All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Richard: You can get mains leads with right-angled connectors on the end. You can also get right-angled aerial connectors. Would this have sufficient clearance?
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Keith dyer: Carry out the procedure outlined here:
My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
The TV and radio channels broadcast have not changed. (DN31NJ)
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Dale: I think that any statement that amplifiers "don't help" are made in respect of the way that they are often (mis)used.
That is not to say that there aren't proper uses where they are of benefit.
For more information on this topic see:
Usage and abusage of DTT TV booster amplifiers
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Jennymaria: The commercial multiplexes (groups of channels) are on low power from the transmitter and will remain so until 2012. From what you describe, it is these which you are now not getting.
Perhaps there has been a change in atmospherics which means that the signal is now not as strong where you are.
I would try manually tuning them. They are on UHF channels 48, 52 and 56.
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Michael J Gunnill: After switchover you will still get these channels. However, you will have to retune as they will be moving frequency they are broadcast on.
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Stuart Grainge: Without knowing your location (post code) I can only say that Belmont is presently operating on low power for some of the multiplexes (groups of channels). This is due to be increased this Wednesday.
Any report of "no problems" is as it says. It was planned that this low power would be the case, so as to not cause interference with another area that has yet to switch over.
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dave rutter: Carry out this procedure:
My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Then start the tuning process, but with the aerial unplugged and plug it in when it gets to 25%.
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Gem: I think your devices might be picking up the signal from Belmont transmitter as well. This serves Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, although there is significant overlap in South and West Yorkshire. See this page:
Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
I found the manual for your model here:
xhttp://download.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hdt8520_05/hdt8520_05_dfu_eng.pdf
Page 12 talks about "Network selection". Do you get this during setup and if so, does it consist of two entries: "East Yorks & Lincolnshire" and "Yorkshire" ? If so, then you need to select "Yorkshire" which is Emley Moor (E Yorks/Lincs is Belmont).
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Friday 18 November 2011 4:04PM
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K Kenrick: The recorder will work independently to the built-in Freeview on the TV.
Remember the days of video recorders? Your video would have its own tuner and so too would the TV. The video worked independently of the TV and didn't replace it. The same principle applies here.