All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Andy: Yes, as in situations such as yours its never really a straightforward exercise of just carrying out an auto-tune, as manually entering what's required is generally the order of the day.
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Martin: Try a factory (or default) re-set on your device, as in many cases this is caused by the number of channels received exceeding the capacity of the boxes memory capabilities.
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Stephen: Plus in addition to the very valid suggestion made by Norm De Plume, it should be pointed out that because some programmes can be received on one piece of equipment but not another does not mean that a good signal is being received, as a signal that's just and no more above the reception threshold of the receiving device gives exactly the same quality as one that's touching near to 100%, 95% or so being a safe level on most equipment to avoid any tendencies for intermittent signal overload situations to occur in its tuner, some tuners being more vulnerable to this than others.
If by any chance both recording devices are being used in the same location, then its not advisable to "daisy chain" the aerial feeds as this encourages the sort of problem you are experiencing, but feed the aerial into a three, or more common, four way powered splitter and have each device fed from that, as this arrangement guarantees that each device will be receiving exactly the same signal.
It would have been of assistance though to have had knowledge of your location (pref: post code) in relation to the Sudbury transmitter.
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Jean: This could possibly be suggestive of a serious problem having developed with your TV's operating system, pity you hadn't mentioned the brand / model involved as it might have been possible to have checked this out.
The only thing you can really do is to leave the set unplugged from the mains supply for about 5 minutes or so before powering it up again when hopefully it might come back on with whatever showing in English, if it does immediately carry out a factory re-set, this maybe called "default setting" depending on the brand of set.
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Bob Reynolds: I take it you realise that the new Bexhill Freeview service will be a three multiplex PSB only station? unlike Hastings operating as a full service six multiplex one.
The present aerial you are using will most likely be a wideband one as Hastings spans from Ch21 to Ch63 whereas Bexhill will only cover from Ch40 to Ch46, and so your existing aerial will be OK as far as that aspect is concerned although anyone starting afresh should use a group B aerial for maximum efficiency, but at your relatively close distance to the Bexhill station its neither here not there.
However, your aerial will require to be turned around from its present angle of 65 degrees for Hastings to 271 degrees for Bexhill, other wise everything else is OK.
The 13th of June is when all three multiplexes start operating, as only the BBC will be transmitting from the 30th of May.
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Vernon: Sky are quite correct in what they have said as Sky+ and Sky+HD are two different things, the latter being a later addition to cater for HD transmissions.
Unless you particularly want to record Sky programmes then you would be much better in the long run to buy a Freesat HD twin tuner PVR, as it would be totally compatible with your twin feeder dish arrangement so that once plugged in you start viewing, after of course having carried out the set up procedure.
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Jean: You can still record with one lead but will not be able to view any programme other than the one being recorded, so if you set a programme to be recorded and its on a different channel / polarity the recording will be cancelled.
That said, you should see three connector points at the rear of your box, and what's generally done as a temporary measure to allow the viewing of a different channel (so long as same polarity) is to link the socket marked "RF out" across to the No2 dish input, as this allows both tuners to operate thereby getting over the problem.
If you link the two sockets mentioned you will generally have to go into the set up menu / dish inputs / and set it for that type of operation otherwise the second socket will not be recognised.
The only permanent way around this is to have a dual, or preferably quad, LNB fitted on the dish and a new cable run from it into the house, LNB's being under £10.00 from numerous e-bay sources and are simplicity to fit.
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nigel ferris: As you are making a query involving reception its impossible to assist without knowledge of your location, this preferably in the form of a post code.
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ronnie: I am inclined to agree with you insomuch that's its a bit too coincidental that your reception stopped at the very same time as Sky was being installed in your block, cable being cut or distribution amp being switched off springing to mind!
Of course you should really make enquiries with others in your block to see if they also lost reception, as although they might well have Sky fitted, its not necessarily the case that they don't watch Freeview as well.
It would also have been of assistance to know your location (post code) for purposes of checking your reception possibilities.
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Wednesday 14 December 2011 8:15AM
Pat: No! as should you wish to use the recording facility it involves subscribing to Sky for the privilege of being able to do so, at I believe to be a charge of £10.00 per month, as Sky has to activate the box to enable it to record whereby they in effect control it.