31d4 and it works to bring both together

Wonder has anyone with version no 4f31d3 got it working ?

pbarr · 21-07-2012 11:08PM

Pocaide wrote: »

ok forgive my ignorance but how can I find out what my box version is

Services/Settings/Details...its in there.

MBSnr · 23-07-2012 10:29PM

Not sure if anyone mentioned it but using this 'card trick' now gives all the BBC SD Olympic channels starting at EPG 450. (As long as you have all 24 channels added to the 'add channels').

Woodie40 · 23-07-2012 11:11PM

MBSnr wrote: »

Not sure if anyone mentioned it but using this 'card trick' now gives all the BBC SD Olympic channels starting at EPG 450. (As long as you have all 24 channels added to the 'add channels').

Have you got the new epg? If so what version of sky's hd box do you have?

MBSnr · 25-07-2012 05:33PM

Woodie40 wrote: »

Have you got the new epg? If so what version of sky's hd box do you have?

nah still on the old one.... for now....

energy1942 · 25-07-2012 05:42PM

You can add them using card trick & watch them & record them via the blue button.

maximus02 · 25-07-2012 05:53PM

Hi

I've been using the card trick successfully for a while with a Granada card. I'm now using the new EPG and have the channels now as favourites which I can watch/record using Blue button.

Last night I added the 24 SD olympic channels and this seemed fine. Up to today!

I switched on TV this evening and no Olympic channels. The other channels ITVHD, C5 etc are still there but no Olympic channels. They were there last night.

Anyone else having this problem. I may have set it up wrong but they worked last night.

If it's just me, could someone give me in simple steps how to set these channels up. Which card to use when adding channels and setting favourites etc.

Thanks in advance.
Max

25-07-2012 06:25PM

maximus02 wrote: »

Hi

I've been using the card trick successfully for a while with a Granada card. I'm now using the new EPG and have the channels now as favourites which I can watch/record using Blue button.

Last night I added the 24 SD olympic channels and this seemed fine. Up to today!

I switched on TV this evening and no Olympic channels. The other channels ITVHD, C5 etc are still there but no Olympic channels. They were there last night.

Anyone else having this problem. I may have set it up wrong but they worked last night.

If it's just me, could someone give me in simple steps how to set these channels up. Which card to use when adding channels and setting favourites etc.

Thanks in advance.
Max

3 of the channels seem to be available through the red button at the moment and in HD as well but that is not much good if you are looking to record or set reminders

How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

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