All posts by William Sim
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I've tried everything. The problem seems to be that the box thinks that there are two separate regions and only shows the region you have selected. It appears to find everything but only shows the Muliplexes it associates with the region you select. Mux BBCA & Mux BBCB appears on the one without the dot and Mux D3+4 on the one with the dot. There is no way to switch between the two so you are stuck with the one you have selected.
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It seems the problem is caused by STV who are responsible for the ITV multiplex in Central Scotland having a space and dot at the end of the regional identifier sent by the transmitter. There is no fault with the box. The space and dot means the box thinks it is a different region.
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I reported this via the BBC problem tool. The response was not helpful, however I did a quick scan for missing channels and all the ITV channels appeared. So I now have all the channels available from the Penicuik Transmitter.
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I have since did a full rescan. I am no longer asked to select a region, the channels all appear. Presumably the dot problem has been fixed. If I select information on my box it shows they are all from Central Scotland without a dot.
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I received a very nice email from STV who were responsible for the dot, thanking me for making them aware of the problem. They also said if I have any other technical issues, I should not hesitate in contacting them and they would endeavor to find a solution.
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Derek all the BBC channels are available in Penicuik, but reception depends on your aerial position. I can receive everything upstairs, but downstairs where the line to the transmitter is blocked by Cuiken School, I loose the BBC National channels. The UK Digital Radio website recommends using an external aerial to receive the BBC National programmes in Penicuik.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011 8:42PM
Penicuik
I have a strange problem. My Freeview HD Box when I do a retune allows me a choice of Central Scotland or Central Scotland. If I select the first I can get both the BBC and HD muliplexes, if I select the second with the . at the end only gives me the ITV Muliplex. The manufacturers are unable to find a solution.