Posts by Renex

  • Choppy recording

    Quote from SAM

    Hi Renex,

    there is something wrong with your MOL because this is not normal at all, recording and timeshift should work smooth. Now to do factory reset is maybe time intensive but next week comes official out and please do after install of Firmware and new MOL version, in any case factory and software reset. This should fix your problem. Before you do this, format your sd card and hhd again with ntfs or exFAT (works now error free with new Beta) and connect then.

    Hey Sam,

    I had this problem from the start and reset my box twice before.

    I will follow your instruction when the update is released.
    I have one question, is MOL updated with the firmware update?
    That would mean I just have to restart the box and it should auto-update right?

    @'iconiQ hopefully this is resolved with the next update. If not, keep in touch if and give a shout if you find a solution I will do the same if I manage to make it work.

  • Choppy recording

    Quote from iconiQ

    It's a known issue with the current firmware that your box is on. Formuler is working on a new release to address these exact issues.

    In the meantime, make sure the output resolution is set to 1080p on your Z7+.

    Press the RESOLUTION button on the remote and select 1080p.

    Restart MOL (MYTVOnline) and try again.


    Thanks for the reply iconiQ. I tried your suggestions.

    it seems better after changing the resolution for the second time, still skipped but if I put forward and back the audio eventually synced up.

  • Choppy recording

    Hi,

    Can anyone help? When I record something is always choppy when I play it back.

    I tried this on different channels but it always occurs, the channel is fine when watching it live but the recording is always skipping.

    I tried formatting the HDD in both NTFS and FAT32, tried recording on the SD card, but always the same result.
    I also install the audio codec and tried playing the file on an external player (VLC), the video is always unwatchable.

    is there a setting that I can try? please help

    S/W version v1.2.16
    S/W revision13015
    Build date 04-24-2018

  • Unable to wake box from sleep

    Quote from droidbug

    Have you tried other android boxes? I am not affiliated or paid in anyway but i can genuinely and honestly say the Formuler Z7+ is by far the least problematic box i have purchased.

    My last box required installing unofficial custom firmware from a community forum with no audits, patches, addons just to get the basics working and then still riddled with bugs and a support team that was in denial and blamed the customer, manufacturer did not care hence the unofficial community custom firmware and the support was from the distributor, manufacturer did not want to know or supported there users and i paid double the price of the Formuler Z7+ and that's before even going into when using kodi how i had to install wrappers and addons just to play a basic video and that came with green/pink video being displayed, when it did play a video fine it stuttered, freezed and crashed regularly. Honestly it was a nightmare.

    Bugs unfortunately will always exist it's just one of those things and it will not be any different with other boxes, in my case it was muchworse, formuler are always doing there best and new firmware updates are being released regularly when beta testing is complete.

    This box is still new and like anything new firmware takes time to mature. I understand how frustrating it can be but from my experience the firmware on the formuler box is much more mature and stable than i have seen on other boxes that have been released 1/2+ years ago.

    I have not used other boxes, but for £100 I expect more and rightly so. I used Kodi for almost 3 years running on a rasperrypi and never had this type of problem.

  • Unable to wake box from sleep

    Quote from droidbug

    I do not have apps auto start and it still happens. I hold down power button and choose power off but still seems to happen.

    I find if i press power button to bootup device and it does nothing, if i press power button again 2/3 times it seems to work for me.

    sounds like is impossible to escape... That is really bad. I started to regret buying this box, it's one problem after another. Such a shame I had high hopes.

  • Unable to wake box from sleep

    @droidbug all good now, as I said I managed to quickly disable the VPN using the mirror and then factory reset from the settings menu. Everything as good as new.

    I noticed the problems with the HDD so I always removed it when booting, I think I will keep unplugged until the next update now :smiling_face: .

    I hope that by disabling all autostart apps will resolve the standby issue, otherwise I will have the box turn OFF rather than on Standby when using the STB button on the remote.

  • Unable to wake box from sleep

    Ok, not sure what was happening but I managed to reset by quickly disabling VPN and then going to the settings menu and do it from there using the mirror app.

    The box now boots fine, I think the problem might have been caused by the standby problem. Does anyone have a solution for that? I disabled any autostart app to make sure nothing boots when I start the box.

    What is the problem with attached HDD in exfat? When I boot with the HDD attached it gets stuck on the update screen.

    Thank you very much for your help BTW

  • Unable to wake box from sleep

    After trying the recovery steps I get the android recovery error image (red triangle). Anything else I can try? The mirror app stops working as the VPN app kicks in. So I am blind after that and I cant access the settings menu quick enough to disable it.