Have had the HDR165 for a few months and it has been working well - once you get used to the slow start up. Decided to do a channel scan and since the results looked incomplete I repeated the process. At the end the box re-initialised itself and went through the usual load process but stuck with no picture and just a "0" showing on the box display. Left it for about 10 minutes but it would not respond to either the remote or the power button on the box.
Unplugged the power, left for 5 minutes, re connected. Box went through the "0000" and "LOAD" sequence and message about disk initialisation, then flashed up "0537" on the box and died. Then started up again on its own and went through the same sequence, this time the display showed "9424". On the third attempt, on its own, it stopped with just "0" showing and again unable to turn it off from the remote or the power button on the box.
Have tried with and without the scart connected but the result is the same.
Is this box a "dead parrot" - or is there some way to recover it? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Unplugged the power, left for 5 minutes, re connected. Box went through the "0000" and "LOAD" sequence and message about disk initialisation, then flashed up "0537" on the box and died. Then started up again on its own and went through the same sequence, this time the display showed "9424". On the third attempt, on its own, it stopped with just "0" showing and again unable to turn it off from the remote or the power button on the box.
Have tried with and without the scart connected but the result is the same.
Is this box a "dead parrot" - or is there some way to recover it? Any suggestions would be welcome.