Posted by Rob on 02/03/07 01:12

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:03:07 +0100, "Low Life #3"
<holden_mcthynge@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Roberto Divia" <Roberto.Divia@cern.ch> wrote in message
>news:epvgqb$2pb$1@cernne03.cern.ch...
>: 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*.

I wouldn't count on that working. A while back I disabled the TV Guide On
Screen on my HX900 but that had zero impact on the starting and stopping
of the fan that you describe.

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