koning:
Yes!
I have been trying to sort this out for about a week and half trying different ways as suggested by different people, in the end I got fed up & just left unit with the power cable in and the power button pressed down as already suggested but had not worked & I got up this morning & it was in standby with the LED light inside red, well I could not believe it so I switched on at the remote & bingo it was working so I put in the correct pin I hasten to add & there it was in all it's glory working again.
I am really pleased as I did not want to fork out for a repair just after christmas.
So a BIG thankyou to all of you who helped me try to sort this out.
Regards Simon
PS I had left it powered up for about three days & had checked before & it was only this morning that it was in standby odd really