[access-uk] Re: demo of the tv problems I am having

  • From: william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:42:21 +0100

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
>>> 
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