Manhattan T2-R 500 GB Freeview HD Recorder - Black

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Fixed an issue whereby seemingly randomly, channels would be removed during the Automatic Service Update in standby. This could happen in locations receiving signals from multiple transmitters with signal variations. The issue could cause favourites and scheduled recordings to disappear. The ASU algorithm has been improved so that existing services that are available from multiple transmitters are only replaced when their signal falls below a threshold.

The file system has been updated to make it resilient to corruption caused by unexpected interruptions (e.g. power loss) during asynchronous data transfer. If you want to know more about the benefits of Freeview Play, you can find out more in our handy guide – What is Freeview Play. In addition to Smart Retune, Full Retune can now be chosen from the Tuning section of Settings. The Full Retune completely removes the existing channel database and is necessary when the T2-R is moved to a new region (e.g. when moving home). Our learning remote has a spacious, clean layout and sleek, rounded shape that sits perfectly in your hand. And because it can control your TV’s volume, power and input selection, you won’t need another remote.The T2•R was designed for HD, which requires HDMI. However, if you have an older TV that doesn’t have HDMI, the T2•R can still almost certainly be connected to it using the Manhattan Analogue AV Kit (not included). Your TV simply needs either of these inputs.

The Freeview service and channels are subject to coverage and may be changed from time to time. Aerial upgrade may be required. Visit https://www.freeview.co.uk/help Fixed an issue when using the T2-R with a Pioneer VSX-920-K AV receiver that caused the audio to be lost. HD channels are crisp and vibrant. It excavated detail from Bodyguard’s murkier scenes while visually complex props like computer displays are well-rendered. In comparison, standard-def channels are soft and pallid. With SD or HD, motion is smooth with no untoward judder provided the source material is up to it. Setting the sceneThe T2-R delivers exceptional value and even includes a 1.2M HDMI cable.The T2-R was designed for HD, which requires HDMI. However, if you have an older TV that doesn’t have HDMI, the T2-R can still almost certainly be connected to it using the Manhattan Analogue AV Kit (not included). Your TV simply needs either of these inputs. Features and Benefits For now you can just put the white coaxial aerial cable into the Manhatten (Aerial In, it's labelled) and use that box to feed the TV display, as well as recording stuff. The 500GB hard drive holds up to 300 hours of recordings, smartly organised into categories and series During initial setup the Confirm Your PIN step has been updated to make it clearer you need to re-enter your PIN. (1.09) When making a regional selection during Installation, the wrong regional services could be selected.

Finding what to watch and record on over 70 channels is effortless with the beautiful 8-day TV Guide. Handy, because Freeview has 95% of the nation's favourite TV to enjoy! When trying to set a recording that clashed with two other recordings, one of which was the second part of a split event, the system would fail to present the Recording Clash prompt and the event could not be booked. The neatness, clarity and responsiveness of the T2-R's everyday user interface is worth praising. It's driven by a decent handset that can also operate many TVs.At this price you don't get luxuries like app control; use the electronic programme guide (EPG) to select channels for viewing or recording instead. This can also 'remind' you when a programme is due to start and supports series-linking. If there's a schedule clash, you're invited to set recordings on the offending channel individually as Programmes deleted and emptied from the Trash could not be re-recorded and any repeats were indicated as already recorded. The Automatic Service Update (ASU) previously took place every time the T2-R entered standby. It now takes place only once overnight. Minimum broadband speed of 2Mbps required for catch up and on demand services. Watching on demand and catch up programmes will count towards any monthly broadband data allowance. 7-day catch up for selected channels. It is likely that the signal from your TV aerial is weak. Indoor aerials are particularly poor and extremely sensitive to direction, meaning they will often tune some channels when placed in one position and a whole different set when placed in another. If you have an outdoor aerial, it may not be aligned correctly to receive signals from your local transmitter.

Split recordings (normally movies in 2 parts) now show the time after the date so the first part can be easily identified. Further improvements to come. Automatic trash removal now takes place in Standby. Previously this would take place after boot-up and could slow the system down if there was a lot to remove. Freeview Play gives you the very best of both live TV and on demand services. It gives you access to over 70 live channels (including 15 in HD) and 10 UK TV catch up services which provide over 40,000 hours of on demand programming too. Record, pause and rewind over 85 TV channels: the T3•R 500GB records up to 300 hours and the T3•R 1TB a massive 600 hours An issue that could cause the box to freeze and become unresponsive during the initialisation of the Hard Drive after boot.

Your T2•R will update automatically overnight whilst in standby, as long as you haven't disabled automatic updates in the System Settings menu An issue that could make it impossible to set series recordings for some programmes. This happened when the T2•R received two regional variations of the same channel, e.g. BBC One SE at 1 and BBC One LON at 800. This did not affect channels with +1 (e.g. ITV & ITV+1) or HD alternatives (e.g. ITV & ITV HD), only regional variations.