Tuning new Samsung TV to Sky box?

jazz101

Hi. Bought a new Samsung LED TV today. My Sky TV works as a multiroom setup. The setup that works perfectly on the TV in the other room produces a blurred, fuzzy picture on this new TV, but with perfect sound?

Any solutions for this?

steveon

jazz101 wrote: »

Hi. Bought a new Samsung LED TV today. My Sky TV works as a multiroom setup. The setup that works perfectly on the TV in the other room produces a blurred, fuzzy picture on this new TV, but with perfect sound?

Any solutions for this?

What have have you it connected to your new tv? Is it via scart or are u simply using it on a coax with a magic eye???

If on a scart change the settings in the picture menu on the sky box to rgb output...

If via a coax and magic eye change the frequency the box comes out at and retune the tv.

jazz101

It's via the magic eye. Thanks but this has not worked for me so far. Any change to the analog frequency that the channel comes in at results in the screen going completely black. I haven't succeeded in altering it in any way so far.

steveon

once you change the frequency on the sky box u will need to retune back in the tv......Do u have a saorview picture going through the box as well?

jazz101

I haven't changed the frequency on the sky box though. Actually, do you know how I might do this? I can't find any setting in the Sky+ menu to do this.

steveon

jazz101 wrote: »

I haven't changed the frequency on the sky box though. Actually, do you know how I might do this? I can't find any setting in the Sky+ menu to do this.

If its white sky plus box press
services and key in
4,0,1 select and u will see an rf menu if you do it rite....change the number u see...away from the frequency ur saorview aerial mite be using if u have it connected to box and save with rf power turned to on..

if its black box
press services and key in
0,0,1 select.

Peter Rhea

jazz101 wrote: »

Hi. Bought a new Samsung LED TV today. My Sky TV works as a multiroom setup. The setup that works perfectly on the TV in the other room produces a blurred, fuzzy picture on this new TV . . .

Did you have another TV where the new Samsung is now? If so, how did the picture look on the old TV?

Does the new 1 have a much larger screen?

Peter Rhea

steveon wrote: »

. . . ur saorview aerial mite be using if u have it connected to box

If there was an aerial connected to the Sky box RF-in causing problems, it would be affecting the picture on all TVs connected to RF2, not just the new one.

steveon

Peter Rhea wrote: »

If there was an aerial connected to the Sky box RF-in causing problems, it would be affecting the picture on all TVs connected to RF2, not just the new one.

not necessarily...some tv's have weaker and more sensitive tuners..

Peter Rhea

steveon wrote: »

not necessarily...some tv's have weaker and more sensitive tuners..

You can't tune out interference in the same frequency band as your wanted signal & everything is visible with an analogue signal.

jazz101

Thanks for your help guys. Steve, that little combination to bring up the settings menu on Sky+ worked great. I ended up fixing it somewhat by just messing around with the RF number on Sky (25 appears to be the best atm) and that has more or less fixed the issue. Still a bit of blurriness but it's a lot better.

Thanks.

Peter Rhea

I wouldn't think it 'fixed' it for the reason mentioned though. Would I be right in thinking that there isn't even anything plugged into the Sky box RF-in?

jazz101

Peter Rhea wrote: »

I wouldn't think it 'fixed' it for the reason mentioned though. Would I be right in thinking that there isn't even anything plugged into the Sky box RF-in?

I think you would, yes, but the TV which gets its connection from the sky box uses an RF-in with the magic eye and gets its connection from that. Just assuming here but maybe that is why changing the RF number didn't effect the other TV but did effect the new one?

Peter Rhea

jazz101 wrote: »

. . . the TV which gets its connection from the sky box uses an RF-in with the magic eye and gets its connection from that. Just assuming here but maybe that is why changing the RF number didn't effect the other TV but did effect the new one?

I read your OP as saying you have at least 2 TVs connected to the Sky box RF output:

jazz101 wrote: »

My Sky TV works as a multiroom setup. The setup that works perfectly on the TV in the other room produces a blurred, fuzzy picture on this new TV

I'm not saying that changing the channel used by the Sky box modulator wouldn't affect the picture quality at a connected TV but, without a known source of interference, such as a Saorview signal coming from an aerial connected to the Sky box RF-in, it's just pot luck.

steveon

jazz101 wrote: »

Thanks for your help guys. Steve, that little combination to bring up the settings menu on Sky+ worked great. I ended up fixing it somewhat by just messing around with the RF number on Sky (25 appears to be the best atm) and that has more or less fixed the issue. Still a bit of blurriness but it's a lot better.

Thanks.

glad you got it sorted

Peter Rhea

Seems to just be luck that it got 'sorted'.

It's poor advice to tell someone to change something that was 'working perfectly' on another TV. (Assuming this 'other TV' referred to in the OP was also connected via RF2: this should have been confirmed 1 way or another.)

steveon

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Seems to just be luck that it got 'sorted'.

It's poor advice to tell someone to change something that was 'working perfectly' on another TV. (Assuming this 'other TV' referred to in the OP was also connected via RF2: this should have been confirmed 1 way or another.)

How is it poor advice? I have often had to do exactly the same, some tv's have different tuners and can pick up and show interference more than on one tv than of another, also as tv's are in different locations this can be a factor...

Peter Rhea

Without knowing if there was a terrestrial aerial connected to the Sky box & what channels are in use for terrestrial channels in the area, you're just blindly looking for an RF2 channel that works better.

Probably as much chance of not doing any good or making things worse, just wasting people's time.

It's not hard to get a bit of information out of the person with the problem & narrow things down a bit. At least we might know why the particular choice of channel delivered improved results: whether it is avoiding interference or maybe lower frequency leading to less signal loss in cables.

steveon

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Without knowing if there was a terrestrial aerial connected to the Sky box & what channels are in use for terrestrial channels in the area, you're just blindly looking for an RF2 channel that works better.

Probably as much chance of not doing any good or making things worse, just wasting people's time.

It's not hard to get a bit of information out of the person with the problem & narrow things down a bit. At least we might know why the particular choice of channel delivered improved results: whether it is avoiding interference or maybe lower frequency leading to less signal loss in cables.

as it improved his picture and takes 2 mins to do how it wastes anyone's time is beyond me!!!

Peter Rhea

steveon wrote: »

as it improved his picture and takes 2 mins to do how it wastes anyone's time is beyond me!!!

You could find yourself going through every channel from 21-68, comparing picture quality. That would take longer than 2 minutes.

It's not a big deal, I suppose but, better to know a few to avoid & if the same cable is carrying Saorview signals, you want to keep the RF2 output channel at least 2 above any Saorview mux.

steveon

Peter Rhea wrote: »

You could find yourself going through every channel from 21-68, comparing picture quality. That would take longer than 2 minutes.

It's not a big deal, I suppose but, better to know a few to avoid & if the same cable is carrying Saorview signals, you want to keep the RF2 output channel at least 2 above any Saorview mux.

you change your freq from 68 and 99% time picture is better....takes less than 2 minutes have found 22-25 always works well in my parts