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Tetra and loss of Sky Signal

  • 01-04-2009 08:15AM
    #1
    mrfreddred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭


    Not sure how many other people have experienced this problem since Monday but I suddenly loss Sky TV on the RF singnal in my house. Basically I was receiving it from the satelite but couldnt get it on any other TV. I spoke to a local TV repair guy and said the the new Garga Tetra system had been abled locally was interfering with the RF signals locally. So he suggested I disconnect the RF (TV Aerial) cable from my SKY box ... and hey presto it worked straight away. The only problem now is that I dont have any other channels including RTE, TV3 etc. I was on the Comreg website and they suggested buying a filter but it doesnt work. Any else had the same problem?
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  • #2
    JerryQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭JerryQ


    I had something similar about 2 weeks ago.
    Main TV with SKY on scart was fine, but other TVs that get SKY-Channel on the aerial cable stopped receiving SKY.

    I changed the channel that SKY outputs the RF on and re-tuned the other TVs to the new channel.
    To do this, you need to get into the Admin part of the Sky Box - I found it on the web - something like services,1,7...


  • #3
    new to the town
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭new to the town


    I'm also experiencing this but don't have sky - just an aerial. Reception is awful for the 3 irish channels and can't get any teletext on them either. Do you reckon this is as a result of the new tetra sys and is there anything I can do to get better quality back again?


  • #4
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I spoke with RTE NL yesterday and they say it is DTT test transmissions which are affecting conventional analogue reception. They say it could be on test until September and could not offer any advice on how to get a decent reception. I don't have sky so no TV. RTE NL said they were logging complaints on their phone line 1850 584 584 (Option 3).


  • #5
    kbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭kbell


    With your Sky box connected by scart to main tv.....

    Press services

    Option 4 system setup

    Then press in quick succession 0 1 Select

    This brings you to the installers menu

    Scroll down to 4 RF outlets

    Change the RF value (factory pre-set is 68) to something else

    Save new settings then retune main(if also connected via RF) tv and others.

    Repeat if retuning isn't satisfactory.


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