Humax Foxsat HDR

iba

Hi,

So I tuned in the 24 BBC Olympic HD Channels last nite on my STB and wanted to save them in favourites but I failed miserably. (BTW Ive had this box for a few years and never got around to actually saving channels in to favourites). So can one add channels to favourites in non-free sat mode please?

Whilst Im at it, I noticed that my software is pretty old:

Software Version HPRSF4 1.00.12
Loader Version U7.53
Last update 26/11/09

So can anyone tell me how out-of-date is my software and how do I go about updating it and from where please?

Regards

Iba

Skull Murphy

It says here that those channels are on the Freesat EPG: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79906528&postcount=2

iba

Skull Murphy wrote: »

It says here that those channels are on the Freesat EPG: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79906528&postcount=2

Hi

I think they re talking about receiving them on a SKY box there.

I manually tune in my sats on the humax - I dont use free sat (I think freesat on the humax is for use in the uk) - I manually tune into Astra 28.

Regards

Iba

pa990

iba wrote: »

Skull Murphy wrote: »

It says here that those channels are on the Freesat EPG: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79906528&postcount=2

Hi

I think they re talking about receiving them on a SKY box there.

I manually tune in my sats on the humax - I dont use free sat (I think freesat on the humax is for use in the uk) - I manually tune into Astra 28.

Regards

Iba

You do realise that freesat will and does work in ireland as well.

iba

pa990 wrote: »

You do realise that freesat will and does work in ireland as well.

Hi Pa990,

Thanks 4 ur reply.

No I didnt know, what postcode should one use then - I live in Dublin?

Regards

Iba

Peter Rhea

iba wrote: »

I manually tune in my sats on the humax - I dont use free sat (I think freesat on the humax is for use in the uk) - I manually tune into Astra 28.

The Humax receiver doesn't know where you live, beyond the UK postcode you gave it.

If it's part of your multisat setup, make sure it's connected to 28 east overnight for 'housekeeping' purposes. There's no need to manually tune Freesat channels, automatic retunes are one of its main selling points.

excollier

iba wrote: »

Hi Pa990,

Thanks 4 ur reply.

No I didnt know, what postcode should one use then - I live in Dublin?

Regards

Iba

Depends on what region of BBC and ITV you want.
If you want BBC 1 NI at 101 use BT27 5LZ as your postcode, it puts UTV at 103, but no ITV HD at 119, for that you will need a GB postcode, i.e. W1A 1AA will get you BBC 1 London, ITV London and ITV 1 HD at 119.
Choice is yours, UTV HD will most likely appear automatically at 119 after aso in October.
Been using mine for nearly three years with the NI postcode.

iba

Peter Rhea wrote: »

The Humax receiver doesn't know where you live, beyond the UK postcode you gave it.

If it's part of your multisat setup, make sure it's connected to 28 east overnight for 'housekeeping' purposes. There's no need to manually tune Freesat channels, automatic retunes are one of its main selling points.

Hi Peter Rhea,

I never gave it a postcode; I skipped that part and went straight to maual tune (by pressing the red, green, yellow, blue, red, green & yellow buttons in order). And yes it is part of my multi set up and I pick up my four sats on it using the diseqc switch options.

So, if I understand correctly, I should input a postcode (which postcode), and do a freesat scan for Astra 28 and leave the other 3 sats (13, 19 & 26) as is?

And then Ill be able to get automatic updates OTA and be able to put channels from Astra 28 into my favourites?

Thanks

Iba

evilivor

excollier wrote: »

Depends on what region of BBC and ITV you want.
If you want BBC 1 NI at 101 use BT27 5LZ as your postcode, it puts UTV at 103, but no ITV HD at 119, for that you will need a GB postcode, i.e. W1A 1AA will get you BBC 1 London, ITV London and ITV 1 HD at 119.
Choice is yours, UTV HD will most likely appear automatically at 119 after aso in October.
Been using mine for nearly three years with the NI postcode.

You can put what ever region of BBC 1 or BBC 2 you wish at positions 101/102 independent of what postcode you input at set up by going to:

Menu> Edit Channels > Edit Customisable Channels

iba

excollier wrote: »

Depends on what region of BBC and ITV you want.
If you want BBC 1 NI at 101 use BT27 5LZ as your postcode, it puts UTV at 103, but no ITV HD at 119, for that you will need a GB postcode, i.e. W1A 1AA will get you BBC 1 London, ITV London and ITV 1 HD at 119.
Choice is yours, UTV HD will most likely appear automatically at 119 after aso in October.
Been using mine for nearly three years with the NI postcode.

Thanks Excollier,

iba

evilivor wrote: »

You can put what ever region of BBC 1 or BBC 2 you wish at positions 101/102 independent of what postcode you input at set up by going to:

Menu> Edit Channels > Edit Customisable Channels

Hi Evilivor,

And is there a way to put non-free sat channels into favourites - I also have sats 26, 19 and 13 feeding into it?

Regards

Iba

evilivor

iba wrote: »

Hi Evilivor,

And is there a way to put non-free sat channels into favourites - I also have sats 26, 19 and 13 feeding into it?

Regards

Iba

I'm afraid I have no idea Iba - I am unfamiliar with multi sat set up.

What I would suggest is that you tune in the Freesat channels in Freesat mode - as per the menu and use it for the channels you get on Freesat, with it's full 8 day EPG and Favourites for those channels, and just switch over to non-Freesat mode to continue to use it as you have been doing all along with those other sats.

After you have done in the Freesat tune you will then be able to update the software too.

iba

evilivor wrote: »

I'm afraid I have no idea Iba - I am unfamiliar with multi sat set up.

What I would suggest is that you tune in the Freesat channels in Freesat mode - as per the menu and use it for the channels you get on Freesat, with it's full 8 day EPG and Favourites for those channels, and just switch over to non-Freesat mode to continue to use it as you have been doing all along with those other sats.

After you have done in the Freesat tune you will then be able to update the software too.

Thanks very much for your comments and advise Evilivor.

evilivor

iba wrote: »

Thanks very much for your comments and advise Evilivor.

Think nothing of it. Let us know how you get on.

excollier

Here you are, iba, all you need to know and obtain to make your Humax HDR networked and multisat friendly, a lot to take in but it seems to work well for loads of users:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/1599048-media-file-server-bundle-foxsat-hdr-release-4-0-part-2-a.html

iba

excollier wrote: »

Here you are, iba, all you need to know and obtain to make your Humax HDR networked and multisat friendly, a lot to take in but it seems to work well for loads of users:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/1599048-media-file-server-bundle-foxsat-hdr-release-4-0-part-2-a.html

Thanks Excollier,

Very kind of u to go and find that 4 me.

So as of now Ive done the freesat scan and that worked.

Doing sotware update now, on 78% - update worked grand on version 1.20 now

Which button do i press on the control to get to my other sats, is it the 'source' button - source button didnt do anythinh, I dont know how to get to my other 3 sats now - help please?

Will start reading whats in the link in a bit (will take a while)

Thanks

Iba

iba

So Ive got as far as here now; not sure which apps I need to install:

(hmmm print screen did not work - see attachemnt)

Any recommendations guys please - im going 4 Twonky and channel editor - but should i install anything else.

But I already have Plex and PS3 Media Server so maybe I dont need Twonky?

Regards

Iba

Ronnie Raygun

iba wrote: »

Which button do i press on the control to get to my other sats, is it the 'source' button - source button didnt do anythinh, I dont know how to get to my other 3 sats now - help please?

Try non-Freesat mode?

iba

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Try non-Freesat mode?

Thanks Ronnie,

After reading 100s of web pages today, I found the answer.

U have to press Menu, then Settings and then u can switch STB mode.

I was expecting there just to be a button on the remote that would switch between the 2.

Regards

Iba

Skull Murphy

iba wrote: »

After reading 100s of web pages today, I found the answer.

I found it in section 7.7 of the manual.

iba

Skull Murphy wrote: »

I found it in section 7.7 of the manual.

lol - now u tell me

iba

Well Ive got the channel editor to work - absolutly brill - I now have non-freesat channels in my favourites - well happy - now what else will I do - how do i make it into a network device?

excollier

here, iba, you should update your HDR, again, an overnight update will have knocked out your Raydon software, so here is the new one.

http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/86650634/file.html