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Manual tuning of Freeview box

  • 26-10-2013 08:51PM
    #1
    cymorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Hello boards members. I'd like to earn some brownie points with my father-in-law by assisting him in tuning in his Freeview set top box. The box is a Triax T2-HD115. The auto tuning feature seems to discover 15 channels but only saves 3 channels for viewing. We tried this numerous times and failed every time. So what about manual tuning? I'd give it a go if I knew what frequencies to scan. We live on the outskirts of Galway city. How can I earn these brownie points?
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  • #2
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    3 channels? Presumably RTE1, RTE1 +1 & RTE jr.?

    These are the mux 2 channels. If an auto scan didn't find mux 1, it's unlikely a manual scan will do any better but at least you will be able to see the signal strength & quality display.

    For Galway, Maghera transmitter has mux 1 on channel 48, mux 2 is ch. 55. Tonabrocky has mux 1 on ch. 26 & mux 2 on ch. 23.


  • #3
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,296 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    cymorg wrote: »
    The auto tuning feature seems to discover 15 channels but only saves 3 channels for viewing.

    The receiver is only finding the mux2 channels as Peter says above, the rest of the channels on mux 2 are "hidden" test channels but can be viewed by directly selecting the channel no. via the remote control.

    What type of aerial is he using indoor/outdoor/attic?

    Many of the problems associated with this frequency change appear to be aerial and/or non-approved receiver related as we have seen from other posts.

    Multiplex 2
    LCN
    |
    Channel
    |
    01|RTÉ One|HD
    12|(no channel name***)|HD
    13|(no channel name/testcard)|SD - RTÉ Lyric FM audio
    14|(no channel name***)|HD
    15|(no channel name/testcard)|SD - RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta audio
    16|(not used)|
    07|RTÉjr*|SD
    08|RTÉ One +1*|SD
    211-212|(no radio channel names)|no audio
    213|(no radio channel name)|RTÉ Lyric FM audio
    214|(no radio channel name)|RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta audio
    215-217|(no radio channel names)|no audio
    218-219|(no radio channel name)|RTÉ Gold audio
    220|(no radio channel name)|no audio
    250|SSU|data channel

    ***blank HD 1080i stream/no testcards on LCNs 12 and 14
    * RTÉjr 0700-1845 approx / RTÉ One +1 1900-0100/0200 approx. Not timesharing on Mux2. Static on-air caption on RTÉ1 +1/RTÉjr "This channel is currently off air" for non MHEG-5 receivers. Mheg-5 receivers load a static off-air graphic shortly after changing channels.

    Multiplex 1
    LCN
    |
    Channel
    |
    11|no channel name (RTÉ 1 simulcast)|SD
    02|RTÉ Two|HD
    03|TV3|SD
    04|TG4|SD
    05|3e|SD
    06|RTÉ News Now|SD
    17|no channel name (RTÉjr simulcast)|SD
    18|no channel name (RTÉ1 +1 simulcast)|SD
    200|RTÉ Radio 1|
    201|RTÉ Radio 1 Extra|
    202|RTÉ 2FM|
    203|RTÉ Lyric FM|
    204|RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta|
    205|RTÉ Pulse|
    206|RTÉ 2XM|
    207|(not used**)|
    208|RTÉ Gold|
    209|RTÉ Junior/RTÉ Chill|
    249|SSU|data channel|
    ** previously RTÉ Choice


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