Recording problem with HXD890

[ipyehooker]

I have a Sony DVD Recorder HXD890 which has always given good service, but recently, trying to record on a manual setting - which has worked in the past - although it appears to be recording, all I get is a blank black screen.   Many of the digital channels do not display any programs on the guide and it is these I am trying to record on manual settings.   Recording on Guide setting is fine.   I have followed the manual for the manual setting, so know this is not the problem.   Any help or suggestions would be welcome.

[rooobb]

Your HXD should record what you can see live: did you get any image when it is tuned on those stations? My guess is that you have a tuning problem (known bug on these device); if this is the case just reset the recorder (press stop and poweroff button together without any disk on tray, unplug from power for 1-2 minutes, go through the easy setup procedure) and you should get the guide information as well as your recording features.