All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Roger : In addition to that said, you should carry out signal strength comparison check between the BBC and ITV channels on your 9200, this achieved by selecting each of the channels in turn followed by pressing: - Menu - System - Signal detection, strength indications of anything over 90% strength on that model being a tad on the high side, normal indications being around 82 - 87%.
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Richard Hughes: This website is purely for information purposes relating technical and other issues connected with reception, and is in no way connected with the makers of the programme channels seen mentioned.
You would normally be able to contact True Entertainment directly via the undermentioned link, however if you open the link you will see a message stating that they are in the process of updating their website.
True movies
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Jane Dawson : The procedure you have referred to of using manual tuning rather than auto-tune is quite unnecessary at you location of being at just over 6 miles away from the high powered Emley Moor transmitter, the manual tuning procedure being more applicable for viewers residing in areas where auto-tuning their TV's or boxes results in receiving Freeview from more than one station, one of usually being inferior.
If the problem referred to is only happening on recorded programmes? then all this means is that the signal was suffering from some form of interference at the time the recording was made, and which might even have been down to engineering work being carried out at the transmitter at the time.
If on the other hand the problem referred to is a frequent occurrence? then this could be caused by an overly powerful signal being received, you can check this by selecting either BBC1 or ITV1 on the Humax followed by pressing: Menu - System - Signal detection, this will then indicate the strength and quality of the signal being received, normal indications being 100% quality and with the strength at around 80 - 90%.
Further advice based on feedback received.
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belshaw: In addition to that said by MikeB. Sagemcom RT190's have a facility for powering such as mast head amplifiers, this achieved by 5 volts being injected into the aerial down lead, if your aerial system does not incorporate any form of amplification then its advisable to check that this facility is disabled on the box, done by pressing "M" on the remote control and selecting "Information" / "Antenna signal information", ensuring that "Power supply by DTR" is set to OFF.
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David Garside: Re: "Made in Tyne and Wear". Although you have maybe found this out for yourself by now, but if you have succeeded in viewing this programme then its assumed that you are doing so using a Sky box with a standard non-sub viewing card inserted into the slot? Sky having encrypted the programme whereby it cannot be viewed on anything other than a Sky box complete with viewing card, a "please insert viewing card" message appearing should the card be removed whilst viewing the programme.
Of course, this is effectively a way of foiling any Freesat viewer with thoughts of being able to view "Made in Tyne & Wear" by tuning their box in using the non-Freesat mode, as although the transponder used by the programme can be tuned in on 12.545Ghz - (H) - SR22 - FEC5/6 (ackgt - bob thompson) and with the programme service ID of 50430 being selected (and stored) from the list of "named" programmes captured by the scan, however any attempt to view it results in a "channel scrambled or not available" warning.
By the way, a family member informed me that T&W has been showing a variety of programmes, including one yesterday evening called "Northern Cuisine", with the logo of Tyne & Wear being seen in the top L/H side of the screen.
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David Garside: Thanks for the update, although when you carried out the tuning procedure on your Freesat box, it should be appreciated that the T&W channel (ID:50430) will "not" be stored in the list unless you selected to scan "all" channels and not just Freesat or FTA, selecting "all" channels resulting in encrypted as well as free to air channels being scanned, whereas a Freesat or FTA scan completely excludes any channels detected by the box as being encrypted, such as Tyne & Wear.
Although that said is a bit academic anyway, as when 50430 does appear on the list, selecting it results in a "scrambled channel" message been seen because of it being encrypted.
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Duncan: If, as it would appear, you are connected into a communal aerial system? have you enquired with any of the other residents in the apartments to ascertain if they are also experiencing similar problems, as by you being located directly across the Firth of Forth from the Craigkelly transmitter (@ 6.2 miles) virtually nothing can interfere with the signal, that is "if" you are tuned to the Craigkelly transmitter and not Blackhill.
Try carrying out a signal check on the BBC, this not so much for the strength but to view the Mux channel number associated with the strength, Craigkelly being C27 whereas Blackhill is C46, You should also try the test on ITV3, Craigkelly being C42 Blackhill C41.
The only reason for requesting this test being, that from experience in the somewhat distant past, its known that if for some reason or another residents in the Leith area of Edinburgh have managed to store channels from the Blackhill transmitter rather than Craigkelly, this has only been possible via reflections off the Firth of Forth, likewise the signals vanishing again when the tide changes.
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jim: Your "no signal" problem is almost certainly being caused by some fault having occurred within your own aerial system rather than anything connected with work being carried out in your area, you should check all plug and socket connections including jumper leads etc, and if you are using any form of signal booster try bypassing it by connecting the aerial directly into the TV or box you are using.
Also, in cases such as yours its always prudent to try and check with your neighbour, or anyone else local to you for the purpose determining if they are also suffering a similar problem as yourself.
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Tim Lynch: Hannington is indicated as being the station that covers your area and with the D3&4 Multiplex transmitting on C42, therefore you should carry out a "manual" scan on that channel and see if this resolves your problem.
If though it doesn't, then repeat the aforementioned test by entering C42 into the manual tuning box but this time do "not" press search or scan, as on most (but not all) receivers if any signal is being received from Hanningtons D3&4, the level of will be indicated on the strength / quality bars no matter of how low it might be.
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Monday 17 November 2014 6:41PM
Roger: You should also be aware of the fact, that as from today 17th, engineering work is taking place at the Tiverton transmitter, likewise the problem you refer to could possibly be linked to this work.