If you use one of these to watch Freeview, or are hoping to after switchover happens in your region, you will need to get a new Freeview box at switchover.

ONdigital/ITVdigital branded set top boxes

Nokia Mediamaster 9850T; Pace DTR730 and DTR735, Philips DTX6370, DTX6371 and DTX6372; Pioneer DBRT200 and DBRT210, Sony VTX-D500; Toshiba DTB2000.

If you have any of these you will need to recycle it and get a new box.

Freeview branded set top boxes

Fusion FRT100*, Pace DTVA-T "Wedge Adaptor", DT210F*, Samsung SIRU200i (Without M suffix).

Freeview, ONdigital and ITV branded integrated digital television sets

Alba ONdigital sets, Bush ONdigital sets.

Hitachi 28WDDODTN, 32WD40DTN and D36W840DTN; Panasonic TX-28DT2, TX-32DT2, TX-28DT30*, TX-32DT30*, TX-36DT30*, TX-36DT35* and TX-32DH40*; Philips 28DW6734, 32DW6834, 32DW9625, 28DW6557* and 32DW6557*.

Sanyo CE28DFN1-B, CE32DFN1-B, CE28DFN2-B, CE32DFN2-B, CE32DFN2BK-B, CE28DWN1-B, CE28DFN3-B-00, CE32DFN3-B-00, CE30LD3-B,CE30LD3BK-B, CE27LD3-B, CE23LD4-B, CE23LD4W-B, CE27LD4-B, CE27LD4BK-B, CE32LD4-B, CE32LD4BK-B, CE27LD5-B and CE32LD5-B.

Sony 28DS60, 32DS60, 28DS65, 32DS65, 28DX20, 32DX20, 28DX30, 32DX30, 28DS20, 32DS20, KP41DS1, KP51DS1, KP51DS2, KP41DS1, KP51DS1, KP51DS2, KD28DX40*, KD32DX40*, KD32DX100*, KD32NX100*, KD32NX200*, KD36NX200*; Toshiba 28WT98B, 32WT98B, 28ZT29B, 32ZT29B, 36ZT29B, 42WT29B, 50WT29B and 57WT29B.

All these sets can be upgraded - contact the supplier (numbers below) to add a Freeview box to the set.

Boxes that do not support both 2k and 8k modes

Some boxes are having problems during switchover supporting both modes at the same times:

Sharp TU-R160H
Humax 9200T
Thomson DTi 1000

The workaround appears to be to add the "8k" manually ( for , for example) and then to do this procedure after switchover is complete: My Freeview box has no EPG, is missing Film4, Channel 4+1, no sound on ITV3 or the channel line up is wrong - ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002

This is on top of the boxes that could not cope with the changes to the Information Table (NIT): Daewoo DS608P, Labgear DTT100, Triax DVB 2000T, Portland DP100 and these VCR/STBs: Daewoo SV900, Bush IDVCR01

Helpline numbers

Alba 0871 230 1777
Bush 0871 230 1777
Daewoo 0870 100 2525
Hitachi 0870 405 4405
Humax 0870 247 8800
Nokia 0845 045 5555
Pace 0870 120 1910
Panasonic 0800 169 3012
Philips 0870 900 9070
Pioneer 0330 123 1240
Sharp 08705 274 277
Sony 08705 111999
Thomson 01443 220220
Toshiba 0115 976 6958

Help with Freeview, aerials?

How do I get a test card with Freeview	1
I would like to know if it is possible to receive UK terrestrial Freeview servic	2
I have been told I would receive too much singal from my Freeview tansmitter as	3
Can my Freeview box receive more than one BBC and ITV region?	4
Is it true that my 87 year old mother is entitled to a FREE upgrade when the ana	5

In this section

Should the UK close down the TV networks to allow for more mobile broadband?	1
UK Digital switchover ends - Northern Ireland completes on 24th October 2012	2
The last day of analogue television in the UK - goodbye PAL	3
2 days left of analogue television - goodbye teletext	4
3 days of analogue to go - goodbye to NICAM 728	5
Changes to Saorview frequencies and power levels, 24th October 2012	6

Comments

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Stanley F

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5:03 PM

I have the same problem as Susan. I also receive from and in both stages of the 8k are exactly the ones I can't receive. I can only receive Mux A now. My question is: could the 8k issue be an problem, or must I get a new box/attenuator? I live in and don't think my is too strong. My TV is a LG M227WDP, with built-in tuner and is rather new. It's not in the list with known problems. Want to check first before spending money. Thx.

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Keith G
10:18 PM
Wigston

I seem to be having the same problem. BBC are ok albeit from which means no East midlands regional programmes. But absolutely no ITV services. Are these from the understrength ? Is the ITV FreeviewHD only ? My Daewoo box is suitable for DVB-T,does this mean I will need a new box or if ITV transmit in HD only?

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Friday, 2 September 2011

jb38

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8:52 AM

Keith G: Yes! as DVB-T cannot receive .

In your area you might require to manually tune in if your TV / box does not have a regional facility, although the predictor does indicate first class being possible from Waltham, that said I would exclude Mux Ch29 as thats on low until October 12th.

Walthams Mux Ch's 29(SDN) - 54(ITV1 etc) - 56(ArqA) - 57(ArqB) - 58(HD) - 61(BBC1 etc)

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jb38

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9:03 AM

Keith G: And just to add to above, before trying a manual tune, first of all blanking off anything stored in the memory by carrying out a complete re- without the being connected.

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Mike Dimmick

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11:44 AM

Keith G: Did you find this page because your Daewoo box is listed? If so, check for the you want in the 800s. A manual retune might get the services you want at the default position.

Digital UK indicate that the DS700 will put in the 800s, while the DS608P and SV900 were expected to lock up when scanning. Unfortunately the original manufacturer of these boxes - they're rebadged - went into administration long ago and no are available.

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Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Angela
7:14 PM
Lutterworth

I have repeatedly re-installed all my and stored them and, at first, everything seems fine but after a few hours (mostly I notice this the following day) I have lost all the BBC channels and have to go through the whole process again. I have no difficulty in getting the channels, just in keeping them. Is there some sort of which interrupts the , is this just to do with the and will it improve on it's own as things settle down? My TV is a Phillips Model 32PFL55220/05.

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Steve P

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11:39 PM

Angela

When you say "lost them" do you mean that you are no longer offered them to select, or that you can select them but get ?

If the former, ? box/tuner bust - do others get the same?

If the latter, do the signals ever come back? And if you retune when they are absent, do you get them?

Note that TV is effectively a 2 stage process

1) Identify and store an available

2) Actually receive it.

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Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Sylvia
10:54 AM
Mansfield

I absolute have no chanel on my box. Can someone? I`ve done the process but it says no chanel find check . :(

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Sylvia
1:32 PM
Mansfield

I retuned again but not under the first time and I`ve got all of my :)

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Steve P

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2:08 PM

Good. Sounds like box got its knickers twisted.

They are, of course, little computers, and just like their big bretheren sometimes benefit from "powercycling". Which means actually unplugging them from the supply, as "off" rarely really means "off".

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