What's the secret handshake for...

[TomCat]

...turning off the blue circle?

I am patiently waiting for an up rev to FIX THE F'-IN FREEZE PROBLEM! (grrrrrr!):mad:

This way I would be alerted to that.

[houskamp]

HR series: hit left and right buttons (on the reciever)

[Michael D'Angelo]

Press the left and right arrows on the front of the unit together. Each press dims it more and more and on the 4th press it will go out.

[Tom Robertson]

Steps to turning off the blue death ray:

1) Remove .357 from holster
2) Take careful aim
3) Don't pull the trigger, I'm just messing with you...

Version 2
1) Grab big role of 2" gaffer's tape
2) Cut into 30 or 40 2" strips
3) Starting at the top, very carefully layer the tape on the blue ring
4) Be very careful not to burn yourself... :)

Version 3
Lots of black paint... :)

Actually I've saved quite a bit on nitelite costs in my house... :D

On a more serious side, several people have used various levels of translucent tape to dim the lights without forgoing them altogether. I personally like the rotations as one FF's or REW's.

Cheers,
Tom

[TomCat]

Tom, I've always seen you as such a kind and gentle soul. Today we are seeing a different side of you :D :grin: (the drunk Elvis version)

[hdtvfan0001]

Tom, I've always seen you as such a kind and gentle soul. Today we are seeing a different side of you :D :grin: (the drunk Elvis version)
Startin' to kinda likin' it... :lol:

In any case....the lights being "turned off" as an option in the setup menu might be something for the suggestion box.

In my case, it means nothing and has no impact (plus the bugs flying around kinda like it)...but it keeps coming up from a number of other folks...

[houskamp]

Startin' to kinda likin' it... :lol:

In any case....the lights being "turned off" as an option in the setup menu might be something for the suggestion box.

In my case, it means nothing and has no impact (plus the bugs flying around kinda like it)...but it keeps coming up from a number of other folks...
that's an image of your house I didn't need TMI :eek2:

[Doug Brott]

...turning off the blue circle?

I am patiently waiting for an up rev to FIX THE F'-IN FREEZE PROBLEM! (grrrrrr!):mad:

This way I would be alerted to that.

You can find answers to this question (and many others) by checking out the Undocumented Tips & Tricks in the following thread:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=72648 (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=72648)

[dm999]

You can find answers to this question (and many others) by checking out the Undocumented Tips & Tricks in the following thread:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=72648 (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=72648)

The document above notes that there are bugs within Autorecord. Do those bugs still exist, or is the document out of date. I'm a new HR21 (previously HR10-250) user, and I seem to be having issues setting up some keyword autorecords.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Trace
Jax, FL

[Slyster]

Yes.. it is very important to turn off the blue ring. Seems many around here don't realize that when they are on, that means Direct TV can see you and they do watch you. They claim it's for your well being.. but I don't like the intrusion into my house.

[Slyster]

lol :)

[dcowboy7]

i just keep it on the dimmest level as i like the look....plus when an update arrives i still know it because its back to bright blue.

[msmith]

Does anybody have a solution to the Ethernet lights on the back of the HR21? They're doing a good job of lighting up the wall behind the unit.

[Stuart Sweet]

I use black electrical tape to cover mine.

[EricJRW]

Does anybody have a solution to the Ethernet lights on the back of the HR21? They're doing a good job of lighting up the wall behind the unit.

Some people pay big bucks for the ambient lighting feature!

[hdtvfan0001]

Some people pay big bucks for the ambient lighting feature!
OK...I confess...earlier bug (joke) references aside...

The blue light is very nominal in my Home Theater, which has 0% other ambient light. I don't think its that big a deal myself....but there is the aforementioned means to dim it if needed.

[Ramalama]

The blue light bugs me (no pun intended) in our HT as well since all the other stuff in there goes dark. But I had to post this funny...when we set up the room we put the HR20 and our massive Onk in the same cabinet and installed a third shelf to bake bread on while watching tv with the surround system on. So to deal with the heat my husband bought a large computer fan and installed it in the back. Unfortunately he did not intially notice that it was a raging glowing blue when turned on. That immediately had to go! I don't mind the blue light during the day time or when just watching ordinary tv shows with the lights on but when we are in movie mode I want it dark.

One option is to use a receiver that uses an RF remote and sticking it inside a cabinet. Our H10 was behind a solid door out of sight. Even if you turn off the center ring light, the two side ones glow like two eyes... Our Sony BluRay is totally dark, and we can make our Onkyo totally dark. The TV has a teeny green light but you can barely see it. I think that in future versions of the box they need to get rid of this stupid ring of lights. I thought it was cute until it got dark the first day.

OK...I confess...earlier bug (joke) references aside...

The blue light is very nominal in my Home Theater, which has 0% other ambient light. I don't think its that big a deal myself....but there is the aforementioned means to dim it if needed.

[msmith]

Both the HR20 and HR21 support RF, yes?

[Michael D'Angelo]

Both the HR20 and HR21 support RF, yes?

Yes, the HR20-700 and HR21's have an internal RF antenna and the HR20-100 has an external RF antenna.

[msmith]

Then Ramalama could use RF and keep the bright lights behind a cabinet door, right?

[hdtvfan0001]

The blue light bugs me (no pun intended) in our HT as well since all the other stuff in there goes dark.

One option is to use a receiver that uses an RF remote and sticking it inside a cabinet. Our H10 was behind a solid door out of sight. Even if you turn off the center ring light, the two side ones glow like two eyes... Our Sony BluRay is totally dark, and we can make our Onkyo totally dark. The TV has a teeny green light but you can barely see it. I think that in future versions of the box they need to get rid of this stupid ring of lights. I thought it was cute until it got dark the first day.
Good story....maybe that's why my equipment rack faces the hallway whereby no light from it shows up in the Home Theater itself....who woulda thought I had such planning-ahead skills... :lol:

[rudeney]

The HR20 in the living room is in a cabinet so I could not care less how bright the blue lights are. In the bedroom, the HR20 is in a closet, so again, I don’t care. But, in our guest room, the HR20 there sits on the dresser. Normally, I wouldn’t care about the blue lights (that would be the guest’s problem), except that I was “in the dog house” last night, and The HR20 in the living room is in a cabinet so I could not care less how bright the blue lights are. In the bedroom, the HR20 is in a closet, so again, I don’t care. But, in our guest room, the HR20 there sits on the dresser. Normally, I wouldn’t care about the blue lights (that would be the guest’s problem), except that I was “in the dog house” last night, and those blue lights got go! t in the guest room, and those blue lights gotta go!

[EricRobins]

^

I am not sure if that was repetitious or just redundant. :lol:

[rudeney]

^

I am not sure if that was repetitious or just redundant. :lol:

I usually compose messages in Word to use its on-the-fly spell check. I guess I did a bad cut-and-paste there! :)

[EricJRW]

I usually compose messages in Word to use its on-the-fly spell check. I guess I did a bad cut-and-paste there! :)Terribly off-topic I know, but if you use IE, take a look at http://ieSpell.com.. It's a free spell-checker that integrates with IE... Sure, some browsers have spell-check built in, but since I use IE, this works very well for me (also has some other neat features too).

[ATARI]

Terribly off-topic I know, but if you use IE, take a look at http://ieSpell.com.. It's a free spell-checker that integrates with IE... Sure, some browsers have spell-check built in, but since I use IE, this works very well for me (also has some other neat features too).

IIRC, this is what this forum uses (see upper right corner of the message posting window).

[EricJRW]

IIRC, this is what this forum uses (see upper right corner of the message posting window).He he... I'm so used to using ieSpell, that I never even noticed this board has spell checking too... One neat thing about ieSpell is I can highlight a word (pretty much anywhere), right click it, and get options to look it up on Merriam-Webster or Wikipedia.

[rudeney]

The board’s “built-in” spell checker is just a call to IESpell. The problem is, IESpell is for personal, private use only. Since I am usually posting from within a corporate network, it’s not legal to use without paying for it. In fact, I went to use it one day and it popped-up a big warning and wouldn’t let me use it (maybe they have lists is IP addresses?) Anyhow, I like typing in word also because I can set my own font and text size to be easier to read (it’s a PITA getting old!).

[Ken S]

The board’s “built-in” spell checker is just a call to IESpell. The problem is, IESpell is for personal, private use only. Since I am usually posting from within a corporate network, it’s not legal to use without paying for it. In fact, I went to use it one day and it popped-up a big warning and wouldn’t let me use it (maybe they have lists is IP addresses?) Anyhow, I like typing in word also because I can set my own font and text size to be easier to read (it’s a PITA getting old!).

There is a spell checker for Firefox available as well. It's a free addon...actually, i think it's built in to Firefox 3.0.

[dbmaven]

It was built-in to FF2 and is still included in FF3