All Freeview equipment must be retuned at midday on 30 September 2009
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV If you have ANY type of Freeview receiver, you will have to retune it on 30 September 2009.
To allow the introduction of Freeview HD, and to ensure that FIVE can be watched from the public service digital TV transmitters, ALL Freeview equipment must be retuned on WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT LUNCHTIME.
A simple "Add channels" scan will NOT be sufficient. This will result in channels being allocated the wrong numbers.
Click here for "generic" instructions on retuning a Freeview box, recorder or set.
Click here for a list of manuals and retuning guides for a wide range of equipment.
For more information about WHY this is being done, click here.
IF YOU NO LONGER HAVE ITV3, ITV4, FIVE, ITV2+1 or QUEST or they appear on channels numbered 800-899 then you have only "scanned for new channels". Go back and scan again using the "First time installation" option.
If you have a Daewoo DS608P, Labgear DTT100, Triax DVB 2000T, Portland DP100 set top box or these VCR/STBs: Daewoo SV900 or Bush IDVCR01, you need a new box.
1:19 AM
Marlborough
I have just dug out a Philips DTX6371 'On Digital' receiver - is it possible to make it work with the current digital signal?
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4:48 PM
Can we get ITV3 in the dt3 area, if so how do we re tune please
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5:07 PM
Wrexham
jennifer - plug your full postcode into the top right and it will say what you should get. Or just post it if confused and I will look!
To retune you will need "Menu" on your tuner remote, then find channel selection and do a "Replace all" or an "New Installation"
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