All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Pritchard:
DAB signals do not pixilate! Are you really meaning your TV signals are having problems?
If so, from The Wrekin pages today
"This is very likely caused by the high atmospheric pressure affecting various parts of the country, causing lift conditions which allow signals from distant transmitters which cannot normally be received to interfere with the signals from the transmitter you normally use. Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels which are already correctly tuned. As this is an entirely natural phenomenon, all you can do is wait for the atmospheric conditions to return to normal."
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To all
From The Wrekin pages today
"This is very likely caused by the high atmospheric pressure affecting various parts of the country, causing lift conditions which allow signals from distant transmitters which cannot normally be received to interfere with the signals from the transmitter you normally use. Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels which are already correctly tuned. As this is an entirely natural phenomenon, all you can do is wait for the atmospheric conditions to return to normal."
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RDD:
Please read Freeview blames air pressure for TV disruption - BBC News whwrw Freeview categorically state that it is due to the high pressure.
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To All:
Please read Freeview blames air pressure for TV disruption - BBC News about interference on Freeview.
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Ash:
Please read http://www.bbc.co.uk/news…518, it's about signal problems on Freeview.
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Devon Dad:
To try to help, we need to know exactly the make and model of the TV in question and a full post code please. That way we can check the user manual and features of the TV set as well as checking the reception conditions at your exact location, even though two other TVs are working fine.
It would also help to know what the signal strengths are for the different multiplexes you can receive. Having too strong a signal can be as bad as it being too weak.
Different makes and models of TV perform differently - even those from the same manufacturer, hence the need for the exact make and model number.
Note also that there has been significant reception problems across the country due to high pressure weather systems passing through and they disrupt normal reception, often of just a single multiplex.
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Michael:
Further to that said by MikeB, and to clarify, your dish may have an LNB that has two (or more) units inside it.
If you can see where the present single cable enters the LNB on the arm in front of the dish, have a close look to see if there is another connector alongside the current cable. If there is, that can be connected via a second cable to your Freesat box to provide the second input required for recording whilst watching another programme.
If your LNB does not have a second outlet available, then your need to have just the LNB changed. You need at least a dual type but it is more common to fit a quad type, they are not expensive but need to be correctly fitted and aligned (it's not just a case of putting a new one in place of an old one as the new one has to be properly set at the correct angle away from vertical - it's called 'skew'). Any local aerial/dish installer can do that for you if you don't feel competent enough yourself.
The new cable used must be of the correct type for satellite signals (ordinary TV coaxial cable is not good enough for the much higher frequencies used for satellite reception). The 'F' connectors must be correctly fitted so that the required two LNB outputs can be used.
Then you should be able to record one programme whilst watching another. You can, of course, record one programme whilst not watching any other - even though you only have one downlead available.
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David Laing:
I have an LG 'smart' TV and it does not show what programmes are currently available nor the schedule for the future programming. It was not designed to do that. Instead, use a widely available TV Listing magazine or the listing given in most daily newspapers. Further, there are probably website that give the schedules for the available channels.
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Wednesday 1 November 2017 6:39PM
Graham Drinkell:
From The Wrekin pages today
"This is very likely caused by the high atmospheric pressure affecting various parts of the country, causing lift conditions which allow signals from distant transmitters which cannot normally be received to interfere with the signals from the transmitter you normally use. Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels which are already correctly tuned. As this is an entirely natural phenomenon, all you can do is wait for the atmospheric conditions to return to normal."