saorview problem

ssmith6287

I am havin problems with my saorview. It worked fine and then it just stopped. I'm now tuning in the channels, getting bits of sound and full subtitles but no picture. The tv is fine as I checked it in my cousins house down the country and I got a lend of my friends tv and the same thing. Any ideas what i can do?

ThePower11

Very windy out tonight maybe that has caused a problem?

ssmith6287

nah its gone nearly a week, at first i taught it was the tv but when i tried the others it confirmed it wasnt. analogue is coming through ok too

Peter Rhea

Can you post any information about your aerial: is it outdoor or indoor?

If the tv is alright, the problem could be with anything from the aerial through the cables & any connections, splitters/amplifiers, wallplates etc.

Have you checked any of this?

ssmith6287

Il be honest i wouldnt know where to start. the ariel is in the attick, ive tried the tv in another room and the same issue. analogue is coming through fine though on all of the tv's

The Cush

ssmith6287 wrote: »

Il be honest i wouldnt know where to start. the ariel is in the attick, ive tried the tv in another room and the same issue. analogue is coming through fine though on all of the tv's

Where are you located and can you post a pic of the aerial? Do you receive all 4 analogue channels?

ssmith6287

im in drogheda co. louth. i can receive all 4 + the uk channels. Im at work at d mo so il post up a pic later. like i said it worked perfectly for about 2 or 3 weeks

The Cush

ssmith6287 wrote: »

im in drogheda co. louth. i can receive all 4 + the uk channels. Im at work at d mo so il post up a pic later. like i said it worked perfectly for about 2 or 3 weeks

Are you using one aerial for both the UK and Irish channels?

Does your aerial look lile one of these? If it looks like the first one is there a plastic coloured bung at the end of the aerial, if so, what colour is it?

ssmith6287

well im only using one arial and it picks up bbc etc, im near the border like. il get back to you on the colour of the plastic tip. whats good n whats bad?

Peter Rhea

If you only have one aerial, it's more than likely wideband (probably a grid type) for receiving from Clermont Carn (Irish channels) & Kilkeel (UK analogue only).

The coloured bungs denote aerial groups: Clermont is group C/D (upper UHF channels, green bung) & Kilkeel group B (middle of UHF tv band, yellow bung), so a wideband or semi-wideband (group E) aerial is preferable if you want both. Also, these coloured bungs are not used by all aerial makers.

stampydmonkey

This happened to me too. We're in Sligo. Was working fine yesterday and has never been a problem but today its not working. Its 32 inch LG HDTV and is all tuned correctly. Can view the programme guide but no signal and teletext isn't working either. Can pick up the analogue signal but no saorview sound or picture