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Lost channels? Look here for transmitter/reception issues

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    #872
    Galway
    Registered Users Posts: 654 ✭✭✭Galway


    Yes, but you will have to take time to look. You could ask PR though...


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    #873
    Antenna
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭Antenna


    Galway wrote: »
    The Saorview STBs however, will not store the same channel from different transmitters.

    Its a nuisance that there is no override of this for enthusiasts/installers etc.

    I'd like to permanently store one TV channel per mux from a 2nd (or more) transmitter manually positioned to a high channel number and renamed for reception test purposes etc
    Unfortunately no way of doing this on Saorview approved boxes i have used (if there is a hidden way of doing this on any Saorview boxes I'd like to hear of it)


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    #874
    The Cush
    Registered Users Posts: 15,548 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Galway wrote: »
    Disable Digital Service Update and Service replacement. I did a Manual tune for each mux and then was given the option to store the new channels for each mux where I liked.

    "Auto Service Update" on/off on my TV. The Sony's do follow the Saorview requirements for a manual search
    3.4.4.5 Installation mode: Manual Search

    In addition to the automatic search, it shall be possible to perform a manual search where the channel id (or frequency) is entered by the end user. The IRD shall tune to this channel, search all available DVB-T modes, add all new services and replace existing equal services2 (same triplet original_network_id, transport_stream_id and service_id) in the service list (without considering any quality criteria).

    It is recommended that the graphical interface for the manual search shall make it easy for the end-user to perform consecutive manual searches.

    The IRD should not override installed service parameters for a service stored in the manual search by a “quasi-static” (automatic) update. E.g. if an end-user has performed manual search for a frequency, the stored frequency in the manual search should not be overritten by a “quasi-static” (automatic) update procedure.


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    #875
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,702 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    You've mentioned baluns a few times: what will they do for me?

    A balun is a transformer that will transform a balanced signal to an unbalanced one. To explain, a balanced signal is carried on a two wire cable where the two wires work in balance as positive and negative about a mid point (earth potential say). An unbalanced signal is where one wire is at earth potential, the other carries the signal. Example of the first would be a telephone wire (twisted pair). The second would be a co-ax cable.

    Aerials that give an unbalnced signal would be a monopole, as used on a transistor radio with the telescopic stick poking up. Most TV aerials, yagiis and such, give a balanced signal, but use a balun to drive the coax as that is unbalanced. Absence of a balun would cause upto 6dB loss of signal. This is a lot if you are in a weak signal area. Balun design depends on the signal frequency, and can add one ot two euros to the price of an UHF aerial.


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    #876
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,673 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Kilkeaveragh seems to be down - blank on all channels.
    Scheduled downtime for repairs?


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    #877
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,893 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    ^ No announcement on http://www.rte.ie/aertel/desktopxhtml/169-1.html

    The Dublin Airport cap is damaging the economy of Ireland as a whole, and must be scrapped forthwith.



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    #878
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,673 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    ninja900 wrote: »
    ^ No announcement on http://www.rte.ie/aertel/desktopxhtml/169-1.html
    Odd. Back up now anyway. :)


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    #879
    Finne1993
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Finne1993


    Is the Kilkeel mast down for anyone else here?


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    #880
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Poster here receives from Kilkeel, iirc. Has lost Freeview.


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    #881
    markc1184
    Registered Users Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭markc1184


    It's just been on UTV that the Kilkeel transmitter is having essential maintenance carried out and some viewers may experience disruption.


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    #882
    ronanb78
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭ronanb78


    West Cork area.
    All Saorview channels gone since yesterday (says No Signal found).
    Freeview channels are ok.
    I have a Ferguson Ariva 120 HD Combo.
    Tried the automatic rescan of terrestrial channels - nothing.
    Called Saorview - no help.
    Anybody else having the same issue? These channels were working for ages. And i also re scanned them when the rescan message appeared a few weeks ago. Been fine since then, until yesterday that is.


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    #883
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Do you have an outdoor aerial? Is it still there, it hasn't blown down or anything?


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    #884
    ronanb78
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭ronanb78


    its still up there on the roof.
    Just wondering if its just me and is there anyone else affected i suppose.
    its there any terrestrial checks i can do with the ferguson ariva?


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    #885
    ronanb78
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭ronanb78


    Problem solved.
    I dont know how but I managed to unplug one of the cables to the ferguson box ....
    Were back up and running.


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    #886
    vince
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭vince


    I lost all my saorview also monday afternoon in west cork mullaganish on my samsung smart tv black screen whit channel name in corner. So I did a rescan but no joy it takes hours to scan across the spectrum. No joy from samsung call centre they did everything I tried. So still nothing tonight any ideas I thought maybe tuner was broken but after seeing above message im not alone help tv only 13 months owend. I lost the hdmi 1 input 9 days ago along whit lnb and hdmi out put on humax sat box due to lightning but saorview remaind ok until monday. Im using a scart connection atm from sat box to tv. Ps I have a good saorview signal as I connected an old soarview box to samsung tv and getting tv via my main coax lead. All help welcome thanks
    ..


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    #887
    Pat Gleeson
    Registered Users Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Pat Gleeson


    Galway wrote: »
    Disable Digital Service Update and Service replacement.
    Anyone any idea how to effect this on a Walker 16" TV?


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    #888
    Finne1993
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Finne1993


    Anyone else in the North East here experiencing loss of service from the Greenore/Carlingford transmitter? getting no Saorview since 6.30pm yesterday. (Wind hasn't been too bad here by the way)


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    #889
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭kooga


    struggling myself here in cork


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    #890
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    kooga wrote: »
    struggling myself here in cork

    You seem to have ongoing issues though so, a problem with your own receiving setup, rather than the transmitter?


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    #891
    Brian_Lo
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭Brian_Lo


    In Drogheda and was ok last night


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    #892
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Drogheda wouldn't be receiving from Greenore though. Greenore is only intended to serve a small area in its immediate vicinity.


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    #893
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭kooga


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    You seem to have ongoing issues though so, a problem with your own receiving setup, rather than the transmitter?

    sigh, yes ! don't know when it went as i have been away but turned on rte jnr this morning and zero reception on both combo boxes while both saorview tvs had some picture albeit poor with a lot of break up


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    #894
    DRose1
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭DRose1


    Ive lost all channels today except BBC1 which is odd...

    Tried to retune a few times and its only picking up the one channel, BBC1 (it labels that as an analogue channel - Build in receiver in a Samsung LCD).

    Anything else I can try? In Drogheda fwiw..


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    #895
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    There are no broadcast analogue channels any more. Does the TV have a feed from say, a Sky box RF output?

    This will be obvious if you change the channel on the Sky box & the analogue channel on the TV changes to match.


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    #896
    DRose1
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭DRose1


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    There are no broadcast analogue channels any more. Does the TV have a feed from say, a Sky box RF output?

    This will be obvious if you change the channel on the Sky box & the analogue channel on the TV changes to match.

    Well spotted. Yea, the aerial is going into the back of the Sky HD box. Tried to re-tune a variety of ways and its picking up no channels.


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    #897
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    DRose1 wrote: »
    Tried to re-tune a variety of ways and its picking up no channels.

    Looks like an aerial problem, then. If you have an outdoor aerial, have a look & see that it's at least still in place.


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    #898
    whiterocker
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭whiterocker


    Has anyone any idea what's happened to itv 1HD on Sky Digital it has disappeared recently I have tried to re tune but cannot find the channel


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    #899
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭kooga


    post here

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057158241


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    #900
    dmcdream
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭dmcdream


    Hi folks,

    I live in south Belfast, and since switchover have been receiving Saorview from Clermont Carn with no problems.

    Unfortunately, since the launch of RTE 1 HD and RTE1 +1, I have begun encountering issues with momentary "freezing" of the picture and sound. Luckily I'm still receiving RTE1's SD output on another channel, and it's coming through fine, along with the rest of the Saorview service. Although, by the sound of it, I'm in for problems after 11th March.

    I am using a Walker WP12DTB-R Receiver, connected to a 12 year old vertically polarised ‘Group C/D’ aerial erected on the roof of my home, complete with mast-head amplifier.

    Could anyone shed some light on what the problem might be? I'd be grateful for any advice anyone has.

    Many Thanks!


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    #901
    The Cush
    Registered Users Posts: 15,548 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    dmcdream wrote: »
    Could anyone shed some light on what the problem might be? I'd be grateful for any advice anyone has.

    Like many similar problems reported here it's probably down to your aerial setup, borderline reception.

    Might be time to get a professional in to look at your 12 y.o. aerial/masthead amp setup, it might need a bit of realigning to find the sweet spot for the 2 muxes. What condition is the aerial and cabling in? Is the masthead amp working OK?

    If the aerial needs replacing, consider replacing it with the new Group T wideband aerial to reduce potential future 4G interference as Clermont Carn Mux2 is close to that region of the spectrum that can be affected.


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