In case anybody else has the problem - I've a Sony HDD/DVD recorder, RDRHXD 970.
It's basically not working, wouldn't display any TV channels or the EPG. I fiddled about with it and eventually it got stuck on "UPDATE".
I just saw my pal down the road who asked if I would look at his for him - it's a similar HXD995, his is also unresponsive with the same message.
Not a coincidence thinks I, and a look at the Sony consumer support forums confirms it. They have all died, 870s, 890s, 970, 995, 1095s,
Somebody has found a work around, which is to set the country to France. The EPG doesn't work at all, but with a retune the channels and other functions are restored. Looks as if it's something to do with a change in the Freeview EPG data.
I'm hoping Sony can fix it with a firmware update if the EPG change can't be reversed.
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