[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 12:54:28 +0100
the interfeerance for now is not as bad i will wait until i get someone out
On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:46, Damon Rose wrote:
> AV channels can be a bit of a pain sometimes. Maybe you could get
> someone in to help you sort this out. This is the key. Clearly you're
> receiving freeview through your ariel which is always going to be worse
> quality but you have the added issue of local interference on the UHF
> band.
>
> If there is more than one scart socket on the back of the freeview box,
> make sure you have got it in the right one. Some scart sockets only
> receive signals, they don't send them. You obviously need to put the
> lead in the freeview 'scart out' socket and the other end in the TV
> 'scart in' socket and then put the TV on the relevant AV channel.
>
> Read your TV's manual or call the manufacturers.
>
> ...Damon
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of william lomas
> Sent: 14 April 2011 10:42
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: demo of the tv problems I am having
>
> 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
>>>>
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>>>> -----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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