Panasonic Freesat Recorders-Clock

[jonoro]

I have a Dmr-bs780ebk and I can not set it to automatically set the clock.
Anyone out there whose recorder allows you set it to 'automatic"?
Everything else works. Good signal on both tuners. Tried different post codes, tried full factory reset, tried days of unplugged.
I can set time and date manually and even set automatic to "on" but as soon as I move away from that box it changes to "off" and reports that it can not be set automatically.
Then the time slowly starts to drift off the true time.

 

[Clem_Dye]

The machine is quite old now, and no longer supported. I suspect that the internal clock and/or its battery backup (if fitted) are on their way out. All that you can really do to keep the thing going is to tweak the clock yourself. You might find somewhere that could take a look for you but if you rely on it for making recordings it might be time to think about replacing it with a new Arris box, before it finally dies.

 

[jonoro]

Thanks Clem_Dye
There is no battery backup, it judy synchronises its internal clock with data from the sattelite transmissions, or not in my case!
I was hoping somebody could advice if my machine is faulty or whether the satellite transmissions have changed format.
As for the Arris box, no bluray recording.

 

[atmoscinema]

Set manually and auto off too.

 

[jonoro]

Hi Atmoscinema
Do you mean that you have had to set manually, i.e. auto does not work?

 

[atmoscinema]

Worth a try and I thought you tried that anyway.

I think I had the same issue with my old Panasonic DVD RAM recorder.

 

[jonoro]

It wont let me set automatic on.
If I leave it on manual then time drifts off.

 

[atmoscinema]

How often and far does it drift off?

Have you tried to adjust the time again manually when it drifts?

 

[jonoro]

I can certsinly put it right, but I worry about yimer recordings so never leave it very long.

 

[Clem_Dye]

Sadly, that’s the only real solution here.