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Posted by kaboom on 09/25/06 11:29
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:00:51 -0500, "GaryP" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>In what way does the TV Guide screw up the machine? I've had numerous
>problems with the DMR-EH50 where the scheduled recording timer, used either
>by selecting a program off of the TV Guide On Screen (TVGOS) system or
>simply manually programming a date/time/channel, often fails to work and
>does not cause the unit to record. If I turn the unit on sometime in the
>middle of the time it's suppose to be recording, it records from that point
>on. I've seen a handful of posts where others have had this problems, but
>not many. I went for several weeks without a problem until one point where
>I had to unplug the unit for a short time and it hasn't been working
>reliable since. Just wondering if this was the problem you experienced.
**Hi Gary. I was having freezing problems, the TVGuide page would turn
a fuzzy, pixely green and you were stuck in it. After buying it, it
worked fine with the TVGuide service for 3 months and then there was a
glitch so I unplugged it and I was up and running for another few
months. However, the problems started coming fast and furious and I
worked out that it was actually the TVGuide service itself (glitches?
changes? don't know) but the e85's software couldn't deal with it. It
was making the recorder screw up even when I wasn't using the guide.
It would freeze everytime I started it up. It got to the point where
it wouldn't find a channel lineup for my area at all. Comcast was
doing all these changes because they are trying to shift people to
digital and they were making many channel changes.
All of that said, this may not be your problem :) but I know that the
TVGuide problem caused my recorder to glitch elsewhere.
>Also, how did you shut off TVGOS completely? I'm experimenting with that
>option right now, by 1.) entering all zeros in for the TVGOS zip code and
>2.) turning off the auto startup option under Setup > Review options under
>the TVGOS menus to have it not always nag about needing to be set up. Just
>wondering if this is the best and only way to disable it.
I couldn't get the TVGuide to shut off initially. It refused to
completely purge the schedule so you can't switch it off. I tried
unplugging, factory resets, everything. You want to get it to "set up"
where you can select "auto channel setting." None of those buttons
would work. One day, my area had a 6-hour brown out. I unplugged the
recorder and left it that way for not quite two weeks. When I finally
plugged it in, I was right back at the absolute beginning like it was
fresh out of the box.
So I started the set up, of which, you must complete most of the
TVGuide set up even if you don't intend to use it. When you get to the
screen that says: "Watch TV?" don't click "enter"!! I hit "set up"
twice and it brought me to the set up page. I clicked auto channel
setting and it took a couple of minutes as it scanned channels and
then it set the clock. It's been fine since then but you can only
schedule everything manually which is no big deal for me.
<snipped info on Panasonic's non-help desk>
**Look to the bottom for some info.
>Because there are some but not a lot of people that have posted this timer
>issue, it seems like the problem may be under unique circumstances only.
>Perhaps it has something to do with the TVGOS feed being received from local
>PBS stations that is corrupt some how. I'm in Cedar Rapids Iowa and
>presumably receiving it through KIIN/channel 12/Iowa City.
**This is what I believe. I googled- panasonic eh50 timer problems
-and was barraged with results. Dang! Here's an interesting result:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/218034
>The DMR-EH50 is a pretty good unit overall, with the exception of the
>frustrating problem I'm having with the timer. I've bought a lot of
>Panasonic gear over the years and am now appalled at how Panasonic's
>customer service has handled this issue with me. The people and
>conversations have been professional but I've received completely different
>responses over the numerous calls I've placed, and am absolutely no closer
>to understanding the problem with them than I was many long weeks ago. It's
>unbelievable the different things I heard!
**You know, go to avsforum.com and manuever to the forums. I bet
you'll find the answers you need.
kaboomie
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