All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Gary Dadds: Yes I think it best for you to try it as you have suggested at your parents house, and in that case its Mux Ch21 that will apply for Sandy's HD service.
I tried, but failed, to get more detailed technical spec info on your box, as I have to admit that I also was a bit suspicious of your box being the problem based on what you had originally said, albeit it is advertised as having an HD tuner.
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r. bedford: Purely out of curiosity, what selections (if any) are offered by repeatedly pressing the TV button on the top right hand side of the remote control?
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js : Yes, good idea! thanks for that input.
DaveG : As per advice from js go into the boxes Freesat tuning menu and select "manual tune", then when on transponder keep pressing the right hand side of the large button until 427 H 27500 2/3 is indicated then press search.
By the way when you first see 427H the signal / quality bar should indicate if anything is being received even before pressing search.
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DaveG : In addition to that said, if when you select 427H no, or a low level of signal is being indicated then without touching anything else try swapping the two LNB inputs over just in case water has gained access into the "F" connector on the LNB used for the boxes LNB1 input.
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DaveG: Pleased to see that your software update was successful, albeit partially insomuch that your box still doesn't respond to your post code thereby being unable to select the satellite transponder containing the programme data appropriate to your area.
Although It has to be said that some post codes applicable to newer build properties are not always recognised by some Freesat boxes, I can however verify that yours is operational on my box as is the Eye post offices of PE6 7UU.
As far as channels received are concerned, using both post codes referred to results in a total of 202 programme channels being received, 165 TV / 37 radio, the limited number being received on your box possibly being due to it not picking up some of the transponders used for Freesat, this being something which might be due to the dishes LNB not switching to high band operation when commanded to do so by the box, therefore I would like you to try a test by selecting a BBC or ITV programme (or any that works) and then go into "diagnostics" and check that signal strength / quality are indicating roughly the same levels of around 70% or higher, if they are OK then go into the programme guide and select Pick TV on 144, if that's received then check if you can view Challenge on 145, because if its possible to view both then that confirms that the LNB is OK on both vertical and horizontal polarity on the high band.
Further info dependant on results.
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Yaro: The four coloured cables referred to "all" play an essential role in the blocks communal dish distribution system and as such must NOT be interfered with in any way whatsoever, if they are then it will affect everyone in the block that views TV via either Freesat or Sky dependant on the programme channel they may be viewing (or trying to!) at the particular time.
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scott: 68 is generally OK on most boxes although you can try using any channel from 63 upwards, however it has to be said that the RF modulators fitted in earlier Sky+HD boxes (should this apply?) tend to have a weak output resulting in a somewhat grainy picture, this also being something which can happen with long cable runs.
The best way to check if your modulator is responsible or not, or even testing to find out the best channel to use! is by temporarily connecting the secondary TV directly into the Sky boxes RF1 (not 2) output socket, of course remembering to retune (in analogue) the secondary TV after every channel change made on the Sky box.
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Sunday 14 August 2011 10:32AM
phil joy: It should be vertically mounted, with the importance for this being greater the further the distance away a person is from the transmitter.