My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound o
To deal with the problem you must clear the channel list completely and then rescan - if your box has it in the menus, please the 'installation menu' to do an initial scan or a reset to factory settings or First Time Installation. You MUST delete the entire existing list of channels. On most boxes this technique can be also be used:
Try this:
1) unplug your Freeview box (or idTV) from the mains;
2) unplug the aerial from the Freeview box by disconnecting the cable from the 'RF in' socket;
3) wait 30 seconds;
4) plug Freeview box (or idTV) mains back in;
5) do a complete scan for channels - it will fail without the aerial. (This may be in the installation or initialization menu, and is distinct from any 'add channels option'). Once this is done your channel line up should be empty;
6) reinsert aerial by reconnecting to the 'RF in' connection;
7) do a complete scan for channels again.
The Freeview channel line-up provided by six "multiplexes" - each of which carry five or more TV channels, radio channels, text services and EPG data. In this diagram each ROW represents a multiplex. If you are still missing a whole multiplex (ie everything on the row) you may need to replace your aerial with a wideband type, purchase a larger aerial or you may have interference from a VCR, games console, Sky Digibox or similar.
5:24 PM
I bought a bush tv with freeview built in yesterday and despite Sony getting all channels the bush tv is only picking up a poor quality BBC 1 and 2. Do you think I should take the bush back and get another brand? I live in IV2.
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5:43 PM
Heath: Sutton Coldfield will transmit the Freeview HD mux at 200kW from 21st September 2011. Not too long to wait now.
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3:53 PM
I live in Edinburgh and have all channels except HD channels on my HD freeview tv.
I have retuned and moved the aerial about but still dont have these.
Do I require a larger aerial.
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8:48 AM
Waltham aeriel. 31st august DSO day Samsung tv re-tuned ok... Panasonic DMR-EX83EB HDD recorder wont re-tune it comes up with no signals found, all cables are in order tv goes through HDD recorder wont manualy find signals either ??????Has the Government killed my HDD recorder
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3:58 PM
Newark
loft aerial. Done the retune everything ok,except can not adjust volume on Sagem recorder remote control,yet could before retune?.Tv is Panasonic 32inch Viera thanks.Volume is adjustable on tv remote.
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Chris's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Bottom line as my expert son says this switch to digital makes no sense. Digital gives commercial organisations (TV companies) greater capacity to feed to customers but the signal we still watch on our televisions is analogue.
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Robert's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
9:07 PM
Peterborough
My post code: PE4 7GN.
I was fine until today. I noticed some of the ITV channels had disappeared this evening (ITV3, ITV2+1, at least), though everything else was ok, so retuned. What a mistake! Now my BBC channels, which were ok until I retuned, are now all weak and full of interference. On further investigation I have found that all the BBC channels are now coming from East Yorks and not my nearest (Sandy Heath, Camb & Beds) for some unbeknown reason. I have found the Sandy Heath BBC channels, but these are all in the 800 range and not at my convenient 1,2, etc. I've tried doing a complete reset and not just a retune, several times now, with no success. It always puts the weaker E Yorks BBC channels at the lower end channel numbers.
I can only assume there is some sort of signal strength overlap following the transmitter digital signal boosts, as I have never had this problem before with my freeview box (a Humax PVR-9200T), which I have had since 2006, through several retunes.
I am contemplating a manual retune, however what signal channel (21-68ish range) should I do a manual retune against to get the Sandy Heath BBC channels?
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Darren's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
9:31 PM
Huntingdon
Apologies if a query inadvertantly came from me - I was actually showing a neighbour how your excellent website works ! I actually retuned for the Sandy Heath update today and now have better overall reception on all 6 Muxes, albeit some are still on Low Transmission. Nonetheless signal is sufficient not to break up the programs in those Muxes. Even HD is fine despite running the bedroom TV from a loft aerial after a bit of juggling the position.
Keep up your good work
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BERNARD's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
BERNARD MARTIN: As long as your reception is above the "digital cliff" threshold, you should be sure of continued excellent reception of all six multiplexes from Sandy Heath, even if the commercial multiplexes have not yet all moved to their final power levels.
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