Humax hdci-5000 software update

Martin Liddle special member Joined: Feb '11 Posts: 3, HughA - 3 hours ago » Either Humax are post dating software or the units are able to automatically download software and update themselves as my Foxsat HDR did.

Yes of course it auto updates nprmally via the Internet rather than OTA although I thought there was normally a warning message before installation. I am slightly puzzled that you were surprised. I've been away from home for a few days so it is quite possible that the update happened then. RSS feed for this topic. Please Login or Register. Username: Password:. Barry senior admin Joined: Feb '11 Posts: 10, offline. Changes as follows: 1.

Edit: Will leave 'stuck' to top of Forum for a week. Thank you Barry for the update information. From its 'edit satellite data' option, the satellites you can receive can be 'activated'. The DiSEqC positioner, which caters for 1. There's also a 'recalculate' function, and dish-limit setting. You can search all transponders of the selected satellite, or just focus on one — it's also easy to define and store a new transponder for future searches.

This is the closest the gets to manual searching. Disappointingly, no provision for PID entry has been made and blind-search is absent. With a motorised dish searching couldn't be easier. What a shame that automatic multi-satellite searches are not allowed. Other installation menu options cover over-the-air firmware updates and a master reset.

Finally, we have the 'system' menu, which reveals receiver and CI module status. Humax receivers traditionally score well in navigation terms, and the is no exception, owing to its fast channel-change and sensible use of the handset's coloured fast-text keys. Channels can be sorted alphabetically, or by conditional-access status. Another press of a button and all available hi-def channels are listed.

It's also easy to list all of the channels on a specific satellite. They can also be placed into one of the five favourites lists, each of which can be renamed. It's well designed. Then there's 'i-Bar', Humax's name for the channel-information pop-up. The EPG, which supports now-and-next and 7-day schedules, also employs the coloured keys to good effect.

The default mode relies on the traditional grid format, which can simultaneously accommodate up to seven channels, but there's also a single-channel list view. A useful 'quick browse' will let you hop around the schedules in speedy increments.

Then there's the three-step 'zoom', but the icing on the cake is a 'find' function. Enter a keyword, and programmes containing it are listed. Players Access all on demand players from here.

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