All posts by jb38
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cls99: If you look above at my two replies to anita @ 1.23pm & 8.37pm then the advice given to anita will also apply to your own problem, however as you have a Sky+ HD box then the signal checking menu will be different, and so use the under mentioned procedure for signal checking.
Sky HD box - signal checking.
1:- Press "Services" on your Sky remote control and you will see the main
menu with "Options" highlighted.
2:- Highlight the Settings menu using the right arrow button and press
select.
3:- Use the left / right arrows scroll to "Signal" and press select.
4:- The grey bars displayed will show you the strength of the signal to
your SkyHD box.
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Dionne: Well although satellite TV whether it be Sky or Freesat can suffer from a range of problems, they are not by any means as difficult to diagnose as say Freeview TV where signals can very quite considerably over relatively short distances, satellite reception NOT suffering in this respect.
If when your box is tested out at someone else's house (hopefully NOT in the same block as yourself) and it works OK then you must have some problem with the dish feed to your apartment, that is "if" the jumper leads you are using from the wall plate to the box have been checked as being OK.
If though your box does prove as being defective then its most likely caused by the usual power supply defect whereby low voltage is fed to the tuner.
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john: If you are receiving Freeview from Waltham (131 degrees @ 23mls) then the channels are as follows / 61(BBC) - 54(ITV1) - 58(HD) - 29(SDN / ITV3) - 56(ArqA / Pick TV 11) - 57 (ArqB / Film 4) Nottingham: (197 degrees aerial vertical @ 4 mls) 27 - 24 - 21(HD) - 51 - 52 - 48 Sutton Coldfield: (220 degrees @ 40 mls) 43 - 46 - 40(HD) - 42 - 45 - 39. Belmont: (63 degrees @ 48 mls) 22 - 25 - 28 - 30 - 53 - 60 By the way, on the given post code you are indicated as being able to receive all stations mentioned, although SDN (ITV3) from Belmont is variable because its operating on low power at present.
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russ: In order to provide an appropriate answer to your question two points concerning same have to be known.
Does your Freeview box have one or two scart sockets? and with regards to the VCR what mode (Freeview or Sky) are you intending to use it for recording from? and with it being assumed that the VCR referred to is an old analogue only device and not part of a combi unit.
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Malbro: Many thanks for the update and pleased to hear that your problem is now rectified by basically carrying out the "first time installation" procedure, this always being the best policy to adopt when any odd problems are being experienced, as by starting afresh it cuts out having to try a variety of procedures in the hope that the correct one is found, as sometimes it isn't!
The reason I requested your TV's model number was only really to check on the menu system offered on the model, although as it happens I only have access to the service manual and not the user version, the latter as would be expected being the one that concentrates more on user access rather than the former which is dedicated to technical repair info which doesn't.
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p hollingworth: Knowledge of your post code (or one from nearby, eg: a shop) would have been of assistance as the transmitters covering your location could have been checked on, however it would appear that your TV or box has picked up Bilsdale rather than Emley Moor, and so even although you could try a second retune the chances are that this might happen again.
You should carry out a "factory reset" or "first time installation" to delete everything stored, then once complete "manually" tune in the muxes required, and in the case of Emley Moor these are as follows/
47(BBC) - 44(ITV1) - 41(HD) - 51(SDN) - 52(ArqA) - 48(ArqB).
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p hollingworth: Just noticed that I have accidentally cut off the last digit on the list of Emley Moors muxes, this being Ch48(ArqB / Film 4 etc).
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Sunday 14 October 2012 12:16AM
Sam: You have to run a coax from your Sky boxes RF1 output socket through to the aerial socket of your new TV, then follow this by carrying out a scan on the new TV "whilst its set on analogue" to pick up the channel used by the Sky boxes RF1 modulator.
The point to remember being, that you will not get stereo sound via an RF link of that nature.
After (or if) you have managed to get the Sky side working, if you then connect your normal aerial into the Sky boxes aerial input socket this will enable the Freeview signal to pass through the Sky box and picking up the analogue modulators output in the process, both signals then travelling to your new TV.
On your new TV you can select to view either Sky or Freeview by simply putting the TV on either DVB for Freeview, or alternatively analogue for Sky.
A point to note being, that with so many transmitters changing over the high powered operation its possible the the Sky boxes modulator might be using one of channels used by Freeview, this affecting either Freeview or the analogue picture dependant on the strength of the signal being received.