Tuning Saorview on a Vu+ (Ultimo)

Barack Obama

I've a VU+ Ultimo with 2x Sat cards and one Cable\Terrestrial card (DVB-T, DVB-C). I'm trying to figure out if it is possible to tune this to receive Saorview.

I've connected an antenna and there are some settings to chose from but no matter what I select, noting appears. Has anyone done this and do you have any suggestions please?

Thanks

ShaneOC

On my Duo2 the tuner is set up as follows (and is working perfectly)

Tuner Type: DVB-T2 (or DVB-T if that your tuner type) definitely not DVB-C
Configuration Mode: Enabled
Terrestrial Provider: Europe, Middle East, Africa: DVB-T Frequencies
Enable 5v for active antenna: off

Then run an automatic scan on that tuner - you can set it not to scan the satellite tuner.

Should be good.

Barack Obama

ShaneOC wrote: »

On my Duo2 the tuner is set up as follows (and is working perfectly)

Tuner Type: DVB-T2 (or DVB-T if that your tuner type) definitely not DVB-C
Configuration Mode: Enabled
Terrestrial Provider: Europe, Middle East, Africa: DVB-T Frequencies
Enable 5v for active antenna: off

Then run an automatic scan on that tuner - you can set it not to scan the satellite tuner.

Should be good.

Great, thnaks ShaneOC. I'll try those settings and run the scan. Hopefully!!

Barack Obama

Bugger, OK it looks like I cannot change from DVB-C to DVB-T. At the top is Tuner Type (DVB-C) and the nest line is Configuration mode (nothing connected). It looks like I cannot change the top line but I can enable the next line and it then displays options such as Scan Type and QAMS. This all looks like Cable and not Terrestrial

This is strange because here is the exact text of that tuner in the Configuration menu and it looks to me that it should be selectable??

Tuner C: Vuplus DVB-C NIM(CXD1978) (DVB-C)
Switchable tuner types:(DVB-T,DVB-C)
enabled

Barack Obama

OK, did some searching and it turns out that I needed a firmware upgrade. Did that and can now select DVB-T

Ran a scan but it didn't pick up any channels but this could be down to the crappy ariel I have. Ordered a better one and hopefully that's it sorted.

Barack Obama

Final update: picked up this neat little antenna and Saorview is now working perfectly on my box:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M9AQL1X

The good thing I guess is that I have FreeSat and Saorview channels on the one box and they are all recordable.