Ladygooner Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I have a tv with integral freeview box and this morning, I think due to the digital switchover, tv advised no signal being recieved on digital channels. I can still watch tv, just 5 channels, using terrestrial tv but do I need to change some setting on the tv to watch digitally through the freeview box? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 There's been ads everywhere for this. You need to rescan for your channels - check your TV manual for how to do this. And you'll need to do it again on the 18th April. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Try going to Menu on your remote and then selecting channel list. This will retune your stations for you.You will need to do this a second time after April 18 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I lost the BBC channels, but they came back after retuning TV.On the 18th I think the ITV channels will disappear, so TV will need to be retuned again. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladygooner Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Unfortunately bought 2nd hand and no manual! Thanks for the advise will retune this evening. No problems with my main TV - although that is connected to Sky. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Search online with your model number - there are loads of manuals on the net. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-e-dealer Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeah they changed frequencies at 11pm last night and I missed the end of what I was watching. gits! There are adverts on TV Radio, in newspapers , on-line and leaflet through the door. How can anyone miss it? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I was up all night retuning my laptop to receive the new digital EDF - blimey! Coloured pages, poster photo i/ds, and I'm loving the brand new "This post was heavily wiki'd" tags. Nice work admin. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I have a freeview box but no remote control. Would another remote be compatible to re-tune? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-e-dealer Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Doubt it. You might be able to reset it to Factory defaults but you would need the manual to find out if you can do that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 My 11 year old son came in this morning(it's half-term btw)Him "Ermm...TV's not working, says no signal"Me "Oh good, no more TV..Hurray"Him "Oh jeez, get a grip"10 minutes later I come down to make a cup of coffee and stick my head round the sitting room doorMe "Oh, so it does work"Him "I went on-line and followed the Freeview instructions"Me "Really...WOW"Him "Yeah really WOW, as in WOW that's easy"I walked off thinking "Thank God for 11 year olds"Netts:-$ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 My itv appeared to where bbc2 was yesterday without any intervention from me. My freeview box is registering only a 24% signal strength so a trip to the loft or roof is on the cards i suppose... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladygooner Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Thanks all - retuning completed even without a manual! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 My s.t.b. kept asking me to retune even when I had done so - switched the little blighter off for 10 minutes so it could think about what it had done to reboot - sorted. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-e-dealer Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I would wait until the 18th April before going to the loft. New Signals will be at max strength then. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minkey Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I didn't get anything dropped through the door but I did take a look at a friend's leaflet. Apparantly, if I've understood the leaflet correctly, some areas are expected to get a poorer signal after the switchover and the recommendation is to go Sky / cable etc - bit rubbish for anyone unable to afford a monthly subscription. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbDabs Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 The Minkey Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I didn't get anything dropped through the door but> I did take a look at a friend's leaflet. > Apparantly, if I've understood the leaflet> correctly, some areas are expected to get a poorer> signal after the switchover and the recommendation> is to go Sky / cable etc - bit rubbish for anyone> unable to afford a monthly subscription.Was that recommendation in the leaflet that says 'printed by Sky' in incredibly small letters at the bottom?Seriously though, we had a Sky leaflet sent through the post and if you only read the front page you'd think you have to have Sky to get digital TV. I worry how many elderly and vulnerable people will sign up to a subscription service when they don't need to. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-535974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Curtain Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Ohhh dearI can now get QVC and Ideal World. I have Bid TV and Dave Ja VueDo you know what Zhuzh is ?No, well you do now(3 for 2 on Ideal fekkin World)AND THIS IS PROGRESS*looks for Buy-a-hand-grenade-Now channel*God help us allNetts:-S (I'm now available in a lighter shade of bronze, of course) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first mate Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 You can trust the Murdochs to try to exploit anything and anyone they can to their advantage -which one of them is running SKY now?As an aside, I've been told that other than HD most digital pictures will be inferior to good analogue. I must admit, I put on my new HD TV expecting a revelation and could see only a small difference. I'm already getting loads of dropout, picture freezing/ breaking up, so no better than analogue and possibly worse.Trying to remember the point of the switchover- oh yes, room for many more channels offering more choice..........? Has it all been a big money spinning con? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidget Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Annette Curtain Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Ohhh dear> > I can now get QVC and Ideal World. I have Bid TV> and Dave Ja Vue> > Do you know what Zhuzh is ?> > No, well you do now> > (3 for 2 on Ideal fekkin World)> > AND THIS IS PROGRESS> > *looks for Buy-a-hand-grenade-Now channel*> > God help us all> > Netts:-S > > (I'm now available in a lighter shade of bronze,> of course)QVC, Ideal World, Dave Ja Vue, Bid TV have all been available on Freeview for years. Pick and the Food Channel are quite new as well. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Chevalier Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 We appear to have lost Film4 on retuning. Anyone else had this issue? Presumably there is a way to manually restore it but TVs these days are all a bit to auto tune clever for that.... Thoughts? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidget Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Senor Chevalier Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> We appear to have lost Film4 on retuning. Anyone> else had this issue? Presumably there is a way to> manually restore it but TVs these days are all a> bit to auto tune clever for that.... Thoughts?I didn't lose it - it's no. 15 on mine so why don't you retune from scratch and see what happens. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Chevalier Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 It was lurking there as channel 372 all along. A bit of jiggling and now it is back where it belongs. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/22822-digital-switchover/#findComment-536445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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