Humax, No Signal

[Neveracrossword]

We had a powercut during the night. A couple of things - the microwave and the cooker - needed their clocks reset this morning. I've just discovered that my Humax recorder seems to have been affected too. We use our tv as a 'non-smart' one, watching and recording things through 'the box'. When I tried to watch tv today, I got 'no signal detected'. I went to 'inputs' on my tv screen, clicked on HDMI1 - as usual - and all we get is 'No signal detected'. I have checked all the connections, unplugged and restarted, but only get the same message. We are able to watch tv - on 'aerial' setting, but at some point I'd like to watch the programmes I recorded previously. Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

[barry1010]

Is your box turned on?

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, I made sure to put it back on after switching off to check cables and so on.

[barry1010]

Any lights or other indication that electricity is getting through?

[Canary42]

Perhaps the power cut took the transmitter out ?
(This is just a guess, I don't really understand this complex issue)

[barry1010]

Is it a freesat box, connected to a satellite dish?

[Neveracrossword]

The red standby/on light comes on. It's not a Freesat box, not connected to any satellite dish.

[barry1010]

Do you get the Humax picture on the tv screen or just the message?

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks for your responses, Barry. The only thing that comes up on screen is 'No signal detected'. If I click on that, it returns me to the tv's 'Input' menu - aerial, HDMI1, HDMI 2 etc.
When we first switched on the tv today, we got the original JVC blah blah message/logo on screen.

[barry1010]

Try plugging it in to a different HDM port.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks again, Barry. We can try that later, I'll let you know how it goes. (The cables guy is out of the building right now.)

[barry1010]

In the meantime have you tried changing the input selection on the tv remote to the other HDM ports? Stranger things have worked

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, I tried the HDMI 2 slot earlier, in desperation really! 'No signal...' was the response.

[Neveracrossword]

Barry, although I will still try swapping the HDMI cables over, the immediate panic has gone. The programme I recorded is available on the BBC i-Player, so I'll watch it there tonight.

[bhg481]

Try pulling the power cable out of your Humax box, leave it a short while and then re-plug. That will reboot the box; it worked for me when I had the mains off a couple of weeks ago.