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Losing Digital signal on Recorder
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I have a digital recorder which keeps losing signal on BBC 4 (Freeview Channel 9)
Last night it had no signal on that channel and I carried out a complete retune afterwhich it was fine. This evening I switched on and same thing - retune again and OK now. It'll be a pain to keep doing this every day, plus OH find it all too confusing if I'm not in.
Any ideas? Or just a weak signal do you think?
Last night it had no signal on that channel and I carried out a complete retune afterwhich it was fine. This evening I switched on and same thing - retune again and OK now. It'll be a pain to keep doing this every day, plus OH find it all too confusing if I'm not in.
Any ideas? Or just a weak signal do you think?
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How old is the receiver ? It may be getting faulty. Just that if it used to be ok and is now not, then there is the first thought. Otherwise the suggestion must be that they are gradually sending out weaker and weaker signal, which seems unlikely. Well that or someone has built a large building or grown a large tree between you and the transmitter :-)
Thanks both
Albags - The switch over here is on November so maybe the signal will improve then.
Old _G - The receiver will be 2 yrs old this Christmas so not too old. But it was only a £99 one. No new buildings etc as we're in an open valley and I can see for a fairly long way across it. I'll see how it goes until the switch over and take it from there maybe.
Albags - The switch over here is on November so maybe the signal will improve then.
Old _G - The receiver will be 2 yrs old this Christmas so not too old. But it was only a £99 one. No new buildings etc as we're in an open valley and I can see for a fairly long way across it. I'll see how it goes until the switch over and take it from there maybe.
A TWENTY quid digital box would be fine. They all have similar signal threshholds as they all have to meet the same standard.
It's either transmitter perceived signal at your end (antenna/amplifier combo) or effect from neighbouring transmitter power. You could improve it with a better (and more directional) antenna. But be patient ... and wait a while.
It's either transmitter perceived signal at your end (antenna/amplifier combo) or effect from neighbouring transmitter power. You could improve it with a better (and more directional) antenna. But be patient ... and wait a while.
Trouble is AlBags, if you wish to watch TV today, knowing there is a changeover that may improve things coming up in a few months, or even a year or so, is little consolation.
My reception seemed to be ok last night so thought all was well. Upstairs TV/box had problems return this morning, so I reset the box to default and rescanned. Totally lost at least the channels between 2 and 7. (Possibly more.) Luckily a further scan found them again.
Either my roof aerials have problems that aren't visibly evident from the street, or some transmitter is not sending out an adequate signal.
My reception seemed to be ok last night so thought all was well. Upstairs TV/box had problems return this morning, so I reset the box to default and rescanned. Totally lost at least the channels between 2 and 7. (Possibly more.) Luckily a further scan found them again.
Either my roof aerials have problems that aren't visibly evident from the street, or some transmitter is not sending out an adequate signal.
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