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Tune in SKY channel via RF to Panasonic Viera

  • 12-07-2015 3:22pm
    #1
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭


    Howdy,

    So have replaced the upstairs tv with a smartTV (Panasonic Viera)
    It seems to have an inbuilt Saorview receiver, because it tuned in the Saorview channels without any aerial connected to it!
    Everything is working fine on it via the wifi, netflcks etc.
    Except Sky...

    The old TV (dumb) received Sky from the HD box downstairs via the RF outlet and magic eye.
    However, I cant find the sky channel on the new t.v

    Do I need to manual tune it? If so, for the love of god, how?

    Thanks!
    Roger.


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  • #2
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    This thread might be helpful.

    And TVs don't have internal aerials: if the Sky box has an aerial connected to its 'aerial-in' socket, the signal will be passed to TVs connected to the RF-outs, so that would explain the Saorview channels working. Or if there's no actual aerial & you're in a strong enough signal area, it's probably just the cable working as an aerial.


  • #3
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    Thurston? wrote: »
    This thread might be helpful.

    And TVs don't have internal aerials: if the Sky box has an aerial connected to its 'aerial-in' socket, the signal will be passed to TVs connected to the RF-outs, so that would explain the Saorview channels working. Or if there's no actual aerial & you're in a strong enough signal area, it's probably just the cable working as an aerial.

    thanks Thurston.
    cant explain picking up Saorview, it tuned in the channels with no aerial in the back of it.


  • #4
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    :confused: Did you not have the cable from the Sky box RF plugged into it when you were running the scan?


  • #5
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    Thurston? wrote: »
    :confused: Did you not have the cable from the Sky box RF plugged into it when you were running the scan?

    nope, had cancelled the Sky at the time, the box was even plugged out.
    was setting it up for wifi and it tuned in the saorview channels!

    which kind of confused me.
    A lot.


  • #6
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    ffs, this sorted the problem:
    byte wrote: »
    I recall on some Panasonic's that you pressed the TV button (TV and AV buttons used to be paired together up near the top of the remote) to alternate between digital and analogue television.

    So maybe try hitting TV (the button, not the TV itself :pac:), see if it goes to Analogue mode, then go into the menu.

    Dunno if that's the same on A-series or the latest models though.


    hat tip to byte!


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  • #7
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    Good it was sorted fairly handy anyway. The Saorview signal in your house must be pretty strong too, no doubt about that.


  • #8
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    Thurston? wrote: »
    Good it was sorted fairly handy anyway. The Saorview signal in your house must be pretty strong too, no doubt about that.

    we're very near to the transmitter in Cork all right!


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