Will Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 We use a Pace digibox in France which behaves perfectly. It's a 2600CI, which looks like the DS430N but is supposed to have a better tuner for fringe areas. The only one that seems more sensitive (and we've tried loads) is the Humax HD freesat box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebiga Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 HI, Already posted on this thread and have just noticed that someone mentioned the pace ds430n and that is the model I have and its still going off. I find that every morning when I take a look at the sky box that its turned to standy 'Red light'.I wish someone would come up with the answer as to whats going on at the moment with these boxes., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizewell Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Mine is a Pace 1.0.55. browsing other relevant forums, there appears to have been an update within the last 10 days or so. I am half convinced it was this that caused our problems. At least 7 on this forum has posted that they are experiencing the same problem, so 7 boxes developing the same faullt at the same? seems too much of a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 If the problem is a glitch with the auto standby function in then my Tivos would probably cope with that.I'd just set them to record one or two random programmes during the night and the act of them changing the Sky box channel would keep it awake and out of standby [;-)]Let's see a humax do that, or any other PVR for that matter [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Mines is a Panasonic and I don't have a problem now. I did some months back when they introduced the auto standby option but I simply went in to the Setup and turned it off. If I record something after I have gone to bed its still on in the morning where as before I discovered about the auto standby mode it would switch off half way through a program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 AFAIK auto standby kicks in at 01:00 (02:00 in France of course) or after 4 hours of inactivity i.e. last remote command or autoview programme.Apparently the latest software update in March was aimed specifically at Pace non Sky+ boxes so it seems clear that this is where the problem has originated.http://www.stevelarkins.freeuk.com/sky_tv_guide.htm#Sky_Digibox_Firmware_UpgradeSeems to me that auto standby has been very poorly though out 'enhancement' though which in truth saves very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have just wired in my new Amstrad box. I'll keep you posted as to whether the problem now goes away. My other box is indeed the offending one and it does appear that a download has caused the problem, not the age of the box per se(turning off auto standby did not help!). All parts of my anatomy are now crossed for a normal night's recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Bingo! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebiga Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Its a shame that sky seem to have messed up the pace boxes, Will they ever be ok again? Or is it a sky scam to get you to buy new HD boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I wonder if our Pace box has escaped because it has not had a Sky card in it for ages? Or if it's because it's not one of the more common models? No doubt the 'improvement' will be rolled out to other boxes in due course. Sky is like that. Freesat is looking more attractive all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Mine went off again a couple of days ago, but has been fine since.Since posting this thread, I guess it's gone off 6 or 7 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loirette Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I don't suppose any of us are in a position to contact Sky to see if they are aware of the problem and what's being done to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizewell Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 [quote user="Will"]I wonder if our Pace box has escaped because it has not had a Sky card in it for ages? Or if it's because it's not one of the more common models? No doubt the 'improvement' will be rolled out to other boxes in due course. Sky is like that. Freesat is looking more attractive all the time.[/quote]I removed my card about a month ago and I get the problem at least once or twice a day over the last week. [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Been on to Sky and they deny there is any issue with any Digibox, pace or otherwise.Accordingly unless they issue a recall, which they won't of course as there is nothing wrong, if any customer has a problem they will have to send their box for repair either under guarantee or at their own expense.I told them that the internet Sky forums and others were buzzing with the issue but he still denied any knowledge.Tough then seems to be the official response [:'(]Edit : Edited to comply with the Code of Conduct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 [quote user="AnOther"]Tough and F**k you then seems to be the official response [:'(][/quote]The Sky (for which read, "Murdoch") philosophy in a nutshell.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loirette Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hi AllAs this thread has gone quiet, I was wondering if this problem has gone away for others or have you found a fix or just resigned yourselves to it? We are still experiencing the same as before and it is getting rather annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I'm afraid I just bought a recon' box second hand via Amazon as I too was getting mightily p**d off. I think maybe Martin's forum link might give you a better idea of whether this problem is persisting as I guess there just aren't enough PACE box owners here.Not long to go now 'til the big weekend.[:D] See you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebiga Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Yes 'Pace' box and its still doing it. Not as much as it did before but its still turning itself off. I understand via a general letter from 'Big dish sat' that it was a update that sky sent out and that until sky send out another to fix it then were stuck with this problem. Pain in the butt it is.Or as I said perhaps its a cunning plan to mess up all the illegal sky users in france! Could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Just out of interest I'm reunited with my two Pace boxes of 1999/2000 vintage and the one that I've tried so far is staying on all night (on Radio 4) without any problems.It could be it missed the dodgy software update as it was unplugged from October to April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 One other suggestion turn off / delete all autoview and series link programmes and start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebiga Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Mine which is still having problems has stayed on all weekend and it was fine but I thyink it will still do it again. You just can't pick a day for it, it just does it sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loirette Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 [quote user="cooperlola"]Not long to go now 'til the big weekend.[:D] See you soon.[/quote]Indeed! Trust we will see you at St Saturnin....... Big day for Corvettes this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizewell Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 My box is still resetting itself at random times but reading from another forum, they report that Sky have now removed the 3.8.8 update and if you try a forced update, you will go back to 3.7.6. People that have done this are saying that they are no longer experiencing any problems. I am a bit hesitant on doing this as there is the chance that if you dont do it right, you can corrupt it. So at the moment I am holding out on Sky getting their finger out and let them do it by normal means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Depends hjow bothered you are by it. There are really only 2 things which can go wrong with a forced update and they are loss of power or loss of signal during the process. Neither have ever happend to me in I don't know how updates but I've also heard that it's not necessarily fatal anyhow but don't quote me on that one.Maybe I'll dig out one of my collection of old but working boxes and try interrupting it for the sheer hell of it, I think I've got a battered old Pace kicking around somewhere [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebiga Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 How do you go about doing a forced update, Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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