This sounds like a hardware fault that has come about with use , rather than 
the usual software type of problem. However I thought I would give you guys 
a try to see if anybody has met it.

Machine purchased in Nov 06 . Has worked perfectly since then. including 
with latest software update since january 08.

Has now suddenly developed what appears to be a major fault.

When turned on, Hummy will initially work properly whether watching live tv 
or a Hummy recording.
However after a few seconds or sometimes a minute or so the picture being 
viewed will freeze ( sometimes  with a slight shake - sometimes a complete 
freeze)
The sound will continue normally for a few more seconds and then this too 
will fail.

In this state the machine cannot be turned off either by the remote or the 
front of machine buttons. Neither can any other control buttons be used.

The machine has then to beturned off either by unplugging or via the rocker 
switch at the back. I have tried both.

When turned on again and loaded the machine will work normally for a short 
period and then fail in the same manner again. Perhaps there is a slight 
correlation between period turned off ( say 30 secs vs 10 Mins ) and period 
before failure ( say 20  secs and 1 minute).
As I say, the phenomenon is exactly the same whether viewing TV or a 
recording.

The HD recordings appear to be intact . They are all listed and on just one 
occasion since problem arose yesterday I was able to watch a one hour 
recording with no problem. I thought the problem had corrected itself . Left 
Hummy on standby overnight and my wife reported this morning that the 
machine froze very quickly after being turned on. ( Note that my own 
experience is when turning on from a power off situation ) .

Have gone through the power off /on cycle since then several times with no 
repeat of last nights mini success.

Purchased from John Lewis , I am currently searching for the purchase 
receipt.

Any thoughts welcome.

many thanks

Richard

Its me again .

I found that somebody (Chris ) had reported a similar sounding probelm on 
www.hummy.org .

Martin had suggested
"Unplug the aerial; switch it on; if you now have control do a reset to 
default settings; then turn if off again; plug the aerial back in and do 
another reset to defaults (which will scan for channels). Let us know how it 
goes."

It worked for Chris.
Its early days , but it may have worked for me also.
Hope it assists somebody else.

regards

Richard


"Jack Fate"  wrote in message 
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> This sounds like a hardware fault that has come about with use , rather 
> than the usual software type of problem. However I thought I would give 
> you guys a try to see if anybody has met it.
>
> Machine purchased in Nov 06 . Has worked perfectly since then. including 
> with latest software update since january 08.
>
> Has now suddenly developed what appears to be a major fault.
>
> When turned on, Hummy will initially work properly whether watching live 
> tv or a Hummy recording.
> However after a few seconds or sometimes a minute or so the picture being 
> viewed will freeze ( sometimes  with a slight shake - sometimes a complete 
> freeze)
> The sound will continue normally for a few more seconds and then this too 
> will fail.
>
> In this state the machine cannot be turned off either by the remote or the 
> front of machine buttons. Neither can any other control buttons be used.
>
> The machine has then to beturned off either by unplugging or via the 
> rocker switch at the back. I have tried both.
>
> When turned on again and loaded the machine will work normally for a short 
> period and then fail in the same manner again. Perhaps there is a slight 
> correlation between period turned off ( say 30 secs vs 10 Mins ) and 
> period before failure ( say 20  secs and 1 minute).
> As I say, the phenomenon is exactly the same whether viewing TV or a 
> recording.
>
> The HD recordings appear to be intact . They are all listed and on just 
> one occasion since problem arose yesterday I was able to watch a one hour 
> recording with no problem. I thought the problem had corrected itself . 
> Left Hummy on standby overnight and my wife reported this morning that the 
> machine froze very quickly after being turned on. ( Note that my own 
> experience is when turning on from a power off situation ) .
>
> Have gone through the power off /on cycle since then several times with no 
> repeat of last nights mini success.
>
> Purchased from John Lewis , I am currently searching for the purchase 
> receipt.
>
> Any thoughts welcome.
>
> many thanks
>
> Richard
>
>
>