Ferguson Ariva 250

Avns1s

When you go into the TP list, before you "Add Transponder", try using the right arrow button to change the satellite from Astra 2 to Eurobird 1, then add the transponder and do the search again.

Let us know how you get on.

Thargor

Yes it worked, thanks a million Avns1s I would never have thought of that, all good now.

Avns1s

No bother. It's a weird one but have come across it a number of times with the Ariva boxes.

Thargor

While I'm at it do you or anyone else know what was the procedure for adding a channel that still let you use RTEs Aertel? Sorry for being a pain, I only vaguely remember it being mentioned...

Nowso

if you just select astra and do a blind search it picks up the euro bird channels

Cantona's Collars

Bit of a strange one here,swapping HDMI lead around cured the lack of sound on Youtube etc. (TV from the box was fine). I'm stuck with the buffering symbol in the middle of the screen now even though the video is playing flawlessly despite the box being plugged into a 50Mb/s line.

Thargor

Does anyone know how to get the aertel channel on the 250 or was that a temporary thing that's gone now?

Peter Rhea

Scan the transponder with the Irish tv channels & RTE radio: 10744 H, 22000. The tv channels are encrypted but the text is there on RTE, TV3 & TG4.

Thargor

Got it thanks for that.

If I could find Challenge and Vintage tv Id be in business, they've gone to No Signal but no sign of them having changed recently...

Tony

Challenge tv has changed freq. there's another thread in the satellite forum.

beezer9791

Hi guys hope I'm in the correct forum! Would there be a possibility of anyone having an upto date channel list for the ariva 250? All hd's, sports, etc. I've been trying to do one but it's severely tedious!!!

Tony

Right forum ok but I'm afraid I only have FTA lists done . Hopefully someone will be along with a pay tv list soon.

beezer9791

Thanks Tony,

I've been trying to sort out bouquets on my Ferguson ariva 250. Takes quite some time but when I go back to each bouquet everytime even after saving the channels they are all the place again !!! Surely I can save them somehow and they'll stay as I have left them.

Thanks again..

Tony

No problem. Perhaps do a change then save it to a dumpfile, the re load from the dumpfile to see if the change sticks ? Make sure your channel list is also not set to display A to Z

beezer9791 wrote: »

Thanks Tony,

I've been trying to sort out bouquets on my Ferguson ariva 250. Takes quite some time but when I go back to each bouquet everytime even after saving the channels they are all the place again !!! Surely I can save them somehow and they'll stay as I have left them.

Thanks again..

beezer9791

.... Yes indeed thanks for that! I have it on lock now and if that doesn't work I will try the dumpfile. I'm back in on the ariva and think its quite good but arranging all the channels is seriously tedious. Can't find BBC 3 and 4 .. Wud u kno the frequency? Have tried a few, think they changed on 4/10 but still can't locate. Thanks again, sound man!

Tony

My pleasure, BBC 3 and 4 did not change to my knowledge and should be available after 7pm. There's a sticky thread that should have the freqs

beezer9791 wrote: »

.... Yes indeed thanks for that! I have it on lock now and if that doesn't work I will try the dumpfile. I'm back in on the ariva and think its quite good but arranging all the channels is seriously tedious. Can't find BBC 3 and 4 .. Wud u kno the frequency? Have tried a few, think they changed on 4/10 but still can't locate. Thanks again, sound man!

givecredit

beezer9791 wrote: »

Thanks Tony,

I've been trying to sort out bouquets on my Ferguson ariva 250. Takes quite some time but when I go back to each bouquet everytime even after saving the channels they are all the place again !!! Surely I can save them somehow and they'll stay as I have left them.

Thanks again..

Sounds like you upgraded your firmware to latest Sept Firmware. Go back to the July firmware. There is a known bug in sept version.

king2

I see that Movies4Men, more>movies,euronews, and some more channels have changed to frequencies above around 12500 or 12600 which I am not receiving. Is it that some frequencies are just not received in certain areas?

Thargor

Try this, worked for me when I got them back last weekend:

Avns1s wrote: »

When you go into the TP list, before you "Add Transponder", try using the right arrow button to change the satellite from Astra 2 to Eurobird 1, then add the transponder and do the search again.

Let us know how you get on.

king2

So add the transponder to the Eurobird list instead of Astra, the transponders are Astra transponders though according to http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php, anyway, I'll try it, thanks

beezer9791

I did indeed givecredit. Where do I find the July version and what version is it do u know? Does the bug cause the channels in bouquets to keep scrambling around aggravating folk?

I thought this September version was reasonably reliable...

Thargor

king2 wrote: »

So add the transponder to the Eurobird list instead of Astra, the transponders are Astra transponders though according to http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php, anyway, I'll try it, thanks

You're correct but its a little bug on the Ariva from what Avns1s said I think, worked straight away for me anyway.

king2

That worked, thanks again

givecredit

beezer9791 wrote: »

Does the bug cause the channels in bouquets to keep scrambling around aggravating folk?

Yes, that the bug in a nutshell.

Seb79

king2 wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1336577/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTERNAL+HARD+DRIVE.htm

Argos have that one, more expensive though at 79.99

Hi,

Thanks for that. I've actually took another one altogether.....Went to Harvey Norman last week end and took the Seagate Expansion 2TB..don't ask why..saw it, bought it, simple as that...., at least I'll have more than enough space in there.... A bit more expensive but have to say that it works great...

But thanks for your help and advice.

Seb.

Tony

Here's an updated version 1.23 free to air channel list/firmware reflecting the recent frequency changes and UTV HD is now available.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9kzg0re4mavu3g5

How to guide http://www.mediafire.com/view/69yp35sijci8dly/How_to_upgrade_ariva_150_firmware_edited.pdf

Hope this helps

dodzy

Tony wrote: »

Here's an updated version 1.23 free to air channel list/firmware reflecting the recent frequency changes and UTV HD is now available.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9kzg0re4mavu3g5

How to guide http://www.mediafire.com/view/69yp35sijci8dly/How_to_upgrade_ariva_150_firmware_edited.pdf

Hope this helps

Is this for the 250 Tony ?

Tony

Yes of course since this is the 250 thread The file name is also called A250Combo_21Oct_2013_V1.23B2.abs or am I missing something ?

Citizenpain

Hopefully someone can help

Would the Ariva 250 Tuner need a stronger signal than the tuner on a saorview enabled tv? I'm unable to get saorview through the combo box to an old tv - 39% signal intensity /10% signal quality

I'm using the right channels and have turned off the DVB-T power ( that had me at 0% quality)

However if i connect the antenna cable to saorview enabled tv directly it picks up saorview no problem

Tony

Yes in general combos do need a reasonable signal strength on terrestrial. perhaps check your coax connections.

Citizenpain wrote: »

Hopefully someone can help

Would the Ariva 250 Tuner need a stronger signal than the tuner on a saorview enabled tv? I'm unable to get saorview through the combo box to an old tv - 39% signal intensity /10% signal quality

I'm using the right channels and have turned off the DVB-T power ( that had me at 0% quality)

However if i connect the antenna cable to saorview enabled tv directly it picks up saorview no problem