the aerial is in the wall so as you say what is happening at the moment i think is that the freeview box is saying no signal when the aerial is unplugged, yet the scart signal isn't working On 14 Apr 2011, at 10:10, Damon Rose wrote: > OK. So what is happening is that, although you have the scart plugged > in, you are actually receiving the signal on your tuner. You need to > watch the signal through the AV channel that your set will have else > it's subject to all local interference on UHF. > > Do this for me. Pulll the ariel out of the back of your TV box. Just let > it hang there. > > Make sure that your scart cables are firmly in place between the > freeview box and your TV set. > > Now, pick up your TV remote control and go to your AV channels. You will > be able to pick it up even without your ariel connected to the TV. > Depending on how old your set is, there may be a button which toggles > you thru several different AV channels or you may simply just hit > something like zero which will double up as an AV. > > Play around with it until you get the signal. This signal will be from > the scart. And the fact that you have unplugged the ariel from your set > should mean that you no longer get interference from old analogue > signals. > > Note that you will never have to connect your ariel to your TV set ever > again,unless you buy a TV set which has built in digital. So just unplug > it and work out how to get the signal into your box via that scart and > nothing else. > > ...Damon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of william lomas > Sent: 14 April 2011 09:56 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: demo of the tv problems I am having > > when i take out the 2 cables from the freeview box and plug one in at a > time one gives me no signal so that is the freview one and one gives me > the same problem for now > > On 14 Apr 2011, at 09:14, Damon Rose wrote: > >> There will be a colax cable going from your freeview box to your TV > set. >> Take it out. You don't need it if you're using scart. >> >> Beware: the cable going from the wall to your freeview box must stay >> in place in order to pick up the digital signals, obviously. >> >> See if that cures the problem. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of william lomas >> Sent: 13 April 2011 20:23 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: demo of the tv problems I am having >> >> we just used the scart cables provided with the box >> >> On 13 Apr 2011, at 09:59, Damon Rose wrote: >> >>> Sorry if this is retreading old ground William but ... >>> >>> How are you connecting your freeview box to your TV? >>> >>> It's a little hard to hear the buzz but it sounds a bit more like RF >>> interference to me and not necessarily an internal electronic issue. >>> >>> My wild guess here is that you are connecting your freeview box to >>> your TV via a colaxial cable and not a scart. This means that >>> effectively your box is transmitting over a TV frequency and is >>> subject to local interference if there is any. I believe that if you >>> use a scart instead, it could solve the problems. Or even an HDMI, >>> though I'm guessing the Goodmans freeview box doesn't have one of >> these. >>> >>> Do neighbours report having interference? Is it visual interference >>> as >> >>> well as audio? It could be that someone has a video sender on the >>> same >> >>> channel or neighbouring frequency. >>> >>> Also, it's the first time I've heard the voice on this box and ... He > >>> scares me. >>> >>> ...Damon >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> Behalf Of william lomas >>> Sent: 13 April 2011 09:12 >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [access-uk] demo of the tv problems I am having >>> >>> Hi this is an mp3 of the buzzing issues I am having so people can >>> hear >> >>> how mad it is driving me, :) with my freeview box >>> >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25550170/tv_buzzing.mp3 >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** 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