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jfolliard
03-27-07, 10:35 PM
I have an hr10-250 - and I'm new to it - how to you turn the power to the receiver off from the remote - it's that old black remote.

thanks.
Pink Fairy
03-27-07, 10:44 PM
There is no power button on the remote, technically the receiver is never off. Best thing you can do is press the standby button :)
jfolliard
03-27-07, 10:46 PM
There is no power button on the remote, technically the receiver is never off. Best thing you can do is press the standby button :)

yep I figured that out - put what does standby do exactly? I gathered the only true power off then is to unplug?
Pink Fairy
03-27-07, 11:24 PM
The receiver simply seems to be off...it will still record and everything...

Yes, the only true power off is to unplug it.
Tom Robertson
03-27-07, 11:37 PM
yep I figured that out - put what does standby do exactly? I gathered the only true power off then is to unplug?

Standby will turn off the outputs on the HR10 so that auto switching AV receivers will switch to another device that might be on. It also saves a tiny amount of electricity in some cases.

The only true power off is unplug--but is not recommended unless you're moving the unit or storing it. You very quickly start to lose guide info and ultimately the authorization enabling the unit with your channels.

Cheers,
Tom
Pink Fairy
03-27-07, 11:45 PM
He answered much better than I was able to!
jfolliard
03-28-07, 09:12 AM
The receiver simply seems to be off...it will still record and everything...

Yes, the only true power off is to unplug it.

I wonder what the purpose of standby is then?
Pink Fairy
03-28-07, 02:57 PM
If you had another device such as a dvd player or vcr...when it is in standby, you would be watch them :)
ApK
03-29-07, 08:54 AM
I wonder what the purpose of standby is then?

Partially psycological. Some people like to see the picture go dark. It makes them feel like they are not leaving an appliance on all the time, which, as our mothers, taught us, is wasteful.

Also,
I suppose it's possible that in some systems, various switches rely on the presence or absense of an audio or video signal to take some automatic action.

But also, in the case of DTV equipment like the R15, supposedly housekeeping operations are more efficient (perhaps they take higher priority) when the unit is in standby. This is a design flaw in my opinion.

My DVRs stay on and outputting sll the time.

ApK
Newshawk
03-29-07, 09:18 AM
One big reason for standby (in a SD TiVo DVR) is to allow the pass through of an OTA antenna.
bimplebean
04-03-07, 06:50 PM
I think 'standby' also causes the Tivo to stop recording live tv. Could result in less stress on the hard drive over time.
ApK
04-03-07, 07:50 PM
I didn't realize it did that. (We never put our DVRs in standby).
That would only save hard drive time if you have a significant amount of time with neither tuner recording, no showcases or suggestions being recorded and no housekeeping being done. And then you have to weigh the harddrive time against the fact that you have no buffer waiting for you when you you turn it on, which sometimes nice if whatever happens to be on catches your interest.
bimplebean
04-03-07, 11:24 PM
I didn't realize it did that. (We never put our DVRs in standby).
That would only save hard drive time if you have a significant amount of time with neither tuner recording, no showcases or suggestions being recorded and no housekeeping being done. And then you have to weigh the harddrive time against the fact that you have no buffer waiting for you when you you turn it on, which sometimes nice if whatever happens to be on catches your interest.

To be honest, I'm just guessing. Plus, I just spend $100 on a new hard drive and the software to re-image it, so I'm inclined to be stingy with my hard drive going forward.

Can anyone else confirm or deny that standby will result in less hard disk activity?