All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Averil Brooker: ITV4 (LCN24) is "now" broadcast on the same multiplex as used by ITV1, a retune being required in order to update the programme guide.
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Ben: If no one else on the communal aerial system are experiencing any problems with reception, then the reason you are has to be connected with your installation. Try wiggling the connectors at each end of the jumper lead connecting your TV into the wall socket whilst you are viewing something, as your problem could possibly be down to one of them not being held tight enough by the socket. If they appear to be OK try shaking the coax, as it could be defective, changing it if you have any doubts as to whether it is or not.
Another possible reason for your problem could be by your TV not being tuned to the correct transmitter for your area, although unable to advise on this as your location is unknown. It should also be noted that engineering work is taking place in a number of areas, this in many instances resulting in less than satisfactory reception, although if this applied it would affect everyone on the communal aerial system.
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donald : Re: your latter comment, the problem could be caused by either, especially if engineering work is being carried out at the station that covers your area, unable to check if it is or not unless your location is known, i.e: your post code or one from somewhere nearby such as a shop / Post Office.
But though you should always try to avoid retuning your box, because if the problem is connected with engineering work being carried out at the transmitter, retuning the box will delete everything stored in the tuner the instant you press search or scan etc, but with the tuner being unable to load the channels back into its memory unless a good quality signal is being received, which it might not be!
The next time the box freezes, just switch its power supply off for about 20 seconds or so before powering it up again, as the programme channels will (or should) still be accessible.
Further advice dependent on feedback, but it would be of interest to know the brand / model of the box in question?
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V Sewell: ITV4 is now transmitted on the same multiplex (PSB2) as used by ITV1, having previously been broadcast by COM6. The programme can be recovered by carrying out a retune in order to update the electronic programme guide, although some TV's / boxes require a "reset" to be carried out rather than a normal auto-tune, this said just in case you experience any problems.
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G: Although engineering work has indeed been taking place at Sutton Coldfield, however, nothing to this effect is indicated on this weeks notice board.
If you are still experiencing problems with reception, have you ascertained if others in your area are being affected in a similar fashion?
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G: Further to that said, the reply given is based on you actually receiving Freeview from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter and "not" it's Brierley Hill relay, engineering work still in progress at this station, albeit that no problems with reception have been reported, as yet!
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Lidia: Witney is seen on the coverage chart as being on the dividing line between good and poor as far as reception of the L-OXD transmitter is concerned, the Northern area of Witney being in the category of poor.
As your exact location is unknown, a reception prediction test was carried out using a p/code of OX28 5BB (Witney Post Office), this indicating that that the transmitter is receivable in that postal code area, but though only in a variable fashion, and so, whether you are able to receive it or not all depends on your particular location relative to that of the area covered by the test code.
If your TV or box has a "manual tuning" facility? you can use this to test for any evidence of a signal being received no matter how low it might be, the procedure being to enter C29 into the manual tuning box but "not" followed by pressing search or scan, because if any traces of a signal are evident, it will show up on the signal strength / quality bars.
However, in the interests of accuracy, it would be of assistance if your exact location was known, preferably in the form of a post code or one from somewhere nearby, e.g: a shop / post office.
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Lindsey Thomas: Nothing is listed on the engineering notice boards with regards to problems connected with the transmitters that cover your area. However, images on a Google earth check suggest that the properties in question "might" be on a communal aerial system? if this proves to be the case then your problem is most likely caused by a fault having developed in the communal aerial system, such as failure of the distribution amplifier.
Further info dependent on feedback.
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Jennie Harrod: Briantist was requesting the actual model number of the Freesat box in question, the number you have supplied is that of the remote control.
The model number of the box is printed on a small plate attached to either the rear or underside of the box.
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Saturday 19 September 2015 8:36PM
jackie: The only time that analogue would come into the equation is if you were using the Sky boxes RF2 output facility to feed analogue signals of whatever you were viewing on the Sky box to a TV (set on analogue) located in another room. If you were using this system? then Freesat boxes do not have this facility, the only way around it being to use a separate RF modulator connected into the Freesat boxes scart socket.
The other aspect of Freesat boxes not having this facility being, that "if" you were feeding Freeview signals from a normal aerial to a TV (set on Freeview) located in another room via the Sky boxes "aerial input" facility, then you will have to connect the lead from the aerial directly into the connector that was "previously" plugged into the Sky boxes RF2 output socket, as Freesat boxes are not fitted with normal aerial connectors.
Changing from Sky to Freesat is simply a matter of swapping the the Sky boxes LNB input "F" connector over to same on the Freesat box, likewise with the HDMI cable that goes to the TV, there is nothing more involved, that is apart from that mentioned.
Further advice provided as necessary.