All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
John kirby: Although fully appreciating your thinking behind trying to receive BBC HD channels from Finchley's 13 watts relay station, you have to look at the situation from the point of view, that even without an attenuator being fitted in line with the aerial input connection on your TV, you might find difficulty in receiving that station anyway, as not only does it transmit on vertical polarity compared to that of Crystal Palace on horizontal polarity, its also situated at an angle roughly half way to the reception dead spot on your aerial, that being 90 degrees from the signal path, the attenuator being the likely cause of killing any signal that may have been received, hence the "no signal" indication.
What value of attenuator have you temporarily placed in line with your aerial facing towards Crystal palace? as the possibility exists the value of said attenuator is too low, this being why you are experiencing the problem.
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John kirby: I also meant to mention, that the signal path from the Crystal Palace transmitter suffers from a mild restriction @ approximately just under 4 miles out from you location, something which under certain conditions could have an affect on your reception.
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Linda : The reason for suggesting that you carry out a factory default is because of the the problems you are experiencing, such as being referred to another channel when attempting to set a programme for recording, as this is symptomatic of the tuners memory system already being programmed to record on that channel, such as by having selected series link when "first" setting the programme to record.
Whether this is, or not, the reason for your problem, it's always best to start afresh by scrubbing everything stored in the memory system, factory default being the only way of doing it. (Note previous warning re: HDD)
By the way, when you say that C54 is not applicable, is this because your TV is not of the HD variety?
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Linda : Further to that said, if you still have the user manual for your HDR Fox T2? have a read at the features of the box as listed on page1, especially the undermentioned, as this will come into play once you start setting up the programmes to record.
Excerpt from the page /
" If a programme has two parts split by another entry in the Guide, (e.g: a film divided into two parts by a news programme) you will be given the option to set both parts to record".
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E Mark : Please note that engineering work has been taking place at the Limavady station since last Monday 22nd, warnings of a "possible weak signal" having been posted on the engineering page, this being the most likely reason for your problem, no expected completion dates having been given.
Carry out a retune as suggested by derryuser, if though nothing is received keep trying, as the signal will return.
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John Tory: It would have been of considerable help in diagnosing possible causes of your problem if you had given an indication of your locality, e.g: a post code or one from nearby such as a local post Office, as this would enable access to details of the transmitter covering your area.
However, with odd problems of the nature described, rectification of same is sometimes quicker and easier to achieve by carry out a manufacturers reset on the device, this then followed by a normal auto tune.
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js: Thanks for that info, as I wasn't aware of this issue being experienced elsewhere, and although I didn't mention it as such, I do have suspicions with regards to the problem being caused by an error in the data being sent out by the programme provider, which might be the case, as the link on digital spy is referring to the programme being received via Foxsat box, whereas Linda is using a Freeview device.
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js: Further to that said in my previous reply which was based on the link provided by your good self, I decided to carry out a test on my own Humax PVR's (Freesat & Freeview) by setting them to record the programme in question for next week, however, subsequent checking the results of giving me doubts as to exactly what will be recorded, that is, the first 25 minutes or the entire programme, as explained below.
The programme guide on my HD FOXSAT HDR showed the usual of the news gap between the two parts of the programme, pressing on the first part of "This Morning" then in the reservation box selecting "series record", this then marking both sections of the programme for recording, minus the news.
However, this being the point, when checking "programmes scheduled for recording" only the first 25 minutes part of the programme was listed and not the entire programme, this result being exactly the same in Freeview PVR, an older Humax 9300T.
This apparently creating the situation whereby to guarantee that the programme will be recorded in its entirety, rather than clicking series recording, the two parts of the programme will have to be selected as individuals, in other words, series recording does not work where there is a gap between programmes, this obviously being Linda's problem.
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Brian, I also would like to add to the sentiments as expressed by others, hoping your operation goes well, with the results of restoring you to your former self.
All the best, JB.
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Thursday 25 June 2015 6:22PM
Linda: On the basis of that said in your update, your best policy would be to carry out the factory default procedure, (Menu - settings - installation - factory default) but though, double checking that the "Format HDD" box is "NOT" checked, because if it is, the factory default will wipe out everything previously recorded.
The next stage is to select the "Manual" tuning menu, entering then scanning each of the following channels in turn, storing the results after each scan.
Winter Hills multiplex channels numbers being /
C50 (BBC) - C59 (ITV) - C54 (HD/T2) - C58 (ITV3 etc) - C49 (Pick TV etc) - C55 (4Music etc) - C31 (Com7 /HD/T2) - C37 (COM8 / HD/T2).