Freeview box / Tv Problem! (help please)?

Question

So here's the story.

Everything is plugged in correctly. I first set up the tv dvd freeview box myself. The signal was great and we had all the channels. But not we seem to be missing a lot of channels and everytime we try to tune it in ITV and other channels dont get found. The signal on the other channels are also lower than they were before. We tried a different freeview box but it's still

the same. My mum uses the same connecion/ariel for a tv and freeview box in her bedroom and she doesn't have the same problem. Any ideas what could be wrong or how i can fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Definitely sounds like it's the ariel to me.Had the same problem & had to get a digital compatable ariel even though we've not gone digital in my area yet. If you have got a digital ariel a booster does sound like the only other option.You could also check which transmitter you are using & see if anythings been done there.

Answer 2

Put an amplifier on the ariel,

a man come to do mine, he said if i couldnt get all the channels ii could order a amplifer, so i did and i now have all the channels freeview offers :) x*x

Answer 3

well see if you can tune it in manually

good luck xx

Answer 4

Maybe you need a booster, (from Argos) i got one coz the one in the bedroom kept playing up now its fine

Answer 5

You didn't say what kind of box it was. If it's any of the following, it's obsolete and the protocols are being phased out:

Digifusion: FVRT100, FVRT145, FVRT150, FVRT200, FRT101

Sony: SVRS500 PVR

Thomson: DHD4000 PVR

Setpal based models (include Novapal, Triax and Labgear branded STBs and the Daewoo SV900 Integrated Digital VCR (IDVCR)

Inverto IDL3000, IDL7000PVR

The aerial is unlikely to be at fault as the other TV it's feeding signal to is working normally. My first check would be on your leads. Presumably as you are feeding two televisions, you have a common downlead which is split  into two feeds by a y or t splitter somewhere. As your mother has no problems, your common downlead cannot be at fault, and so this leads to the conclusion that the lead that comes from the splitter to your TV is the culprit, which is further borne out by the fact that a second box behaved in the same way. To test this theory, put your box in the place of your mother's, it should work perfectly well, and your mother's box in the place of yours.

You should buy a good quality UHF lead, don't use budget brown or white low loss.

Answer 6

First check whether you local transmitter is on low power.  You'll find a list on the BBC website.  Sometimes they turn down the power if people are working on the mast so you don't get fried painters.

If the transmitter is OK, you've got a problem with the aerial.  Frighten off the pigeons.  Make sure that all the connectors on the aerial lead are tight.  You could also try a new flylead.  

Or it may be that your Mum is hogging the signal.  See if yours improves if you unplug hers.  If that's the case, get an aerial amplifier with a splitter.

Answer 7

change to fresat