Thanx Hancox. It appears flakiness has reared its ugly head. Second time I tried the "unplug" routine, it worked. Someone elsewhere also suggested the "prioritylist" can be a source for such problems.
Well, on my new HR unit and 5 lnb dish, I can only record one show at a time. On a system check I get a "failure" reort on "tuner 2 - sat99b. I suppose that is the reason? Can I do a fix here or must I return the unit?