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Panasonic DMR-E85H error U99
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VideoBob
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28. September 2006 @ 10:56 |
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handyguy:
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What happened to the marking function? My older Pannys have it. But my e500 does not & it's not in the manual. It's that function where you mark where you are, so that later you can start from that point again.
Is it gone from the remote, or just not working on your recorder? Remember that it doesn't work while recording.
If it's missing from the remote, try using the old remote.
bob
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MikeinGH
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28. September 2006 @ 11:56 |
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What happened to the marking function? My older Pannys have it. But my e500 does not & it's not in the manual. It's that function where you mark where you are, so that later you can start from that point again.
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On my e85, we do something called "chapter divide". I think there's a button on the remote called "chapter", or maybe it's the green and blue pressed at the same time (SWMBO doesn't let me actually use the remote myself). It's in the manual though.
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dksmall
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28. September 2006 @ 12:29 |
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Saturday morning I found my E85 was ahead one hour, but I didn't have a disk in the dvd drive. Turned it on, didn't change. Brought up the guide, which also showed it ahead 1 hour. So I did a warm boot, pulled the AC power for a few minutes, then watched it perform a self-check and wipe out all the guide data. Grrrrrr
It was back up by Sunday evening with a day's worth of guide data and today it's full.
Not sure why it had a brain fart, but I guess we never do.
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VideoBob
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28. September 2006 @ 21:38 |
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Saturday morning I found my E85 was ahead one hour, but I didn't have a disk in the dvd drive. Turned it on, didn't change. Brought up the guide, which also showed it ahead 1 hour. So I did a warm boot, pulled the AC power for a few minutes, then watched it perform a self-check and wipe out all the guide data. Grrrrrr
No wonder, if you did a warm BOOT. That implies ou pulled power with the unit on--a major NO-NO.
*ALWAYS* power it allthe way down (until the timer light is out) BEFORE pulling power.
If you do this, you will not lose programming--IF the DVD drive is empty.
bob
Bob, Laguna Woods, CA 92637; Leisure World Analog Cable; No box
Panasonic DMR-E85HS (1 Year) and DMR-E95HS (6 Months) [TVGOS]
RCA DRS-7000N [3-day TVGOS]
ReplayTV 5504 (Monthly$ 14-Day ReplayTV)
Panny ShowStopper 1000 (ReplayTV 2000) [7-Day Free ReplayTV]
2 x Sony 1000 (Not currently hooked up) [Free TiVo]
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sfstan
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10. October 2006 @ 13:19 |
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i am in san francisco on comcast cable. all of a sudden my e85 over the past week is not getting updated guide or ads. has anyone else experienced anything like this of late?
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dksmall
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10. October 2006 @ 13:37 |
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VideoBob,
No I did the warm-boot (hold power button for several seconds). Waited till only the clock was displayed, then pulled the plug.
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VideoBob
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10. October 2006 @ 16:03 |
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i am in san francisco on comcast cable. all of a sudden my e85 over the past week is not getting updated guide or ads. has anyone else experienced anything like this of late?
Yes and you always will. It is an inherent design flaw that Panasonic and Gemstar/TVGOS have not been (and never will be) able to fix. You are stuck with it.
That said, there are some things that practically guarantee these symptoms, including powering it down with a recordable disk in the DVD (especially with timed recordings set), and using the "Divide Title" function of the edit menu. Once that triggers "Phantom Record" mode, nothing short of a shut down and unplug will fix it.
Other causes are:
* leaving the recorder on (it won't load programs when it's on);
* not bringing it *ALL* the way back up after an unplug (it's still "OFF" rather than in "Standby";
* Not power-cycling at least once after a few hours of stand-by time (once it gets the clock reset and the stations loaded, it needs to go back into "ON" mode before it can set itself up to load programs);
* local or national changes in download channels;
* unwittingly deleting a download host channel (use the 753 159 852 code to identify both your host channel and VBI channel and make sure they are at the top of your channel list). This will also tell you the next scheduled download time. Note: These channels are listed in base 16 (hecadecimal), so channel "0x0f" is 15, "0x13" is 19, and "0x30" is channel 48. After reset, these will be either 0's or jibberish and your "Next D/L Time" will be "N/A."
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* having recordings come on in the wee hours of the morning *and* mid-morning. It needs a 2-3 hour block to download its programming and no one has figured out their magic formula. If you leave it off from midnight to 7 a.m. (no recordings), then it will *usually* start filling in programming again. When I HAVE to record overnight, I leave it off until noon, to catch the mid-morning Download. Sometimes, this even works. ;)
All of the above are true whether you use a cable box or not. In addition, there are several other decoder-specific causes, the most common of which is actually *watching* your TV while the Panny is trying to download. Only one of you can control the decoder channel at a time. *ANY* break in download is permanant for that cycle.
...and keep that DVD drive EMPTY!
dksmall:
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VideoBob,
No I did the warm-boot (hold power button for several seconds). Waited till only the clock was displayed, then pulled the plug.
Bummer. Sounds like you have a new bug. Let us know if it (or anything not beaten to death here already) happens again.
bob
Bob, Laguna Woods, CA 92637; Leisure World Analog Cable; No box
Panasonic DMR-E85HS (1 Year) and DMR-E95HS (6 Months) [TVGOS]
RCA DRS-7000N [3-day TVGOS]
ReplayTV 5504 (Monthly$ 14-Day ReplayTV)
Panny ShowStopper 1000 (ReplayTV 2000) [7-Day Free ReplayTV]
2 x Sony 1000 (Not currently hooked up) [Free TiVo]
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mark_d
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11. October 2006 @ 11:24 |
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I have the E500H. I use it extensively for mini-dv to hard drive dubbing via firewire for it's much faster than using my computer. One problem though. Ocasionally a frame will freeze on playback off dvd made from dubbing from hard drive. I thought maybe the hard drive was in need of defragging. But I defragged the drive, dubbed to the drive, and then onto a dvd, and still there's always one frame somewhere along the line that will freeze. The frame freeze last only a second and normally won't happen again for that one tape. The sound/video is always in sync, and the source tape has a continuos time.
No problems when dubbing television to dvd or ram disc. Any ideas?
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handyguy
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12. October 2006 @ 14:21 |
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" i am in san francisco on comcast cable. all of a sudden my e85 over the past week is not getting updated guide or ads."
Sometimes its a software thing, unplug machine for a minute & plug back in. I mentioned this before.
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pizzahemi
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26. October 2006 @ 20:51 |
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Self Cancelling Regular Recordings.....aaaargh!
I have tried all resources and cannot find an answer why when I schedule a show to be recorded in TVGuide...come back to confirm that it is still set to record....come home....NOT recorded AND not scheduled to be recorded next week even when I choose to record Regularly or Weekly.
Please tell me how to fix this bug...it happens all the time.
Steve
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katchoo
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27. October 2006 @ 03:51 |
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I have an E95 and that happens to me on ocassion. I haven't seen any consistency to figure it out. It's a Panny thing!
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vulcanusa
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27. October 2006 @ 06:01 |
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pizza,
By trying "all resources" do you mean you've read this entire thread from start to finish?? There is quite a lot of good information and advice for solving, or at least understanding the behavior of, these DVRs. My own perspective, as I've stated several times, is to disable the TV Guide download and program the timer manually. I've manually set up timer recordings (once, weekly) for well over a year and a half and never had a problem.
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pizzahemi
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27. October 2006 @ 06:21 |
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as you can see...."pizza" I own a restaurant and work until 1AM...and then found this site. All resources are other sites and the useless panny techs themselves.
I appreciate the feedback...yet hate the idea of not using the ease of TVG...hell, this is one of the main reasons I chose the Panny.
If you have any links to this discussion from the past, it would be appreciated.
Thanks
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kossello
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27. October 2006 @ 06:26 |
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For the past several weeks I was getting a U99 almost every morning when I got up and then when I got home at night.
Had to go back to leaving the unit on so I could get a show recorded.
As fast as it came it has now gone away and I have not had another U99 in a week.
I think it was Video Bob that said when the new season start up the changes take a while to get setteled and then it is OK.
I sure do hope it was just an irration for a couple of weeks and not a new problem.
Keith
Insight Cable
South Central KY Zip 42101
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vulcanusa
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27. October 2006 @ 06:29 |
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pizza,
In my opinion, this thread is the best resource on the Net about the DMR-E85H and the E95. So, if it's not in the prior 50 pages, the information probably doesn't exist on the Net, or if it does, it hasn't been indexed. VideoBob has a post just above and many other good posts. A couple of pages back there was a post about hitting Stop twice when you finish watching a program. Anyway, I knew from reading this thread way back in mid-2005 that I might wish to disable the TV Guide download, so I was not that disappointed, but I can understand why people would be upset if they bought the DVR primarily because of the advertised utility of the TV Guide.
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Capt57
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27. October 2006 @ 08:29 |
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IR Blaster Problem. DMR-E85h
Assuming there is no hardware problem with either the unit or the blaster:
Is there a way to fix the "IR ERR" problem? This pops up with no warning at almost any time of day.
Is there anyway to prevent this from happening?
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vulcanusa
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27. October 2006 @ 08:42 |
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Not an expert, so take these comments with a grain of salt:
1) make sure there is no signaling code conflict with other IR emitters (i.e. remotes).
2) make sure line-of-sight/angle requirements met between the IR blaster and cable box it is controlling.
3) since you indicated the problem occurs at any time-of-day, this probably isn't a factor, but make sure the IR blaster and your cable box are not exposed to strong sunlight (directly or reflected).
Obviously there are many sources of IR noise (any object emitting heat). If there is something very hot near the blaster or the cable box or in the line-of-sight between the blaster and cable box (i.e. your girlfriend?? <just kidding>), it's possible the IR noise environment is too great. I've never run into the problem myself with any IR remotes/equipment, but then I have never had a candle burning near the IR transceiver, nor a space heater, nor .... ???
Are the blaster and cable box transceiving ports clean? I suppose if they are really dirty/dusty, the IR signal is greatly attenuated.
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Capt57
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27. October 2006 @ 10:20 |
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Vulcanusa:
1. No known signal code conflict. I deactivated all other remotes. Reset the unit. Still have the error.
2. Line of sight/angle requirements okay.
3. Neither the cable box (Motorola), or the IR blaster in strong sunlight.
There is no heat source near the blaster.
I have cleaned both the blaster and cable box ports.
I'm running out of possible causes.
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vulcanusa
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27. October 2006 @ 10:57 |
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capt57,
I know you were hoping it wasn't a hardware problem, but I can't think of any other alternative. I presume you have a cable box remote and your cable box responds fine to all of its button presses?
And no major heat source near nor in-line-of-sight to the cable box?
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katchoo
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27. October 2006 @ 12:09 |
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to pizzahemi....
It took me over a year to get the TVGuide system working. I believe at the time it was a problem with my Adelphia Cable company but I'm not sure. I also bought the panny in part for the TVGuide system and for about a year now it is working pretty well. It seems to go through fits where it loses the scheduled programming, one or two shows simply drop off but for the most part it works fine enough. I usually have about 6 to 10 shows programmed to repeat weekly (regularly?) and I'm thinking it might be related to the change in programming at the broadcast station that causes the problem. When they insert a filler program for one week or skip a week due to other programming, I think that throws the TVGuide system into a tiszy and so it drops the scheduling of that show. I guess I don't expect much from a poorly engineered piece of equipment and feel lucky when it works the way it was supposed to.
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xclratn
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27. October 2006 @ 15:01 |
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Well it finally happened. Last Tuesday evening (10/24) I came home to the dreaded U99. It was the first one I've had since I received the E85H as a gift.
I powered the unit all the way down, no timer clock in display, unplug power for about a minute and reapplied. So far, no more U99 errors. I have a few blank days in the TVG, but it still seems to be downloading data, for now.
Aside from a few other minor glitches, I have enjoyed this unit and the technology behind it. I am going to look at the Toshiba models that are out now that seem to offer the same functions as the Panny.
Robert
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Capt57
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28. October 2006 @ 21:40 |
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Vulcanusa,
The cable box responds fine to its remote.
No major heat source near IR blaster.
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katchoo
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29. October 2006 @ 04:08 |
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Here's a little problem let me know if anyone has experienced this.
We lost power here for about 12 hours last night. Of course it was the night to change the clocks back to standard time. When things came on this morning I noticed that the time on my E95 was off by an hour so I went into setup to change it. However, setup had grayed out both the automatic and manual setting controls so there is no way to change it. Any suggestions?
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jhaninger
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3. November 2006 @ 02:16 |
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I have a Panasonic DMR-E85H that has been downloading the TV guide fine until the last few weeks. I live in Dublin Ohio and Time Warner must be doing some upgrades to make everything digital. (There is about a 5 second delay now for output out of the cable box as opposed to directly out of the RF cable) I have e-mailed Time Warner and they say that there should be no problem downloading the Channel guide.
I have reset EVERYTHING multiple times over the last 2 weeks with no effect. Did a Factory reset many times according to directions from Roger Amidon on "The Great DMR-E85H Snafu". Still "Data Failed" after trying to download at night. My setup has not changed in any way and I am trying to download from the L3 S-Video input as before. The channels change fine, one-by-one,looking like it is trying to download at night, but no success?
Any one have another magic way to get it to download?
Jim in Ohio
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mark_d
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4. November 2006 @ 01:32 |
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Odd as it may seem, as long as I view the sponsor ads I haven't had a bit of trouble getting a full populated program listing even if the download is interupted. It never used to be the case. I can burn discs during the most crucial morning hours and when done shut off the unit. All the program contents fill in perfectly on the next download.
I've started a 2 1/2 hour burn at around 1 am and left it unattended until around 8 am. Woke up the unit by pressing the disc eject button and then promptly shut her back down. Later in the afternoon I checked the listings for the whole week and they were there. I'll do this two or three days in a row and still not have a problem.
I solved a problem of scheduled recordings not recording after doing a defrag by simply doing a manual recording so something is on the hard drive first. Haven't missed a recording since.
I also solved a freeze frame problem I mentioned awhile back. I was transporting blank discs from one room to another inside a paper sleeve. Now I use blanks directly from a stack instead. It's cleaner.
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