All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Wendy:
Does this fault prevent you from setting up recordings or playing them back?
If so, unless someone who knows your device has any better suggestion, then I would try something like a factory reset if that is possible BUT I'd refer to your manual as something like this may delete/lose any recordings you already have.
Quoting the precise model number may enable someone to give more specific advise.
If the recorder is still under warranty then take it back to where you bought it, they should be able to recover any recordings it has if the fault hasn't caused them to be lost.
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martin taylor:
You need to explain how your aerial is connected to your set up and what connecting leads/splitters etc you are using for a more specific suggestion, otherwise the only things you can do are check all your coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them.
Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them. See what signal strengths and quality you are getting for the multiplexes shown in your TV's tuning section, this may give an indication about aerial/downlead problems.
Also check that your downlead looks undamaged (especially if it is old) and that your aerial seems intact and pointing in the correct direction.
Problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just an individual or several multiplexes.
Also check your don't have any HDMI leads running close to any aerial leads/flyleads as they can sometimes cause interference.
It might be that your normal reception of the HD BBCB multiplex is not as good as the others or your transmitter currently has Planned Engineering if this is only a recent problem, but we'd need a full postcode to check those particular things without knowing which transmitter(s) you can/may receive.
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Jonathan Ellis:
I can't find any listing of any recent/current faults at Rowridge and it's not currently listed for Planned Engineering.
Obvious things you can do is check your leads and connections. You should be getting multiplex signals on UHF channels C27 and C28 and maybe the temporary HD mux COM7 on UHF C55 and the Local mux on C37 but the latter in particular will depend upon location and we'd need a full postcode to see what your predicted reception is likely to be.
If your connections/leads are ok and the aerial is in precisely the same location as it was before. check that there hasn't been any other changes, new (metal) objects or other things nearby but especially in the "line-of-sight" to the transmitter, tree growth outside, new buildings or scaffolding being put up etc.
If there are "new" things possibly affecting reception, all you can do is try repositioning the aerial, having the rods vertical may improve reception of the 6 main multiplexes as they are also transmitted with vertical polarisation at Rowridge but you won't get COM7 or the Local mux as the are only horizontally polarised.
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Paul Chevalier:
In the absence of anyone more up-to-date on such receiver/recorders advising, I would have expected most newer models to have "series ink recording" facilities. Otherwise you'd have to do a "search". Check out the specifications for each of them, and check to see if there are any reviews for them anywhere.
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Miss L. Icklewright:
We are not the broadcaster so can't help with your question. See the post immediately before yours.
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David:
As StevensOnln1 says, a manual tune may be the best way of dealing with this.
Here are the correct UHF multiplex channels for Black Hill in the order PSB1-3, COMs4-7, Local -
They are C46, C43, C40, C41, C44, C47, C55, C30 (C meaning UHF channel).
Whereas Craigkelly's are C27, C24, C21, C29, C31, C37, C55, C32.
Probably the best way of dealing with this would be to unplug the aerial and do a full automatic tune which should clear all previous tuning as no channel;s should be found. Then plug the aerial back in and do a manual tune on Black Hills channels.
Filters are unlikely the best way to deal with this, they have "insertion" loss which may weaken the wanted signals. If you provide a full postcode we may be able to see why you are getting Craigkelly's signals instead of the stronger ones from Black Hill. There may be another "trick" you could use if manual tuning is not an option.
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David :
Unless you have checked in your tuning section that your set is/was indeed tuned to some of Craigkelly's channels, IMHO your aerial "installer" may be just hazarding a guess! Whilst Craigkelly is probably within the reception beamwidth of your aerial (bearing is roughly NE, whereas Black Hill is approx ENE, 74 degrees) it's considerably lower power and around 75km or so away, and neither Freeview nor the BBC predict any reception from it - that doesn't mean you won't get any, but the chances have to be much smaller.
You shouldn't have any problems with signals from Black Hill except COM7 (C55) and the Local mux (C30) could be a bit iffy, predicted to be "variable".
There is a relay local to you 1km away at Netherton Brae (almost in direct line to Black Hill) but very very low power and the aerial needs to be vertical polarisation, whereas it's horizontal polarisation for Black Hill (& Craigkelly). It could still be possible to pick up some signal from it, but it's only the 3 PSB multiplexes on UHF C23, C26 & C29.
Which channels/programmes were you actually having a problem with? Btw, do you have your own aerial or is it shared?
Looking at the situation overall, I think, as you can do a manual tune, it's not worth messing around with any other things (eg. possible use of attenuators whilst tuning). It could be that last time you did an automatic tune, some of Black Hill's multiplexes were off-air for maintenance OR your set retuned automatically when it had no signals. If it has that function then turn it off/disable it, it's more trouble than it's worth. The number of times you actually need to retune are minimal.
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Shauna smyth:
Have your signals returned? I can't find any faults listing by Freeview or the BBC (it's possible any reports may be delayed), and the transmitter isn't currently listed for Planned Engineering.
Have you made any changes to your equipment?
I would check all your coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them. See what signal strengths and quality you are getting for any multiplexes shown in your TV's tuning section. Also check that your downlead looks undamaged (especially if it is old) and that your aerial seems intact and pointing in the correct direction.
Problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just an individual or several multiplexes (or all of them!).
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Brian Porter:
I gave up on this item after six or seven paragraphs (if that's what they were) :o
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Saturday 11 July 2020 5:13AM
Tonu:
I agree with what StevensOnln1 has explained but if you really want to record on your VCR without a separate box you'd only be able to do it for the channel you are watching/tuned to at the time using a Scart/Component output from the TV if it has these - those being the most likely inputs on your Analogue VCR.