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.
