Try Resetting the box to its factory setting:
Warning: You will lose all data on the Hard Disk!
I did this when mine wouldn't record anything and dumped all my pre-recorded programs.
Worked a treat.
Does your Thomson DTi6300 fail to power on?
If
your Thomson DTi6300 box will not come out of standby (to solid green
light) and you have tried to power the box off and on at the wall at
least twice, the please try the following procedure noting that this will unfortunately cause your recordings to be lost.
Step 1: Power cycle
First of all, remove the power to the box and wait 20 seconds before restoring power.
Wait while the box tries to restart and allow 2 -3 minutes for this to complete.
Try this at least twice.
If it doesn’t go to the solid green light then proceed to the next step.
Step 2: Front Panel Reset
Note: you will need to be able access the back of the DTR and the front panel buttons
1. Remove power to the unit by removing the power cable from the back of the DTR.
2. Wait 20 seconds and restore the power cable while holding in the standby/power on button on the front panel of the DTR.
3. Release the standby button immediately you see a light ‘blip’ on the DTR front display and then immediately press the following front panel arrow buttons in sequence Up>Down>Left>Right
4.The
DTR will now show the Orange LED with the Green LED flashing until the
format has been completed in about 60 seconds. The DTR will return to
ON automatically.
5. If requested, perform a channel scan to complete the operation
I've just bit the bullet and done mine today.
Unplug the power cable, wait at least 20 secs, the plug the cable back in, start repeatedly pressing the power/standby button on the front.
Wait for the amber light to go steady and stop pressing the power/standby button and then press up, down, left, right in quick succession. Note, it's not the first quick flash, or subsequent flashes, but as soon as it goes steady, I think it's after 3 flashes it goes steady.
The green light should start flashing and after about 1 minute the red light should come on.
I actually disconnected mine from the TV and hifi and did it in my kitchen just so it was easier to access the buttons
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Have just spoken with Top Up TV, they are aware of this problem and are working on it, they have told me how to reset the box, but be aware that everything you have saved on the box will be erased.
1. Turn the box off for 10 seconds at the mains.
2. Reconnect the power supply and press the standby button on the front of the box until you see the amber light.
3. As soon as the amber light appears release the standby button and immediately you must use the arrows on the front of the box, press up, down, left then right arrows. This reboots the box.
4. When the red light appears on the front of the box press the DTI button on your remote control.
I have two of these boxes, one is the 160gb and the other 250gb, this has worked on both boxes.
You may have to repeat this several times as you must get the timing right with the buttons you need to press. Good Luck and hopefully this will work for anyone having this problem.
Gemz
Hi, can anybody tell me what the usb socket is for on my THOMSON DIGITAL TELEVISION RECORDER. ( MODEL>>DTI 6300-16 ) I am looking to create a method of recording to blank disc directly from the PVR or via external hard drive or some kind of portable storage device.
Many thanks for any suggestions. albie.
This solution worked for me after 2 attempts. The lights stopped flashing immediately and the box came to life after about 1 hour. I did not lose any of my library and also the issue of % left instead of hours has now reverted back to hours left.. RESULT. I can not of course guarantee this will work or you won't lose your library only that it worked for me and it appears others and there is a chance your library will be saved. From TUTV help site
What to do: if you have a solid amber light
If
the power light on the box will not change from solid Amber to solid
Red then it is possible that a problem has occurred with the current in
use software. Before attempting a fix, power the box off and on at the
power socket and then wait at least 5 minutes for the solid RED lamp to
appear.
If it still remains solid Amber and the box will not come out of
standby to ON (Green light) then this can be corrected using the
software revert procedure which is done using the box front panel
buttons as follows:
1. Remove power to the unit by removing the power cable from the back of the box.
2. Wait 20 seconds and then restore the power cable while pressing the standby button repeatedly on the front panel of the box.
3.
Release the standby button immediately when you see a lamp flash on the
box's front display, and then immediately press the following front
panel arrow buttons in this sequence:
- Menu
- OK
Note: you have to do this quickly and in sequence
4.The Orange light will flash and the STB will then reboot and should return with the previous version of software.
5.
The box will now be running with the previous software version but it
will automatically update with the latest version within approx 2 hours
and you will be notified by message which will appear in the Message
area within the Main Menu.
good luck
Steve
This from www.topuptv.com help page - worked first time with no loss of recordings! Alleluia!
What to do: if you have a solid amber light
If the power light on the box will not change from solid Amber to solid Red then it is possible that a problem has occurred with the current in use software. Before attempting a fix, power the box off and on at the power socket and then wait at least 5 minutes for the solid RED lamp to appear.
If it still remains solid Amber and the box will not come out of standby to ON (Green light) then this can be corrected using the software revert procedure which is done using the box front panel buttons as follows:
1. Remove power to the unit by removing the power cable from the back of the box.
2. Wait 20 seconds and then restore the power cable while pressing the standby button repeatedly on the front panel of the box.
3. Release the standby button immediately when you see a lamp flash on the box's front display, and then immediately press the following front panel arrow buttons in this sequence:
- Menu
- OK
Note: you have to do this quickly and in sequence
4.The Orange light will flash and the STB will then reboot and should return with the previous version of software.
5. The box will now be running with the previous software version but it will automatically update with the latest version within approx 2 hours and you will be notified by message which will appear in the Message area within the Main Menu.
If you're still having problems please call 08444 159 159 and a member of the Technical Team will be happy to help.
1. Remove power to the unit by removing the power cable from the back of
the box.
2. Wait 20 seconds and then restore the power cable
while pressing the standby button repeatedly on the front panel of the
box.
3.
Release the standby button immediately when you see a lamp flash on the
box's front display, and then immediately press the following front
panel arrow buttons in this sequence:
- Menu
- OK
Note: you have to do this quickly and in sequence
This one worked for me...
I fixed my Brothe Box been dead since the update in 2009...LOL...
Kev
Can anyone supply me with a copy of user instructions for the thomsondigital reciever DT16300-16 I i will gladly pay postage or any other costs
regards george easton
e-mail [email protected]
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I feel agrieved that something the control costs me money..
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stuck on amber since this morning...
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Steve
orange light on since this morning
Hi I have or DID have the same problem. I started to look for the receipt to take it back to the shop.
I read the comments on here to re-set the box.
We did have Top-up TV when we 1st got the box, never found the extra Chanel's worth having so canceled the deal. We left the card in and like all the others we had an amber light for two days.
I did a re-set (after removing the Top up TV card 1st) Nothing happened the 1st time so I tried it again, this time being a bit more quicker hitting the U D L R buttons.
The instructions posted by other site users say it will re boot switching it self back on. This did not happen on mine, it just stayed on standby. I left it for over 3 Min's (red light) then turned on, hey presto it works fine. Yes lost my recordings but scanned for Chanel's and tested a recording. Back like new.. so thanks to previous posts.
Me too with the amber light thingy and not much else on the super digi recorder box. Thanks to all who have contributed as it is good to know I am not alone.
I also have the same problem. I will wait for TOUPTV to update so that I don't lose all my recordings.
me to we thought granma broke it but it sound like a genral problem
Exact same problem with digital tv recorder. Rebooted as per posted instructions. Thank you!!
Same problem. Red light on constantly, occasionally green light flashes on, but no amount of turning off the power etc has made any difference.
So glad I saw the others posts on here as I thought I was going out of my mind today!!!
My mothers box is having this problem today. unable to try till tomorrow but will update if it works.
I had the same problem. Did the reset with the Menu->OK option (3 times though) and got my box working again. Have V2.99 software though...
I'll see how it goes tonight, but still have all my recordings !!!
I had the same problem as everybody else, could not get standby to go green. used the solution 4 and all working again after going through rescan. Did lose data. Just a point when solution mentions power up and hold standby till bleeping light. This is the Red light that come on it blinks after it show red for a few seconds. This may help as i must have a good twenty goes before i got the combination correct.
Lee
I have had the same problem since Sundday. Amber light flashes 3 times then green light flashes approx 26 times, this sequence is repeated every minute. I will wait until tomorrow to see if TUTV can fix the problem before trying solution 4.
same problem... can't find solution 4 on this site.... what is it ??
Discovered mine had crashed at 6.30 am, but hoped for best. Spent ages trying to sort (turning off and on!!, checking connections, blaming cats). The pull out lead, direction buttons etc worked treat. Can't believe I'v lost recordings though - 2 series plus films. Agree with other guest - prefer knowing how many hours left not %.
Cheers all, H
Spoke to TUTV they suggested a different approach turn it off and then back on after 10 seconds then press the power standby button TEN times then Menu OK leave it 90 seconds then pull the mains cable out for 10 seconds then again press the standby button ten times when the amber light flashes followed by Up down Left Right and it should come back on after 2 -3 mins///didn't work for me but they assured me I would NOT lose any recordings
Spoke to the people who sold me it and they said TUTV may be down til Friday at least !!!!!!! Diabolical service they offered to give me a refund and will pick my box up needless to say i took up their offer as this is easily the worst piece of electronic sI have bought in 25 years
I'm off to buy something else any suggestions for a decent box that will do what it says on the tin
I`ve just used the solution below and it works!
i had the same problem a few days ago, box just would not come on. However yesterday it came back on but some channels were missing, tried scan for channels again a few times but still missing, and some channels are listed but do not show any picture. Also, the channels i do get are freezing slightly every now and again.
Can anyone help please...
My Thomson recorder just stopped working 6/5/09, the next day my mum's also stopped working. Red light remains on. Have tried below but no luck. This is the worse hard drive recorder I have ever bought. Does anyone know of one that does work??
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