All posts by jb38
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Dave Lindsay: Yes!! you are indeed quite correct insomuch that it is a full service station, cant quite think what I must have been looking at to have said that, although I strongly suspect its from notes I had scribbled down concerning another persons query.
Also, I dont know whether or not you can get it to work, but jude,s post code isnt accepted by DTG,s predictor and so I was using an alternative in the main Burnley area.
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barry tayler: Its impossible to give an answer unless you provide the make / model number of the device you are referring to.
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Mick: well it has to be said that DRG's trade view predictor doesn't show a very promising picture of things getting better as far as the channels containing the programmes you mention are concerned, as they are presently indicating poor and only go into the status of being variable at the end of June next year, remaining that way during 2014.
If you were previously receiving them you "might" get them back by fitting an aerial amplifier in line with your TV, the amplifier being rated about 15db or so, although by doing this you could experience a problem from your local (@ 1 mile) Clacton transmitter by causing a signal overload situation in your TV's tuner.
Its really a hit and miss situation with an outcome that can only be determined by you carrying out a few tests using an amplifier of the type suggested, as although next June your reception possibilities of these channels rises slightly in status, its still only to a variable level, which in my opinion isn't by any means a guarantee of glitch free reception.
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Helen McCarthy: Assuming that the Sony TV has two scart sockets, basically the DVDR's AV1 should be connected to the TV's AV1 input, and the Pioneer DVD player's AV1 output should go to the TV's AV2.
A co-ax cable should go between the DVD recorders RF out and the TV's aerial socket, the other co-ax connecting the DVDR's aerial input to the aerial wall plate, should you use one.
Do not have the DVDR switched on when connecting it to the TV, but when you do switch it on the TV should change over to it, or at least when you press "play" on it.
Switching the TV to the Pioneer DVD player can be achieved by pressing the AV button on the TV's remote control.
It would have been of assistance to know the model numbers of the devices being used, especially the Sony TV and the DVDR, as it helps to eliminate the guesswork.
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Martin: Regarding the LNB, if replacing it cured your problem then it must have been faulty, as all blocks used for Sky purposes are dual band in operation.
On the subject of your aerial, albeit that its likely that you are, but you should first of all check to make sure that you are receiving Wenvoe (@ 9 mls / 241degrees) as although being further away (@ 29mls / 135 degrees) Mendip is indicated as being superior for reception, so carry out a signal check on BBC1 / ITV1 / ITV3, noting the channel numbers and cross check them against these.
Mendip: (BBC1)Ch61 - (ITV1)Ch54 - (ITV3)Ch48
Wenvoe: (BBC1)Ch41 - (ITV1)Ch44 - (ITV3)Ch42
If you are receiving Wenvoe, then your aerial should be perfectly OK in the loft provided you don't have any form of roof insulation of the more modern metallic content variety.
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Martin: If when looking at the programme list EPG10 is missing (ITV3) then you should try manually tuning it in on Mux Ch42, if however EPG10 is shown but the screen is blank, then go into the signal strength check screen as it might be just slightly under the reception threshold, whereby moving your aerial to another position within the loft could well have a big effect in what's received, as it usually does in most cases.
I will say that the indications shown on the trade predictor (for what its worth!) would suggest that some form of an obstruction problem exists between you and Wenvoe, as Mendip at 29 miles away shouldn't have the edge on Wenvoe at only 9 miles, and maybe this is the reason for the SDN mux (ITV3 etc) not being picked up properly, as a transmitter of 50Kw at only 9 miles away should be picked up perfectly OK with any loft mounted aerial, if though it still doesn't get it, purely for a test try manually tuning in Mendips SDN on Mux Ch48.
You should also verify that your aerial is actually pointing in the correct direction for Wenvoe (241degrees)
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Ann: Pleased to hear that all is OK now, but I did say in my original reply to your query (29th Nov) that an overly powerful signal could be a likely reason for your problem and to try an attenuator.
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Robert: Pleased to hear that you managed to change the box for a two scart socket version, as that's always preferable to having to split signals, although I have to say that the reason that you couldn't get it to work just has to have been caused by the splitter only being partially wired, and because of this it only allowing signals to pass one way, that of being inwards from any of the three sockets to the common single socket, and not in reverse such as you required for purposes of splitting the Freeview boxes output signal between the TV and the DVD recorder.
Anyway you are all sorted now, and hope you likewise have a happy, (and technically trouble free!!) Christmas.
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NIGEL: There are various ways that its possible to do this, but for accuracy you really have to provide the make / model number of the TV involved plus that of the Blue Ray system.
Basically though in theory it involves using an HDMI lead to couple the Blue Ray system into the TV's HDMI socket that contains the "audio return" facility, this should be indicated in your user manual, and then the Freeview HD box would be connected into the Blue Ray system using another HDMI cable, but should the Blue Ray not have two HDMI sockets then link it (Freeview box) into another of the TV's HDMI sockets.
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Sunday 11 December 2011 10:53AM
Cate: The post code predictor (trade view) indicates that you are not presently able to
receive Freeview properly until October next year, as you are barely within range of the only station that is presently transmitting it (Divis) with your reception limited to only the two BBC multiplexes, with this being on a "variable" status and which cannot be relied upon for continuity.
Because of this fact, the signal that you have been receiving can really be classed as pot luck, but if its now partially vanished its likely only to be because of normal atmospheric condition changes, these obviously being out with your control.