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frenchophile · 2012-06-12, 11:46 PM

try setting it to record on cbcnn only instead of all channels

Davee · 2012-06-13, 09:09 AM

I too have this smart record issue with CBC National news recording about 4 x a day when I only want 9:00 Pm Must check out manual record option on the 630

d_source · 2012-06-18, 01:43 PM

My 630 is showing 8:00 and isn't responding to anything we do. Tried a physical reset, unplugging the device, checked all connections. The dashes start to show, then 8:00 appears on the front panel and it won't turn on. Tried pushing the button on the remote and on the receiver itself. Any idea what's going on?

It's supposed to record the two soccer games this afternoon for me so i'm pretty pissed that its happening now.

d_source · 2012-06-18, 03:53 PM

Unplugged everything again. Flipped coax cables. Plugged all back in (power last). It went to 8:00 again then finally started working. Missed the first half of the games but recording and watching now.

icon99 · 2012-07-02, 12:44 PM

Problems just started last week. I had programmed the PVR to record a show on a HD channel. Went I went to view, it had recorded the show, but stopped half way through. Frozen frame. Then went I exited and went back in again to resume playback, all I got was a black screen.
Last night I was recording a show on HD and it showed it all lined up and ready to record. The red light went on to show it was recording. When I hit the PVR to see if it was recording, the minutes showed it was not. I waited and went back in. Same thing. I rescheduled the recording for later on last night. Same thing happened. The red light went on but it was not recording. When I view the recording event in the PVR section, on the same line appears a symbol. It is a circle with a box inside with a + / + symbol.
I just checked on a movie that shows it was recorded last night. It shows the minutes for the movie, but when I hit play. Black screen. I have over 50% left in memory on my PVR. Any ideas? I try to phone Shaw today, a two hour wait time. Guess because it is a holiday. Thanks.

ScaryBob · 2012-07-02, 12:50 PM

Try unplugging it for 2 minutes. Then check the signal level and Ebno in the options/setup/status screen.

kcowan · 2012-07-07, 01:37 PM

I have noticed some pixelation when I am recording another show and momentary blackouts. The recording is fine. Just the show I am watching.

TyHe · 2012-07-08, 09:17 AM

Kcowan, I noticed the same problem yesterday when I was watching the Blue Jay on 312 and recording a movie on AMC. I stoped the recording and the problem went away. Does Shaw support have any idea why this is happening and do they have any fix in the works? It sure is annoying!

essandjay · 2012-07-10, 09:40 AM

Just checked the system settings and see that the version on my 630 is 7.33. Is this new? A week or so ago, it did not record a scheduled event and everything froze up. I did a hard reboot and it has been working fine ever since. If 7.33 is new...what does it do?

QCK · 2012-07-10, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by essandjay

Just checked the system settings and see that the version on my 630 is 7.33. Is this new? A week or so ago, it did not record a scheduled event and everything froze up. I did a hard reboot and it has been working fine ever since. If 7.33 is new...what does it do?

Yes it was released last month, please read this thread for information:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=154275

adm222 · 2012-07-12, 12:29 PM

Recently changed from Bell to Shaw south of the border. My 630 came is installed and more or less working (seems to require a lot of reboots is this normal?).

Mine did not come with any instruction book other than the very slim how to hook up all the cables bit. I am wondering if there is a way to force the reciever to put the HD output of the standard NTSC output to anamorphic for recording to a DVD so it can be played back with minimum loss of resilution?

adm222 · 2012-07-12, 09:18 PM

Was wondering if I have beensent a bad unit as I have been having nothing but problems with it as far as I can tell it shoudl work a bit better. Seems to lat a couple hours at best before requiring a reboot.

1) Most recently it just shut itself off when I tried to record something on a timer. Would not turn back on and currently have it unplugged waiting a few minutes to set it right.

2) It has often frozen up on a menu of some sort on screen and no buttons will get rid of the the menu itme and the channel will not change although it is playing fine. A soft reset from the on off switch on the unit restores it.

3) During playback of something I recorded last night it stopped playing the picture frooze up no remote buttons worked and the soft reset did nothing. Unplugged unit but when I got it back on it would not allow anything that had been recorded to be played back. They are on the menu of items but all have a circle with glasses and a line through it.

4) On a couple of occasions it has just stopped and will let you watch whatever the last channel is but not change it or even turn the unit off from the remote.

This is a lto worse performance than a Coolsat FTA box I had and got rid of since the firmware was buggy.

Mine did download new formware last night.

Any ideas or should this one get sent back for an exchange?

gzink · 2012-07-12, 10:01 PM

Reboot it now that it is updated. If problems persist insist on a replacement.

adm222 · 2012-07-12, 10:03 PM

It is turning itself off on the top of the hour. So sort of doinga reboot all by itself.

kcowan · 2012-07-15, 03:32 PM

I did a soft reset when the unit finally locked up. It seems to be working better now but it has only been one day.

2012-06-18, 01:43 PM	#1548
d_source Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 466	Dead 630? My 630 is showing 8:00 and isn't responding to anything we do. Tried a physical reset, unplugging the device, checked all connections. The dashes start to show, then 8:00 appears on the front panel and it won't turn on. Tried pushing the button on the remote and on the receiver itself. Any idea what's going on? It's supposed to record the two soccer games this afternoon for me so i'm pretty pissed that its happening now.

2012-07-02, 12:44 PM	#1550
icon99 Rookie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1	Shaw PVR 630 will not record. Problems just started last week. I had programmed the PVR to record a show on a HD channel. Went I went to view, it had recorded the show, but stopped half way through. Frozen frame. Then went I exited and went back in again to resume playback, all I got was a black screen. Last night I was recording a show on HD and it showed it all lined up and ready to record. The red light went on to show it was recording. When I hit the PVR to see if it was recording, the minutes showed it was not. I waited and went back in. Same thing. I rescheduled the recording for later on last night. Same thing happened. The red light went on but it was not recording. When I view the recording event in the PVR section, on the same line appears a symbol. It is a circle with a box inside with a + / + symbol. I just checked on a movie that shows it was recorded last night. It shows the minutes for the movie, but when I hit play. Black screen. I have over 50% left in memory on my PVR. Any ideas? I try to phone Shaw today, a two hour wait time. Guess because it is a holiday. Thanks. Last edited by 57; 2012-07-02 at 04:38 PM. Reason: Moved to appropriate forum & thread.

2012-07-02, 12:50 PM	#1551
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Dandelion City Posts: 7,133	Try unplugging it for 2 minutes. Then check the signal level and Ebno in the options/setup/status screen. __________________ At 20 I had a good mind. At 40 I had money. At 60 I've lost my mind and my money. Oh, to be 20 again. --Scary

2012-07-08, 09:17 AM	#1553
TyHe Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 37	recording problems Kcowan, I noticed the same problem yesterday when I was watching the Blue Jay on 312 and recording a movie on AMC. I stoped the recording and the problem went away. Does Shaw support have any idea why this is happening and do they have any fix in the works? It sure is annoying!

2012-07-10, 09:40 AM	#1554
essandjay Rookie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	New Firmware Version?? Just checked the system settings and see that the version on my 630 is 7.33. Is this new? A week or so ago, it did not record a scheduled event and everything froze up. I did a hard reboot and it has been working fine ever since. If 7.33 is new...what does it do?

2012-06-12, 11:46 PM	#1546
frenchophile Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 258	try setting it to record on cbcnn only instead of all channels

2012-06-13, 09:09 AM	#1547
Davee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario - north Posts: 77	I too have this smart record issue with CBC National news recording about 4 x a day when I only want 9:00 Pm Must check out manual record option on the 630

2012-06-18, 03:53 PM	#1549
d_source Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 466	Unplugged everything again. Flipped coax cables. Plugged all back in (power last). It went to 8:00 again then finally started working. Missed the first half of the games but recording and watching now.

2012-07-07, 01:37 PM	#1552
kcowan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VancouverBC/PV Shaw Direct 505-530-630, Telus Landline, Rogers PayGo, Panasonic Viera 50", HTPC-HDMI Posts: 333	I have noticed some pixelation when I am recording another show and momentary blackouts. The recording is fine. Just the show I am watching.

2012-07-12, 12:29 PM	#1556
adm222 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12	Recently changed from Bell to Shaw south of the border. My 630 came is installed and more or less working (seems to require a lot of reboots is this normal?). Mine did not come with any instruction book other than the very slim how to hook up all the cables bit. I am wondering if there is a way to force the reciever to put the HD output of the standard NTSC output to anamorphic for recording to a DVD so it can be played back with minimum loss of resilution?

2012-07-12, 09:18 PM	#1557
adm222 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12	Bad unit? Was wondering if I have beensent a bad unit as I have been having nothing but problems with it as far as I can tell it shoudl work a bit better. Seems to lat a couple hours at best before requiring a reboot. 1) Most recently it just shut itself off when I tried to record something on a timer. Would not turn back on and currently have it unplugged waiting a few minutes to set it right. 2) It has often frozen up on a menu of some sort on screen and no buttons will get rid of the the menu itme and the channel will not change although it is playing fine. A soft reset from the on off switch on the unit restores it. 3) During playback of something I recorded last night it stopped playing the picture frooze up no remote buttons worked and the soft reset did nothing. Unplugged unit but when I got it back on it would not allow anything that had been recorded to be played back. They are on the menu of items but all have a circle with glasses and a line through it. 4) On a couple of occasions it has just stopped and will let you watch whatever the last channel is but not change it or even turn the unit off from the remote. This is a lto worse performance than a Coolsat FTA box I had and got rid of since the firmware was buggy. Mine did download new formware last night. Any ideas or should this one get sent back for an exchange?

2012-07-12, 10:01 PM	#1558
gzink Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 903	Reboot it now that it is updated. If problems persist insist on a replacement.

2012-07-12, 10:03 PM	#1559
adm222 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12	It is turning itself off on the top of the hour. So sort of doinga reboot all by itself.

2012-07-15, 03:32 PM	#1560
kcowan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: VancouverBC/PV Shaw Direct 505-530-630, Telus Landline, Rogers PayGo, Panasonic Viera 50", HTPC-HDMI Posts: 333	I did a soft reset when the unit finally locked up. It seems to be working better now but it has only been one day.

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