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Title: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:01:09
As the title says.

Any help appreciated.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: stfcinbmth on Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:05:23
First thing to do is check all the cables are firmly seated, especially the aerial


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:36:11
Everything seems fine the only loose cable is from the old dish, I'll have to have a proper look after work.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: stfcinbmth on Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:40:03
I'm wondering if they stuck the aerial lead in the back of the sky box


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 08:44:54
Yeah they have. I shouldve made it clear that freeview is built in to my tv in my room.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Batch on Monday, March 5, 2012, 09:05:49
So does freeview work again if you remove said aerial lead from the Sky HD box and chuck it back into the TV directly?

Probably best to establish this first before working out why passthrough isn't working.

Just a thought, they did put aerial cable--->sky HD, Sky rf1----->TV didn't they!


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: stfcinbmth on Monday, March 5, 2012, 09:07:05
They should have looped a lead from the RF out of the Sky box back to the aerial socket on your TV

http://www.avforums.com/forums/sky-hd-sky-3d/901232-replaced-sky-sky-hd-but-no-rf-output.html


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Chubbs on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:24:05
excuse my ignorance but is you have sky + HD why would you still want to watch your free view?


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:26:52
excuse my ignorance but is you have sky + HD why would you still want to watch your free view?

The freeview is built into my tv in my bedroom.

Sky + is in the living room.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Chubbs on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:27:21
The freeview is built into my tv in my bedroom.

Sky + is in the living room.

gottcha, i'll shut up now


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Batch on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:28:28
excuse my ignorance but is you have sky + HD why would you still want to watch your free view?

Sometime a recording clash happens, recording 2 things want to watch a 3rd?

Or distribute Sky HD and/or freeview around the house, then you can bugger off to a different room to watch the footy in peace while the Mrs watches strictly dancing on ice dance has talent.

edit:, erm or what he said.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:30:49
Sometime a recording clash happens, recording 2 things want to watch a 3rd?

Or distribute Sky HD and/or freeview around the house, then you can bugger off to a different room to watch the footy in peace while the Mrs watches strictly dancing on ice dance has talent.

edit:, erm or what he said.

Ha something like that. We've always had sky round the house but now with HD it doesn't look so great because we don't actually have multi room, so there's no HD cabling.

It's not that big a deal really but it's mostly for instances like if I come home from work and my brother and his mates are watching Sky downstairs, I could go upstairs and stick freeview on.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: tans on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:35:40
Ha something like that. We've always had sky round the house but now with HD it doesn't look so great because we don't actually have multi room, so there's no HD cabling.

It's not that big a deal really but it's mostly for instances like if I come home from work and my brother and his mates are watching Sky downstairs, I could go upstairs and stick freeview on.

Theres no such thing as HD cabling i believe.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Arriba on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:36:21
if you have the original wiring from the dish still connected you could get a cheap hd freesat box and use that upstairs. it doesn't need hd cable.
Dunno how this has effected your freeview issue as it should not have anything to do with a satelite installation.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:43:41
Theres no such thing as HD cabling i believe.
Really? I only wonder because there's 2 dish inputs on this new box rather than the single from the original dish.

Fuck knows, I'll have to have a proper ganders when I finish work.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Arriba on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:48:30
the 2 feeds are 1 for viewing 1 for whatever you are recording.


Title: Re: Freeview stopped working since sky + HD installed.
Post by: Benzel on Monday, March 5, 2012, 10:59:48
Ah of course. What a div.