All posts by jb38
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An Irate Freeview viewer: Copy and paste the link provided below into your browser and you can see that the two muxes in question are missing.
As an engineer myself I disapproved of this having been done right from the start, and had voiced my opinion that it might well be OK as far as the transmitting side of the equation was concerned but certainly not if consideration was given to the problems that this differential in power is very likely to cause with reception, basically because of the average domestic tuner not being able to cope with this type of situation, although some brands do much more than others, Humax and Panasonic being amongst the better types.
However, as commented by Heinz your difficulty should be rectified on the 27th.
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karen: Unless a fault exists with your new aerial (not exactly impossible!) then you should beware in case you are receiving and excessively high level of signal from your local Pendle Forrest transmitter, and so if you can borrow a set top aerial from someone try that, giving your TV a retune once its plugged in.
You could even try using a short piece of wire (12 / 18") connected into the inner part of the aerial socket giving an update on results.
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martyh: Just to clarify a point insomuch that I did "not" recommend that particular brand of device to you, but had said that you should purchase a Freeview box or alternatively a Freeview adaptor and provided a link purely for reference purposes, the link being for a Konig brand device which is somewhat superior to anything with a Logic tag attached to it.
That said, have you went into this devices set up menu and selected settings to suit the TV you are using? this described on page 24, plus made sure that the same settings have been used on the actual TV? as your type of problem is usually caused by them having been set different to each over.
You have to also consider the other aspect concerning the level of Freeview signal you are receiving, as when your Philips TV stopped working after switch over this means that you will not be aware of the level of signal you are receiving from higher powered transmitters, and with neither myself or anyone else being able to assess this as you haven't provided a post code, or at least one from a nearby shop or pub, and a level predictor requires this info.
Maybe you could give an update on the aspects mentioned.
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Sarah C: Yes, as where channel number changes are involved its always best to start afresh, as although on the 13th its only the BBC that's changing channels plus increasing in power, on the 27th four other transmitters are also doing likewise plus the HD service is starting, so five changes on that date.
In other words, a complete new install on the 13th and with this being repeated on the 27th
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Brian: Regarding the extra TV in the kitchen with as you say, a cable from the "satellite"? dish, I assume that you are really meaning the Sky boxes RF1 or 2 output socket?
And with regards the old Hitachi Freeview box, is this connected directly into the 2nd TV in the kitchen that you referred to? and should it be, then is it the case that all you are doing is replacing the Hitachi with the SLX and transferring the scart lead and aerial link leads over to it from the Hitachi?
Just out of interest, what model of SLX box are you referring to? as SLX makes stand alone Freeview boxes as well as a scart type Freeview receiver, the latter by the way not having a particularly good record for reliability.
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Kimbo Silver: Any Freesat box that you purchase will require to be connected back to the Satellite dish used by Sky, and you might be lucky insomuch that the Sky engineer that fitted the dish might have fitted a dual or possibly a quad LNB on the dish arm, as a separate second output is required for the coax to be connected into for your Freesat box.
If there isnt though, then LNB blocks are obtainable for about £10.00 or so from numerous e-bay suppliers and you would only require that plus a cable to be run from the dish to the bedroom.
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martyh: With regards to your query as to whether it matters what make of adaptor is used, I have to apologise for missing that posting and which on searching back I see was made on April 25th @ 7.41pm, although I would always advise anyone thinking on purchasing any digital receiving equipment to avoid the cheap end of the market, the Konig I used for an example not being as well as having a reputation for good performance, albeit of course as with all digital equipment there will always be someone with a problem.
However, on studying what you have reported I see its really a case of you having two separate issues, that of the picture ratio being incorrect plus that you cant find a happy medium when trying to balance out the colours etc on the TV. Your TV has four ratio modes 16:9 / 14:9 / 4:3 and Auto format, so what happens if you leave it on Auto and try a combination of settings on the logic? because to put it in a factual way a satisfactory outcome can only be achieved by experimenting with the setting options offered on the device as nothing external can be done to alter this.
This also applies to the issue of the colour / contrast / brilliance etc settings, as you really have to start afresh with these settings due to the fact that all of your original picture settings were made to suit the sets internal circuitry, and so just like as with the issue of the screen ratio a satisfactory solution has to (and can only) be achieved by experimenting with the settings offered on the TV, because this problem just like as with the picture format issue, can only be rectified via the range of settings offered on the TV's menu
That said, it would be of interest to know what kind of results would be achieved if you temporarily tried the Logic on another TV, as that would soon reveal if there was a problem with the device, as to me anyway, the quirks associated with particular Logic device is an unknown quantity.
Finally, regarding the aerial link from the Logic to the TV, you can really leave that permanently disconnected as you are in effect only using the TV as a monitor anyway.
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Martyn: Go into your TV or boxes tuning menu / manual tune and enter Oxfords BBC on Ch53, you do not really require to scan it because on most equipment as soon as the channel number is entered the signal strength / quality that its being received at will immediately be indicated, although if the indications are about 50% or so then try a scan, the main point about this test being that it will give you an idea if the signal is there but is just sitting just under the reception threshold of your TV.
If though still nothing is shown, and although this might not work as the rear of your aerial is approximately 40 degrees off track, but just for a test try a manual tune on Sandy's BBC on Ch27, giving an update on both tests.
And by the way if you could also give the model number of your TV.
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Adam Butterworth: If you are paying a Sky subscription for your new HD box then nothing will change no matter where you use it so long as the card is kept paired with that box, if though you are meaning a Sky+ HD box then that requires two feeds from the dish, and so an extra cable will require to be run from the dish to the HD box "if" you still wish to use the old Sky box in the bedroom, as otherwise this second lead could have been diverted from the bedroom to the living room.
Should though this not apply, then your old Sky+ box can be used as an "ordinary" Sky box upstairs on the second lead from the dish, the only thing is that you will not be able to use anything connected to the recorder side of the box as Sky permanently retains access to that unless a monthly subscription is paid for access, the subscription I believe to be around £10.00.
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Sunday 10 June 2012 9:11PM
Ron Robson: Not fully sure what you are intending to use the VCR for regarding the "free" channels, but when analogue is switched off in your area then the only way that the VCR will work is via its two scart sockets, as its aerial connection will then be redundant.
If you are meaning to record from the Humax and play back via the TV, then a scart cable would be run from the Humax's No2 scart socket to the VCR's AV2 input, and the VCR's AV1 output going to the TV's scart socket,
the VCR's "input" selector being permanently left on AV2 as otherwise it would try to record from its internal tuner, which of course will be inoperative.