Posted by Low Life #3 on 02/02/07 17:03

"Roberto Divia" <Roberto.Divia@cern.ch> wrote in message
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: Low Life #3 wrote:
: > RDR-HX825 (same as RDR-HXD860) HDD/DVD recorder in standby mode,
: > periodically wakes up, makes a bit of noise (fan maybe) for a minute or
so,
: > then stops making noise and goes back to being quiet (normal). This
occurs
: > when the device is not programmed to record, no disk is loaded, and all
: > other attached devices are in off/standby mode. Anyone know what is
: > happening?
:
: I own a RDR-HX925/SR and saw the same (excepted that the fan is basically
: alway on). According the FAQs published by Sony, this is normal. The FAQs
: give two sources: VPS (timer with VPS, the unit scans the channels waiting
: for the expected VPS to appear) and Guide+ (the unit checks the Guide+
: channel waiting for data).

Thanks, Roberto. Now I'm going to see if I can find out how to disable/turn
off these two *features*.

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