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Ferguson Ariva 120 Users Thread

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  • #1102
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    Hootanany wrote: »
    I have just lost all my Chanel's Why?

    Have you tried another box to rule out the dish being at fault?


  • #1103
    SomethingElse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭SomethingElse


    Hootanany wrote: »
    I have just lost all my Chanel's Why?

    Are both satellite and terrestrial channels gone?


  • #1104
    Frisian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 200 ✭✭Frisian


    @ StupidLikeAFox
    You forgot to uncheck 'Download with FileFactory's download manager' <<the exe file.
    After unchecking you should be able to download rar-file, all on slow download, of course.


  • #1105
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    TheTechGuy wrote: »
    Have you tried another box to rule out the dish being at fault?

    I dont have another box to hand, I just cancelled the Horizon and went back to my Freesat, and all I have is about 6 channels?


  • #1106
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    With Movie files, after converting to API of MPV (MKV), where does one dump them on the disc/drive? I have as number of mkv files and when I put them on my HDD the 120 doesn't see them


  • #1107
    cornholiooo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭cornholiooo


    I am looking to lay my hands on an up to date channel list for the Ariva 120. (from after oct/nov 2013)

    Does anyone know for sure if its possible (using a 120) to blind scan, edit...delete rubbish...arrange channels etc, and then transfer the new channel list information from the box to a USB device, for use updating other 120s.

    Also could this potentially be done with an Ariva 150 as well ???

    Incidentally if anyone is looking for a good channel list for the Triax ST-HD537 Combi ive posted a link to one here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056168690&page=43


  • #1108
    iba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭iba


    cornholiooo wrote: »
    I am looking to lay my hands on an up to date channel list for the Ariva 120. (from after oct/nov 2013)

    Does anyone know for sure if its possible (using a 120) to blind scan, edit...delete rubbish...arrange channels etc, and then transfer the new channel list information from the box to a USB device, for use updating other 120s.

    Also could this potentially be done with an Ariva 150 as well ???

    Incidentally if anyone is looking for a good channel list for the Triax ST-HD537 Combi ive posted a link to one here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056168690&page=43

    I do not have a list but:

    Do a blind scan, dump stations onto USB stick, use the Ariva editor, delete unwanted stations and arrange. Put station list back onto usb stick and then back onto the STB. You can use the same list on other 120s if you are using the latest firmware. Same method for the 150


  • #1109
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    Mines after freezing. The sound is grand and i can change channel but its frozen on an image.


  • #1110
    iba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭iba


    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    Mines after freezing. The sound is grand and i can change channel but its frozen on an image.

    Reboot


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  • #1111
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    iba wrote: »
    Reboot

    How do i do a reboot? I cant see anything on screen when using the remote.


  • #1112
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    How do i do a reboot?

    Switch off & on again.


  • #1113
    PeterDuggan
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭PeterDuggan


    Mine is having a problem with no sound on terrestrial. Have tried restarting but without success. Any thoughts?


  • #1114
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Try re booting and if that dopes not help delete the terrestrial channels and re scan them.


    PeterDuggan wrote: »
    Mine is having a problem with no sound on terrestrial. Have tried restarting but without success. Any thoughts?

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  • #1115
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    Sorry for late reply but after coming back from holiday a week later the box worked after I plugged it back in.


  • #1116
    bennyineire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    any links for the latest firmware, my box seems to be very buggy of late, I haven't updated the firmware in about a year I'd say


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  • #1117
    iba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭iba


    bennyineire wrote: »
    any links for the latest firmware, my box seems to be very buggy of late, I haven't updated the firmware in about a year I'd say

    It is on the Ferguson.pl website.


  • #1118
    almighty1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭almighty1


    bennyineire wrote: »
    any links for the latest firmware, my box seems to be very buggy of late, I haven't updated the firmware in about a year I'd say

    http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/en/download/HD-Satellite-Receivers/ariva-120-combo/


  • #1119
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Is it easy up date the firmware?


  • #1120
    iba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭iba


    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    Is it easy up date the firmware?

    Yes

    Read the very first post in the thread.


  • #1121
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    Hi Can anyone help me please. I bought this box exactly 2 years ago and it has worked great up until last Sunday. Firstly over the last 6 weeks it started to flick on and off only on the satellite channels now and again and sometimes I would have to turn it on and off. Then on Sunday morning I put the telly on and it is saying no signal. The terrestrial Irish channels are working fine it is just all the free to air satellite channels that are gone (no Signal). I have tried a rescan but it is not picking anything up. The dish is solidly fixed. How can I tell if the problem is the Lnb or the box itself before I go spending any money on it. Also I think the box should last more than two years, I live alone and only have it on in the evenings and occasionally in the day at the weekends. Anybody any ideas.... Thank you Paddy


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  • #1122
    20/20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭20/20


    Could you get a loan of another box that works,and connect it up to your telly and if its working then a faulty dish can be ruled out


  • #1123
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    paddydu wrote: »
    Hi Can anyone help me please. I bought this box exactly 2 years ago and it has worked great up until last Sunday. Firstly over the last 6 weeks it started to flick on and off only on the satellite channels now and again and sometimes I would have to turn it on and off. Then on Sunday morning I put the telly on and it is saying no signal. The terrestrial Irish channels are working fine it is just all the free to air satellite channels that are gone (no Signal). I have tried a rescan but it is not picking anything up. The dish is solidly fixed. How can I tell if the problem is the Lnb or the box itself before I go spending any money on it. Also I think the box should last more than two years, I live alone and only have it on in the evenings and occasionally in the day at the weekends. Anybody any ideas.... Thank you Paddy

    Paddy are you sure that your dish hasnt moved in the high winds ?

    If the channels are loaded on the box still, press the white button that says edit down the bottom (whilst on a satellite channel). Its a signal meter.

    Check the connection into the back of the box to see it hasnt come loose.

    To fully eliminate a box issue you could try another satellite box (should you have one).


  • #1124
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    Is it easy up date the firmware?

    extract the .abs file from the zipped one you downloaded to a USB stick. Put stick in USB slot on box. Go to tools menu, upgrade by usb, choose allcode+bootloader, click down to start. Wait til 100%. Reboot box.


  • #1125
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    I pressed edit and it i showing 36% intensity and quality 10% all connections are good. I have thought about moving dish (as It is on my balcony) but it seems to be solidly fixed to wall, I mean yeah it could have moved but I doubt it. I don't have another box to try but I tried to get one today from Tesco a cheap digital box that I could just bring back after using it to do a test but the only one they had left was a freeview with no Dish connection. I was reluctant to move dish because I dont have a meter to put it right if it wasn't that. Alo it did start going off and the last 6 weeks.. maybe it is the wind??


  • #1126
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    STB wrote: »
    Paddy are you sure that your dish hasnt moved in the high winds ?

    If the channels are loaded on the box still, press the white button that says edit down the bottom (whilst on a satellite channel). Its a signal meter.

    Check the connection into the back of the box to see it hasnt come loose.

    To fully eliminate a box issue you could try another satellite box (should you have one).

    my reply is above
    :confused:


  • #1127
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    20/20 wrote: »
    Could you get a loan of another box that works,and connect it up to your telly and if its working then a faulty dish can be ruled out

    Hard for me to get another box but I am looking for one cheap that I could try


  • #1128
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    paddydu wrote: »
    I pressed edit and it i showing 36% intensity and quality 10% all connections are good. I have thought about moving dish (as It is on my balcony) but it seems to be solidly fixed to wall, I mean yeah it could have moved but I doubt it. I don't have another box to try but I tried to get one today from Tesco a cheap digital box that I could just bring back after using it to do a test but the only one they had left was a freeview with no Dish connection. I was reluctant to move dish because I dont have a meter to put it right if it wasn't that. Alo it did start going off and the last 6 weeks.. maybe it is the wind??

    How is the cable coming in from the balcony ? Are you using one of those flat cable joins ?

    Honestly if its not the cable, my second guess is the dish. The cable going to the lnb is also secure ? Check that the dish cant move by pushing it ever so slighly (whilst the box is on a satellite channel - if the channel comes alive then you know its the dish)


  • #1129
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    paddydu wrote: »
    Hard for me to get another box but I am looking for one cheap that I could try
    Why not take your box to a friends house and see if it works there before buying another.


  • #1130
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    Well I got hol;d of another working receiver and now I know its not the receiver cos that don't work. The dish I have moved ever so slightly and still nothing so I think it must be the lnb. The cable connection to the lnb will not budge it looks well weathered so I think I will have to get another lnb and cable plus connecters. The other box I got I will put in the bedroom and connect it to the new lnb when I get one. The lnb on the arm was a sky MK4L with 4 connecting points should I get the same one again and will I be able to just connect a second cable to it to the second box in another room. Oh and can I just get a length of cable and cut the length I want and put connecters on it Thanks


  • #1131
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    paddydu wrote: »
    . . . The lnb on the arm was a sky MK4L with 4 connecting points should I get the same one again and will I be able to just connect a second cable to it to the second box in another room. Oh and can I just get a length of cable and cut the length I want and put connecters on it

    Not that Sky LNBs are overly expensive or anything but, if it was me, I would try another cable on 1 of the unused outputs of the existing 1, before condemning it.

    Also, did you check that the dish wasn't loose in the up & down (elevation) direction, as well as side-to-side (azimuth)?


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  • #1132
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    Not that Sky LNBs are overly expensive or anything but, if it was me, I would try another cable on 1 of the unused outputs of the existing 1, before condemning it.

    Also, did you check that the dish wasn't loose in the up & down (elevation) direction, as well as side-to-side (azimuth)?

    I did that I tried another cable on all 3 of the other connectors still nowt. The dish is real solid I remember when it went up 2 years ago I double checked that it was properly bolted by the guy who put it on the wall for me. I had to undue the bolts just to move a touch and they were proper tight. Thanks.
    I have just ordered another Lnb and plenty of cable because now I will put this other box I got for a tenner (Old FreeSat box) in the bedroom and at last be able to to listen to radio 5 live with interference from the Luas goin past my place at night on the old FM/AM radio!!


  • #1133
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    BTW I am really pleased it isn't the box because I think this box was a great buy 2 year ago (I bought it in January 2012) and it has saved me money by not having to have cable and it has worked great and simple to use.


  • #1134
    paddydu
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭paddydu


    Just wanted to say thanks for all your offers of advice and support, where would you get it? The problem was the Lnb as I deduced from trying the €10 fressat box I bought. Now I have the freesat box working perfectly in my bedroom and my old ariva120 box working great in the livingroom. To think I bought my Ariva box for €89 brand new just over 2 years ago and fitted the dish myself all for a cost of €120 in total..where would you get it? 2 years on and my whole system has not only well paid for itself but improved as well! If anyone wants any help in doing things on a shoestring just ask me? Why pay through the nose. Thank you all again Paddydu


  • #1135
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Does anyone happen to have an up-to-date channel list for the 120?


  • #1136
    darklordsbane
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭darklordsbane


    Hi All
    I hooked up a 2nd hand Ferguson ariva 120 for a mate of mine last week, got it to work discovered couldn't get Setanta and Bt sports got everything else fine. I have it connected to the internet the problem is I updated the firmware and channel list but the settings got changed what I need to know is
    I cannot find where I should enter the server name, password, port number, I had the same problem last week but stumbled across where to put the port number by accciddent stupidly I didn't write it down how to get there again.
    It was a page that looked very like network ddns settings but it didn't have wildcard on it and it did have port on it
    My head is wreaked with this, any help greatly appreciated
    Regards
    D


  • #1137
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Does anyone happen to have an up-to-date channel list for the 120?

    Do you still need this as I've just worked on one ?

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  • #1138
    darklordsbane
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭darklordsbane


    I would like a new channel list please Tony as I'm on software 2.18b8 but channel list 2.15b5 at least I think that might be why I can't get into tools to change where to put my line password port number etc


  • #1139
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Tony wrote: »
    Do you still need this as I've just worked on one ?

    Yes Tony. It'd be great if you could post it. It's for my mum's STB. Loads of channels are duplicated and I haven't had time to sit down and manually get it in order.


  • #1140
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    No problem, there are one of two channels missing I'm afraid though as it was done while I was working elsewhere and there seemed to be a transponder missing (CNN I think) in that workshop , anyway its a good starting point https://www.mediafire.com/?7g3p2o1hoq93xfi

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  • #1141
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Thanks a million!


  • #1142
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Thanks a million!


    My pleasure, let us know what you think of it and perhaps you could fill in the missing channels and re post the dump file if you get time.

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  • #1143
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    darklordsbane wrote: »
    Hi All
    I hooked up a 2nd hand Ferguson ariva 120 for a mate of mine last week, got it to work discovered couldn't get Setanta and Bt sports got everything else fine. I have it connected to the internet the problem is I updated the firmware and channel list but the settings got changed what I need to know is
    I cannot find where I should enter the server name, password, port number, I had the same problem last week but stumbled across where to put the port number by accciddent stupidly I didn't write it down how to get there again.
    It was a page that looked very like network ddns settings but it didn't have wildcard on it and it did have port on it
    My head is wreaked with this, any help greatly appreciated
    Regards
    D

    We cannot discuss that issue here. Sent you a pm.


  • #1144
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    As title, is there any cure for this, I switched off and unpluged but no joy. All programmes/channels are perfect.


  • #1145
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,875 ✭✭✭zg3409


    danjo-xx wrote: »
    As title, is there any cure for this, I switched off and unpluged but no joy. All programmes/channels are perfect.

    It could be the screen resolution and a mismatch between the TV and the box. Try a SCART lead. Also I think there is a button on the ariva remote to change the HDMI from 720p to 720i to 1080p etc. Ideally this should be set to match the TV. Also some TVs have a button to change screen refresh rate etc.

    Thats my wild guess.


  • #1146
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    zg3409 wrote: »
    It could be the screen resolution and a mismatch between the TV and the box. Try a SCART lead. Also I think there is a button on the ariva remote to change the HDMI from 720p to 720i to 1080p etc. Ideally this should be set to match the TV. Also some TVs have a button to change screen refresh rate etc.

    Thats my wild guess.

    The tv is a 14" crt so has no hdmi conn. Just using the scart, I tried all the different resolutions using the stb remote as you suggested but no joy.

    Could it be the scart lead even though everything else is perfect.


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  • #1147
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Does sound like scart issue from what you describe but this would also affect channels as well as the menu if the scart was the problem.

    danjo-xx wrote: »

    Could it be the scart lead even though everything else is perfect.

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  • #1148
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,875 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Tony wrote: »
    Does sound like scart issue from what you describe but this would also affect channels as well as the menu if the scart was the problem.

    The simplist way is to try it on a TV with HDMI. It could be that the menu is too detailed and the characters are not lining up with the pixels on the low resolution screen. This might be causing the effect of the letters moving from one pixel to the next causing a shimmering effect.

    Splash out on a 60" plasma. The problem might go away!


  • #1149
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    zg3409 wrote: »

    Splash out on a 60" plasma. The problem might go away!

    No way hosay, Big is Not beautiful..... :D

    I can live with it as its only a 2nd tv and I dont watch it much anyway.

    thanks for help.


  • #1150
    iba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭iba


    danjo-xx wrote: »
    No way hosay, Big is Not beautiful..... :D

    I can live with it as its only a 2nd tv and I dont watch it much anyway.

    thanks for help.

    A Logik LED from Dixons/Currys is excellent for a second room/bedroom/kitchen IMO; very cheap and very very good quality.


  • #1151
    ranger4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,369 ✭✭✭ranger4


    Just After updating saorview by manualy adding ch 44 for RTE Hd etc and now cannot view any of the saorview channels when recording however the recording onto external hd seems to be fine? was working ok until i updated saorview with manual scan any ideas anyone thanks.


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