Skybox F5s Recording

[jmcgu13]

I've got a skybox F5s and I'm trying to figure out how to record things. Can someone tell me how to record something?

im planning on recording the Sunday supplement on sky sports of a Sunday morning as I'm working all day Sunday.

how can I do this? What is the best USB or hard drive to do this?

[Noycee]

i use a wd passport 500gb but u can use anything,i started of with an 8gb usb stick that done the job,format it to fat32 and of you go,to record go throu epg to the program you want and press record.to watch back when done go to
1.multimedia
2.media player
3.scroll down to record
4.go right onto saved program and press play

[jmcgu13]

i use a wd passport 500gb but u can use anything,i started of with an 8gb usb stick that done the job,format it to fat32 and of you go

Whats the quality like on the WD passport?

how can I set the recording to start at say 9 o'clock on a Sunday morning on sky sports one?

[Noycee]

i find the wd brilliant ive got loads of films on there aswell ive put on there you can watch from media player aswell the f5s media seems to play any file avi mvk mp4 ect ect

[jmcgu13]

Is it easy to set Manual recordings? Say I wanted to record something on sky sports at a set time

[Noycee]

what i do i have the 7 day epg i go onto say tmrw go to a program on at 8 or so click record,it will record at that specific time.it will record with tv of

[jmcgu13]

what i do i have the 7 day epg i go onto say tmrw go to a program on at 8 or so click record,it will record at that specific time.it will record with tv of

Cheers mate. Any chance of you sending me a link to the 7 day epg?

[Noycee]

try this jm i got it from another recent post
257588

[jmcgu13]

try this jm i got it from another recent post
257588
Thanks really appreciate it.

do I need to format my USB to fat 32?

[Slayer2625]

Hi does this EPG work and has anybody got the latest Chanel list for my F5S skybox
please help if you can

[Noycee]

jm sorry keep it to ntfs i had to format to fat32 because i use it on other things,slayer i put a chanel list on your post :top:

[bigade1]

jm sorry keep it to ntfs i had to format to fat32 because i use it on other things,slayer i put a chanel list on your post :top:

I disagree, it should be formatted to FAT32 otherwise the Skybox will not recognise it.

[Slayer2625]

Hi sorry how do I read my post sorry new to this

[Noycee]

ive just checked with my other wd passport and ntfs also works with f5s it might be different for other hd.slayer just click on the last post you put on forum asking for f5s help and the link will be there,click on it and use winrar

[Slayer2625]

Hi thanks for my Chanel list when I got my F5s box Ebay he told me there is no EPG for them
do you have one that works so I can see what's on over 7 days etc and record
thanks all very much

[jmcgu13]

Hi thanks for my Chanel list when I got my F5s box Ebay he told me there is no EPG for them
do you have one that works so I can see what's on over 7 days etc and record
thanks all very much

Got sorted lads cheers.

just one thing the epg I installed from sky.cc is a hour behind because of the summer update. How can I fix this? Also there is no epg for BT sports or movies?

how do I play the recordings I have on my USB stick?

[martin035]

Got sorted lads cheers.

just one thing the epg I installed from sky.cc is a hour behind because of the summer update. How can I fix this? Also there is no epg for BT sports or movies?

how do I play the recordings I have on my USB stick?

To fix the EPG 1 hour behind you need to install the latest firmware SkyBox | SkyBox (http://www.skybox.cc/downinfo.asp?id=118) or make sure System Setup -->EPG Default Setting ,and Set Summer Time "ON" to correct the time

There, at present is no epg for BTsports, movies for some reason always misses out the first day then you get EPG correctly.

Menu-Multimedia-media player and scroll down to record, you will see the program details that you recorded in the far right window, highlight and press play on remote.

[jmcgu13]

To fix the EPG 1 hour behind you need to install the latest firmware SkyBox | SkyBox (http://www.skybox.cc/downinfo.asp?id=118) or make sure System Setup -->EPG Default Setting ,and Set Summer Time "ON" to correct the time

There, at present is no epg for BTsports, movies for some reason always misses out the first day then you get EPG correctly.

Menu-Multimedia-media player and scroll down to record, you will see the program details that you recorded in the far right window, highlight and press play on remote.

Thanks, Don't really mind not having a EPG for BT Sports but i'd be lost without one for the movies.

[jmcgu13]

Can someone post me a link to the latest firmwire?

[digicon]

Can someone post me a link to the latest firmwire?


The Link to the latest firmware is in the post martin035 gave to you

[piptaps]

Whats the menu option to load this EPG?

[Noycee]

Whats the menu option to load this EPG?

system tools
epg and settings
change default settings from satellite to xmltv
summer time on
xmltv settings:uk
press red to update
job done

[Hadron]

I disagree, it should be formatted to FAT32 otherwise the Skybox will not recognise it.

I am using an external 2.5" drive formatted to NTFS which works fine with my F5s.

[Noycee]

I am using an external 2.5" drive formatted to NTFS which works fine with my F5s.

u can use both on certain devices ive found ntfs is a better set up for organised file uses less space :beer:

[bigade1]

The OP is referring to his USB stick and I haven't checked myself but I am led to believe that a USB stick should be formatted to FAT32 as if I remember correctly NTFS has caused problems for some people in the past and they've been advised to format their stick to FAT32 which has rectified their problems. If NTFS does indeed work ok on a USB stick then I stand corrected. I was going by Shady's Openbox Setup Guide sticky which I assumed would be the same for a Skybox:


Lets Begin
ATTACH BOX TO POWER, SATELLITE, HDMI AND ROUTER

1: Format your USB into FAT32
2: Drag your downloaded Image file, and if you have them, Channel list and cccam.cfg onto the usb stick.
3: Turn on the openbox and let it boot up.
4: Place USB stick in back of Openbox

[Noycee]

The OP is referring to his USB stick and I haven't checked myself but I am led to believe that a USB stick should be formatted to FAT32 as if I remember correctly NTFS has caused problems for some people in the past and they've been advised to format their stick to FAT32 which has rectified their problems. If NTFS does indeed work ok on a USB stick then I stand corrected. I was going by Shady's Openbox Setup Guide sticky which I assumed would be the same for a Skybox:

your absolutly correct bigade thats why i use the wd passport (makes life easy):top:

[jmcgu13]

I've downloaded the latest update installed it.

EPG DEFAULT SETTING: INTERNET(XMLTV)
GMT OFFSET: UTC+00:00
SUMMER TIME: ON

and its still a hour behind!

[bigade1]

Check the " Information " menu option in your box to see if the Software version is " 3601HD_10_04_2014_0670 ". That will tell you if you have downloaded/installed correctly the latest version. If it's correct, then perhaps a simple reboot will be all that's needed.

[Noycee]

Check the " Information " menu option in your box to see if the Software version is " 3601HD_10_04_2014_0670 ". That will tell you if you have downloaded/installed correctly the latest version. If it's correct, then perhaps a simple reboot will be all that's needed.

the one thing i always forget to do after any work on the f5s,reboot. 99% of the time its a fixer

[jmcgu13]

My Software Version is 3601HD_24_12_2013_0614

[Hadron]

The OP is referring to his USB stick and I haven't checked myself but I am led to believe that a USB stick should be formatted to FAT32 as if I remember correctly NTFS has caused problems for some people in the past and they've been advised to format their stick to FAT32 which has rectified their problems. If NTFS does indeed work ok on a USB stick then I stand corrected. I was going by Shady's Openbox Setup Guide sticky which I assumed would be the same for a Skybox:

Sorry, Missed the bit about memory stick. I thought he was talking about a hard drive.

I've never tried an NTFS formatted memory stick. All mine are FAT32.

[bigade1]

I've never tried an NTFS formatted memory stick. All mine are FAT32.

Yes, same here. Like I said, I've always assumed from reading previous posts that a stick should be formatted to FAT32 and have never tried NTFS myself. I checked the Skybox website for more info but as I'm sure you already know the support there is pretty limited and there's no info regarding which usb formats it supports.

[jmcgu13]

My Software Version is 3601HD_24_12_2013_0614

[bigade1]

My Software Version is 3601HD_24_12_2013_0614

This is why the Epg is displaying the time incorrectly. You haven't installed the latest released software. You need to install the latest software to correct the issue.

[jmcgu13]

This is why the Epg is displaying the time incorrectly. You haven't installed the latest released software. You need to install the latest software to correct the issue.

Would it be possible to send me a link to the latest software? I would appreciate it greatly!

[bigade1]

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f184/new-official-skybox-f5s-f3s-software-released-11-04-14-epg-fixed-412950/

And a short tutorial taken from a previous post of mine:

An upgrade is done at your own risk and you may lose important, irrecoverable files so:


As always, first back up your original files before performing a software update. Using a USB stick that has been formatted to FAT32, enter the " Dump By USB " menu of your Skybox and first select the Image file ( which is your software backup ) and dump to the usb. Then change the image setting to miscellaneous files and select TP_PROG.dbs ( your channel list ) and CCcam.cfg ( your gift provider ) and dump these also. Make sure that you place a tick in each file you are dumping to usb by either selecting OK or the yellow button on your remote. Copy these files to a safe place on your PC. To upgrade, download the new software and extract it using the appropriate programme e.g. Winrar etc., then copy it to your usb stick. Once inserted, navigate to the " Upgrade By USB " menu option, select the image file, making sure it is ticked by pressing the OK or yellow button on your remote, do not alter any other settings and select upgrade. Wait for the upgrade process to finish and the box should reboot. If it does not reboot do it manually by powering off then on using the remote.

[jmcgu13]

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f184/new-official-skybox-f5s-f3s-software-released-11-04-14-epg-fixed-412950/

And a short tutorial taken from a previous post of mine:

An upgrade is done at your own risk and you may lose important, irrecoverable files so:

Will I loose all my channels if I upgrade?

[bigade1]

Will I loose all my channels if I upgrade?

As long as you don't alter the default setting of "Yes" for " Keep DBS Settings " when you upgrade the software then you shouldn't lose your channel list or any other files but it's always a good idea to back up your files just in case it does happen. Even if you was to lose your channels it's no big deal to update them again and I expect that if you've never updated them before then they need to be updated anyway.

[jmcgu13]

Got it working cheers.

Only thing is the epg doesn't work for Movies or ITV?

Using AJ Sat List btw

[Noycee]

Got it working cheers.

Only thing is the epg doesn't work for Movies or ITV?

Using AJ Sat List btw

ive had my box a couple of months im on ajs aswell ive never had itv hd epg and a few movie channels

[jmcgu13]

ive had my box a couple of months im on ajs aswell ive never had itv hd epg and a few movie channels

Crap, will it work on another channel list?

[martin035]

Only thing is the epg doesn't work for ITV?

Using AJ Sat List btw

Sattv5's channel list contains the EPG channel data for ITV/ITV HD however, it's not up to date as AJ's is. You could use Mediabox Editor Studio to copy the ITV channel from sattv5's list to AJ's list to get the best of both worlds or wait for sattv5 to update his channel list , hopefully soon.

Mediabox Editor Studio is available from this forum's download page.

[Slayer2625]

Hi lads can anybody send me a link for a working EPG for my F5 sky box
please

[jmcgu13]

Sattv5's channel list contains the EPG channel data for ITV/ITV HD however, it's not up to date as AJ's is. You could use Mediabox Editor Studio to copy the ITV channel from sattv5's list to AJ's list to get the best of both worlds or wait for sattv5 to update his channel list , hopefully soon.

Mediabox Editor Studio is available from this forum's download page.

Cheers for the help lads.

can I use the editor studio to copy the movies epg as well?

[martin035]

Hi lads can anybody send me a link for a working EPG for my F5 sky box
please

Bit confused, on the F5s there's only the Sat 'now and then' or the XMLtv EPG both are activated by the f5s menu settings, no links required

[martin035]

can I use the editor studio to copy the movies epg as well?

Yes, TBH I don't know whether sattv5's channel list has movie EPG data, as all I did was edit in the ITV HD channel to get the EPG for that channel.

[martin035]

Lads, this is my channel list, only problem is it's regionalized to Scotland ie channel 1 is BBC 1 Scotland HD and channel 3 is STV HD but channel 6 is ITV HD (useful for English FA Cup matches north of the border :joyous: and for setting EPG recordings as STV HD has no EPG data) but I'm sure you can edit the Fav's (using the F5s itself) and get it to the region you want and have the ITV HD EPG as well.

Unless of course you want to watch an unbiased opinion on Scottish Independence daily :top:

unrar and install like any other channel list.

[bigade1]

Hi lads can anybody send me a link for a working EPG for my F5 sky box
please

Unfortunately, no 7 day Epg software has been released for the older " F " series of boxes. It's only available for the newer " S " series.

[bigade1]

Got it working cheers.

Only thing is the epg doesn't work for Movies or ITV?

Using AJ Sat List btw

There is a known issue for the Epg data for the movie channels. A newly updated/downloaded epg file does not show the info for certain movie channels for the first day of download. Wait until the following day after the new download and the info should be present. Similarly, there is a known issue with the ITV HD Channels. They moved to a new TP on a newly launched replacement satellite a few weeks ago. Since then there has been no epg data on most if not all of the ITV HD channels including regional variants. The SD regional versions still have the data working properly.

[Slayer2625]

Does this EPG work on f5 skybox and F5s please

[bigade1]

Does this EPG work on f5 skybox and F5s please

I thought I made it clear in my earlier post but for clarification the 7 day epg is only for the F5S, F3S etc and is not available for the F5, F3, etc. Due to different hardware for instance you cannot use a F5S software on a F5 and vice versa.

[Slayer2625]

Sorry I'm all new to this only just got my F5s box how do I back up all my files
on a usb stick to save them before I start updating etc

[bigade1]

Sorry I'm all new to this only just got my F5s box how do I back up all my files
on a usb stick to save them before I start updating etc

If you go back to post number 36 of this thread I have posted a short tutorial of how to back up your files and how to upgrade.

[jmcgu13]

When recording something do u need to watch the channel you are recording?

bit shit if you do.

[DigitalVandal]

If you want to have dual tuner functionality then you'll need to buy a dual tuner.

[jmcgu13]

Like one of these?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ClimaxDigital-DTV395-Receiver-Recorder-Freeview/dp/B004F1MPYY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399108718&sr=8-1&keywords=Dual+tuner

[DigitalVandal]

That's a tuner for terrestrial tv for a computer. You need to buy a different satellite receiver with 2 tuners and requiring 2 inputs from the lnb.

[jmcgu13]

That's a tuner for terrestrial tv for a computer. You need to buy a different satellite receiver with 2 tuners and requiring 2 inputs from the lnb.
Haven't got a clue what I'm looking for so if you could post me a link to what exactly I'm looking for it would be greatly appreciated

[DigitalVandal]

It depends on how much you want to spend and how good you want the receiver to be but a vu+solo2 at ?289 is the preferred receiver for most.