All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Peter: As Pontop Pike (@ 10 miles) is indicated as being the station that covers your particular area, try carrying out a "manual" tune on Ch33 (570.00Mhz) / COM7 and see if this brings any results.
By the way, hesitate after entering Ch33 into the manual tune box rather than immediately pressing search or scan, because if the COM7 signal is being received the strength / quality of will appear in the level indicator bars, pressing search or scan in most equipment blanking the levels out.
Another point to note being, that COM7 radiates at a somewhat lower power (33Kw) than the other COM channels on 50Kw, although this might not be a significant factor where you are located, and which would appear to be line-of-sight with the transmitter.
That said is on the assumption that you are able to view HD programmes from the main HD mux on Ch49.
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Kenneth McCarthy: Sky news (132) is on the same COM5 multiplex as Pick TV (11), if you are able to view the latter? then rather than carrying out a normal retune you will first of all have to carry out a "manufacturers reset" on the TV, this also being known as "default setting" / "First time installation" or some similar sounding name.
If though on the other hand you cannot receive Pick TV, then this means that your TV has not picked up Mux C45 Preseli's COM5 transmitter.
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kevin draper: The answer is basically yes, as the reception of digital signals has revealed certain types of problems which although always having been in existence, were somewhat masked by the smooth continuous nature of analogue signals, insomuch that a less than 100% sound connection somewhere on the aerial system can react in a different way dependant on the frequency etc of the signal passing through it.
That said, I wouldn't as yet delve into going out of your way to check connections or termination points on your system "if" reception has been OK prior to retuning, as atmospheric conditions could be responsible for your problem, because even although retuning has been carried out nothing has changed as far as the actual RF transmission side of the equation is concerned, changes only affecting the EPG numbers being used by various programmes.
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Karen : There isn't really any issue "if" a manufacturers reset is carried out on a TV or box prior to retuning, the reset referred to also being known as "First time installation" / "Default setting" or some similar sounding name, as as the unplugging the aerial procedure is not on some devices, always sufficient to delete everything stored in a tuners memory.
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Charlotte: Carry out a "manufacturers reset" on your TV or box prior to retuning, this also known as "First time installation" / "Default setting" etc.
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Mike Goddard: Its rather difficult to offer advice on your problem, basically because your posting would appear to be referring to both Satellite reception via a dish, and also Freeview reception via a normal aerial.
Should you be referring to Satellite reception, then disconnect the box from the mains supply for about 30 seconds or so before reconnecting it again and allowing it to go though the usual searching for listings procedure.
If though you are meaning Freeview, then "if" you were receiving programmes prior to retuning? carry out another "first time installation" followed by a normal auto-tune, as no reason exists for not being able to receive any channels as the retune only involves moving some programme listings to alternative EPG numbers.
By the way, a location would have been of assistance, as this would have enabled details of the transmitter covering your area to be checked out.
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David: Yes, quite so!, that unfortunately being the downside of carrying out a manufacturers reset, especially if the procedure is carried out on one of the more sophisticated TV's which offers a multitude of picture settings.
However the advice offered to Charlotte or Karen was of a general nature, as the "retuning with the aerial out" procedure is not always effective on "some" devices whereas the complete reset usually is.
That said, what you have reported / highlighted with regards to the BBC's apology made on its Emley Moor transmission (i.e: (8) made in Leeds being mentioned) is inclined to indicate that a slip up has been made with the data number entered relating to that programmes I.D. in the guide listing, something only affecting viewers of that transmitter.
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William C Small: There is no known reason for you having lost reception from Darvels COM4 transmitter, have you as yet checked with any of your neighbours to find out if they are still able to receive ITV3 etc? if however they can, then remove the aerial from your TV or box and carry out an auto-tune to blank out anything stored, this then being followed by reconnecting the aerial and carrying out a second auto-tune to reload the channels into the tuners memory.
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kevin clarkson: Although that said by mike jones is indeed correct, however if you simply carry out a manual tune on Ch59 you"might" find that the newly acquired Winter Hills ITV mux (C59) will have been allocated up in the 800 range of channels, and that EPG3 will still come up as ITV Wales.
Should this be found to apply, then the only way of getting around the problem is either to delete the channels already stored by selecting auto-tune then immediately stopping the search as soon as it starts before it can find anything, usually achieved by pressing "exit", or alternatively by carrying out an auto-tune with the aerial connection removed.
Once you have reconnected the aerial and checked that nothing has been received, go into the tuning menu / manual tune then select and scan Ch59 storing the results of that found, this then followed selecting, scanning, and storing (in turn) each of the following Mux channels used by Winter Hill.
50 (BBC) - 54 (only if an HD box) - 58 (ITV3 etc) - 49 (Pick TV etc) - 55 (4Music etc) - 31 (only if an HD box) - 56 (local L-PTN)
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Wednesday 3 September 2014 8:20PM
Jamie Rose : In addition to the info provided by Corin, Vintage TV is available on UK Freesat 515 without having any internet connection requirement.