Loading ...Accessing Non-Freesat Channels On Humax FOXSAT-HD / HDR
Freesat’s current list of available channels in the EPG (electronic programme guide) is only a fraction of what is available via the Astra2/Eurobird satellite your dish is pointed to. To view all the other available channels, you need to access the manual tune / non-freesat mode on your Humax FOXSAT-HD / HDR digital box.
To do this, simple access the relevant menu as follows:
MENU
SETUP
MANUAL TUNE
SEARCH
Once you have carried out the search (which can take some time!) you will be taken into non-freesat mode, where you can view the channels.
To switch between Freesat and non-freesat mode you need to select the following menu options:
MENU
SETTINGS
STB MODE (press the right arrow to switch between the two modes then press ok)
March 7th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Can you give me a list of all the non freesat television channels..
Des HattonQuote
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
How do you load non freesat channels on the goodmans box. I cant find anything that says STB mode?
AndyQuote
June 5th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Hi All, unless I am mistaken,when I tuned into the non-Freesat channels(about 350 of them). when I went back to “Freesat” I had lost all the reserved (for recording) programmes.I did not want to risk forgetting to re- reserve these programmes if I went non- “Freesat” again so I cannot confirm this.Can anybody confirm or correct me on this,cheers, Rod Janes
Rod JanesQuote
June 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Hi Rod – I did the same and lost all my Freesat settings & had to totally reboot to get back to where I started! Along the way it did not then like my postcode……
BRIANQuote
August 5th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
I am living in Belgium and have Freesat now without the interactivity, no red button etc.. I would like to buy a Freesat box but need one with CAM for the local card which runs on Mediaguard 3 code.
1. Are there Freesat boxes on the market with a CI slot ?
2. I have a double LNB one pointed to 28E the other 19E (Canal Digital) can these boxes handle the dual signal through a Diseq ?
3. What is the story on the postal codes, I read the best is to enter a London ZIP code, are there any channels I will not be able to receive ?
Thx
TomQuote
August 24th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Rod / Brian,
I lost all my scheduled recordings when I switched to ‘non-freesat’ using my Humax HDR.
It appears to only happen if you are using one LNB connection (still had one in my old sky box) tried now I have completely ditched Sky and all seems to work fine.
I still think it is annoying why you have to keep switching modes. Why can’t it just be another tab from the ‘Guide’ menu.
RogerQuote
June 26th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
how do i view the scrambled channels in the non freesat mode?
asifQuote
September 18th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Iplayer…cannot get it…have one ethernet cable on wireless modem for broadband, one on phone but when connected to Humak freetsat box, phone has inteference and cannot get telephone line…other than that a freesat convert.Have hit red button from BBC1 and only defaults to text.
Also is there a card we can buy to get sky sports as one off cost
Judy CornerQuote
October 24th, 2010 at 2:12 am
i have just set up my humax-foxsat hdr.
for some reason i cant get BBC 4. it says scrambled ch or no signal. yet when i checked the freeview on the tv it is there .
any ideas anybody ????
Big MQuote
November 18th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
@Big M
Try again after 7pm.
John N.Quote
October 30th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
For some reason, my Humax Foxsat-HD box will not except my post code. I live in the Littlehampton area of West Sussex. I am able to manual tune but cannot receive certain HD programmes. Any idea. Thanks.
DAVID STICKLANDQuote
January 4th, 2012 at 11:16 am
my recorded programmes keep breaking up when I go to watch them. sometimes get the message programme scrambled, what can i do?
DebbieQuote
March 24th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
hi ..can anyone tell me how to access non freesat channels on the Echostar Freesat+ HD PVR Digital Box (HDS-600RS
PaulQuote
April 8th, 2012 at 3:50 am
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I think you can use the diseq on some freesat boxes try the link below for Humax FOXSAT-HD & FOXSAT-HDR boxes :
http://www.astra2d.com/diseqc.html
regards
harjit
harjitQuote
May 6th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
I live in medway and my foxsat-hd would only get london so I put in a ct12 post code to get meridium and it worked..also I would lose channels when i switched on i found that returning a number of times worked now they stay there..my main problem is that the humax foxsat hdr box’s do not like the BBC iplayer signal and rejects my modems all new other than that my modems work with a lot of equipment, so I am resigned to not having Iplayer alan
alanQuote
October 19th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Hi ……after a couple of years I have tried to re establish my humax foxsat hd box but I cannot get my post code accepted.I am trying to reconnect to BBC 3 and 4 which have been lost from reception.
The post code is correct but does not seem to be acceptible.
Can anyone help
IanQuote
December 10th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
regards the post code it would seem that some require a gap and others do not , try both ways.
anthonyQuote
February 10th, 2013 at 4:52 pm
For those with problems with BBC 3 and BBC 4, remember they only broadcast in the evening. So if you are trying to access them during the day you’ll get a not available or scrambled message.
obrayQuote
April 22nd, 2013 at 7:54 am
I wld appreciate help. Just changed old Goodmans freesat box to goodmans sd box and lost bbc programmes. Can anyone tell me why? Either I have Skynews Aljezeera etc or I have Bbc and no Skynews
Thanx
SkippyQuote