All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Jonathan: Are you sure that you are scanning the TV with it set on DVB and not analogue?
Your code indicates various possibilities for reception, the full service transmitters being Mendip(@ 19mls) or Wenvoe(@ 23mls), and Freeview "Light" (limited to PSB only) being Portishead (@ 1ml) or Portbury (@ 2mls)
If you were scanning the TV set on digital (DVB) then it could suggest that there might be a problem with your aerial. (e.g: broken cable / co-ax plug fault etc)
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Michael R: Just to confirm what's been said by Mazbar, insomuch that the TV in question does have an analogue and digital tuner, this being selectable via the TV button on the top of the remote control, that is as well as from the TV button (amongst the others) on the right hand side of the TV.
Should it not have had though, then the method described by KMJ,Derby would have been the other way of achieving a similar result.
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I Hall; You should carry out a signal check on both devices to ensure that they are both tuned to the same station, as Bromsgrove is also shown as being possible as well as Sutton Coldfield.
Select ITV1 and carry out a signal check on each device in turn, if you see Mux Ch46 indicated its Sutton Coldfield, whereas if its Mux Ch23 then that's Bromsgrove.
Should you find an error, then manually tuning in the channel required is the only way you will achieve what's required.
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Jonathan: You are quite correct insomuch that the satellite dish wont affect Freeview reception, and yes! DTV and DVB are the same thing, however the only reason I queried whether or not you had scanned whilst on DTV was because you had mentioned static, as nothing of that nature (white streaks / dots or similar on screen) should ever be seen on a digital TV's screen, that is unless the TV is defective or that there is a problem with the mains power supply to it.
Can you also see what you are referring to as static if you scan without the aerial being connected? because if not and you know for 100% certain that your TV is still OK after your move then its liable to point to a problem with your aerial system, as unless you are situated in a black spot for reception (predictors not being accurate enough to show these) then you should at least get something on a scan, although possibly not Portishead as its a highly directional transmitter with you appearing to be on the wrong side of it.
If you can see your aerial, what way are the elements sitting, vertical or horizontal? because if the aerial was installed to suit your local station they should be vertical, and if facing towards Portishead pointing @ 242 degrees, whereas for Portbury its 124 degrees, Mendip being @ 162 degrees and with Wenvoe @ 265 degrees, the latter two stations requiring the elements to be horizontally mounted.
It would maybe be prudent to enquire with your neighbours if they can receive Freeview, and if they can from where.
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Jonathan: Yes, try and find out what they meant by box, although if they said it improved the signal then I suspect that its an aerial booster rather than anything else.
Anyway, have a check and give an update on your findings, I would also try and have a look at you neighbours aerials to see if they are all facing the same direction, and where that might be!
Finally, if you could clarify the "static" issue, this with reference to what I had given as an example, plus also the model of TV you are using.
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Briantist: Well Brian, you are certainly a person with chart for every occasion!! and which on studying same fully clarifies the situation that existed back then.
Regarding any minor errors that might (or might not) have been published, speaking as an engineer I really know nothing about your operation except that the site contains masses of frequently updated information of a complex nature, and considering the quantity of its perfectly excusable if not indeed unavoidable, for anyone providing a service such as this not have an occasional misprint or whatever now and again, especially where figures are involved, and I would personally consider it totally unreasonable for anyone to take the proverbial "hissy fit" should any minor error be discovered, although as an observer I fully understand what you are subtly referring to!
On the previous postings query I made, I did notice that this very occasionally occurred on threads where contributors to the thread were using very similar names, although I did think (which you have confirmed) that its based on the e-mail addresses given when posting, and of course as you have said it depends on a person using the same one all the time, which in some cases for reasons best known to themselves they don't! and probably the reason for lack of continuity in what's said.
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johnb: When you say an HDD recorder you could be meaning a Freesat or Freeview PVR, or a Freeview recorder with a HDD as well as DVD facility.
PVR's are dedicated to recording from the signal they receive, either Freeview via normal aerial or Freesat via a dish, but if your son decided to buy a recorder with a Freeview tuner and an HDD then he could also record from Freesat as well, this done via a lead from the Freesat boxes scart socket to similar on the Freeview HDD recorder mentioned.
In other words a non PVR recorder with an HDD is simply a recorder with a Freeview tuner, the recorder side capable of recording from anything, unlike PVR's which aren't!
That being said though, the cost isnt any less than it would be to purchase a Freesat PVR, although as aforementioned, its a device dedicated to recording from the satellite signal received and nothing else.
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Barry Hodges: Can you view anything else on that same Mux? e.g:- Ideal world / Film 4 / Yesterday etc as if you can then carry out a factory reset or default setting (whatever its called on your device) re-tuning afterwards.
Out of interest, are you receiving from Waltham or Sandy? because it could be either in many areas of Peterborough.
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SteveG: Haven't looked at the manual as yet, but checking the spec on Sony's website states that model of TV is fitted with a DVB-T tuner, and which will not receive HD transmissions, as it requires DVB-T2 for that.
In other words the tuner will ignore HD content when scanning.
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Wednesday 2 November 2011 5:10PM
irish: Yes, any twin tuner Freesat PVR (e.g: Humax Foxsat HDR etc) requires two feeds, one for each tuner.
With regards to the second TV, if you are intending this also to operate on a satellite system then a TV on its own only requires one feed for a standard Freesat box, (or if TV has Freesat built in) but if you are considering using it with a PVR then you require two, as you would "not" then require the TV to have Freesat built in as you would generally be viewing it via the recorder.(PVR)
Of course you could just use a standard terrestrial Freeview TV in the 2nd location, that is "if" you are in an area where Freeview can be received via a normal aerial, the convenient thing about Freeview being that you only require one feed from the aerial no matter how many devices are involved, as it can then (if necessary) be split between various devices using an appropriate splitter.