My Sky HDi Freeze

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DeLaSoul

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#37890 21-Jul-2009 12:59

My SKY HDi freezes and then I need to reset the decoder.

I find the problem happens if I am recording 2 channels and watching a 3rd using live pause.
And if I have a show due to record after those two channels. The mysky unit just cannot handle it and spazzes then freezes.

Called the contact centre, but help was not helpfull.

Still occurs.

bcourtney

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#237463 21-Jul-2009 13:27

I understood that you could only record 2 programs at once? If you're using Live Pause on a 3rd program then that means that 3 are being recorded and could well be the cause of your problem?

Dingbatt

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#237885 22-Jul-2009 14:27

Depending on your pre/post recording settings if you have programmed a recording straight after two current recordings, then your machine is trying to record 3 programs at once (i.e 2 overlapping 1). Which it can't do.

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MarkX

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#238160 23-Jul-2009 10:13

Dingbatt is right. The problem almost certainly lies with your pre/post recording settings. You cannot record 3 programmes at the same time which is what you are effectively asking MySky to do.

pjamieson

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Chorus

#239780 28-Jul-2009 15:19

I have not had a freeze for months (since last s/w update) and then it happened once the other night :O My settings are on auto and I don't know when it froze because it was frozen when I turned on the TV during the News.

DeLaSoul

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#241056 31-Jul-2009 18:38

It still happens to me. No clear patterm yet. When I have 2 programs recording, I dont use the pause functionality on the 3rd channel I'm watching.
Will try to establish some pattern.

Will keep you'll posted.

LennonNZ

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#241065 31-Jul-2009 19:50

I had this problem for quite a while until I removed the Myskyhdi from the cabinet under the TV so it was not gettnig too hot and so far NO lockups. Give it a try.

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pjamieson

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#241164 1-Aug-2009 10:29

Happened again on Wednesday night (29/7), during Fair go. Seems to happen on Wednesdays for me, either during the TV1/3 News, Close Up/Campbell Live or Fair Go. That'll teach me for watching Fair Go, I just watch it for a laugh. Also seems that if your hard drive is quite full it is worse.