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Troubleshooting

What to try when a channel won't play, the picture buffers, or the guide is empty.

A channel won't play#

  • Try another channel. If none play, check your subscription hasn't expired (see the playlist's status in Settings › Playlists › Manage playlists) and that the TV is online.
  • If only one channel fails, it may be off air or temporarily down at your service.
  • "This box couldn't decode the stream": change Settings › Playback › Decoder to Software for this kind of stream.
  • "The channel is copy-protected": Buna TV can't play protected (DRM) channels.

Picture stutters or keeps buffering#

  • Increase Settings › Playback › Buffer size.
  • Use a network cable or move closer to the Wi-Fi router.
  • Try the Hardware+ decoder.
  • Check nothing else on your network (or another device using the same subscription) is using the connection.

Sound is out of sync#

If the sound comes before the picture, increase Audio delay, from the player options (hold OK) or in Settings. Sound that lags the picture usually comes from the TV or soundbar; check its own "AV sync" or "lip sync" setting.

The guide is empty or wrong#

  • Choose Refresh everything now in Settings › Playlists and wait for the guide to finish loading.
  • Check the playlist's status says the guide loaded. If it says "Guide failed", check the guide address under the playlist's More options.
  • For a single channel, hold OK on it and use Assign EPG.
  • Times off by an hour or more? Check your TV's own time zone setting.

New channels from my service don't appear#

Refresh the playlist. Also check Channels & groups: the group may be switched off.

Catch-up won't play#

Not every channel or service has catch-up, and archives only go back so far. Only programmes marked Catch-up available can be played.

A recording is missing or "Didn't record"#

  • Check that Buna TV is allowed to set alarms (Android settings › Apps › Buna TV).
  • The TV must be on or in standby at the time, and connected to the internet.
  • If you were watching another channel, your plan may allow only one stream.
  • Check there's free space where recordings are saved.

The app closed unexpectedly#

Open it again. Buna TV shows a panel with details of what went wrong. A photo or screenshot of that panel is the most useful thing to send with a report.