All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Malcolm Brooks:
As you live in a block of apartments, the distribution system will no doubt be channelised and a filter will need changing with the channel change, this is why you experienced things working correctly after a week last time - the length of time the Management took to get the aerial contractor in to change the filters. I'd be asking for a refund on some rental or maintenance fees!!
Amphy:
If you live in flats, you may have the same issue as Malcolm Brooks.
However, if you have an aerial amplifier, it is also possible you may have too much signal. If it's an internal one, try taking it out of circuit.
Bizman:
Whilst it's possible that Alison Armshaw may have too much signal it is also possible that her PSB1/2/3 muxes have tuned to the local Bath repeater as these are lower UHF channel numbers - she didn't specify which programmes she had problems with!
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Alison Armshaw:
If you are still having problems then do a full factory reset of your TV/box as described at the top of this page 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
At step 6, I would then leave the aerial unplugged until the scan has got to about say 40% or above UHF channel 30 depending on your display. If that doesn't work, do the clear/reset again and the do a manual retune using UHF channels C61, C54, C48, C52, C56 and if you HD C58.
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Sue:
Have you had any channel loss with any of the previous retunes that have eventually got resolved? If so, you may have a channelised system as I mentioned to Malcolm Brooks.
If not, try the reset I've just mentioned for Alison Armshaw.
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Briantist:
Could I please draw your attention to my post Wednesday 28 March 2012 10:22PM on Freeview on Mendip TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Thanks.
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Dave Hunter:
Do you know which transmitter your aerial is pointing at?
If it's the nearby Nottingham transmitter (NNE aerial rods vertical), then your signal from all the COM muxes is not at all good according to DUK trade view, with SDN (which carries the channels you mention) marginally the better!
If it's Waltham (E, rods horizontal) you shouldn't have any problems. As you may well be picking up several transmitters, see if you have any channels in the 800's that have a better signal, in which case a full reset and retune may be the best idea.
It's also possible you aerial could be pointing at Belmont (NE) or Sutton Coldfield (SW) rods horizontal for both.
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All:
The annoying re-tune message can be a bit generic with no date mentioned. It usually appears about a week or so before a switchover/channel change and may persist for several days after.
There is no point in retuning before the switchover or change date(s), and once you have done it after the change date(s), there is no need to do it again.
Find out when your particular date(s) are, then just keep cancelling the message until it goes away!
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Martin: & Lee:
As you can see the Rowridge transmitter it's possible you may have too much signal since the switch over and this is causing your EPG problems.
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Dave Hunter:
Hi, the Rowridge post was for Martin & Lee :)
It's I.O.W.
How old is your aerial? Do you think it may have moved a bit in any recent high wind?
You've not got any channels in the 800's then?
Strange about the regional reception, should get East Midlands from Waltham. Are you sure it's selecting the way you think it is?
From Waltham, SDN is on C29 (Group A) whereas all the others are top of group C/D so if you don't have a wideband aerial SDN may be a bit iffy particularly if the aerial has moved.
The other possibility is that as the scan is progressing the set replaces C29 from Waltham with C51 from Nottingham. On some sets, the basic programme information display tell you the UHF channel for the mux and the signal strength. If you aren't sure how to find out which UHF channel a particular mux is on, have a read of the manual. You may have to find out how to do a manual tune if it's possible.
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Dave Hunter:
Have you checked that the SDN mux you are trying to watch is actually the Waltham one on C29?
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Thursday 5 April 2012 10:03PM
Mike: (and all)
see my 2 posts above
Freeview on Mendip TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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