NPVR Red System Tray Icon

[lemmy999]

Windows 10
NPVR 7.0.1 (241229)
HDHomeun Tuner (2 tuners)

Every 1-2 weeks I schedule a recording of a sporting event on Sunday.  I've never had an issue until this year.  The NPVR system try icon will be red.  If I click "show status", it will show that one of the tuners appear to be recording. However there are no files being written to the recording directory, and when I check the status of the HDHomeRun tuners by opening a browser and typing in the HDHR IP address, it indicates Tuner 0 and Tuner 1 are both not in use.  I stop and start the NPVR service and this seems to fix the red NPVR tray icon.  I then schedule the recording and everything works fine. After the recording is finished I am fairly certain the system tray icon returns to green.  But then the next time I try to schedule, it shows red again.  

I do have some recurring recordings as I have attempted to record all episodes of a couple of older series.  However most of the episodes have been recorded, so the last recordings that happened of these series have been several months to even a year ago.  (5/9/2024, 4/18/2026, etc).  Using the web app, the only failed recordings are from 4 years ago.  

Any idea what could be causing this?  Below is a screenshot of the NPVR Backend Status
 



Thanks for any advice.  

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[mvallevand]

Are you sure about your version NPVR 7.0.1 (241229) If so there have been changes int the OTA ATSC update over the last 2 years that cause those line and you should update. If you have the logs send the zipped logs.

Martin

[lemmy999]

Yes, I haven't updated in a while.  This version had been working for a while so I didn't want to risk changes unless necessary...maybe it is now!

I have looked through the log for the tuner-0 and found that it appears to be trying to tune to local stations that I never use at 4:44 AM and has done so today (Nov 8) and yesterday (Nov 7). 


The zipped logs are attached.

[mvallevand]

You have got 10 channels set for OTA update not schedules direct.

2026-10-27 04:44:55.033 [DEBUG][87] 10 channels configured to use ATSC-EPG
2026-10-27 04:44:55.033 [DEBUG][87] - 7337: 28.8 Decades
2026-10-27 04:44:55.033 [DEBUG][87] - 7338: 28.9 R-N
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7341: 28.11 SBN
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7342: 28.12 QVCII
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7346: 30.1 HSN
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7347: 30.2 QVC
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7348: 30.3 HSN2
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7349: 30.4 QVC2
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7350: 30.5 QVC3
2026-10-27 04:44:55.034 [DEBUG][87] - 7351: 30.6 DABL

You can set them to None (or remove them if you don't need them) or see if check to see if they are in SchedulesDirect. The might be in the new Silicondust guide if you do upgrade. If you continue to use the old version and do OTA updates you will see those errors.

Martin

[lemmy999]

Yes, Schedules Direct does not have listings for those channels.

Thanks for the information. Are you saying that OTA EPG data from the TV Stations have changed in the last couple of years?

I assume I just need to download the latest version, stop the service, run the installer, then start the service again? In other words, I do not need to uninstall anything, right? Thank you.

[mvallevand]

The OTA EPG process on Windows has improved and there were bug fixes along the way too.

I think it is a good idea to manually stop the service as you suggest but the installer will restart it. No uninstall required.

Martin