Teac HDB850 Questions & Answers

There is a setting that allows you to change this time under menu.

Press the OK button in the centre of the arrows and this will display the TV channels. Press the right hand arrow button and it will change to the radio channels.

I have never experienced this. Contact TEAC Support - they were very helpful with a problem I once had.

Thanks I think it has died the box won’t even turn on now it’s only about 8 months old

I don't believe that the TEAC has a hard drive!! I have only recorded from the TV to the TEAC via USB - I am not sure what you are trying to do??

i am trying to record to my harddrive through the teac with rca leads from my beta video player to teac to harddrive is it possible??

Sorry I don't know if this is possible. Contact TEAC support.

Best to contact TEAC support.

Turn it off at the wall and remove the plug from the wall. Leave for 10 mins and then retry. I had a different problem (not power) and I contacted TEAC support and they were very helpful and resolved the issue.

No, uses your std TV antenna

I run a 1tb USB ext hard drive and it works fine.

Yes no problems with 1T at all. But not a good idea to go any bigger because what happens if the drive fails?
You lose everything !

This is not the model I have but problems I had with mine were fixed by TEAC support.

Sounds like hard drive has died. Unrepairable. They're only $49-95 according to the TEAC website.

I have not had this problem but my stb did need some software upgrades soon after I purchased it. TEAC support did this for me.

Sounds more like a loose connection somewhere. Signal strength might be OK but if it's a poor cable joint that won't help. Maybe try new cables (they're very cheap)

Don't waste your time. No need for any updates for a simple set-top box. Only thing you will have to do is retune the stations occasionally as they are always changing.

Rather than do a rescan, do a factory reset. If you do still need the Firmware contact [email protected] with the request and I'll send it to you. I am the Account Manager for TEAC Warranties

I think you will find that there are only 36 digital channels to tune so you will have all the channels available.

Sounds like the USB drive you are saving to isn't big enough. An hours worth of TV uses around 2 G for starters. Try a 16 or 32 G drive (very cheap now)

I believe this is an option in Settings that allows you to set both space and time for PVR recording. Go to Menu then USB then PVR configure. Hope this helps.

Hi Mark, I have found same issue with no success in changing the set time. It also happens playing movies from the usb port. Seems to have a set timer. I got rid of mine and bought a different brand and it is the same.

Hi Ian
you were correct, there is a setting in PVR recording that I changed to 3 hours so I now can record entire movies, thx for your suggestion, cheers

Almost certainly your set-top box is fine. Pixellating and freezing usually caused by weak signal from the aerial. Check your cables are all plugged in properly. Try bypassing the box altogether and plugging the aerial direct to the TV, If it's still bad that will prove it's your aerial. Hope this helps.