All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Robert Keenan: Freeview is a terrestrial based system which requires a normal aerial, and so if you want to use the second port on your dishes LNB then its a Freesat box you require.
A sky box does not require a card for any purpose other than enabling you to have the correct regional news service, as you can view practically everything else without it being installed and with only the odd exception applying, you can check what you can view by simply removing the card and running through the EPG listings.
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Robert Keenan: Also meant to add, that a dish is not dedicated to either Sky or Freesat, as the LNB on the dish arm is a 100% compatible with both systems.
The other point to note being that the outlet ports on an LNB are totally independent of each other, and so you can have any combination of Sky or Freesat receivers using the ports on the same block.
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KR: Thanks for the update re your PVR, and which I have to say suggests to me that your signal is not "over the top" so to say, as I suspect that your problem is simply caused by the signal being received suffering from glitches which are possibly being caused by trees somewhere along the signal path.
Sony receiver circuitry is not on a par with Humax devices, the latter capable of displaying a reasonably trouble free picture when fed from a less than desirable signal where others devices (eg: Sony to name but one) would be struggling.
I do admit though, that in situations where a signal "is" on the high side the Humax can cope with this to a level that would block reception on other equipment, and so the test suggested of feeding the aerial directly into the problem TV's feed still applies, and although I very much doubt if this action will rectify the problem you refer to its still worth a try.
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michael: Really pleased to hear that you are now operational, although as aforementioned in my previous reply it should not have been necessary to carry out that procedure if the box had been tested on a Sky signal prior to packaging, as its not a setting that can be lost by unplugging, no matter for what period of time.
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Sara: In addition to the advice given by KMJ,Derby it would also be prudent to check with neighbours to find out if any of them are experiencing similar problems, as I notice that all of the aerials in your locality are facing directly into a mini forest of trees, Freeview signals and trees being a bad combination and especially if the latter gets rained on.
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Tim: If an HDMI lead is used then a scart cable is not required, as the scart cable connection is only provided for viewers that do not have a TV capable of displaying HD images.
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alex baird: The Freeview HD channels moved from EPG 50 to 101 onwards and so have you checked up there? if you have then please provide the model number of the TV as I noticed on your preceding posting that you refer to having a Digi box, which by the way I assume that your Philips DVD recorder was connected to and that you were recording from this? please confirm if this was the case because if it was then you would still require to use it to enable recording without the TV being switched on unless the DVD recorder has a Freeview tuner built in.
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michael: I did wonder when you had made reference to your "old" box, however, and as previously requested, could you please supply the details seen printed on the rear label of the recently acquired box (brand - model number etc) as this will give me an idea of the menu system used.
Another aspect that I had meant to mention is whether or not you are using a single coax feed to supply the box? as if you are then this has to be connected into the boxes LNB (1) input followed by going into the installers menu (services: 0-0-1-select) and turn the single feed facility on.
With regards to the default transponder info given on the previous posting, have you as yet checked this setting on the problem box? then after having done so typed in 998 the Sky guide channel, that is if the box failed to select it automatically.
Finally and just out of curiosity, but does the source that you purchased these boxes from also sell brand new boxes? or are they restricted to only selling refurbished types?
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Charlie: As Winter Hill is indicated as being your main station you should carry out a signal check on ArqB (e.g: Yesterday-19) to make sure that the mux channel associated with the signal strength reading is Ch55 and not Ch48, the latter being ArqB from Emley Moor.
My reason for suggesting that this check be carried out is because Emley Moor is also indicated as being receivable at your location, albeit with the commercial channels with the status of poor, but "if" any automatic retunes have been carried out by your equipment Emleys ArqB which operates on a lower channel number could have been picked during a scan, as scanning starts from Ch21 running upwards towards Ch69 locking onto any channel with a high enough signal level.
This of course might not be the cause, but its a possibility that has to be eliminated.
(Ch48 th)
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Wednesday 7 November 2012 8:00PM
Paul Hammett: Yes! its as simple as that as Sky and Freesat are 100% technically compatible as far as anything connected to the dish is concerned, that is if you have twin feeds from the dish and are using a Sky+HD box, because anyone with Sky that doesnt have twin feeds requires an extra coax to be run from the dish to the box as well as having to change the LNB on the dish arm for either a dual or quad type, these obtainable from e-bay outlets for around £10.00 or so.
Of course a twin tuner Freesat PVR will work with one feed, but it seriously limits its recording capabilities.