I have our H3 set to reboot nightly at 3am but most of the time at some point during the late morning or early afternoon then i will get the popup stating that the unit hasn't rebooted lately and it will do so in 60 seconds unless i cancel it. if i cancel it then eventually it will state that i can't stop the reboot and it will go ahead and do it. I dont know why it can't stick with the 3am reboot time that i set it for. we had this same issue with our H2, that it wouldn't stick with the preset reboot time. Is this a known problem? it really sucks if it's in the middle of recording a show and forces a reboot like that.
H3 nightly reboot
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I left mine at the default, whatever that is. I note my Joey's reboot shortly after 3AM, and my H3 reboots shortly after 4AM. Did you change the Hopper to reboot at 3?
I have mine set for 3 AM and it reboots daily anywhere from 3:30 to 3:55 AM
niceguypmp3 do you have any scheduled recordings happening around your reset time?
niceguypmp3 do you have any scheduled recordings happening around your reset time?
I’ve never changed from default and that is set for 2AM. I have never had an issue with strange boot times.
On mine which is a Hopper2/sling I have it set for 3am and sometimes it reboots at 3:15 am or sometimes at 3: 30am. I think it's how much data they have to download, plus I've never had any problems with the times and I've changed it at least 4 different times. Why don't you set a recording for 3am and see if it shuts down.
Hey, I’m 76 years old. The only thing I know about 2 AM is that I am hopefully asleep!
Similar situation here; usually everyone gets to bed by 2 AM or so
And even though I'm usually sleeping during my reboot times the hard drive wakes me up because it makes a distinctive power up noise and then I find myself staring at the time on my alarm clock
The bedroom is not the ideal place for an H3.
The sound you hear is the internal fan reving up at reboot - part of the reboot process.
The sound you hear is the internal fan reving up at reboot - part of the reboot process.
It is if the Dish account is in your name and you have nosy roommates that like to phutz with things in the household that are included in their rent but are none of their business as far as configuration goes
I have never once heard that since my H3 is in our basement equipment room.
But I have occasionally been awake at 3AM and saw (and delayed) the J3 reboot. And I've also tried to watch a bit later, e.g. 4AM or 5AM, and the Joey is disconnected from the Hopper which is presumably still doing it's nightly reboot.
If you have an Echo Dot, try the Sleep Jar skill (or any other skill that makes relaxing background noise to sleep to) and see if that drowns out the sound of the Hopper 3. I use that skill, and I have multiple DVR's in my bedroom, including a Hopper Duo and a really old 512. The reboot noise doesn't bother me.
