bazza_g Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 My 10 month old Sony Freeview Box has been working fine until now. The program guide works as normal but presents no event information on any program for any chanel? Its been powered off and back on a few times, re-tuned, but still nothing? The technical info says the Signal Strength and Signal Quality are both 100% Anyone else experienced this or know a fix? Cheers - bazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 It might be at the freeview end of things nothing to do with the box at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 aha, how do I kick someone at the freeview end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techieboy Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 You might just need to leave it tuned to a BBC channel for a while for the guide to populate. I think all of the guide information is carried in the MHEG stream on the BBC channels. I sometimes need to do this on my Humax PVR box after a reboot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 cheers for the headsup - will give that a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] You might just need to leave it tuned to a BBC channel for a while for the guide to populate. I think all of the guide information is carried in the MHEG stream on the BBC channels. I sometimes need to do this on my Humax PVR box after a reboot. [/ QUOTE ] Ahh interesting, my Humax isn't showing much right now right after start-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 [ QUOTE ] My 10 month old Sony Freeview Box has been working fine until now. The program guide works as normal but presents no event information on any program for any chanel? Its been powered off and back on a few times, re-tuned, but still nothing? The technical info says the Signal Strength and Signal Quality are both 100% Anyone else experienced this or know a fix? [/ QUOTE ] Ooo.... I just noticed that my Sony was doing exactly the same. Checked the old Grundig box and that was fine. I set the Sony box to standby and back on again - no difference. I removed the mains, reconnected and it all came back up and, within a few seconds, was displaying the full programme details. Wierd!!! I wonder what's been going on. Could it be the result of recent thunderstorms, or has there been some glitch in the broadcasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techieboy Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 If that's two of you with Sony boxes going up the swanny, maybe Sony have broadcast a dodgy software upgrade in the last week or so. Might be worth checking the DigitalSpy forums to see if anybody else has experienced it. Usually a mine of good information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Humax 9200 installed (and pumped round the house), Telewest kicked out for a few months and saves £45 per month on rent. Kids kicked off about it, but it's time they learnt there's more to 2006 than constant 100+ channel TV Out of interest, what sort of signal strength are Londoners getting (Mollox / Daz). I'm showing Crystal Palace and 80-85% signal and 100% picture quality across all Freeview channels. I'll go and twist the aerial round a few degrees if I need to, but since the picture and channel downloads are perfect is there any need? Sort of technical question (TV amp skills required) With modulated RF out, the 9200 supports distribution to other TV's via an amp and allows the remote TV's access to terrestrial 1-5. When I add in the DVD / VHS combo (which is also modulated) everything goes 'Peter Tong'. So it would seem that signals modulated once and then yet again won't work. Any ideas is there a good multiple 'in' feed TV amp that will allow:- Aerial Digital and terrestrial in Freeview modulated in DVD modulate in and then simply tune in each of the remote TV's to channels for each service? GO ON someone impress me with the TSN knowledge base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John32 Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Chris My first thought would be what channel is the VCR/DVD box transmitting on? It is flattening another channel, if so try moving it around. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I use a Loftbox to distribute my video around the house which consists of Aerial, modulated SKY, modulated Tivo and modulated CCTV. Loftbox Wiring Options Also check to make sure that you aren't using any Taboo channels in your modulation. TABOO TV Channel Guide Taboo Channel calculator (Windows App) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drinks Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 My Sony box was doing exactly the same. No event info on any channel, other freeview box was fine. Did a channel rescan to no avail so I unplugged it from the mains overnight and it was fine in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Ta Daz, with the the Loftbox do you HAVE to use triplex outlets or can you use a single standard aerial feed and just tune the TV to each of the seperately modulated signals. So from a single coax feed betweem Loft box and STANDARD socket you tune:- 1-5 as analogue terestrial 6 as DVD via RF 7 as remote Freeview RF 8 as Sky / Telewest via RF Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadweller Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 I have two of them and the main one started doing the same thing. Have swopped it with the one in the spare room which is fine and so have not been too bothered about sorting the first one, but pretty sure leaving it unplugged over night will sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 My Sony box has been fine. re updates, they are usually listed here... http://www.npe.sony.co.uk/news.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So from a single coax feed betweem Loft box and STANDARD socket you tune:- 1-5 as analogue terestrial 6 as DVD via RF 7 as remote Freeview RF 8 as Sky / Telewest via RF [/ QUOTE ] Yeah that's just like I have it. Didn't bother with the triplex box as I have all the distribution done from 1 central location. How are you going to control the boxes via IR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 you guys want to go out and get sky+. much easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 The Loft box would take red eye, but I'm not that bothered about remote remote use (if that makes sense). 3 x TV's are spread over recpt 1, 2 and 3 and if change is required it's easy to nip in to the master control room (the place with the DVD etc). The bedroom TV's tend to be for watching the end of programs and what the kids are watching. So control is better back at base and stops the 14 y.o. watching the wrong material. Thanks for the advice, I'll order one up and have a play. Could you (Daz) or Mollox confirm your signal strength for Freeview on the 9200 Humax PVR. Both (as London based) should be showing tune signal via Crystal Place, what sort of strength of signal are you getting? (Menu- Install- Signal strength is the display detail) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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