Freeview TV

[SeaJayPea]

Hi, ever since we in the London area went digital at the beginning of last month, I've had to re-tune my Freeview box each time I turn on the set. It now will only automatically get BBC1 and 2. Everything else - "No signal". Is this an implication that the box has had it or will it settle down eventually?

[Baldric]

How old is the box, is it a digi' box?

[tishtash]

are you using indoor or outdoor aerial because if its indoors it needs moving until you get a decent signal. weve been digital for ages now and had to move ours until it picked up signals for all the freeview channels

[fender62]

try this, take the aerial out form the back of freeview box with the mains off the box, then plus it back in then retune, it will pick up nothing but it will clear any left over channels out, when its done not finding anything exit menu and turn off the box at the mains, then put the aerial back in the back then plug it back into mains then retune all over again, dont ask me why but it worked for me

[SeaJayPea]

Thank you all for the interest. The box is about six years old, I guess. I'm using an aerial on the roof that was only installed a couple of years ago.

I'll give your suggestion a go fender. I can sort of see why it might work.

Thanks a lot.

[MichaelZZ]

I would have thought it's more likely to be an aerial problem than a box problem.
Have you got another aerial socket anywhere in the house? If so, you could try connecting your STB and TV to this. It is possible that there is a bad connection somewhere on your aerial lead. I had just the problem you describe and found that the core wire of the aerial had broken just where it was connected to the wall socket. Easily cured by shortening the co-ax by about an inch and connecting up again.

[Toureman]

Try the correct Topic....

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/

[Hopkirk]

Sounds to be as if the box has had it.

Have you gat access to another one or a freeview TV, to test out the aerial?