All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
NJ: Of course you have to look at the situation along the lines that there hasn't really been any complaints from other residents in the Wisbech area as far as your type of problem is concerned, and so if it is being caused by some form of localised interference then just how local is it to you?
I fully appreciate that some people will so to say "suffer in silence", but if the problem was being caused by RF interference from afar it would be affecting a good deal more people than yourself, and so it would be prudent to suss out someone relatively local to yourself and who would be willing to carry out a channel check on request should you be experiencing any problems.
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Joe: You have to be aware of the fact that being located at just under 7 miles from the transmitter your signal level could be on the verges of being too high for the tuner fitted into your new TV, as unless the two TV's are identical models its not necessarily the case that the tuners will be the same, and the symptoms of an excessive signal are identical to that of the reverse situation where a signal is on the weak side.
However just to ensure both sets are on the same transmitter put each set on BBC and carry out a signal strength check and where the mux number associated with the channel will be seen, if Redruth then Ch44 should be indicated, Ch41 for ITV1.
Needless to say that if any form of booster is being used try a test with it bypassed.
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matt hope: Without knowing the model of TV involved have you set the TV in question back on its analogue mode rather than DVB?, and if you have completely reset it you will have to carry another retune "whilst set on analogue" so that it will find the Sky boxes RF2 channel again.
Should you still experience the problem please indicate the model of TV involved.
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John: Two points about your reception problems, the first being that the reception predictor does indicate your location with a status of "poor" as far as the reception of Pontop Pikes three commercial muxes is concerned and with this being on a permanent basis, so although predictors are not by any means 100% accurate (or anywhere near it!) this fact cannot be discounted.
The second point being that it would appear that the signal path to your location is at a very low angle whereby likely to be affected by trees and such likes, and variables seen on the signal strength / quality is nearly always (not exclusively though) caused by this sort of thing.
Do you use any form of booster? as in cases such as yours a booster can keep the signal running at a higher level whereby when it drops its still above the cut off threshold. That said though it depends on how much of a variable you get? as if its dropping from about 50% to near zero then a booster will not help.
Bilsdale at over twice the distance away as Pontop Pike does indicate superior reception of all muxes bar one ArqB, but I do have my doubts about this irrespective of what is indicated on the predictor.
Maybe you could give an update on the booster & the question on the span of the variables referred to.
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Peter Rock: You can get the answer to this question by simply removing your viewing card and running through all the various channels that you would normally view, "please insert viewing card" indicating
a Sky dedicate to package channel.
The only exception is that the local BBC or ITV news services requires the card (albeit cancelled for Sky) to be inserted for purposes of providing you with the correct news for your area otherwise it defaults to London, and so even although your Sky contract will be cancelled keep the card installed for this reason.
Many channels are the same (albeit different EPG numbers) on Freesat as on Sky and vice-versa, as well as a few being on Sky thats not on Freesat and likewise vice-versa.
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Ant B: When you say that you have a TV link to the bedroom for viewing Sky but you cannot now get Freeview, this is inclined to point to either the feed from the main aerial not being connected into the Sky boxes aerial input, or if this is the one you extended? you have possibly accidentally caught a strand of the coax braiding around the middle core when you were fitting the coax plug socket thereby killing the main aerial feed into the box, you should check this out.
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CONRAD: Provided a communal dish system does not come into the equation then the problem at both residences has to be coincidental, as nothing can stop satellite reception.
When you say that you have a good signal what levels are shown on the indicators? as satellite reception is exactly like Freeview insomuch that under a certain signal level the picture will vanish, and in the case of satellite both signal strength and quality has to be about 55%+ or reception will cease even although all looks OK on the indicators.
If you find that the indications are under the levels mentioned then this points to the dish being a fraction out of alignment, this usually in the horizontal (left / right) plane and caused by strong winds having moved it whereby a slight nudge on either the left or RHS of the dish can correct the problem.
Maybe you could give an update on checking the levels again.
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Richard: Its quite impossible for anyone to assist when you fail to provide your location, this in the form of a post code or one from nearby as only then can the station that covers your area be checked on, as you could be located anywhere in the UK and likewise covered by a multitude of different transmitters.
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MH: Good news then!! and pleased to hear that all is OK now thanks to your new and superior replacement, the success of on tuning same somewhat proving that the Toshiba's tuner was the proverbial duffer after all, as the tuner is the only component in the set (any set) that can cause that type of problem.
Thanks again for the update!
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Saturday 29 September 2012 11:21PM
DouggieB: Apart from what KMJ,Derby has queried and with the answer to also being of interest to myself, I had a look at the manual for the LT26 earlier on today and as you will no doubt have noticed only the very basic info is given with regards to its tuning facilities, basically of course as there isn't any except the first time installation option.
As your problem could be suggestive of a software problem or that possibly a glitch of the existing software has taken place, or indeed that the set actually requires a software (firmware) update, I was searching about for some info on the model regarding these issues but failed to find anything mentioned, as its seemingly a bit of an oddball chassis with very little known about it, and so in view of this I can only advise that the best policy is for you to give Bush customer services a ring on 0845-604-0105 and ask to speak to their technical department and see what they come up with, as I don't feel that anything you can do will alter the situation if as you say, you have already carried out a reset, although just to double check I would carry out another one.