All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Tony: If you provided your location (pref: post code) it would enable any advice given to be reasonably accurate by taking the guesswork out of it, this because of being able to check on the signal strength expected at your location.
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Tony: Just to add, that although its still preferable to be able to check on the signal strength expected wherever you might be located, for "HL" (Belmont) BBC1 is Ch22 / ITV Ch25 and on "CB" (Sandy) BBC1 is Ch27 / ITV Ch24.
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Tony: Sorry, the one I forgot to mention being "NC" (Tacolneston) with BBC1 CH55 / ITV Ch59.
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Maria: The only test you can try which will give a 100% accurate to where the problem is located is by trying the box with the problem in the Sk+ boxes position using any one of the two "F" plug connectors transferred over from the Sky box, as they are identical to each other.
If the box still doesnt work then its the box at fault, but if it does then its either a cable / "F" connector problem at the box end, or alternatively the connector on the LNB or indeed the port used on the LNB, which wouldn't really be a problem as the LNB should have another outlet thats unused so the connector can be transferred over to it.
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j willson: Although you were previously experiencing a problem when using the HDMI connection between the Humax and your TV, however as far as the problem you mention this time is concerned this is usually one symptomatic of a dish being slightly out of alignment, and so I would therefore suggest that you carry out a check on the signal level being received from the dish, and in particular that the quality is level pegging (or even higher) than the signal level, as should it be lower coupled to the signal level being less than about 75% then thats likely to be the cause of the problem.
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jenny.delgado: The situation on reception from Reigate should improve slightly from March 7th as far as ITV1 is concerned, but its not until April 18th that you will get the full benefit of all 6 multiplexes involved having switched to high power operation.
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sam: Just to add to Dave Lindsay's query / link, as Knockmore is also shown as a reception possibility at your location its best to ensure that your equipment hasn't picked up BBC1 from one station and SDN (5* / ITV3 etc) accidentally from another.
What to do is select BBC1 and go into the tuning menu / signal check area and note the Mux channel number associated with the signal strength being indicated, once done return to the programme list and select 5* or ITV3 then carry out the same procedure as before noting the channel number shown.
For Rosemarkie the match is Ch45 (BBC1) and Ch43 (5* / ITV3 etc) whereas for Knockmore its Ch26 (BBC1) and Ch53 (5* / ITV3 etc)
Maybe this is not the problem, but it gives you something to go on if everything else checks out as OK.
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Baker: Although you have followed the retuning instructions on the TV's manual its always best to carry out a factory reset on the TV before proceeding with an auto-tune, as starting afresh gives a better chance of success when any odd problems have cropped up.
If by any chance you cannot see a factory reset option (sometimes called default scan) then first of all carry out an auto-tune with the aerial removed, then once complete reconnect the aerial followed by another auto-tune.
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tony denvir: Yes! as far as I can remember anyway provided you still have an active Sky card installed, as if the subscription has been cancelled the recording side of the box will have been disabled.
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Monday 30 January 2012 11:37PM
Anne MacLeod: If it does it on two pieces of equipment then it could suggest either an aerial problem or one connected to the transmitter, this where a post code is essential to possibly verify what transmitter you are receiving a signal from, as although you mention Glasgow certain parts of the city receive signals from local relay stations, whereas people in other parts use Darvel instead of Blackhill.
You should always refrain from retuning unless you get a message on the screen to the effect, as all you do is scrub the channels already stored in the TV's or boxes memory, as even although a picture might vanish its only because the signal has dropped and not anything connected to the memory store.