freeview problem

STina · 18th May 2008, 01:38 PM

Hey had sky digital until firday then got a freeview reciver today as our normal reception is bad, plugged it in all good but only getting 15% signal? any ideas, have tried resetting it. Theres no picture comming up either Freeview website says to contact an installer not going to do this unless I need to. Thanks

92Coupe · 18th May 2008, 01:43 PM

we had to fiddle round with the satallite settings in ours to get it working properly, also check all the plugs, they don't like loose connections

DrRubber · 18th May 2008, 01:54 PM

Pm bttlef3d (sp) he's the king of freeview

VTAKYO · 18th May 2008, 10:22 PM

Try switching sattelites. Did that to Sky Digital when we got shit signal and it fixed it.

BurgerBoy · 19th May 2008, 08:04 AM

How old is the LNB on the dish? Cause I know if the LNB on the dish is quite old, Freeview sometimes doesn't like it and won't pick up any channels.

MyH22A · 19th May 2008, 08:49 AM

We sell freeview unit's at my work, from what i know about them u must have the Dish pointing in the right direction to begin with and have the recevier set to the right Degree's or angle on the dish aswell so it's linked or pointing up at the satellite's best range of broadcast, and thats just to begin with other than that the LNB setting must be correct to.

BTLF3D · 19th May 2008, 08:49 AM

yep, you have the LNB setting wrong, if it is set to 11.30 at the moment change it to 10.75 (and if 10.75 change it to 11.30), or go up and have a look at the L.O freq on the LNB itself.
Post up if that doesnt work.

STina · 19th May 2008, 09:00 AM

LNB? is that the reciver bit of the dish? the whole system was installed in december last year. Ive just changed the setting to 10750 on the menu and set it scanning for the channels.

Just out of interest freeview comes from the same satiltle as sky correct?

STina · 19th May 2008, 09:05 AM

well that worked thanks alot for you help

MyH22A · 19th May 2008, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STina

LNB? is that the reciver bit of the dish? the whole system was installed in december last year. Ive just changed the setting to 10750 on the menu and set it scanning for the channels.

Just out of interest freeview comes from the same satiltle as sky correct?

The default satellite is the Sky Optus 1 i believe but if you do abit of googling you can actually get russian satellites and pretty much any other's you just have to know whether to point it Nth Sth Est Wst type thing and what degree angle to have it at. Problem is have to get to the dish and manually change it i only knwo this because we sell the dish and mounting kit's for freeview aswell.

Reaper_2000 · 19th May 2008, 10:52 AM

hmm i might have to look into a freeview box as we have a sky satellite on the roof doing nothing.

since it was pointing the right way for sky, would it be fair to say that it wouldnt need to be adjusted for freeview? or are they totally different satellites/whatnot

Moclov · 19th May 2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaper_2000

hmm i might have to look into a freeview box as we have a sky satellite on the roof doing nothing.

since it was pointing the right way for sky, would it be fair to say that it wouldnt need to be adjusted for freeview? or are they totally different satellites/whatnot

Correct. If it worked when you had Sky it's pointing in the right direction for Freeview.

BTLF3D · 19th May 2008, 12:29 PM

Reaper, $100 gets you a reciever that will do the job, pm me if you want one. Just plug it in and go.

Moclov · 19th May 2008, 03:34 PM

Better yet if you have a UHF antenna you can get FreeviewHD

The receiver costs a bit more but mmm high def goodness!

DrRubber · 19th May 2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BTLF3D

Reaper, $100 gets you a reciever that will do the job, pm me if you want one. Just plug it in and go.

I can vouch for these they are sweet plus you have free after hours support if anything goes wrong

mrslippyfingers · 22nd June 2008, 02:43 PM

Sorry to bring this up again, I'm looking into getting Freeview and want to know what is the cheapest way to get FreeviewHD? I have an inbuilt UHF antenna that runs throughout the house, unfortunately the un-used sky dish is on the other side of the house from my room...

Air2there · 22nd June 2008, 02:59 PM

You can only Get "HD" via UHF as far as I know on Freeview. Someone might correct me though.

mithere · 23rd June 2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moclov

Better yet if you have a UHF antenna you can get FreeviewHD

The receiver costs a bit more but mmm high def goodness!

I thought Freeview was a satellite thing?
Doesn't everyone have a UHF antenna?
Mmm I can't wait for HD, Blu Ray etc
FreeviewHD isn't at 1080p, is it? 768p, right?

Gridlock · 23rd June 2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moclov

Better yet if you have a UHF antenna you can get FreeviewHD

The receiver costs a bit more but mmm high def goodness!

still waiting for wangaz to get coverage of HDi!

18th May 2008, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
STina Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 743 Location: Auckland	freeview problem Hey had sky digital until firday then got a freeview reciver today as our normal reception is bad, plugged it in all good but only getting 15% signal? any ideas, have tried resetting it. Theres no picture comming up either Freeview website says to contact an installer not going to do this unless I need to. Thanks __________________

18th May 2008, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
92Coupe Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Timaru	Re: freeview problem we had to fiddle round with the satallite settings in ours to get it working properly, also check all the plugs, they don't like loose connections __________________ It Ain't A People Mover Its A Arse Hauler www.spam.com

18th May 2008, 01:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
DrRubber Senior Member 18,000rpm+ Honda F1! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10,692 Location: Auckland	Re: freeview problem Pm bttlef3d (sp) he's the king of freeview __________________ Why do I need to comment on Robbie failing.......robbie is the grand master of fail

18th May 2008, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
VTAKYO Team NZH: Retired 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,565 Location: Christchurch	Re: freeview problem Try switching sattelites. Did that to Sky Digital when we got shit signal and it fixed it. __________________ ¤ Smashing Magazine ¤ Pokerstars ¤ ¤ So 2.0 Fresh Even My Sandwiches Have Rounded Corners and Drop Shadows ¤

19th May 2008, 08:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
BurgerBoy Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,359 Location: Hastings	Re: freeview problem How old is the LNB on the dish? Cause I know if the LNB on the dish is quite old, Freeview sometimes doesn't like it and won't pick up any channels.

19th May 2008, 08:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
MyH22A Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 451 Location: Christchurch	Re: freeview problem We sell freeview unit's at my work, from what i know about them u must have the Dish pointing in the right direction to begin with and have the recevier set to the right Degree's or angle on the dish aswell so it's linked or pointing up at the satellite's best range of broadcast, and thats just to begin with other than that the LNB setting must be correct to. __________________ Prelude Ex 91 Ex 92 Current 93 Si Vtec (Facelift) www.Preludepower.com

19th May 2008, 08:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
BTLF3D Senior Member 9,000rpm (S2000 Redline!) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,966 Location: Levin	Re: freeview problem yep, you have the LNB setting wrong, if it is set to 11.30 at the moment change it to 10.75 (and if 10.75 change it to 11.30), or go up and have a look at the L.O freq on the LNB itself. Post up if that doesnt work. __________________ Civic Turbo \| 11.8 @ 123mph \| Built B18C \| GT35R \| 319wkw \| 19psi Profile Supreme Antennas Skunk2 M&H Slicks F B I Performance Beyond 2 NZ Performance Speedfactor WorkshopX Speedtech NZ 41.co.nz Collier Motor Engineers Morrel Motors

19th May 2008, 09:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
STina Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 743 Location: Auckland	Re: freeview problem LNB? is that the reciver bit of the dish? the whole system was installed in december last year. Ive just changed the setting to 10750 on the menu and set it scanning for the channels. Just out of interest freeview comes from the same satiltle as sky correct? __________________

19th May 2008, 09:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
STina Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 743 Location: Auckland	Re: freeview problem well that worked thanks alot for you help __________________

19th May 2008, 10:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
Reaper_2000 Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,565 Location: Wellington	Re: freeview problem hmm i might have to look into a freeview box as we have a sky satellite on the roof doing nothing. since it was pointing the right way for sky, would it be fair to say that it wouldnt need to be adjusted for freeview? or are they totally different satellites/whatnot __________________ Police Officer Report Reads : "a ricer car is a car modified for looks and not performance, generally this car is slower than standard"

19th May 2008, 12:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
BTLF3D Senior Member 9,000rpm (S2000 Redline!) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,966 Location: Levin	Re: freeview problem Reaper, $100 gets you a reciever that will do the job, pm me if you want one. Just plug it in and go. __________________ Civic Turbo \| 11.8 @ 123mph \| Built B18C \| GT35R \| 319wkw \| 19psi Profile Supreme Antennas Skunk2 M&H Slicks F B I Performance Beyond 2 NZ Performance Speedfactor WorkshopX Speedtech NZ 41.co.nz Collier Motor Engineers Morrel Motors

19th May 2008, 03:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Moclov Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,654 Location: Auckland	Re: freeview problem Better yet if you have a UHF antenna you can get FreeviewHD The receiver costs a bit more but mmm high def goodness! __________________ Nuff said.

22nd June 2008, 02:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
mrslippyfingers Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 623 Location: Wellington	Re: freeview problem Sorry to bring this up again, I'm looking into getting Freeview and want to know what is the cheapest way to get FreeviewHD? I have an inbuilt UHF antenna that runs throughout the house, unfortunately the un-used sky dish is on the other side of the house from my room... __________________ www.directmotors.co.nz Wana learn how to drift??

22nd June 2008, 02:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
Air2there Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 611 Location: Lower Hutt	Re: freeview problem You can only Get "HD" via UHF as far as I know on Freeview. Someone might correct me though.

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