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Does removing the cables "reset" the box?

  • 16-04-2013 9:56am
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    I plugged in my new Humax on Sunday and have been getting to know it since. I have a few things left on my old Sky+ box that I was going to abandon, but since I'm keeping it longer than expected, I think I might plug it back in and watch them now.

    However, I seem to only have 2 cables coming in to my house from the dish, and both are plugged into the freesat box. If I plug them out and put them back in the Sky box, will I lose all the things I did on the Humax, ie will I have to start from scratch next time I plug it back in?

    The manual for the Humax is dreadful, to be fair, as this is the sort of thing I'd expect to be covered by a user manual.


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  • #2
    evilivor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    corblimey wrote: »
    I plugged in my new Humax on Sunday and have been getting to know it since. I have a few things left on my old Sky+ box that I was going to abandon, but since I'm keeping it longer than expected, I think I might plug it back in and watch them now.

    However, I seem to only have 2 cables coming in to my house from the dish, and both are plugged into the freesat box. If I plug them out and put them back in the Sky box, will I lose all the things I did on the Humax, ie will I have to start from scratch next time I plug it back in?

    The manual for the Humax is dreadful, to be fair, as this is the sort of thing I'd expect to be covered by a user manual.

    You'll be fine - they'll stay on the hard drive -you can just switch the boxes over and it'll be fine - make your you power them off before messing with the cables.


  • #3
    machiavellianme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,853 ✭✭✭✭machiavellianme


    Why not transfer only one cable to the Sky box and run it in single cable mode?
    That way you can use both.


  • #4
    kbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭kbell


    Also, if you've cancelled your Sky sub, you wont be able to access any of the recordings on the box.


  • #5
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    machiavellianme wrote: »
    Why not transfer only one cable to the Sky box and run it in single cable mode?
    That way you can use both.

    So I can use one cable going into my Sky box and watch my shows, and one cable going into my Humax and record other shows? I just won't be able to watch while recording on the Humax, is that right? Does it make any difference which cable I use?


  • #6
    gives a bite baby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭gives a bite baby


    corblimey wrote: »
    So I can use one cable going into my Sky box and watch my shows, and one cable going into my Humax and record other shows? I just won't be able to watch while recording on the Humax, is that right? Does it make any difference which cable I use?


    Either one will do.


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