Starview 5 PVR

[Thebungee]

Hi,

Apologies if this has been posted and answered already but if it has then I can't find it.

OK, I'm either thick or my box has a problem. Everything except PVR is perfect but when I try to record the channel I'm watching I get a popup message 'Recording init' and the screen freezes. The recording is fine and can be watched later but I can't get the tv channel to play at the same time a recording is being made.

What am I missing, doing wrong?

M

[DESSERTDOG]

Hi,

Apologies if this has been posted and answered already but if it has then I can't find it.

OK, I'm either thick or my box has a problem. Everything except PVR is perfect but when I try to record the channel I'm watching I get a popup message 'Recording init' and the screen freezes. The recording is fine and can be watched later but I can't get the tv channel to play at the same time a recording is being made.

What am I missing, doing wrong?

M

ok this is my thoughts on your problem:
Have you read and followed my tut in the downloads if not please do it will help you.If you have then let me know

[Thebungee]

sview 5

Hi,

Yes, I downloaded and printed out the tut and got the box working within 5 minutes and everything is working prefectly except the PVR. It records OK but the screen freezes with a message 'INIT Recording'

M

[NixxxE]

I get the same problem (which tut are you on about)

also with mine i cant access the HD i press the button and nothing comes up and i cant change channel after ive pressed the HD button for about 3 mins

whats am i doing wrong??

[DESSERTDOG]

Are you connecting your USB device with the SV5 switched on or off?

I get the same problem (which tut are you on about)
Try reading the one i have posted in downloads m8 if you have not already.

[NixxxE]

Are you connecting your USB device with the SV5 switched on or off?

I get the same problem (which tut are you on about)
Try reading the one i have posted in downloads m8 if you have not already.

I unplug the box then plug the portable usb hardrive in.... it records or says it does but cant access the HD i have accessed it before but it just seems slow responding and stuff

[DESSERTDOG]

ok m8 what size is the HD and did you format it too fat32 in pc or sv5?

Plug the USB device in while sv5 is switched off.
Wait about 20 seconds for the sv5 to reconise the USB Device.
press menu
select USB
move to right hand screen select USB again
press ok
now you should see your USB device.
press exit 3 times
press record on remote red button and wait
sometimes it does take 10 - 20 seconds
hope this helps

[NixxxE]

ok m8 what size is the HD and did you format it too fat32 in pc or sv5?

Its a portable seagate 320gb HD (no seperate power supply) and yeh i formatted in the stv5

[DESSERTDOG]

Its a portable seagate 320gb HD (no seperate power supply) and yeh i formatted in the stv5

ok what you running xp or vista?

[NixxxE]

windows 7 mate

[DESSERTDOG]

And that formated your HD to Fat32 ok?

[NixxxE]

And that formated your HD to Fat32 ok?

I havent actually formated the hd from the pc i just plugged it into the sv5 box and it asked me to format it

[DESSERTDOG]

I havent actually formated the hd from the pc i just plugged it into the sv5 box and it asked me to format it

ok m8 personally i recomend using the pc but if your drive was reconised ok before then it should be ok
did you read my post above @19.51?

[NixxxE]

ah I didnt see that, ill try it when top gear has finished

[NixxxE]

ok m8 what size is the HD and did you format it too fat32 in pc or sv5?

Plug the USB device in while sv5 is switched off.
Wait about 20 seconds for the sv5 to reconise the USB Device.
press menu
select USB
move to right hand screen select USB again
press ok
now you should see your USB device.
press exit 3 times
press record on remote red button and wait
sometimes it does take 10 - 20 seconds
hope this helps

when i moved over to the right and clicked on my usb it took about 30secs to see the drive is this normal?