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Sc00by · 21-07-09, 06:21 PM

A couple of weeks ago my girlfriend called to say her eurovox had gone off, and would not come back on

i told her to unplug it, leave it for a minute or two and then plug back in...it didnt work...no power light...BUT...her TV recognises that its been switched on because it automatically switches to the correct AV channel

Anyway, I told her i would have to go over and take a look at it...10 minutes later she called me and said it was back on

Thought nothing more of it, had a few of these boxes, from d-box to eurovox and i know you can have the odd problem or 2

Now I am here and it has just frozen up on me, the screen went pink and stayed like it...so i unplugged it and left it a minute or 2...plugged it back in...as normal the tv recognised and switched to the correct channel...but no power light on the box and just a black screen

As I write this its come back on, just came on on its own...im puzzled

Anyone experienced this or have any idea whats wrong?

its a EX5000PVR...no hard drive...not sure what software is on it as i havent had to mess with that yet as i bought it already done and its yet to go off

Sc00by · 23-07-09, 06:08 PM

Its happened again today...

This time the box had locked up, rebboted as normal and i got a green square in the top right corner of my screen, it went green then pink then went off and im left with a black screen

anyone any ideas on what is wrong?

Sc00by · 23-07-09, 06:23 PM

as usual its just come back on...but this time its lasted 5 minutes and gone off again...pink and green squares came up and then it crashed again....and again its back on

its getting annoying now, lol

Sc00by · 23-07-09, 06:29 PM

just to give you as much information as possible... the picture is now going pixelly and breaking up a bit/jumping

smoggy · 23-07-09, 07:00 PM

sounds like there is something on the way out
but it will cost you nothing to try a factory default reset and scan, if no better then try a reflash and if that doesn't cure it then its probably a component on the way out

Sc00by · 24-07-09, 04:38 AM

if i do a factory reset will i lose the software on there?...will it go back to free to air channels only?

bit of a noob to these boxes, always had a d-box until my missus got one of these

smoggy · 24-07-09, 10:34 AM

no you will not lose the firmware, a factory default reset removes all channels live ones and dead ones thus removing any clutter and puts the setting back to the factory defaults.

solids3000 · 08-08-09, 05:24 PM

hi all.i downloaded new filmware for n2 fix for ireland today,ive 2 ex5000 pvr boxes.both boxes loaded filmware fine.channels came up but nearly all were still scrambled,pluged it out and when i plugged it back in the 2nd time the boxes went dead.from reviews im finding out they must be clones,both boxes have heatsinks.im gonna buy 2 jtags.but is there any safe filmware for cloned ex5000 pvr's.somebody helppppppppppp

solids3000 · 08-08-09, 05:27 PM

hi all.i downloaded new filmware for n2 fix for ireland today,ive 2 ex5000 pvr boxes.both boxes loaded filmware fine.channels came up but nearly all were still scrambled,pluged it out and when i plugged it back in the 2nd time the boxes went dead.from reviews im finding out they must be clones,both boxes have heatsinks.im gonna buy 2 jtags.but is there any safe filmware for cloned ex5000 pvr's.somebody helppppppppppp

malvec · 10-08-09, 12:25 PM

Hi,

I have nearly the same problem as the 1st poster, my eurovox 500 resets now and again, however I notice that this happens on mainly while watching the following channels:

setanta ireland, Nick & Disney.

All/most of my other channels are ok and also noticed that the above problem channels have always only one listing in the Channel list after a scan, while my others cahnnels will mostly have 2 listing (this varies from scan to scan). I am with U*C in the midlands (Ireland).

Any pointers would be super.

Malvec

21-07-09, 06:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sc00by Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 179 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on A couple of weeks ago my girlfriend called to say her eurovox had gone off, and would not come back on i told her to unplug it, leave it for a minute or two and then plug back in...it didnt work...no power light...BUT...her TV recognises that its been switched on because it automatically switches to the correct AV channel Anyway, I told her i would have to go over and take a look at it...10 minutes later she called me and said it was back on Thought nothing more of it, had a few of these boxes, from d-box to eurovox and i know you can have the odd problem or 2 Now I am here and it has just frozen up on me, the screen went pink and stayed like it...so i unplugged it and left it a minute or 2...plugged it back in...as normal the tv recognised and switched to the correct channel...but no power light on the box and just a black screen As I write this its come back on, just came on on its own...im puzzled Anyone experienced this or have any idea whats wrong? its a EX5000PVR...no hard drive...not sure what software is on it as i havent had to mess with that yet as i bought it already done and its yet to go off

23-07-09, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sc00by Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 179 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on Its happened again today... This time the box had locked up, rebboted as normal and i got a green square in the top right corner of my screen, it went green then pink then went off and im left with a black screen anyone any ideas on what is wrong?

23-07-09, 06:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sc00by Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 179 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on as usual its just come back on...but this time its lasted 5 minutes and gone off again...pink and green squares came up and then it crashed again....and again its back on its getting annoying now, lol

23-07-09, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sc00by Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 179 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on just to give you as much information as possible... the picture is now going pixelly and breaking up a bit/jumping

23-07-09, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,780 Thanks: 240 Thanked 882 Times in 792 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on sounds like there is something on the way out but it will cost you nothing to try a factory default reset and scan, if no better then try a reflash and if that doesn't cure it then its probably a component on the way out

24-07-09, 04:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sc00by Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 179 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on if i do a factory reset will i lose the software on there?...will it go back to free to air channels only? bit of a noob to these boxes, always had a d-box until my missus got one of these

24-07-09, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,780 Thanks: 240 Thanked 882 Times in 792 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on no you will not lose the firmware, a factory default reset removes all channels live ones and dead ones thus removing any clutter and puts the setting back to the factory defaults.

08-08-09, 05:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
solids3000 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on hi all.i downloaded new filmware for n2 fix for ireland today,ive 2 ex5000 pvr boxes.both boxes loaded filmware fine.channels came up but nearly all were still scrambled,pluged it out and when i plugged it back in the 2nd time the boxes went dead.from reviews im finding out they must be clones,both boxes have heatsinks.im gonna buy 2 jtags.but is there any safe filmware for cloned ex5000 pvr's.somebody helppppppppppp

08-08-09, 05:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
solids3000 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on hi all.i downloaded new filmware for n2 fix for ireland today,ive 2 ex5000 pvr boxes.both boxes loaded filmware fine.channels came up but nearly all were still scrambled,pluged it out and when i plugged it back in the 2nd time the boxes went dead.from reviews im finding out they must be clones,both boxes have heatsinks.im gonna buy 2 jtags.but is there any safe filmware for cloned ex5000 pvr's.somebody helppppppppppp

10-08-09, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
malvec Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Eurovox EX5000 PVR crashes and doesnt come back on Hi, I have nearly the same problem as the 1st poster, my eurovox 500 resets now and again, however I notice that this happens on mainly while watching the following channels: setanta ireland, Nick & Disney. All/most of my other channels are ok and also noticed that the above problem channels have always only one listing in the Channel list after a scan, while my others cahnnels will mostly have 2 listing (this varies from scan to scan). I am with U*C in the midlands (Ireland). Any pointers would be super. Malvec